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| Erasure – It Doesn't Have To Be Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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This song is about aparthied in Africa.. hence the spoken Swahili bit. The best I've been able to find to explain the spoken bit:
Alava mo ja na me me limbaniango limbaniago [come stay with me]
Zimbabwe abo naga na me me limbaniango limbaniago [come lie with me]
Alava mo ja na me me limbaniango limbaniago [come stay with me]
Zimbabwe abo naga na me me limbaniango limbaniago [come lie with me] |
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| Erasure – Ship of Fools Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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It is a melancholic look at some of the unfortunate attitudes towards homosexual love and how even in its most innocent and sweet ways... people have become corrupted/jaded by those who wish to treat them differently or as inferior beings. The main hints are "Baby of the class you know," assuming this in reference to a boy in a different class of society that frowns upon homosexuality. "He really didn't know that one and one was two..." instead of refering to that one and one make three... A couple having a child. This suggests to me that the person was also very naive in his outlook ("Young and so uncertain"), innocent in what he wanted and who he wanted to love. (Not surprising when you consider the album this song is taken from is titled "The Innocents.") |
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| Erasure – The Circus Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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Quite simply, this song is in reference to the disappearing culture (and importance, respect) of the working class. A commentary of the very british values in the class system. |
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| Erasure – Alien Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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This song originally was written to be about Vince Clarke's Japanese girlfriend of the time. The lyrics, roughly so, were "Japanese love could seem alien" - Presumably due to the cultural differences. The lyrics were changed, possibly to keep from offending people with its insightful (and innocent in intent) comments. |
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| Erasure – Love To Hate You Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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This song was originally the submitted track that Erasure wrote for the Dick Tracy soundtrack. (It was rejected, their recording of "Looking Glass Sea" was used instead.) The lyrics have more to do with the theme of the Dick Tracy movie, the love and hate aspect of Madonna's character's feelings towards Dick Tracy. |
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| Erasure – Chorus Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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This song was inspired by television footage of the burning oil fields in Kuwait during the first Gulf War. As a result, it can be assumed that the feeling is of killing your environment in which also sustains you. (You better watch that you don't cut your hands) I essentially agree with Sergioutfox. |
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