| Neko Case – Night Still Comes Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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I think this song is about the transient nature of all things and how it's best to not become too attached to anything in this realm because, in the end, night still comes. But I also have some suspicion that this song might hint at some aspect of ourselves that is not impermanent. Consider the lyrics in the context of ideas regarding the soul, karma, and reincarnation. "My brain makes drugs to keep me slow" - regarding the illusion that is normal consciousness. What a hilarious joke that is. Very few people really understand this and even fewer are able to "pierce the veil" of illusion. The second verse is a little more straightforward, but the last line "But I've revenged myself, all over myself" is, to me, the most mysterious. Perhaps it speaks to reincarnation. "Did it poison my food? Is it 'cause I'm a girl. If I puked up some sonnets would you call me a miracle?" Karma perhaps?? A falling star could be a metaphor for a moment. Catching a falling star could mean "being in the moment", however you cannot hold on to a falling star forever and the same could be said for any moment. "But wash your hands of it" speaks to the principle of detachment. "You never held it at the right angle" The angle might be the trajectory of one's life. Holding it at the right angle might be the ultimate goal. Prior deviations from this path may be the reason we're here in this incarnation. LOL I really bent these lyrics to fit my worldview, didn't I? I'd be interested to hear someone else do the same, but differently. |
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| Animal Collective – Fireworks Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| word up! | |
| TV on the Radio – Crying Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| word up! | |
| TV on the Radio – Crying Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Good insight. I think you nailed it. | |
| TV on the Radio – Crying Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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“And Mary and David smoke dung in the trenches” Then “while Zion’s behavior never gets mentioned, the writings on your wall” I understand the second part. He obviously disagrees with Israel’s policy towards its neighboring countries and the way it is depicted by the media. I also get the allegorical significance of “writing on the wall” which comes from the story in the Bible about Daniel who reads the handwriting on the wall predicting the end of the kingdom of Babylon. Then the “blood on the cradle and the ashes that they wade through” is a reference to the war and destruction in Iraq which is sometimes referred to as the “cradle of civilization”. But what about the first part? What do Mary and David have to do with smoking dung in the trenches? |
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