| The National – Blank Slate Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The modern man lives under two sets of rules...both he respects: those biological urges that make him feel like a pervert but come wholly naturally and those of the modern age. IN some ways it makes men into raving lunatics trying to balance both sexual urges and the ability to become mature emotional beings. Men always think they'll have this precarious balance figured out by middle age. It's one of the perks to getting older and wiser, we think when we're young. But we find out when we get older that things stay complicated. We still feel dirty in some ways and still inadequate in displaying our feelings. We all hope there's this one crowing moment where we can show off this grand duality and maturity. |
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| The National – Bitters & Absolut Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| The thoughts of a woman staring at her husband in the middle of the night. She knows he cheats on her. He's dipped his hands in other waters. It's only a matter of time before he leaves her, off to seek something better as men age better than women in the middle years. She knows that if she were in the position of power in the relationship, she'd never do this to him. | |
| The National – Murder Me Rachael Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I agree that this is about a lost love that has the singer at least considering taking drastic action against her new lover and her. "her pretty little name sew it in my skin never go away" He's to the deranged point where he's getting an ex-lover's name tattooed on his skin even after the break-up. |
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| Florence + the Machine – Dog Days Are Over Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I find it interesting pairing dogs and horses. When a search party/hunt goes out to find a runaway/prey, hounds are sent after the person or animal they are chasing. Once they hone in on the prey they are searching for, horses take over the job. There's definitely a feeling that someone or something is closing in on the protagonist. Personal demons? The four horses of the apocalypse? Something is coming after her. She can either surrender to love and stay stagnant, or she can keep running for happiness in the unknown horizon. |
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