| Radical Face – Welcome Home Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I have yet to entirely grasp the song, but it's lyrically magnificent; I am obsessed with trying to figure it out. My iTunes play count shows 1812 plays since I downloaded it four days ago. | |
| Edith Piaf – Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Here's a much more literal translation that's still fairly readable/understandable in English. There are three instances where I capitalize nouns/pronouns (One, It, That). As another poster mentioned, there does seem to be a "spritual" component (not necessarily "God") to the song, so I use the caps to set off those words that seem to refer to something "greater"/broader than what might be immediately apparent... No, nothing of nothing. No, I regret nothing. Not the good that One did to me. Not the bad. All that to me is pretty equal. No, nothing of nothing. No, I regret nothing. It's paid, swept away, forgotten. I rid myself of the past. With my memories, I lit fire. My sorrows, my pleasures, I have no more need of them. Swept away the loves, with their ups-and-downs. Swept away for always. I leave again at zero. No, nothing of nothing. No, I regret nothing. Not the good that One did to me. Not the bad. All that to me is pretty equal. No, nothing of nothing. No, I regret nothing. Because my life, because my joys, today...That begins with You. |
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| Christina Aguilera – Fighter Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This song helps me through every breakup I've had since it came out. Even if the other person in the relationship was pretty cool, they still did shit that hurt . . . a lot. So I love the lyrics, "'Cause if it wasn't for all that you tried to do - I wouldn't know just how capable I am to pull through - So I wanna say thank you." It just makes me feel like I AM going to get through/over it and come our stronger on the other side. | |
| Kid Cudi – Soundtrack 2 My Life Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Amazing amazing song. The "It's close to go and trying some coke" and "If I cared about the blogs, then I'd probably be a jack-ass" lines are weak as shit; they sound like something a 12-year-old would write. Trite! But the first half of the song is so mind-blowingly brilliant that I think we can let it slide. | |
| Lykke Li – Let It Fall Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I don't know if she's a brilliant lyricist or just didn't conjugate her verb correctly, but this is amazing... In my weakest moments I weep, 'Cause I like the way tears fit my cheek, In my darkest moments I cry, Oh how I love the way tears suits my face. The 4th line there is definitely "tears SUITS my face", which is what gets me. With that conjugation, she makes "tears" from a plural (as it is in the second line) to a singular state as if to say "oh how I love the way [being in] tears suits my face". I'm pretty sure she did that intentionally, too. It would be oddly tautologous to use both the 2nd and 4th lines there unless this exact subtlety is what she was going for. |
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| Fugazi – I'm So Tired Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This is likely the most depressing song ever written. I just love the line, "this time I've lost my own return in spite of everything I've learned." It so perfectly describes how someone with chronic depression feels when they reach the lowest of their lows. Despite all the ways you've learned to cope with those dark feelings in the past, it feels impossible to retrace your steps and find a way out. It's quite comforting to know that you're not alone in those feelings -- that at least someone else has been through the same thing. Unfortunately it seems he's intentionally "hid[den] [his] tracks", to make it impossible to return from depression. Suicide is right around the corner from there -- a fact underscored by the following line, "stripped of all my cares." For anyone who's been severely depressed, you know that's the final stage before a suicide attempt -- that realization of total numbness and indifference. It's the absolute bottom. And while quite liberating to dissociate and escape the pain in that way, there's no more energy -- "no more struggle". It's an incredibly dangerous point to reach. So, basically, if you have this song in heavy rotation, you need to talk to someone. Depression sucks, and there is a way out. Don't hide your tracks back from depression ... don't stop struggling ... just learn from each episode how to bring yourself back. The more you pay attention to how you heal from your depressive phases, the stronger you become at handling those feelings. Eventually the lows aren't so low, and the darkest periods disappear for good. |
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| Coldplay – The Scientist Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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It drives me nuts that everyone thinks song is definitely about a breakup. Part of the fun of song lyrics is how open-ended they can be. The actual meaning here is pretty ambiguous... Is it about a breakup? Is it about the death of a loved one (a girlfriend, a family member, a friend)? Is it about his love moving away? You can take any of those perspectives, and the lyrics fit perfectly. I think that's why it was such a popular tune -- there are so many ways to identify with what Chris is saying. I also love the title of the song. I know there are many ways to interpret it, but, to me, it represents his attempt to be emotionally detached from or very calculated about the relationship . . . as if he was trying to put "numbers and figures"/"dates and times" to when it would end or how it would unfold. Yet, despite his efforts to be a "scientist", he discovers that his detached speculation did not "speak as loud as [his] heart" . . . and now all those feelings he's been trying to distance himself from are just flooding everything and overwhelming him. Ultimately he either regrets his inability to fully engage with the relationship or simply wants the chance to relive it. So, at first he tells the person, "take me back to the start", but, by the end, he's in such pain that he simply says, "I'm going back to the start" . . . which so reminds me of a Chili Pepper's line in Scar Tissue that goes, "I'll make it to the moon if I have to crawl." Both lines refer to impossible goals . . . but goals which will be reached despite the obstacle of that impossibility. I just love it! |
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