| The Mars Volta – Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Huh, never noticed the slow jams part of this song before and leading into the verse "I count the days to find, what was left behind" is lifted directly from Drunkship of Lanterns as heard on the Live EP. Oh, and this song poops on my chest. In the good way. |
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| The Mars Volta – Conjugal Burns Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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It's interesting that people have mentioned the song sounds like a De-Loused b-side and that the lyrics were sang in some Eriatarka bootlegs, because the chorus is a direct quote from the De-Loused book. 'Cerpin whipered, "All of this time...bedsore containment...how am I to know that the music has faded?" "That is for you to come and figure out now isn't it?" grinned the whiny solution, Metacarpi, at every turn.' It's towards the end, when Cerpin learns that to get back he'll have to enter the only available portal, by jumping off the bridge and in turn killing himself. Interesting that this line is almost verbatim in the chorus...if there is any underlying, stronger connection between the Bedlam story and the De-Loused, I'm unaware of it. Cool beans. Awesome song, I definitely feel a sort of mirror between this and Take the Veil. |
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| As Tall as Lions – Into The Flood Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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While I do agree with you for the most part aecter, I see it more as perhaps she was unfaithful to him at one time, he forgive her for her misdeed and as much as he would like to put it behind him, it's slowly beginning to effect their relationship. I agree with the interpretation of "All this time is ash and sand." He says, "So what if I don't feel/see it?" as sort of defensive, saying that their relationship isn't as strong as it once was, but it isn't his fault. It's falling apart because of her mistake, and as such he has a difficult time feeling very guilty about it. "Torn apart from limb to limb and put in place again" could refer to him discovering the bad news and being truly heartbroken over it. After discussion and the like, he slowly begins to trust her again, hence "put in place again." However, the foil between the word "torn" and the phrase "put in place" could better show that the damage done was not fully repaired. "Innocence is gone" could refer to the pureness of their relationship being tarnished forever due to her mistake. "You don't taste the same" is kind of self-explanatory. Every time he kisses her, the thought of what happened is stuck in the back of his head. As a result, whatever they shared before was ruined. The line together pounds the fact home that the innocent nature that was once there is now gone. "The steps between us are starting to show, the space between us is starting to grow" is also pretty self explanatory. Aecter nailed it. I love this song. ATAL is amazing. |
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| Coheed and Cambria – Elf Tower, New Mexico Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| How sicknasty would it be if this song was on the amory wars cd? I always kind of figured it in as a bit of a precursor to sstb.. Albeit I'm not positive how the story works with the lyrics, especially figuring we don't have the real lyrics. Just saying it would be some cool beans. | |
| Switchfoot – Oh! Gravity. Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song sounds a little too close to "Mercy Me" by Alkaline Trio for comfort... | |
| The Sound of Animals Fighting – Stockhausen, es ist Ihr Gehirn, das ich suche Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I just got this CD today, and have listened to it a numerous amount of times already. It's a great album, but as evident, the interpretation of it all seems out of touch and vague. However, upon looking at this page, reading the translation of the title and researching the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, the point becomes evident; this album is artwork, a painting. The interpretation is individual on a sense that Stockhausen developed (or in the very least tapped into). As also described in the last song "There Can Be No Dispute That Monsters Live Among Us," the view of music is (to quote directly) "far too narrow." People see music as a solfege or lines and spaces or whole notes with the intention of the syllable sung with said note being a vowel. This, however, is not the true intent of music portrayed in nature's broad spectrum; the sounds we hear everyday, the patterns of someone's footsteps, the patter of rain on a metallic surface, the sound of wind rustling through leaves all posess a mustical tone. Stockhausen understood this, as evident in his various operatic pieces. (Taken from Wikipedia)-"In [Stockhausen's opera] Zyklus for example, the score is written so that the performance can start on any page, and it may be read upside down, or from right to left, or not, as the performer chooses." "Lover, the Lord Has Left Us" is exactly like a Stockenhausen piece. What one person with a somewhat limited or less open concept of music hears as mere clicks and whistles is exactly what another person hears as a masterpiece. Thusly, the artists interpret their selections differently. The listener in turn interprets it differently. I've read and heard various reviews shunning this album on the mere fact that it sounds nothing like the former album. Appreciate it for what it is rather than compare it to another disc. A van Gogh work is rarely held up to a Picasso work and criticized for being nothing alike. Both are forms of art; so are both TSOAF albums. Why should they be treated differently than say, a painting? Too much emphasis is put on strict convention when it comes to musical works. Much like Stockenhausen, The Sound of Animals Fighting are attempting to break away from this convention. Much like Stockenhausen, it is a bold and controversial move. However both embody the wish to destroy convention and establish music for what it truly is; art, free to interpretation to all. You may interpret this album as garbage; an unbiased listen is deserved before this final conclusion is made. Hold no standards of convention, and you might see this album as the beautiful work of art that I do. |
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| The Mars Volta – Cassandra Gemini Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I fuckin love how this song actually keeps me on the edge of my seat, expecting a crazy riff and jam to pop out. Awesome, awesome song. | |
| The Mars Volta – L'Via L'Viaquez Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Shalawesome is my hero. And this is the best song on the albulm. |
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| The Mars Volta – Eriatarka Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| ^ Kid B was talking about the user Vaya, not about the ATD-I CD. | |
| The Mars Volta – Eriatarka Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Badass song...I'm pretty sure this is where Cerpin is being operated on by Dr. Wolfgang and is turning into the Clavietika. The name of the house where he is being operated on is called Eriatarka, so maybe the connection is that for the first time Cerpin feels safe and at home in his crazy trip. Also, this is the first part of the story where he awakens from his coma for a few seconds I believe (don't hold me on that..not positive). | |
| Straylight Run – Your Name Here (Sunrise Highway) Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Oh man, I live a block away from Sunrise Highway and about 10 minutes away from Carmens...that's badass. I'm not really sure what this song is about, but I'm getting tired of the constant "connections" people come up with between Straylight and TBS. Not every song has to deal with TBS. The only one that had a clear connection was It's Everybody's Fault but Mine. |
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| Coheed and Cambria – Time Consumer Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Can anyone else hear what Claudios' singing at the end of the song? It kind of sounds like "Goodnight...And I'll promise you that" Anyone else have any idea what it might be? |
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| Coheed and Cambria – 21:13 Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This song kicks ass...I love how it goes into Time Consumer and I, Robot. I have no idea what significance it has to the story though..my guess is that Claudio is dreaming about his mom. I think he feels insecure and weak without his mom there to help him..just my interpretation though. BTW, Coheed is dead by now IHeartCoCa. He's dead by the beginning of IKSOSE. |
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| Counting Crows – Accidentally In Love Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I'm a huge Crows fan, but I have to admit I cannot stand this song...It's just not them. It doesn't really fit them at all...it's probably just me though. | |
| Time Will Tell – The Wonder Year Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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no, its the time will tell from north bab, ny rock on! |
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