| Iron & Wine – Carissa's Weird Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Carissa's Wierd is indeed (well, was) the name of a band. They broke up and first formed a band called Nov. 16th, then changed the name to something you might recognize...Band of Horses. | |
| Galaxie 500 – Fourth Of July Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| What a fantastic, fantastic song. And how appropriate for today. | |
| The Mountain Goats – I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone (Buddy Johnson cover) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Great song, though pretty depressing. Can anyone figure out the spoken part in the beginning, though? I know it's from T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland"--actually, it's Eliot himself reading from the third section, "The Fire Sermon." |
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| Peter Bjorn and John – Objects of My Affection Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| It's OBJECTS OF my affection. I believe some of the illegal copies floating around online misnamed this tract to DETECTS ON my affection. | |
| Tullycraft – Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Oh, this is fantastic, in the snobbiest, most obnoxious indie-pop way. It's about some guy and his friend...who's a girl...and her new boyfriend, who obviously hasn't been blessed with the same musical knowledge. Love the Neutral Milk Hotel rhyme, in other news, as well as the Pastels reference. |
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| Band of Horses – I Go to the Barn Because I Like the Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This is actually the second version of this song. The first is called "I'd Like to Think," and isn't under the Band of Horses name but instead by Nov. 16--which is, without getting into the history, the same band as Band of Horses. If you get get a hold of it, I totally recommend the other version--it's only availible on the Yeti 3 comp, as far as I know. Not that I'm dissing this one...both lovely, melancholy songs. |
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| The Boy Least Likely To – Be Gentle With Me Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This song sounds happy, but it's actually rather bittersweet. I believe that it's about that feeling that you get when you're excited about being with someone--in love--but you're also scared of comitting yourself for whatever reason. The "because I'm mental" might be a clue as to the narrator's temperment: he might be warning his significant other that he can get crazy, that he has many problems, so she'd better be careful with him. It sure sounds happy though. |
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| Stars – Soft Revolution Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I had always believed this song to be about the transition in ideals that comes with growing up. In the beginning of the song, the lyrics are confident and powerful: the narrator has a mission. To me, this represents exactly what every young person thinks: that they can and will change the world. If the first part of the song is about youth, then I believe the gorgeous last lines are about growing older and coming to terms with what your revolution really was. The narrator doesn't sound regretful--but he does admit that "it wasn't bad", as opposed to "we totally won." (Which, granted wouldn't sound as good.) He now realizes that he was young and idealistic, that maybe the revolution wasn't as greaat as he had thought. I had heard theories about the song being about the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia too, Ukobach. However, I saw Stars in concert last night and they did a word change which baffled me (and others in the audience): instead of singing "Velvet underground," they sang "Digital underground." Maybe because it's more modern? Or maybe just because they felt like it? Either way, great song, and they are EXCELLENT live. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Casimir Pulaski Day Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Fabulous song. The tercets, in my mind, make it easier to understand--here's my attempt at a (loose) translation: 1. Goldenrod is a flower that blooms in the late summer or fall. 4H is a national organization for kids that concentrates on building character and community values. Its symbol is, interestingly enough, a four-leaf clover. --These three lines could mean two things. One, that it is the autumn of his friend's life--hence the goldenrod. Two, the image of lucky clover could be a futile attempt by a young man to draw his friend back to childhood and happier times. We all remember being kids and believing that something was lucky, that it could change things. "Cancer of the bone" is pretty self-explanatory. 2. In times of war, a navy yard is a safe place for ships that are broken/damaged to be rebuilt. --The father, who has been a refuge for his child in the past, is so upset that he seeks his own shelter from the "storm" (his daughter's illness). He has been the refuge for his daughter in the past; now he seeks his own refuge. 3. I don't think there may be any deeper symbolism in this passage. Just a lovely image and a fond memory. 4. I think that this, section, like most of the religious symbolism in this song, is bittersweet. The Lord has made many glorious things, he says, but He has also created complications. Complications that are compounded by the singer and the subject's kiss. 5. Also very bittersweet. This reminded me of the 4H reference - random, I know, but work with me. Prayer, the singer concludes, is useless not just once but multiple times. It's almost childlike, the singer seems to think, to be praying when nothing ever happens. But they keep doing it. 6. This seems to be a very simple gesture that escalates, intentionally or not. The sick friend kisses him, and he brushes against her blouse. --Interesting note: in some Christian theology, St. Michael is regarded as a saint of healing who comforts the sick. 7. Unlike some posters, I DON'T believe that this is about being scared of the father. The father, as previous established, is struck with grief. Rather, the singer and his friend have done something--kissed, maybe more--and she opens up to him about how truly scared she is of her illness. 8. This imagery, for me, is a lovely study in contrasts. On the one hand, she remembers to tuck in her shirt--which demonstrates a need to be orderly. On the other hand, she doesn't bother to tie her shoes. Perhaps, by now, she is starting to break down--she's scared, after all. Nothing's consistent in her life, not even her clothing. And the defiant last line demonstrates that she's not just scared of her illness; she is also angry about it, and wants to beat it but seems to know she can't. She wants to get away from it all, just for a little bit. 9. The unspecific pronoun here is a pain, but I've an idea. By "it", I assumed the singer means some sort of goodbye message that he finds while cleaning out. Cleaning, by the way, is a metaphor for moving on: a new beginning. The message of the card is, for me, demonstrated in the previous tercet: the "not to follow" line. She's telling him not to follow her; she wants him to live. The mother imagery might be a request to take care of her -- I'm not entirely sure. 10. "The Great Divide" isn't a physical division for me--it's a spiritual one, of one cycle of life to another. He is at a point where he knows what's going to happen to his friend, but he can't move on, not yet. His conflict is demonstrated by the fact that his shirt is tucked in, but his shoes are untied-- like his friend. However, unlike her, he can't be defiant, he can't stay strong. 11. The defining line for me here is the cardinal imagery. I think it is an image-- of his friend. The window is her illness--she could see the other side (her life without the illness), see where she was going in life. But she was stopped by an invisible force. The first two lines of this verse are heart wrenching. 12. A reference to the holiday. Casimir Pulaski, by the way, was a Revolutionary war general. During a battle, he rode ahead bravely and rallied his men, and received a mortal blow as a result. --It's said that, with the shock of death, people often remember or notice seemingly unimportant things. I think, as he friend lies there, he is wishing--almost fooling himself--that she is breathing. But he also is reminded, at that moment, that it is Casimir Pulaski Day. I think that he might see some of Casimir Pulaski in his friend: she was brave, and although it did not help her, it inspired him. 13. He is angry at God here, in my opinion. God, he thinks, has made all these wonderful things, but He couldn't save his friend. The singer is now confused about his relationship with God and religion. How can he look at God after this has happened? 14. For me, the most painful verse. God is glorious sometimes, but other times He doesn't make sense. The second line of this section gave me a good image of shaking a shocked friend--trying to get him to tune into reality. But, the singer says, that won't work on him. God tries to bring him back to consciousness, but all he sees is God taking his friend. That was long; apologies. I'd love to know other people's thoughts. |
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| Ben Lee – Catch My Disease Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This is about being happy with the things in your life. The narrator of the song can't help but be happy, and lists some of the things which he seems to like most. He implores someone to "catch my disease," which could mean several things: 1. "Be happy, like me." OR 2. "Allow me to be part of your life, to make you happy." The tone of the song is so uplifting, and the message so positive, that I highly DOUBT it is about STD's. If anyone has anything other than conjecture on that theory, I would beg them to enlighten us all. |
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| Ben Lee – Catch My Disease Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This is about being happy with the things in your life. The narrator of the song can't help but be happy, and lists some of the things which he seems to like most. He implores someone to "catch my disease," which could mean several things: 1. "Be happy, like me." OR 2. "Allow me to be part of your life, to make you happy." The tone of the song is so uplifting, and the message so positive, that I highly DOUBT it is about STD's. If anyone has anything other than conjecture on that theory, I would beg them to enlighten us all. |
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| Ben Lee – Catch My Disease Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This is about being happy with the things in your life. The narrator of the song can't help but be happy, and lists some of the things which he seems to like most. He implores someone to "catch my disease," which could mean several things: 1. "Be happy, like me." OR 2. "Allow me to be part of your life, to make you happy." The tone of the song is so uplifting, and the message so positive, that I highly DOUBT it is about STD's. If anyone has anything other than conjecture on that theory, I would beg them to enlighten us all. |
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| Sublime – What I Got Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This song's meaning is pretty simple, but the amazing lyrics and catchy tune make it great. It's basically about someone who's stopped trying to figure out why everything in their life goes wrong, and instead is apathetic about almost everything, while reminding themself that the one thing they do have is lovin'. This song is great when you're lying in bed in the morning trying to convince yourself to get up but can't quite see the reason why. |
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| Sublime – What I Got Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This song's meaning is pretty simple, but the amazing lyrics and catchy tune make it great. It's basically about someone who's stopped trying to figure out why everything in their life goes wrong, and instead is apathetic about almost everything, while reminding themself that the one thing they do have is lovin'. This song is great when you're lying in bed in the morning trying to convince yourself to get up but can't quite see the reason why. |
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| Beck – The Golden Age Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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To me, this song is about someone who only finds escape--their "Golden Age"--in forgetting their problems, though they seem to aknowledge that it's just a temporary fix. It makes me think of driving through the desert all night all alone and thinking of both nothing and everything. Very lovely. Oh, and by the way, this was used in the second half of the "Friday Night Lights" trailer. |
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