Foo Fighters – Good Grief Lyrics | 6 years ago |
The song is called Good Grief, and it seems that it is in response to Kurt Cobain's suicide. It is widely known that Dave reported having a difficult time after Kurt's death and wrote and recorded this album in that aftermath. "Since I'm putting down all of the true things around, but I like it" He's in a negative mood, talking shit even about the good things in life, but it feels good to him because he's in such a negative state. "I handed down the crown, given the jewels and the answers of may" I think that this means that he WAS handed down the crown. Now that Kurt is gone, he and Krist are the ones who have the responsibility for carrying on the legacy of Nirvana. Given the jewels, as in he had just fallen into Nirvana before Nevermind, and all of a sudden he's the one who has these riches but feels like he doesn't deserve it. The "answers of May" could refer to the aftermath of Kurt's April suicide. "The thought of being ousted comes and goes" He feels like he's a fraud and that his music career won't survive now that Nirvana is over. The next big band will "oust" him from the industry. "Run me out of town" He's sick of dealing with all the publicity himself and just wants to leave. "Pissed at all the bowels, always the blues and a delicate smile" Fed up with all the shit, but he has to put on a smile for the camera and for other people despite feeling down. "Petty band-aids" The things that are supposed to make you feel better, the advice that people give - they're just bandages on the wound of losing a friend. I think the rest of the lyrics are a frustrated attempt to complete the song with nonsense words, either because he was fed up with not finishing it or perhaps partly in homage to Kurt, who would rhyme seemingly nonsense words in Nirvana songs. I'm surprised that this meaning hasn't been proposed before. |
Cold War Kids – First Lyrics | 8 years ago |
Along with the lead singer looking so defeated in the music video (and he's not even the main character) the lyrics suggest to me someone who got burned in relationships and feels like just giving up. Cheated and lied, broken so bad You made a vow, never get mad You play the game, though it's unfair They're all the same, who can compare? First you lose trust, then you get worried Making a vow to never get mad at your partner is unrealistic and unfair. Maybe the partner cheated on him and is coming back saying to him "you said you'd never get mad." They're all the same - people, males, females - so who's to say you're better off with someone else or not? Obviously once you start to lose trust in someone, then those worrying feeling come up. Night after night, bar after club Dropping like flies, who woke you up? On the front lawn, sprinklers turn on It’s not your house, where’d you go wrong? First you get hurt, then you feel sorry Going out again after the breakup trying to find someone new, but the video and the lyrics suggest that the person is drinking excessively to kill his pain rather than actually meet someone new. Dropping like flies, passing out from drinking. After you get hurt, then you feel sorry for yourself or sorry for the choices you made (i.e. dating that person.) Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth Heavy as a feather when, you hit the dirt How am I the lucky one?, I do not deserve To wait around forever when, you were there first First you get hurt, then you feel sorry Flying like a cannonball is a sarcastic and self-effacing statement. Heavy as a feather could mean that once you crash, you are dead or unconscious, and so don't feel any weight (or anything) - light as a feather. How am I the lucky one? sounds like a retort to the other person saying to him "You're lucky that..." "You were there first" could mean a number of things. It could even be talking to God, saying how is it fair that I have to wait forever for a partner, when you're the eternal being in this conversation, not me? There comes a time in a short life Turn it around, get a rewrite Call it a dark night of the soul Ticking of clocks, gravity’s pull First you get close, then you get worried The protagonist is reflecting on his "dark night of the soul" after the break up and realizing that this is his time to turn it around, and also that he is mortal (ticking of clocks, gravity's pull) and closer to death. First you get close, then you get worried seems to mean that once you get close to achieving a goal (or being in a relationship with that person you found) the more you worry about it going right or whether it is the right choice. You’re going silent, the silent treatment It’s not inviting now, don’t deny what you meant You get excited, you get excited You got a feeling, oh, at least you can pretend You wanna light it, you wanna light it You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends The silent treatment of someone going away when a relationship ends. The cry of "don't deny what you meant" towards someone who once said "I love you" but now is walking away. "You get excited" at the prospect of something new, but once you've been burned a few times that excitement isn't as genuine, so "at least you can pretend." Lighting the candle at both ends means trying to do too much, literally burning candles to stay up late and wake up early. It could mean staying up late to go out to the bars/clubs to find a new partner, or it could mean that once you find a new partner, you're so excited that you want to spend too much time with them. In either case, the result is eventually a burnout. |
The Comeback Kid – G.M. Vincent & I Lyrics | 12 years ago |
G.M. probably stands for General Motors, a brand of vehicle, and Vincent is probably the other person in the car -- ie. "GM, Vincent, and I" were alone after the crash. It sounds like the narrator is telling the story as catharsis. After they crashed, his friend was trapped under the weight of the vehicle, and he had to leave his friend to get help. And even when he left to get help, all he could do is "wait for someone to save you." They should be dead, but somehow they both survived. Now every time he drives that road ("unavoidable path"), he's forced to remember that night. |
The Offspring – Hammerhead Lyrics | 15 years ago |
This song is obviously about the war in Iraq, including the part with the school. It's not the first time an artist has lied about the social context of their music to avoid criticism. (Matt Skiba on Warbrain, Bob Dylan on all his early music) The song is empathizing with the soldier put into a position to redefine his morals so that a) he can survive and b) he can live with himself. (I believe I serve a greater good... that 10 others may live.) ...and I'm not criticizing; we'd all do the same once in that situation It's not painting the soldier as good or bad, but I think there is an implied message of disdain toward the government for putting our soldiers into these situations unnecessarily. It's no secret that the band (Noodles in particular) are not fans of the Bush administration (or Reagan. see 'Tehran'), but I doubt that Columbia records wants to bring up that conversation. |
Joey Cape & Tony Sly – Burn That Bridge When We Get To It Lyrics | 16 years ago |
you know your nothing more than here YOU'RE!!! |
Weerd Science – Girl, Your Baby's Wormfood Lyrics | 16 years ago |
I think the line about everyone "from here to Illinois" refers to one specific person... an Illinois-NY transplant. Regardless, this song is so comedic and intelligent... and if this album ever made it mainstream, you know Bill O'Reilly and Joe Lieberman would be making a big deal out of its lyrics, along with "How to Be A..." |
Weerd Science – Ordinary Joe Lyrics | 16 years ago |
wow this is really old but anyways in case you didnt know, he was writing these rhymes a long time before he was ever a star, or maybe even a drummer. Exactly that. Even when he was in Coheed, it really isn't as glamorous (or profitable even) day-in and day-out as people make it to be. Granted, he probably was making more than the average blue-collar guy, but don't assume it's easy. Plus it must be frustrating to see his older brother, an extremely talented guitarist/vocalist, in an extremely talented band ("3" http://www.myspace.com/3) for years and years and years and not get the recognition he and they deserve. My old band used to play with them, and I really don't understand why they haven't attracted more attention. A certain bassist for a well known Hudson Valley band while watching the bass player from 3: "It just makes you want to quit, doesn't it???" |
Weerd Science – My War, Your Problem Lyrics | 16 years ago |
I'm pretty sure it's "bag up the groceries"... but that's obvious. For info on Universal (whose CEO is Doug Morris), check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group They've accused all iPod owners of being music pirates, yet paid $12m to settle a lawsuit by the State of New York for bribing radio stations to play songs by their artists. (tangent: I wonder if the radio stations were sued, too. I work in the industry.) Also, they own Interscope and Island-Def Jam, two labels known for hip hop. I wonder if Josh was ever being considered by them... I guess this song is about how people who work at a labor of love always seem to get fucked by the system, and the unethical and deceitful seem to rise to the top... something to which I, and hopefully a lot of people, can relate. (We won't get anywhere without numbers.) |
Alkaline Trio – Warbrain Lyrics | 16 years ago |
Wow. I'm not gonna mull through all your profiles, but I'm pretty sure that most of you are under 21 if not under 18... Even though the first American combat troops did NOT arrive in Vietnam until 1965, the U.S. had direct involvement in trying to contain the Communist north since their independence from France in 1954. In 1959, North-sympathetic rebels rose up against the American-backed South government, and war began. U.S. military involvement was probably an obvious inevitibility to Americans at that point, hence the storm of '59. (not '59' or 59'... the ' takes the place of the first 2 digits of the year) Though he wasn't being shipped out yet, he knew what was going to happen. The song is NOT about the cold war... The cold war was not even a war in the true sense of the word. It did not send thousands of soldiers home with mental or emotional problems, or "warbrain." The song is simply about a soldier who has seen the horrors of war and is longing for the days back home where he can listen to his favorite songs or be with his girlfriend. And skocotic... I think Skiba's lying about that because he doesn't want A3 to be seen as a political band. Just as he sarcastically said that it was about their "war with the Bouncing Souls". He's trying to alter the meaning of the song after it was written and after it was released. Kind of like what Bob Dylan says now about his songs in the '60s. |
A Wilhelm Scream – 5 To 9 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
Oh, and as a guess to what the title means, I think it may be referring to what one does outside of work, after his/her 9-5 "day job" from 5-9pm. A lot of bands struggling to make it have members that are forced to work full-time jobs just to pay the money that they put into the band. On the other hand, some 9-5ers go home, eat dinner, and veg out after getting home from their day jobs. The musicians continue to work. |
A Wilhelm Scream – 5 To 9 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
This song is very abstract in describing a plan to demolish the model which spits out trends (popular or counter-culture) in music. "Strangled necks of ages with the fabric of new words," refers to the band's 10-plus year career (and possibly Trevor's endeavors before that) of being more talented, especially lyrically, than the bands popular at any given time. And they've outlasted a lot of them. "The bar withstood the raising, which tastemakers allowed," is referring to their current status in the punk community. They raised the bar with their musical talent, and record labels have finally paid attention. "Once a witness you can’t shake the thought of 15 year old dick ornaments on kabuki faced jocks hair sprayed up the ass." That refers to the annoyance that the band (and their true fans) feel when trend-following high school sluts (15 year old dick ornaments) and their counterpart Gerard Way wannabe boy toys (kabuki faced jocks, hairsprayed up the ass) start infiltrating shows simply because it's now "cool" to like the band. All references to the lighthouse, especially, "All eyes are on the lighthouse collapsing," refer to the desire to snuff out the trend-setters and force people to determine their own ways, not look to a "lighthouse" for guidance. Finally, I think "I won't be failed anymore" and "You won't be failed anymore" refer to the world post-lighthouse when bands can get by on their abilities without relying on someone else to tell everyone "It's ok to like them; they're cool." This song and this album have blown me away both musically and lyrically. Their best album yet, in my opinion. |
Mayday Parade – When I Get Home You're So Dead Lyrics | 16 years ago |
"So say hello to all the boys At the top of this table that you're under" Lipstick lullabyes goes along with this part. The above quote is a figure of speech, another way of calling her a whore (blowing so many guys under the table [more possible wordplay] that she doesn't even know who they are). The other guys are getting the "lipstick lullabyes" a.k.a. head before bed. |
Midtown – Living in Spite Lyrics | 16 years ago |
I love both versions of this song. I perform the acoustic version at open mic nights. To me, "tearing pictures off the wall" indicates the demise of a relationship. Taking "the fall from truth" so that "everyone could see" means that his SO (significant other) resorted to telling lies in order to distance herself (or himself perhaps) from him. He can't do anything to control what she is saying, but he can try to "climb out these trenches I've dug" which are negative thoughts bringing him down into such a depression that he "can't see underground", or can't look at things with a clear focus because of the depression. He can't understand what it's like to be "living in spite" like his ex is, with such a bitter feeling towards her former lover, but he realizes that in five years, their relationship will probably be a small part of his life. Still now, he looks forward to sleep because he can dream about her. |
A Wilhelm Scream – In Vito Veritas II Lyrics | 17 years ago |
The title in Latin means "In wine, (there is) truth". I read something on their website saying that this was about losing a relationship because of something that was said while drunk. |
Propagandhi – Fedallah's Hearse Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Also, Rideau Hall is the residence of the Governor General of Canada. Ex-musician cum embedded rock journalist is pretty obviously Bono from U2. "Access to the higher rungs of the cultural priesthood is hinged upon their flair for sophistry" refers to journalists' access to upper-class galas. Rather than piss high-ranking government officials off by investigating them, they'd rather sit back, say nothing, and enjoy the "black tie affairs". They are "feigning paralysis" and "saying nothing at all" during press conferences. The reference to a target-market means that advertising rules what is shown on TV news. The dollar is the bottom line. Those are my (somewhat scattered) thoughts. |
Propagandhi – Fedallah's Hearse Lyrics | 17 years ago |
I think SufferBoy2k is right on. In addition, I believe that like Anti-Flag's "The Press Corpse", this song is about the failure of the media to question government and international bodies. It really is easier for the media to spoon feed the public whatever is fed to them by reigning regimes than it is for them to investigate those in power. |
No Trigger – The Honshu Underground Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Honshu is the name of the biggest island of Japan and home to at least one (if not both) of the two cities destroyed by atomic bombs in 1945. The sun taking its vengeance refers to the explosion. Then, the skies turned white and warm powder rained down. The words subterranean and underground refer to fallout shelters. I believe the second verse is criticizing the decision to use a nuclear attack on mainland Japan because "while the men have gone away to fight, the innocent huddle..." In other words, the attacks killed mostly civilians while the Japanese military was spread out over the Pacific. |
The Kinison – You'll never guess who died Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Either there is a girl ghostwriting the lyrics on this album, or their singer is gay. Come into this small hole With your pants and tie off I can feel you press it up When my hips hit the floor That pretty much says it right there. More examples in the other songs on the album. Anyway, to me the song seems to be about the numb feeling one gets after a break-up. He's reminiscing about (sex and drugs with) his ex and feeling too depressed to even cry, hence the chorus lyrics. |
System of a Down – Deer Dance Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Does anyone read before posting? A couple of people have touched on this: It's ultimately about the leftist protests outside the staples center in L.A. in 2000 during the Democratic National Convention leading up to the presidential election. Also, "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train" is a book by Howard Zinn. If you really care about peace and social activism, look into him and Noam Chomsky as well. I just saw a documentary on Zinn which prompted me to look at this song's page. |
With Honor – Gun For Hire Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Anyone else feel that this song is about a soldier who regrets joining the military? "Because I've sold myself a slave. A slave to a cause that holds no end..." His humanity, his value of human life, is keeping him from performing his "duties" as a soldier, or at least causing serious cognitive dissonance. "My wish, I wish, I'm wishing for the day when i can break these chains, and take to the sky. But now it seems my humanity is too much for me, I'm watching freedom pass me by." Plus the title "Gun for Hire" That's just what I got from it. |
Aerosmith – Mama Kin Lyrics | 18 years ago |
a bit off topic, but has anyone else heard this song played on the radio for years and years without any edit? is it because he says "sheee-it" instead of "shit"? I can't imagine the FCC under the current administration letting that go. I haven't found any discussion of it anywhere on the web. |
Protest the Hero – Fear and Loathing in Laramie Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Right on, Inoue. Also, the quote in the middle: "I'm not excusing their actions. It seems to be partially his fault (yeah), partially the guys who did it. So you know, maybe it's fifty-fifty." is from a resident of Laramie, Wisconsin that the media interviewed about the brutal killing. The guy says that it was partially Matthew's fault because he made a gay advance at another guy (put his hand on the guy's knee.) |
Protest the Hero – These Colours Don't Run Lyrics | 18 years ago |
This song just goes to show what non-Americans think of U.S. foreign policy. And as an American, I agree with them. |
A Static Lullaby – Faso Latido Lyrics | 18 years ago |
also: it's canopy (a roof-like covering), not canape (a cracker); glutton (a pig) not gluten (a mixture of plant proteins); and "...world light up; it's lifeless" |
A Static Lullaby – Faso Latido Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Found it: http://www.mammothpress.com/index.php?area=readinterview&pid=58 Here's a hint: Do Re Mi |
A Static Lullaby – Faso Latido Lyrics | 18 years ago |
According to babelfish.altavista.com it means "Ditch Beat" in Spanish... doubt that's right. Latido also means "Bark" in Portuguese |
Wesley Willis – They Threw Me Out of Church Lyrics | 18 years ago |
"I also told Reverened Henry E. Miller to suck a male camel's dick" as opposed to a female camel's dick... there's always this one line in every WW song that just makes the whole thing :) and WFN: where the eff do you live? Time for a new church, bro... or best of all no church. |
Wesley Willis – I'm Sorry I Got Fat (I Will Slim Down) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
"I kept eating McDonald's for five years from 1987 To 1991" ahahahahahahaha. That was too perfect, almost like he did it on purpose. |
Relient K – I So Hate Consequences Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I know they're a christian band and everything, but it seems slightly more plausable that this song is about parents. ("And when you spelled it out, well, I guess I didn’t get that.") It seems that his parents would be more likely to be spelling things out or be on the receiving end of alibis than God. Either way, the lyrical poetry exhibited is just awesome. |
The Bronx – Cobra Lucha Lyrics | 19 years ago |
oh yeah, and Cobra Lucha in Spanish means roughly "Take Fight" which I believe to be the equivilent of "Give it hell" or "Take Charge", although my Spanish is by no means excellent. |
The Bronx – Cobra Lucha Lyrics | 19 years ago |
sounds like a relationship that failed because of drugs. great lyrics, very honest. re: drugs from their own website: this album was made at peoples houses at weird hours of the night on loads of uppers, cigarettes and coffee...for the last session, we returned to gilby's house. the songs written for this session were the result of lots of frustration over people close to us passing away...a couple overdoses... |
The Bronx – Heart Attack American Lyrics | 19 years ago |
It's frustration ("I'm done") and apathy ("flip the switch" aka 'just kill me') about growing up and realizing that shit is the same every day (girlfriend, job, expectations...) and you can't do a fucking thing to change it no matter how much you hate it. Like the song says, "There is no revolution." Sad, but true as you'll all find out in a few more years. |
Less Than Jake – 24 Hours In Paramus Lyrics | 19 years ago |
Yes it is, Ariane. I'm not trying to say that everyone from Jersey is an asshole, but I've run into a lot of assholes there. Also, most of the idiot drivers here on the NYS Thruway have Jersey tags. And they don't let you pump your own gasoline. Something's just weird about that... ;o) |
It Dies Today – A Threnody For Modern Romance Lyrics | 19 years ago |
wow. the most well-written song i've heard, lyrically and musically, in a long time. amazing. |
Coheed and Cambria – 33 Lyrics | 19 years ago |
neverender7, congrats on being the only intelligent post here. that's all i have to say about that. |
Millencolin – Bullion Lyrics | 19 years ago |
i've been listening to this song for years, and all this time i've been wondering just what IS a pro fighter Q? |
Head Automatica – I Shot William H. Macy Lyrics | 19 years ago |
it seems to me that the song is about mind games in a relationship and pushing someone's buttons. "shoot everything you came to shoot, do everything you came to do" is a taunt. "you wanna pop pop pop", etc. refers to the other person reaching a boiling point. "i'll put assassins in your little head" suggests that the person knows just how to get the other pissed off and pushes their buttons. "sleeping with the enemy" refers to the coexistence of a bad relationship (through head games) along with the romantic relationship. great song, and the lyrics flow really well. |
Juvenile – Back That Azz Up Lyrics | 19 years ago |
nfg didn't cover this song as far as i know. the one you probably heard was by my gay uncle |
Juvenile – Back That Azz Up Lyrics | 19 years ago |
nfg didn't cover this song as far as i know. the one you probably heard was by my gay uncle |
Bad Religion – American Jesus Lyrics | 21 years ago |
ratt, i agree with you about blindly following people, but 1) don't think you're better than people just because you have a degree. yes, i'll have one too in a couple of years, but don't assume that it's the degree that makes you intelligent. 2) I am NOT the american government. there is a difference between american culture and american government, sure it's slight, and the two ARE intwined (along with "accepted" religions in this country), but don't blame me for the arrogant attitude of the president. don't blame me for the unneccessary military presence around the world. don't blame me for the ignorant and fear-driven laws persecuting drug users, gun owners, motorists, homosexuals, wiccans, satanists, atheists, agnostics. and don't blame me for the class system in this country that so many people seem to be all too happy with. don't make me one of those flag-on-the-car-antenna gullible, unquestioning, unthinking, unfree, irresponsible fucking jingos. the us has more than enough of those already. thank you, and peace. -an agnostic, left libertarian |
Alkaline Trio – Private Eye Lyrics | 21 years ago |
"so the ONLY way MTV could remotly help cash flow would be to put a commercial advertising your concert"... what do you think almost anything on tv is? yeah, music videos can be interesting, but mtv plays them so the record company can promote a product. and the product to the record company IS the artist (cds, shows, etc). i haven't heard of any alkaline trio songs being on mtv or any vagrant bands on mtv... but personally i think it's a step in the wrong direction. as you just said pineapple, word of mouth exposure is just as good as mtv, and in my opinion gathers more loyal fans. ok... i know labelling, catagorizing, etc dumbs people/music/things down to just a name, but sometimes it's useful. i use the word teenybopper to represent a young person not (yet) smart enough to form their own opinions about things. they're so impressionable, they'll like whatever music is on mtv at the time. when the record companies decide to move on and market new "products" (ie. promote new artists) and the videos are on mtv less and less, a teenybopper's brain will soon flush away any memories of the band. they won't even bother to take it upon themselves to explore other great works by the artists, and usually they'll put everything they love (ie. bands) on a pedestal. and THESE things are what drives me crazy. ie: one year, sitting down at Denny's and having a late night dinner with Kris, Kid, Marco, and Mike (band unnamed) and the next year seeing them at the warped tour with kids treating them like idols... and they didn't know half their songs! i don't care if you got into alkaline trio a week ago. just respect the music, respect the artists, and respect yourself. |
Alkaline Trio – You're Dead Lyrics | 22 years ago |
i think the song is expressing immense sorrow, as well as questioning the existence of a god who seems to only "take out the best" people. the last lines seem to be directed at religious organizations, "And all the time they took talking in circles. To get them off the hook would take miracle workers." the church(es) have dug themselves in so deep with all of their talk of heaven and life after death, but they have no solid evidence. "We're nowhere near prepared. There's no way of knowing. Why don't they just admit they're scared cause its already showing" No one knows if there is a god, no one knows when or how one will die, so we might as well face the truth about the matter. Live each moment as if it may be your last, because it very well could be... |
Alkaline Trio – You've Got So Far To Go Lyrics | 22 years ago |
"we've talked so much, i think we filled this ashtray twice, and i'm pretty sure we've emptied every bottle in the place" - great line to describe the way time just flew away from them as they were interacting. "i heard everybody's voice cut out when yours spoke, and i watched all the lights go dim when your eyes opened" - wonderful description of the first feeling of infatuation with somebody. "way to go" he's hit it off with the girl. "you've got so far to go" he tells himself that this is only the beginning of a possible relationship and who knows where it could go |
Alkaline Trio – Private Eye Lyrics | 22 years ago |
2 great lines in this song: "new years eve was as boring as heaven" and "pieces of planes and black box recorders don't lie. (you) don't lie" the guy they're talking about in the song has become so depressed and lonely that he's passively waiting for something interesting to come along in his life and looking for meaning in things that have none "dragged this lake...don't lie", (not unlike a lot of people here). as a side note, i can't wait for the warped tour to see these guys. it'll be just like last year when me and my friend were the only ones out of the teenybopper ataris crowd who knew the words to San Dimas (rolling my eyes). word to your mother. |
Alkaline Trio – Steamer Trunk Lyrics | 22 years ago |
it's about a girl who (apparently) had a fucked up life (ie "thunderstorms crashing in your cranium") and told him all of her deepest secrets. her life was too fucked up, and he couldn't take it anymore, but he still has to deal with hiding her secrets away and it drives him mad. |
Alkaline Trio – Take Lots With Alcohol Lyrics | 22 years ago |
the song's about being so depressed that you feel your heart's gone black and you can't love (or feel) anything anymore. "we'll cut it up and bury it..." and all you wanna do is get drugged up on alcohol, prescriptions, or anything else... just to ease the pain. "no desire to see through my own eyes anymore" |
Alkaline Trio – Another Innocent Girl Lyrics | 22 years ago |
"that self-pity shit is just too hard to resist" that says it all. the songs about girls who go out with guys who are creeps because they're so outgoing. "spilling his guts" on the bar as if it's "a valid reason for every drink", again gaining pity... showing off a new tatoo as if it really meant something, when it was probably just to be "cool". "he likes to pretend that he's all sewn up" because he acts like his "scars" don't affect him anymore. they're a conversation piece to meet chicks. "glass cane...careful...smash up...face" all leading to the self-pity part. and "when we get home, you'll see that this part of him is now part of me" because so many guys have it ingrained into their heads that this is what it takes to get girls. "it's way too easy to fake this smile and lead you on, maybe i'm wrong" he's leading her on just to get play (just like the other guy), even though he admits he's wrong, but "everyone gets bored once in a while" |
BoySetsFire – Still Waiting For The Punchline Lyrics | 22 years ago |
i think the song's about what people are expected to put up with in this society, to "grin and bear" certain unpleasantries... we teach people to be modest, meek, forgiving, apologetic, and shameful while letting others walk all over them. and when someone opens their mouth or raises a fist they are spoken out against and often laughed at. "it's a joke. i give up" ...sad that so many people are trained this way without even knowing it |
Dr. Dre – What's The Difference Lyrics | 22 years ago |
question: who's the guys dre's talkin' shit about in the first verse? |
John Mayer – No Such Thing Lyrics | 22 years ago |
i don't think anyone's really touched on this point yet, so i'll leave my 2 cents here: there is no such thing as the real world... they say "once you leave high school... once you leave college..." you'll go out in "the real world". well, this world is no more real than the one you have been living in and are presently living in. the only thing that changes as you grow older, is your awareness and your perspective. but don't expect everything to change just because you graduate... and for those of you still in high school: have fun and don't worry TOO much about grades and such, 'cause it really doesn't matter. i'll step down now. |
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