This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Hope dangles on a string
Like slow-spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out
The shine of it has caught my eye
And roped me in, so mesmerizing, so hypnotizing
I am captivated
I am
Vindicated
I am selfish, I am wrong
I am right, I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now
The things you swore you saw yourself
So clear, like the diamond in your ring
Cut to mirror your intention
Oversized and overwhelmed
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me so isolated
So motivated
I am certain now that
I am
Vindicated
I am selfish, I am wrong
I am right, I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now
The things you swore you saw yourself
So turn up the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my fingertips
Trace the moment, fall forever
Defense is paper thin
Just one touch and I'd be in too deep now
To ever swim against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
Vindicated
I am selfish I am wrong
I am right, I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now
The things you swore you saw yourself
Like hope dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
Like slow-spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out
The shine of it has caught my eye
And roped me in, so mesmerizing, so hypnotizing
I am captivated
I am
Vindicated
I am selfish, I am wrong
I am right, I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now
The things you swore you saw yourself
So clear, like the diamond in your ring
Cut to mirror your intention
Oversized and overwhelmed
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me so isolated
So motivated
I am certain now that
I am
Vindicated
I am selfish, I am wrong
I am right, I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now
The things you swore you saw yourself
So turn up the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my fingertips
Trace the moment, fall forever
Defense is paper thin
Just one touch and I'd be in too deep now
To ever swim against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
Vindicated
I am selfish I am wrong
I am right, I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now
The things you swore you saw yourself
Like hope dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
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"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
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Great version of a great song,
Plastic Bag
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“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
I think maybe kts about someone who knows hes flawed and may not feel hes good enough for another person but he comes to realize that those flaws were seen differently in a good way by that other person so hes saying hes now seeing in himself what that other peraon once saw in him
I think it's about trying to change and become a better person. For me this song is really emotional because I am trying to become a better person and learn to treat other people better and knowing what a douchebag I can be sometimes makes me so upset.
For me this song is about hopelessness... "it" refers to the ring. All the adjectives (mesmerized, hypnotized, captivated, overwhelmed, isolated, motivated) are referring to this same object that represents his (my) hopelessness. (in short, the woman he loves married someone else)
You snooze you lose. If you have a good woman, man up. That's the lesson of this song imo. A tiger doesn't know he's the king of the jungle.. he simply is the king of the jungle. Basically you have to be a raging ego maniac to hold onto a woman. And the bible thumpers think evolution is a fallacy...
@GrimWolf I find it pretty random that you brought up the Bible. And i'm probably someone you would call a "Bible thumper" for being religious. Theres no proof of darwinism, if so you're welcome to give me one actual proof of one creature turning into another creature, or morphing, whichever word you'd prefer.
@GrimWolf. Its funny how song lyrics affect you differently when they are actually right on front you. I have really liked the song ever since it came out and makes an occasional appearance on my Playlists. I came here to look at people interpretations because last time I listened to this song the lyrics were on the screen and actually analyzing them as the song played I became quite emotional. (im not the emotional type ) and the only thing that as really messed me up recently is that same scenario you mentioned , so I'd have to definitely agree with you there...... shits rough
I think it's all about meeting a woman who is helping him believe in himself.
Well...I'll actually comment on the song and not the band. I believe the song is about making choices because you know they're right, but the choices you make don't satisfy you. The choices may not be popular, thus "Slipping against the current." Maybe he broke up with a girl that he liked, but did it for the wrong reasons, and he hopes that one day everything will be better.
Spiderman gives everything up only to realize that he has to be spiderman. It is his destiny. Meanwhile everything he hated about himself is what Mary Jane loves, therefore, if for nothing else to save the world, he will do anything for Mary Jane. The second verse probably refers to how MJ is engaged and how that makes Peter Parker feel.
when i first heard this song i wasnt so shure about the meaning i though ,you just so guy wanting to break upwith some girl . but i think this song might be about sleepin with a girl whose already married. he wants her to leave her husband (or maby fiance)sometimes he hates her and somtimes he can live with out her (hope dangles on a string like slow-spinning redemption winding in and winding out the shine of it has caught my eye ) she likes him but wont leave her partner. (like the diamond in your ring cut to mirror your intention) its mirror not hide memph. shes obviously not happy with her situation and thats another reason why he cant just leave her (so tired of the corners of your lips ). if i was this guy i wouldnt know what to do with myself either . he just wants to slip away. see ya d_a_m
hey im just sick n stuff but can anyone see the sexual indoendo ? touching her lips ? parting ? trace the moment ? (defense is paper thin just one touch and i'd be in too deep now to ever swim against the current ) condoms ? i dunno
The first time I heard this song, I was talking to the man I love. Now whenever, wherever I am when I hear this song, it takes my breath away. I'm not even joking, I seriously can barely breathe. It is a very new experience for me, and it shows me the person that I have to be with. That I NEED to be with. I LOVE YOU OCTAVIO!
To understand what the meaning of the song is you need to understand what vindicated means, see IKill4Fun's post, and two, you should remember that he wrote this song for the Spiderman 2 movie. I've not seen the movie yet, but I think once everyone does this song would make more sense, but from what I've seen in the previews I'll try and explain what I think the song means.
"hope dangles on a string like slow-spinning redemption winding in and winding out the shine of it has caught my eye"
This part of the song to me says that the Peter Parker character has hope that he and Mary Jane will be together some day. The vindicated part is in reference to himself being set free of being Spiderman anymore which you see in the previews so he can be "selfish" to persue his own happiness of being with Mary Jane.
"I am flawed but I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself so clear,"
is him saying him made a mistake and has changed now into the guy that Mary Jane saw all along, taking us back to the end of the first movie.
"like the diamond in your ring cut to mirror your intention oversized and overwhelmed the shine of which has caught my eye
and rendered me so isolated, so motivated"
Brings us back to this movie now and the previews that I'm sure we have all seen where Mary Jane says she is getting married, so this part is in reference to Peter Parker seeing that ring on her finger for the first time just reassures himself that he made the right choice to leave behind Spiderman because it was because of him being Spiderman that Mary Jane has that ring and is marrying someone else.
"defense is paper thin just one touch and i'd be in too deep now to ever swim against the current
so let me slip away so let me slip away so let me slip away so let me slip against the current
so let me slip away so let me slip away so let me slip away so let me slip away"
This part to me seems to be about Peter Parker being Spiderman and literally asking people to let him "slip away" from being Spiderman anymore before he gets in to deep to ever be anything else.
"my hope dangles on a string like slow spinning redemption"
This last part pretty much is Peter Parker saying he is holding on to his last bit of hope that he and Mary Jane will ever be together, but he is now ready to redeem what is his by having her.
This is what I got from the song by thinking about the movie this song was written for. If you want to take out the Peter Parker and Mary Jane parts, then the song could be about any guy that had a chance to be with a woman of his dreams and made a mistake and is now changing and wanting another chance with her.
Sorry for the length of this, but it didn't seem like hardly anyone was actually trying to talk about what the song means and was just saying how much they like DC. I would like to hear what other people think the song means, I only read a few of the posts where people actually said what they though the song was about.
this song plays at the beginning of the credits of the movie, and after seeing it, hearing the song afterwards fucking blew me away.
my take on the song is that peter is vindicated by being spider-man, not throwing spider-man away
his hope dangles on a string, like a spider from a web.
he is vindicated, he's saying he WAS selfish (I am selfish, I am wrong - he says being selfish was wrong) and now he's right, and that all along, he knew deep down he had to be spider-man. he messed up but is straightening it out (I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well) and he is finally seeing in himself why MJ loved him - for being spider-man, and not the peter parker he was trying to be