| Pixies – Debaser Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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What does this song mean to me? To "debase" is to corrupt or morally degrade. What strikes me as most disturbing in this song is not Black Francis' manic laughter, but the fact that he wants to grow up to morally corrupt the world in the same way that the eyeball scene in 'Un Chien Andalou' corrupted him. In an interview, Black Francis said: 'I wish Bunuel was still alive. He made this film about nothing in particular. The title itself is a nonsense. With my stupid, pseudo-scholar, naive, enthusiast, avant-garde-ish, amateurish way to watch 'Un Chien Andalou' (twice), I thought: 'Yeah, I will make a song about it,' he sings: "un chien andalou"...It sounds too French, so I will sing "un chien andalusia", it sounds good, no?' (translated from a Spanish interview) |
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| Porcupine Tree – Blackest Eyes Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Really Supplanter? I'm not quite sure how you reach that conclusion. I do agree the song is about mental illness, but I also think it's about rape: "I will try Something in the trees that made you cry It's so erotic when your makeup runs." "I got wiring loose inside my head," "I got secrets in my garden shed," "A few minutes with me inside my van Should be so beautiful if we can" "I'm feeling something taking over me" Maybe I'm way off the mark though... |
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