| Garth Brooks – The Change Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| It may be written just for Oklahoma City bombing yet songs can transcent time and be attached to other events as well. | |
| George Strait – Give It Away Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| He's obviously still in love with this woman and no matter what, he can't move on (or give it away). | |
| Garth Brooks – Ireland Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I'm thinking this song has to do with the Irish that went and fought with the British in WWI and they were promised their independence if they fought. However that didn't happen. | |
| Bruce Springsteen – American Skin (41 Shots) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This song is very powerful, maybe not the best song he's ever done. I'm certainly not saying the officers are innocent of this crime but most weapons given to police and military, their mags can carry 15 bullets. So doesn't mean they reloaded. In fact, just three of the officers, if they shot their entire clips would have fired 45 bullets. | |
| Bruce Springsteen – You're Missing Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think it could either mean that the person has died but it could also mean that the person that is missing, is alive and comes home at the end. I thought that there were several options to why the person is missing: 1) They were working at Ground Zero 2) They were still in the rubble - This would be logical except when he writes: 'Children are asking if it's alright, will you be in our arms tonight?' So there is communication. The second verse: "coffee cups on the counter, jackets in the chair..." can mean several things also. It could be from the morning of the attacks, the people who are regularly checking in on the family. I think the song also changes POV's .. the first verse could be from a child's perspective, "mama's in the kitchen, baby and all...' The second is unknown maybe a 3rd person, Third/4th verse is from a wives perspective about him not being in the house. 5th verse someone is talking to the dad on the telephone, I imagine. 6th is once again from the wives perspective but she is communicating with someone. "Too many phone calls, How's everything, everything? Everything, everything. You're missing." So the missed person in general could be simply checking in on the family. The last verse, I think is the missing person, coming home. God's in Heaven, the Devil's in the mailbox (could be bills that are waiting to be paid - it is said that the newspapers are still on the doorstep. So the mail hasn't probably been checked either), there's dust on his shoes (they haven't been used) but teardrops. There's tear drops. Right after that - the music comes alive and picks up beat... through out the other parts, it's in a sorrowful tone. |
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| Bruce Springsteen – Countin' on a Miracle Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I think this song is written from the perspective of someone who lost a loved one, perhaps in the World Trade Center. Not knowing whether or not they're alive and they're praying for intervention of some kind. And then they find out that they're dead ... "There's no fairy tale ending.." and "Sleeping Beauty awakes from her dream with a kiss from her lovers lips" well this woman doesn't that because the loved one died. And all that remains are memories. | |
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