| Evanescence – Call Me When You're Sober Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I'm convinced: it's obviously about the stock market. | |
| P.O.D. – Abortion Is Murder Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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“However, I think we can all agree that if you have a doubt then you definitely shouldn't have an abortion. The risk of committing MURDER surely outweighs feeling sick for a few months and then looking after a child.” I thought you were the one who was against “begging the question”? Murder is a legal term: it means an UNLAWFUL killing. That is the very point you seem inclined to debate, although establishing its legality isn’t really my point. My point isn’t whether abortion should be considered right or wrong, legal or illegal, but that people who feel one way or the other need to pay the price for their viewpoint, instead of proffering cheap rhetoric and then walking away from the folks whose lives they impact. “As soon as some people are seen as more valuable than others we have some serious problems.” Then we already have serious problems, unless you haven’t noticed, and it was going on long before witches in Central Europe thought to offer abortion services in the Middle Ages. This problem is endemic to mankind, and it neither begins nor ends with the unborn. This is part of my point: pro-lifers seem to prize some lives over others, seeing them as valuable, and yet have the temerity to ignore the plight of people that everyone – including their opponents – agree are fully human. An example would be the rolling tragedy in Darfur. These people are less valuable to our society, probably because they are black and mostly irrelevant (presumably) to national interests. This is the despicable hypocrisy that I am trying to point out to pro-lifers. But an imminently soluble tragedy, it seems, is less important to pro-lifers en masse than crusading for a law over a multi-decade period. Oh, sure, they pay lips service to it, but we all know where the lobbyist dollar is being spent. Do I need to bring up slavery, racism, xenophobia, and the host of other communal horrors that have plagued mankind since our inception? At least women who abort fetuses which they consider human own the consequence of their position in the form of guilt and heartache. What do you own, other than rhetoric supporting the commitment of other people’s resources to your cause? “The media have an agenda” And it happens to be irrelevant to the point: it has already been proven that a media report against your own position does little to sway you. Like you, most people have already made up their minds. Even if this weren’t the case, you have just countered your own argument: pro-lifers can dig up their own facts. If the public isn’t intelligent enough to figure things out for themselves on such a presumably important issue, then I don’t respect their opinion anyway. Morality isn’t a numbers game. As far as the “blackout” is concerned, the media does this all the time with other things. For instance, they don’t show the actual beheadings of insurgent hostages in Iraq. The reason for this is simple: no one but “champions of the cause” actually wants to see it. The media is a business, and they understandably loathe disturbing their customers in any unprofitable way. Alternately, you could blame the FCC. If you don’t like it, start your own media network. We’ll see how far you get. The important decision is the decision of the individual, not society. If you believe abortion is the killing of a baby, the baby is still dead when you put the mother in the gas chamber. Now you get to have two dead people instead of one. Even if she escapes death, she becomes a ward of the state and a financial burden to us all, when she could have been paying her own way. Bravo. |
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| P.O.D. – Abortion Is Murder Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I didn't say Bush declared war. I said, “Bush followed the proper procedures for declaring war.” To declare war, one need not stand up and say "I declare war against [insert entity]". A declaration of war is merely an authorization of force, which is what the Congress alone has the power to do, and is what the Congress in fact did do. The president can commit U.S. forces for up to 90 days, even in the absence of such authorization (the War Powers Act). Roosevelt enjoined the Congress to overtly declare war on the Empire of Japan because he was something of a showman and because context and time allowed for it. He needn't have done it quite the way he did. All that has to happen is for the Congress to convene and vote on the authorization of military force against a foreign entity. It doesn't even have to be another country. While many felt it was beneath the dignity of the nation, the U.S. could have easily declared war against Al Qaeda in an official sense. Instead, the president can fall back on the U.N. Charter to prosecute a war against that group. Either way, it is legal. Bush is a killer, not a murderer. My point stands. As for the rest: "I actually believe in what I say I do, I think for myself" That's great, but I'm not talking about what you believe or think. I'm talking about what you are willing to risk for your beliefs, and that you seem willing to force others to risk much for beliefs they may not share. If you force a choice on someone, you need to follow through. Right now you are milking a cow you can’t feed. "Of course I would, My closest best friend is an adopted child, who was also a rubber baby thrown into a garbage can at birth..." Perhaps you would, but you are calling people who allow for abortion murderers. At least they accept the consequences. Are you taking responsibility for the lives otherwise saved NOW, or are you going to force the government to do your job? Do I have to pay for your morality so you can pay rent? You say, "would." This leads me to believe you are currently saving/spending your money for some other purpose. It's easy to pronounce a moral standard and force others to deal with the consequences. On the other hand, it doesn't really sound like you actually have a position, much less a standard: "Banning Abortion will not curb the amount of abortions in this country..." and then, "In my opinion Abortion shouldn't be legalized,..." Apparently, you are a pro-choice pro-lifer. It's not even a particularly well-crafted contradiction. Life is sounding less than priceless all the time... |
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| Monster Magnet – Space Lord Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I grew up on this stuff. There music is a sonic orgasm. ...I have no idea what this song means. Thinking about a MM song too much is bad for your health, most likely. |
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| Killswitch Engage – When Darkness Falls Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| LOL, I left out the biggest present-day example: Sevendust. They pwn. | |
| Killswitch Engage – When Darkness Falls Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Monterror: "I haven't a clue who Howard is or anything, but I have never seen a black male in a metal band as the vocalist." Never heard of Living Color, eh? What about God Forbid? Hate? Jimmy Freakin' Hendricks? Rock N' Roll came out of the ghetto, straight from the Blues. Even Lemmy (Motorhead, if ya' didn't know) agrees: to the extent that history defines a kind of music, rock (and therefore heavy metal) is black. KSE kicks an ascot. |
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| Killswitch Engage – The End of Heartache Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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They screwed over the song for the movie (Resident Evil: Apocolypse). I couldn't believe my ears when I saw the video at the end of the movie during the credits. The studio must have twisted some arms, because the change to the chorus blew chunks compared to the original. They did the same to Slipknot for My Plague, although that one wasn't quite as bad as what they did to KSE. I think Howard is an excellent addition to the band anyway. |
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| P.O.D. – Abortion Is Murder Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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NO CODE 79: “If we look at it from your point of view,... then there was in all reason nothing wrong with the holocaust,... The Naznis didn't do anything wrong, they were simply trying to improve their race,.... the jews were the poor and abject group of that country,... so kill off the jews kill off the poverty.,... that's what I gathered from your post,... kill off unwanted fetuses,.. and solve the worlds problems,...” Bravo. Your attempted coup-de-grace has bungled its way into blatant fabrication. If you are going to misrepresent my position, at least do it in the form of common sense. Or maybe you didn’t follow my position to begin with? In that case, I suggest Dick & Jane. They’ve helped millions with reading comprehension. And really, any comparisons to Nazi Germany are, among other things, tired and weak: it merely marks your statements as hyperbolic, rather than substantive. NO CODE 79: “A saved baby could grow to be the next Einstein or Jonas Salk…” So the only value in human life is as a commodity for your benefit? We must save fetuses, not because they are human lives with value in themselves, but because they have something to offer as payment for allowing them to pass through the womb? And will you assume the responsibility of your own position, or will you leave the nurturing of the next Einstein to random chance? If you are going to ask another person to pay the price for your morals, you should at least have the decency to come to the table with something more than vapor. The point I am making is that if you believe a human life has value in itself, then it is incumbent upon you to help nurture the lives you wish to save. How about you? Will you fund childcare for the next destitute mother in your area who decides not to have an abortion, or will your noble principles turn out to be empty posturing? Enquiring minds want to know… As for China, I assume you are willing to help foot the billion when they reach 3 billion souls? At some point, Japan and South Central Asia will look like very juicy morsels indeed. Funny how all the major powers in that region are all nuclear powers as well… Green day baby: “That makes him a "murderer"” I like that you are putting up an argument, but you should take care. Murder is a legal term, and while it is emotionally valid to connect Bush with murder, it is not reasonable as an argument. Killer? Sure, he’s a killer. Most presidents have been killers. But killing is only murder when it is illegal. Killing itself is perfectly permissible, given the proper context (for instance, self-defense). Bush followed the proper procedures for declaring war, and is therefore absolved of the onus of murder. Whether he is incompetent is another matter. ;) |
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| Avenged Sevenfold – Warmness On The Soul Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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| Avenged Sevenfold – M.I.A. Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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ZombieAutoPilot: "I think this is a war they created to symbolize it. with quotes such as "2 million soilders can't be wrong" and "Some are scared others killing for fun, i shot a mother in front of her son" this really woulden't qualify to be the Iraq war." Actually, if you consider all the armed forces, there are roughly 2 million of them. During the Gulf War there were almost 4 million. Almost half of those were soldiers, if I remember correctly. Bella_x: "I feel like really killing the whole crusades idea by pointing out that there were no guns in medieval times. 'i shot a mother in front of her son'" Actually, you can shoot someone with a crossbow bolt or an arrow, which were definitely contemporary to the Crusades. Still, I don't think this is about the Crusades. It feels more like 20th/21st century warfare to me. But much of it can be ascribed to nearly every war in history. After all, to fight a war, someone has to "walk your land." Although, now that I think about it, you could just bomb it from a distance. I love technology. |
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| Avenged Sevenfold – Warmness On The Soul Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| It's like a gooey candy apple trapping flies in the sun. | |
| Plain White T's – My Only One Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I'm not against people writing obvious lyrics, but it seems stupid to bother analyzing them for meaning. It's like reading a news report or something. | |
| HIM – Poison Girl Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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| P.O.D. – Goodbye For Now Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I wish my Sunday School teachers had been more like you, MiddleAgedLady! Why did I get stuck with the boring ones? |
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| Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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To me this song suggests the fragility of modern life, our "Babylon the Great." I do not think it has much to do with the Bible or its message as such. I think A7X is just using a popular religion to illustrate points while easily acquiring resonance and depth for their songs. Even though you are not a christian, you probably have heard of Babylon, maybe even the beast and the harlot, though you don't know what they refer to in the context of the Bible. They are cultural metaphors. Babylon, in the Bible, was destroyed by the hubris of its ruler, who decided he would reach the heavens by building a great tower. As punishment, God destroyed the tower and cast down its builders, cursing the people of the prideful nation to speak different languages. Thus, Babylon is often used to express the folly of excessive pride and its consequence (our downfall). I encourage you to read Revelations (the last of 36 books in the Bible). A lot of the imagery in the song will achieve a new depth for you. Besides, I think it's a good read... |
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| P.O.D. – Abortion Is Murder Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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It comes from petting my brain with a rusty shovel. And not just any rusty shovel: a good old North American high carbon steel shovel. And then comes the meatloaf. A lot of it – strapped to the old bean at night. It smells in the morning, but it works, by God. ;) Anyway, it’s about “responsibility.” You know: that word a lot of pro-lifers like to throw around like cheap candy. Instead of being pro-life or pro-choice be pro-integrity. If you are going to rabidly defend a position, then you should own it. There are 6.5 billion people in the world. Almost all of them are abjectly poor. Most of them are "kids" by the standards of the old politicians who abuse the abortion issue to get re-elected. Apparently the ones who made it passed the womb have little value compared to the unborn. That is why the only choice these kids have left is often starvation or military service. And while serving one’s country is honorable, they mostly end up serving the avarice or obsessions of a petty dictator instead. War and carnage is often the result. To allow such a state of affairs to go on without a pragmatic commitment to change it (perhaps by doing one of the things on my list) is not pro-life. The price of a truth is its consequence. |
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| HIM – Poison Girl Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Denial is the first step to enlightenment, Dark Light. Meaning? It's a sacrificial love song. After all these years wearing black, do you really need an explanation? Was it all for nothing? As for the vocals, I have to say that it was hard to listen to until the backup singers came in. The man's got a voice like a small pile of rocks eroding in the wind. I mean, for the love of Bob. |
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| Disturbed – Avarice Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I think the delivery/construction of the chorus is poor. That is unusual for this band. However, I like it as poetry. As for the meaning, it seems like a clear warning about the driving force behind many politicians: the obsessive desire for wealth and power. Such desire is often the mark and seed of corruption. This describes most governments quite well. It need not be concerned especially with American government, as it is not unique in its avirice. |
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| Disturbed – Deify Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This is the best song on the CD. The writer has certainly done his job, looking at the back and forth in this thread: no one can agree on a specific target of the song (Bush, Bin Laden, Pope, etc.). This is probably a good thing. If it were unmistakeably about assissination with Bush as the target, guess who would be looking at jail time. Draiman is a smart man. |
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| P.O.D. – Abortion Is Murder Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Thanks. We must be willing to accept the consequences of our morals. If you think abortion is wrong, don't take the easy road. That's what P.O.D. did. They wrote a song and got some money for it. Even if they donated some cash to charity, they aren’t exactly getting poor taking care of the kids we have who could use some love. These are the kids who were given a chance, just like they wanted. Here is a list of things that could be done but are only rarely done by pro-lifers (especially the rich and powerful ones, like Mr. Bush): Offer prenatal care to a random pregnant mother you don't know, preferably not in your country. Do not adopt this child, but instead… … offer to pay the childcare expenses for a single mom or two. Seek to adopt a kid old enough to walk, talk, and read whole books. Children don’t exist so you can mold them from birth. Buy a truckload (or two) of basic medicines, hire a nurse, and go to Africa. Rescue a child from the Southeast Asian sex industry. God loves them too. Become a doctor and spend the rest of your life giving free healthcare to children. Do more than complain and call other people murderers, because at least they live with the consequence of their beliefs. |
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| P.O.D. – Goodbye For Now Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| It's cool. You got out of it what you did. Can't argue with that. I just want to know where the impression came from. ;) | |
| P.O.D. – Abortion Is Murder Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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minttown1, from a long while ago: "Why would you be prochoice when it could have been you?" Because I wouldn't have known the difference. Life means little apart from our experience of it. chocolate: That is possibly the best pro-life argument I've heard. The rest seems like flotsom to me. However, it only works if one actually has a personal doubt. anyone who likes to read: You know, a lot of pro-lifers have the notion that life is priceless. I would argue that many of them don't really believe this. I'd love to know how many fetuses would be saved from an abortion if a baby could be brought to term by exorbitently expensive ex-utero technology. How many billions would the private citizenry cough up to salvage the unborn? Would it be enough to save every single last one and provide each with a humane childhood? You already don't adopt the ones who make it through the womb naturally; you already allow billions to starve in other countries. Hell, people starve in your own countries. I don't even know many pro-lifers who would cough up enough personal cash for the prenatal care of even one woman they don't know on the other side of the planet, let alone the millions who might get an abortion next year. Sure, doners are out there, but are there enough of them? Not likely. Many of these folks are the same folks who don't want to pay for national healthcare. Think about that contradiction. Until you prize life enough to pay for it, don't bother protesting its loss. |
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| P.O.D. – Goodbye For Now Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| This isn't the 60's. Not every dark brooding song is about war. At any rate, even if this were the 60's, I don't see the connection, apart from the idea of desiring to see the end of the current "song." But that is a huge stretch. The "song" could be practically anything. It doesn't scream war. | |
| Rammstein – Amerika Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This song is cool, but it is really just a whine-out. Rammstein sells to American's, and they therefore feed the machine. Their money comes from the very culture they ridicule. They, and ever other anti-American complainer, either directly or indirectly, fuels that which it dislikes/hates. As for warmongering: not one of you can claim that you would have the life you have (access to computer networks, sufficient food, literacy) in the absence of war. Some of these wars were either funded, fomented, or finished by America. Some of them were supported by your own governments, which in turn helped lead to the present situation. War is in your veins like a drug, even as you protest it: you like it and you don't even know it. If you hate America, you should look in the mirror. You will find Uncle Sam staring back at you, pointing his finger. America in 2005 is the direct result of the hubris of your forefathers -- the very same gereatrics who hate American dominance. If you desire some pointless reprisal, turn against them. Meanwhile, I'll be over here counting my coins with the other capitalist pigs -- like Rammstein. |
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| The Mr. T Experience – Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I can't say I'm in love with the vocals, but the writing is funny. The meaning, of course, is obvious. Despite being on Songmeanings, there's really no point in analyzing this one... | |
| The Mr. T Experience – More Than Toast Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Everyone loves stapleguns more than Elijah Wood. This is a fundamental law of physics. Only a horrific genetic mutation could make it otherwise. I think we can all agree on this. Right? |
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| Sevendust – Burned Out Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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It seems like the guy feels left in the wilderness regarding his relationship, like his life is a wild animal in a cage being looked at by people at a zoo: "Why does it feel Like everyone waiting for us To crumble and just break down" It's like the troubles in the relationship are sudden and confusing, and everyone saw it coming but him... |
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| Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I don't dislike this song because it is "pop." That is a silly reason not to like something. I detest it purely on its own lack of merit. A flute in the hands of a neanderthal is a club, however well constructed; Bedingfield's voice is marginally acceptable, but it is wrapped around poorly constructed verse (however melodramatically inspiring) and bogged down by an unremarkeable beat. Case in point: "Feel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for you" Thank you Ms. Bedingfield, because now I can feel my skin crawling as well. In addition, the annoying and repetative guitar makes me feel as though the story will remain "unwritten" until someone does something mercifully violent to end the tragedy... Yeah. You're absolutely right. I'm a hater. It happened after I listened to this song. Thank you, Ms. Bedingfield, for bringing out the best in me. I'm going to go play something else now. Anything else. |
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| Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Well, the band (or at least the writer) seems to be heavily into the Bible, whether he believes its words or not. That should speak for its social and literary power. Their whole freakin' band is themed after it! This is nothing new in the slightest. Many bands have used the Biblical theme to spice up/ad depth to their work, because they know it connects with a segment of their audience (positively or negatively). Besides, it's so easy to extract meaning from the most popular book in human history; such is the nature of very popular literature: allusions are easily grasped. A7X just does it better than most other bands of the past ten years. They could just have easily picked Shakespeare, but they wouldn't have been able to prod folks with the power of belief and taboo... |
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| Nightwish – Ever Dream Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I don't know. It sounds like this "poem" is just talking about sex. It's not really that romantic or anything, even though it's sung that way (of course). I don't have a problem with that though. ;) | |
| Crossfade – Cold Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Disappointingly, they've only got 3 songs on the album that I enjoy. This is one of them. | |
| Rammstein – Amerika Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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It's all the same. Former empires dreaming of empire, jealous that they can't export their inanities as successfully we do. They can only believe that the answer to their whining is either self-restraint (which they apparently believe we will not practice) or reciprocation--which would make them hypocrits. The fun continues... |
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