| Coldplay – Swallowed in the Sea Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Well, the album is called X&Y. I presume that means female & male. So I wouldn't be surprised to see a song about a boy and girl. Hmmmm... | |
| Colbie Caillat – Bubbly Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| OK people, you've missed it entirely Come on and step it up. One person got pretty close to the meaning with the wine reference. Look at the title. "Bubbly". That's champagne. She's doing a parallel between how she feels when she's with a man and how she feels when she drinks. And don't get the wrong idea, it isn't necessarily a positive thing. The tune is catchy and makes it sound like a "happy song", but I think it may be a bit of a warning against foolish love and foolish drinking. Either one can be a trap. I just took a look at the lyrics to her song "Midnight Bottle". That one puts it more plainly (on the drinking side, at least), I think. | |
| Paul Simon – Born At The Right Time Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Here's a thought: The baby boy found in verse 1 is Moses. He was "born at the right time" because at no other time in history would his mother have thrown him into the river (because of the Egyptian slaughtering of Hebrew boys), and at no other time could he have been found by Egyptian royalty and raised in that family. Eventually Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt to freedom. Presumably he realized the purpose for which he was put here, and I think that is what the song is about. The other verses talk about other children that PS sees or thinks about. He implies that his initial thought is that resources are already stretched thin, how can the earth support another child (The planet groans every time it registers another birth)? But then he remembers how Moses was put here for a reason and that each of us must also be here for a reason. The message is: You were given life intentionally at exactly the moment the world needed you. Now go and fulfil your purpose. |
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| Led Zeppelin – No Quarter Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I don't understand all this garbage everyone is spewing about Tolkien and mythology. The song is obviously about a homeless person. Here is the rationale I use to come to this conclusion: Close the door, put out the light. You know they won't be home tonight. (The guy sleeps in the doorway to someone's business. That's why no one is there at night and the lights are off.) The snow falls hard and don't you know? The winds of Thor are blowing cold. (The story is set in the wintertime. BTW, why is it that there are so many homeless people in NYC. Seems it would be smart for them to move to Florida or something.) They're wearing steel that's bright and true (Homeless guys can't afford nice things like gold and iPods. They have to settle for steel. Or maybe this refers to the shopping cart he is pushing around. Who knows, but it is fantastic imagery.) They carry news that must get through. (This is a subtle reference to how sometimes homeless guys use newspapers as a blanket.) They choose the path where no-one goes. (The homeless are generally a reclusive folk.) They hold no quarter. (He doesn't have anywhere to stay, obviously. Also, homeless guys are always asking you for a quarter {or a dollar, or a fifth, or a dime}. Don't you just love the way they put that double meaning for "quarter" in there--no home and no money? Genius.) Walking side by side with death, The devil mocks their every step The snow drives back the foot that's slow, The dogs of doom are howling more (The "dogs" could be a reference to the police. They are always telling the homeless to "get off that bench", "don't pee in that doorway", "get out of that dumpster", and such. It could also be a reference to stray dogs as they pretty much live the same "doomed" lives of a homeless person, but at least they have fur to protect them from the harsh winter.) They carry news that must get through, To build a dream for me and you (Another reference to sleeping, the homeless man is dreaming about me and you. Presumably about a better life.) They choose the path where no-one goes. (Suggests that the homeless are there by choice and not by unfortunate circumstances. Heartless. Where is your compassion Led Zep?) They hold no quarter. They ask no quarter. The pain, the pain without quarter. They ask no quarter. (This is referring to the homeless who don't bother to ask for money. They don't get any. Eventually, they get hungry "the pain".) The dogs of doom are howling more! (This one is about me laughing [howling, actually] that I am actually going to post this.) ... lol ... I kill me sometimes. |
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| Live – The Dolphin's Cry Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The song may have been inspired by sex on the beach, and who knows, he may have even heard a dolphin while in the act. However, that is not what the song is about. Here is some of the symbolism that I see: 1.) The dolphin is a euphemism (or metaphor) for the penis 2.) The dolphin's cry is the yearning for sex, or sexual appetite, prior to and during the actual sex. It is not the orgasm because if you look at the two verses, you can see that hasn't happened yet. First verse is prior to sex--second is during. |
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| Paul Simon – The Cool, Cool River Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The line that really catches my ear is "And sometimes even music Cannot substitute for tears" which indicates two things that build upon each other: 1.) That PS uses his music as therapy and 2.) sometimes it isn't enough and he just has to cry. Very moving stuff. |
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| Paul Simon – The Obvious Child Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I can't say that I have a firm grasp on what this song means in its entirety, but I am quite certain of these: 1.) "The obvious child" = Christ 2.) "... in the ballpark" has nothing to do with baseball and could be replaced with "... is pretty close" or "... is a good guess". |
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