| Roland Orzabal – hey andy Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I'm not sure, but I think this song is about the death of a cat. The line "All your lives add up to nine" is an indication, along with the album's title "Tomcats Screaming Outside." Whether it's a cat in the literal or figurative sense, I'm not sure! ;) Roland's lyrics are a bit more ambiguous this time around. This song is great though, with good drum programming, great synth work, superb music composition and definite class. From a musical standpoint, this is one of Roland's best works. |
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| Air – Run Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Such a therapeutic song. I'm from America, where most popular music is filled with sexism, hate, and extreme ignorance. It's nice to know that there are people in the world still writing music with class. Awesome song - contemporary, cute, tasteful, a little haunting, and very true. | |
| Air – Universal Traveler Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Awesome song. These lyrics are easy to understand, but so true nonetheless. I LOVE traveling and I can easily relate to what he's saying. It enriches your life like nothing else can. The more of the world you see, the more interesting people you'll meet, the wiser you'll be, and the more you'll feel at home no matter where you are. | |
| Air – Wonder Milky Bitch Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Now there's an honest woman! That pretty much sums up this song - here's a woman who's honest, not pretentious, and not afraid to enjoy sex. Grrrrr. LOVE this song. :) |
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| Air – People In The City Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I can't believe no one has posted anything on this song!! This is no doubt one of the best songs by Air. It's simple, really - just points out what people do in the city - but it does it with such class and candor that I can't help smiling every time I listen. I think it is a reference to the mechanics of the workings of a city - when it's taken on a grand scale, individual personalities lose face to math, structure and order (or chaos, maybe). Or maybe it's just a stoner song. ;-) Either way, I love it. |
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| Air – Cherry Blossom Girl Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Cherry Blossom is a type of tree. They are known to sprout these pretty little white flowers all over their branches in the springtime, which fall off and float around in the wind. They are especially prevalent in Japan and are featured in a lot of anime movies. This song definitely has a Japanese atmosphere, so the reference fits very well. By saying "Cherry Blossom Girl," they are creating an image of the girl with cherry blossom petals blowing in the wind all around her, much like you see in anime movies when they want to emphasize a girl's beauty. It has nothing to do with her wanting to become a woman, it is just a poetic device used to set the tone of the song (and very tastefully done I might add). Even though this is sung by a woman, it was written by a guy who has this puppylove crush for this girl who runs away from him. "Cherry Blossom Girl" has a 2nd meaning in that the girl goes away just as a cherry blossom will blow away in the wind. Beautiful song. |
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| Air – All I Need Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Air could sing about a root canal or an income tax return and make it mesmerising and beautiful. Their aesthetics reach areas in the stratosphere untouched by others. What makes these lyrics so special is the way they are so elegantly sung over the cool, peaceful decadence of the music. Almost like a whisper, but just slightly more persuasive. The experience is something like taking a bite out of a cool, crisp dark-chocolate-covered strawberry and letting it melt slowly in your mouth. These guys are some of the best in the business today. | |
| Rush – Test for Echo Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I think this song is a reaction to the spectacle that serious crimes have become in society. Because of modern technology, people get to watch real-life horrors unfold as if they were watching a ballgame, and they are treated as such. I may be wrong, but I felt this was especially a reaction to America's obsession over the OJ Simpson trial. Am I way off? ;-) |
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| Rush – Freewill Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Theo, don't you see that's exactly what the song is about? Peart basically says what you said, that we're just pieces of genetics with imperfect perception, and that is the extent of it. By saying "I will choose a path that's clear; I will choose free will," he's basically saying "I'm honest in my understanding that I really know very little, and I'm living life based on that realization instead of casting it out on some article of faith." I also want to point out an error in the lyrics: "If you choose not to decide, you still haven't made a choice" - this should be, "If you choose not to decide, you still HAVE made a choice." It's important because he's pointing out that "freewill" occurs in all examples of human perception; that subscribing to a religious faith is still a choice made by someone based on the limitations of their perception. Great song. |
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| Roland Orzabal – Bullets for Brains Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Does this song honestly glorify religion, or is it sarcastic? Roland used to put down blind faith in the unknown in his older songs, but I read an interview where he claims that "faith" is an important and necessary element in his life, and I wasn't sure whether he meant religious or otherwise. Anyone? |
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| Tears for Fears – Fish Out Of Water Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I especially like the lines "We used to sit and talk about primal scream / To exorcise our past was our adolescent dream" - this actually refers to a form of psychotherapy Curt and Roland allegedly participated in when they were younger, where they get out all of their repressed feelings and emotions in an intense screaming session. This was also the basis for their 1985 hit "Shout." To me, it seemed sharing an experience like that brought Roland close to Curt, and he is therefore hurt by the differences that grew between them as the years passed. I also like "Now in Neptune's kitchen you will be food for killer whales." Neptune's Kitchen was the name of Roland's recording studio in the UK, where the classic 80s Tears for Fears albums were recorded. He also used that studio to record this song, and calling Curt "food for killer whales" refers to the fact that Curt is now being badgered in this song. :) These are just my opinions. Someone feel free to let me know if I'm wrong about something. |
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| Tears for Fears – Sowing the Seeds of Love Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This is a song with a very 70s attitude, perhaps 15 years late in the making. :) "Sowing the Seeds of Love" really means just spreading peace and love everywhere, as a means of overcoming political woes and whatnot. But, of course, it's also a lovey-dovey reference to sex. I think the song deals with the mental numbness of the general public, how they turn to religion for their answers instead of informing themselves about what happens ("They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention") and how the songwriters believe people should make more of an effort to inform themselves and figure out their place in society ("Read it in the books, in the crannies and the nooks there are books to read!") "Politician Grannie with your high ideals, have you no idea how the majority feels?" - This refers to the misrepresentation by a nation's political force of what its people really want, and the songwriters think it's "high time" they "shook up the views of the common man" - in other words, get people aware that their governments don't always fairly represent them. Perhaps they are using this song to do so! "Without love and a promised land, we're fools to the rules of the Government plan" - Ok, we've established that we need to be more aware of what our government is really doing, but what will motivate us to take action? Love! They are saying that without hope, people continue to be numb, but with love, people open up and start thinking about their surroundings more, and then will work together to make a better society. (A bit hypocritical in my opinion, as this seems just as ideological as the "politician grannie" that the songwriters make fun of.) The end of the song basically sums it up... people will be happier, more loving, and less greedy if they just spread the love around. Suddenly I felt the urge to put a flower in my hair. |
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| Tears for Fears – Woman In Chains Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I think this song also alludes to broader social concepts, chiefly the woman being held down by man in society - "Woman in Chains." It suggests elements of abuse, which can be taken indivudually or culturally. "Calls her man the Great White Hope" - this is an allusion to boxing, which in this case suggests physical abuse of women. It also alludes to prostitution as perhaps the worst example - "Trades her soul as skin and bone, sells the only thing she owns." This can be taken literally, or figuratively in the case of a relationship where a woman feels she's "selling herself" to a man who beats her down (emotionally and/or physically) and doesn't truly care for her. "You better love loving, you better behave" - suggests something like, "You're here for sex, so you should get used to it and like it." A truly disgusting line, yet sadly very true in the minds of many men, and very important in introducing the message of the song. "Men of Stone" - "Stone" can refer to the hearts of men who keep the women down, who indulge in them for superficial pleasures, who don't treat them as humans. "Stone" also refers to what the chains are tied to - Woman is tied to Man. "And I feel hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel" - I think this refers to what the woman feels on the receiving end, never getting a chance to voice herself, and it also applies to any men who understand her plight and agree something should be done (namely, the songwriter) "It's a world gone crazy keeps Woman in Chains" - People see this in society, men and women alike, yet since it is just one of a multitude of serious social problems, they just let it happen. "Well I feel lying and waiting is a poor man's deal" - in other words, if we understand what's going on, men and women alike, and we do nothing about it, we are "poor" - in other words, poor in spirit, poor in integrity. "I will not accept the Greatness of Man" - This is the songwriter saying, "I don't care that man has achieved so much in society if it means that he has to keep woman down." Or in other words, something must be done about this. "So Free Her" .... a hopeful ending to a very beautiful, and sadly very true, song. |
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