| The Fray – How To Save A Life Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This song is amazing... It was written about a drug addict that one of the band met while mentoring at a rewhabilitation centre but people can interpret it as they want. I love the progression in the song, it's really monumental and moving. I saw the Fray supporting another band live this year and during this song, everyone was singing along to this soft song louder than they did for the main band. It was incredible. I hung out with the band for a while after they came off stage and they're all absolutely lovely guys. | |
| The Fray – Look After You Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This is a sweet song. The backing vocals remind me incredible much of lifehouse. | |
| Blink-182 – Going Away to College Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Wait - at least one of Blink 182 went to college? That's hilarious. | |
| Forward, Russia! – Fifteen pt 1 Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I think the meaning of this song is clear: it means Forward Russia are Mad. | |
| The Feeling – Anyone Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think it's about a guy who gets involved with a girl who's got a boyfriend or husband and has no intention of leaving him, and he realises and feels like an idiot with a broken heart - and he knows she'll do it again to someone else: But it wasn't you And it wasn't him. It was me who fell like a fool right in, And I won't be the only one, It could have been anyone! |
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| Gratitude – Drive Away Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| i really love this song. To me it seems that this is about a girl he used to be with ("I could never say the things /That kept me up./Just lay there listening /To your whispering") but he left her, or they split up, and he regrets it and is either speaking to himself or the person she is now going out with. A bit like "Last to know" by Del Amitri. | |
| Fergie – London Bridge Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| poor guards. | |
| Robbie Williams – Rudebox Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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It is "bump until you drop". And isn't it "back to basics" too? This song is so bad it's borderline good. Borderline. I hope to God it's a pisstake and he doesn't seriously think he looks cool. Is this song linked in any way with the clothing brand Rudebox? |
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| The Veronicas – When It All Falls Apart Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think it's "the tears I've shed", "Effed up", and I'm pretty sure it isn't "temptation" but I can't quite make out what it is. This song is pure quality - I love the way she sweetly sings "everything is effed up". |
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| The Killers – When You Were Young Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| He's a Mormon isn't he? And they don't drink alcohol. | |
| Heather Nova – Heart And Shoulder Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This is a great song - I think it means that as much as you might want to sometimes, you can't save the people you care about all the time - they have to save themselves. You can just be there for them while they do it. You can't get through things for them. | |
| Chicane – Stoned In Love Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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a lot of lyrics sites have the lyrics for this as "good love is when i'm feeling stoned in love". Not sure which is right... I didn't realise it was Tom Jones for the longest time, it doesn't really sound like him (which is a good thing!) I think the person's talking about how being in love makes them feel stoned and all happy and they aren't feeling that with the current person. |
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| Panic! at the Disco – I Constantly Thank God For Esteban Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| TopFiveRecordsX, how do you jump from Esteban to Stephen? | |
| Panic! at the Disco – There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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In response to some incredibly stupid comments on this song: ~ Tables are not numbered and there are not usually doormen at houseparties. ~ Cancer is not nervous or uncomfortable; it is agonising and it KILLS YOU. ~ Nitroglycerin in cigarettes would not poison you - it would blow your face off. ~ This song is not about who is the bigger Fight Club fan out of the illiterate anti-Jackist and seemingly everyone else. ~ People who come on places like this and make dumb posts relating to KFC are looking for ATTENTION. By getting angry with them you are giving them what they want. |
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| The Boomtown Rats – I Don't Like Mondays Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Like everyone above said, it was written about a school shooting. | |
| Lostprophets – Hello Again Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| As for why the two titles, gothic was the original title of the song before it was released with its final title. It was leaked on P2Ps (kazaa i think) with the made-up title of hello again, and it stuck. | |
| Lostprophets – Hello Again Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| a lot of people see this song as an anti-suicide song... he's saying, OK, you think your life is so awful, well just say when and you can make amends, just say hello again. Of course it sounds at first like he's saying "just say when" you wanna die, and i'll support that, but then it turns around. it's kinda sarcastic. "I'm sure it wasn't your own fault that you never made it..." | |
| The Ataris – Unopened Letter To The World Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| most of the songs on So Long Astoria have a deeper meaning behind them. I think the album was written in a period of Kris' life when he was learning a bit of history/philosophy and as a result the lyrics are kind of applying that to life. | |
| Dave Matthews Band – The Space Between Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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it seems to me to be about the worst parts of a relationship being worth it for all the good experiences... The space between the tears we cry Is the laughter keeps us coming back for more. There are hard moments but it's the great parts that you remember, and in the end all you can do is hope that the stupid arguments and stuff don't "take this ship down". |
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| Lostprophets – We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| this song is awesome. | |
| Hepburn – I Quit Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I can't believe nobody has commented on this song! It's great. A couple of random info/meaning points: The King's road is a busy road in London, Chelsea to be precise. This song was featured on the Buffy The Vampire Slayer album. |
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| Nizlopi – JCB Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| BA Baracus is from the A Team | |
| Idlewild – Blame It On Obvious Ways Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| pretty sure it's "Open up your arms and say" | |
| Jewel – Hands Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| i think the song's just about when you're thinking you're in trouble and the world is a terrible place and tragedy has struck... she's saying you can always do something, however small your hands are, and 'in the end only kindness matters'. | |
| The Academy Is... – Slow Down Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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other people's comments are interesting... i thought the song was from the viewpoint of a guy who was just out of a relationship that ended badly and the girl had basically been pretending to love him all along, or had been trying to force herself to love him more than she actually did - but he isn't entirely hateful to her and he sort of sees why she did it (You kiss me like an overdramatic actor You're starving for work With one last shot to make it happen) |
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| The Cure – From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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what is "colourfully see through head" all about?!! It sounds to me like he is with a girl he likes but he can't stop thinking about a girl he loved and lost, and he knows it isn't quite right (I'll lie to keep her happy). |
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| Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| *random comments* the "surely one more moment couldn't break my heart" line reminds me alot of a line in a song by the Cure, From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea... "I know another moment will break my heart". The sound and tone of it. | |
| Alkaline Trio – While You're Waiting Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Also, does anyone know what the muted spoken word part at the start of this song says? | |
| Alkaline Trio – While You're Waiting Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Perhaps it's AFTER the suicide. It doesn't sound that way at first because Matt is speaking to the person but if you imagine he's talking to them from beyond the grave, it sort of works, especially the "contemplating you hanging from your ceiling" part... maybe he saw the friend's body or was told about it and imagined what it must have looked like. Also, "I miss you all the time" indicates the person has gone, though I suppose it could be that the person has shut themself off from the world or just changed and become a whole other person, and Matt misses the person they used to know. Meh. | |
| The Cars – Drive Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I always got the feeling it was about somebody the singer used to care for, or be close to, but the person pushed them away and is dealing with loads of problems on their own, through their own actions somehow, and the singer feels bad for them but it's too late. | |
| Mike And The Mechanics – Silent Running Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I always thought it was a futuristic, sci fi war theme, pretty literal... but then I suppose with connotations of society and politics, and the impending doom of the world... | |
| The Black Eyed Peas – Let's Get Retarded Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| judging by what i witness when this song is played at work, I think it's about dancing as badly as humanly possible. | |
| Cursive – Art Is Hard Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| conor oberst used to be in a band with members of cursive and the faint before they split off to form cursive, the faint and bright eyes | |
| Bright Eyes – An Attempt to Tip the Scales Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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INTERVIEW Interviewer: Hi, we’re back. This is Radio ---X. We’re here with Conor Oberst of the band Bright Eyes. How are you doing, Conor? Conor: Fine, thanks. Just a little wet. Interviewer: Oh, it’s still coming down out there. Conor: Yeah, I sorta had to run from the car. Interviewer: Well, we are glad you made it. Now, your new album, Fevers and Mirrors, tell us a little bit about the title. I’ve noticed there is a good deal of repeated imagery in the lyrics—fevers, mirrors, scales, clocks. Could you discuss some of this? Conor: Sure, let’s see. The fever is— Interviewer: First, first, let me say that this is a brilliant record, man. We’re really into it here at the station. We get a lot of calls. It’s really good stuff. Conor: Thanks. Thanks a lot. Interviewer: So, talk a little bit about some of the symbolism. Conor: The fever? Interviewer: Sure. Conor: Well, the fever is basically whatever ails you or oppresses you. It can be anything. In my case it’s my neurosis, my depression—but I don’t want to be limited to that. It’s certainly different for different people. It’s whatever keeps you up at night. Interviewer: I see. Conor: And the—and the mirror is, as you might have guessed, self examination or reflection in whatever form. This could be vanity or self-loathing. I know I’m guilty of both. Interviewer: That’s interesting. Uh, how ‘bout the scale? Conor: The scale is essentially our attempt to solve our problems quantitatively, through logic or rationalization. In my opinion, it’s often fruitless, but always—ah, not always—And the clocks and calendars, it’s just time, our little measurements. It’s always chasing after us. Interviewer: It is, it is. Uh, how ‘bout this Arienette? How does she fit into all of this? Conor: I prefer not to talk about it, in case she’s listening. Interviewer: Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize she’s a real person. Conor: She’s not. I made her up. Interviewer: Oh, so she’s not real. Conor: Just as real as you or I. Interviewer: I don’t think I understand. Conor: Neither do I, but after I grow up—I will, I mean—a lot—a lot of things are really unclear for me right now. Interviewer: That’s interesting. Now, you mentioned your depression. Conor: No I didn’t. Interviewer: You’re from Nebraska, right? Conor: Yeah, so. Interviewer: Now let me know if I’m getting too personal, but it seems to me that there’s a pretty dark past back there somewhere. What was it like for you growing up? Conor: Dark. Not really. Actually, I had a great childhood. My parents were wonderful, I went to Catholic school. They had money. It was all…easy. But basically, I had everything I wanted. Interviewer: Really. So some of the references like babies in bathtubs are not biographical? Conor: Well, I did have a brother that died in a bathtub. Drowned. Actually, I had five brothers that died that way. Interviewer: Tahuh. Conor: No, I’m serious. My mother drowned one every year for five consecutive years. They were all named Padraic, so they all got one song. It’s kind of like walking out a door and discovering it’s a window. Interviewer: But your music is certainly very personal. Conor: Of course. I put a lot of myself into what I do. But it’s like, being an author, you have to free yourself to use symbolism and allegory to reach your goal. And a part of that is compassion, empathy for other people, and understanding their situations. So much of what I sing about comes from other people’s experiences as well as my own. It shouldn’t matter. The message is intended to be universal. Interviewer: I see what you mean. Conor: Can you make that sound stop please? Interviewer: Yes. And your goal? Conor: I don’t know. Uh, create feelings, I guess. A song…it never ends up the way you plan it. Interviewer: That’s funny you would say that. Do you think that— Conor: Do you ever hear things that aren’t really there? Interviewer: I’m sorry, what? Conor: Nevermind. How long have you worked at this station? Interviewer: Oh, just a few minutes. Now, you mentioned empathy for others. Would you say that that is what motivates you to make the music you make? Conor: No, not really. It’s really just a need for sympathy. I want people to feel sorry for me. I like to feel the burn of the audience’s eyes on me when I’m whispering all my darkest secrets into the microphone. (From the side, two teenage thugs start swearing about the music, talking over the conversation.) Conor: When I was a kid I used to carry around this safety pin everywhere I went in my pocket and when people weren’t paying enough attention to me I’d dig it into my arm until I started crying. Everyone would stop what they were doing and ask me what was the matter. I guess I kind of liked that. Interviewer: Really…you’re telling me you’re doing all this for attention? Conor: No, I hate it when people look at me. I get nauseas. In fact, I could care less what people think about me. Do you feel alright? Do you wanna dance? Interviewer: No, I’m feeling sick. Conor: I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love. Interviewer: So, uh, you’re going to play something for us now. Is this a new song? Conor: Yeah, but I haven’t written it yet. It’s one I’ve been meaning to write, called, “A Song to Pass the Time.” Interviewer: Oh, that’s a nice title. Conor: You should write your own scripts. Interviewer: Yeah, I know. |
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| Fort Minor – Where'd You Go? Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is going to be the next single, by the way... | |
| Alkaline Trio – While You're Waiting Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This Could Be Love came wellllllllllll after this song so it's impossible that this song refers to TCBL. It might be that the fingers thing means be thankful you haven't been tortured but i think it sounds like the person has, at least mentally and emotionally, so that doesn't really work either :-s Maybe the person was a guitarist or something and got out their pain that way and they should be thankful they can still do that. |
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| Lifehouse – How Long Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I think it's about his faith. "I'd rather be wrong than be deceived into thinking that I can stand to be here on my own." He'd rather have faith without proof | |
| Jimmy Eat World – For Me This Is Heaven Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| why would he be saying that breaking up is heaven for him? | |
| Arctic Monkeys – From the Ritz to the Rubble Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| what coroar said | |
| Arctic Monkeys – A Certain Romance Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Some of the parts of this song are abpout Chavs (the tracky bottoms tucked in socks, reebok classic trainers, the ringtone obsession) but there is also clear description of emo/rock types (knackered converse, boys in bands) and just blatantly mindless thugs (pool cues). i think the song is about how stupid the little groupings that all hate each other are, and how they're all as bad as each other really. | |
| Arctic Monkeys – Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think it's "he's equipped to enthrall her", except with the H dropped because of the Northern accent. I love this song, it's so funny. Arctic Monkeys are good at dismissing Chavs. |
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| Robbie Williams – Advertising Space Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Elvis was an agent? What kind of agent? A CIA agent? An FBI agent? Some other kind? | |
| Alanis Morissette – Thank U Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| You can happily have a singular kudo http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=kudos | |
| Alanis Morissette – Ironic Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| There is no such thing as archetype irony. Don't make up terms in order to justify your claim that the song's situations are ironic. This debate rages all over the WWW, google it if you want to join in. Whether you think it's ironic or not, or in what way you think it's ironic, I think most people can relate to the Sod's-Law-esque situations | |
| Alanis Morissette – Utopia Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I'm not keen on the medieval lyre-esque guitar and nymph-like wailing sound of this song but the lyrics are great. i love the string of verbs beginning Stay and Respond and then Share and Listen. She doesn't have to finish the ideas, you get the idea from the verb | |
| Alanis Morissette – Surrendering Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| if it is the same idea as Head Over Feet then it's a different viewpoint on the theme - Head Over Feet is about how she fell for a guy and this is more about how the guy was after her and she respected the way he was so persistent about it even though it was diving in at the deep end. | |
| Alanis Morissette – You Owe Me Nothing In Return Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Although those lyrics are painfully wrong, I love this song. I agree with Alanis on this I think - that's real love for you | |
| Alanis Morissette – A Man Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I agree with DLH36 - this is a remarkable departure from the angry feminist area. | |
| Alanis Morissette – So Unsexy Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is a song about self-doubt when people criticise or insult you, when you should really be more confident blah de blah... but to be honest, I think it's a bit of a claim for her to call herself beautiful. I've always thought she was extremely funny-looking. I don't know if I'd go so far as to say ugly, but really odd looking in appearance. Still, I see the point she's making and it is a good song. | |
| Alanis Morissette – Hands Clean Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| As for Dave Coulier, I heard that somewhere else, too, but I think it's unlikely because of the line "you're essentially an employee and I like you having to depend on me". DC is an actor not a music exec or the manager of a fast food joint or whatever, how could he be her boss? Though their ages do match up very well to the story... | |
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