| Morrissey – I've Changed My Plea To Guilty Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Colin Meloy simply cannot sing it better than Morrissey. You mean to say you like Colin better than Morrissey. | |
| Arcade Fire – The Well and the Lighthouse Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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More than half of La Fontaine's Fables are derived from Indian sources. This one being The Fox in the Well By Ramaswami Raju I think. So here's the original original: A FOX fell into a well, and was holding hard to some roots at the side of it, just above the water. A wolf who was passing by saw him, and said, "Hollo, Reynard, after all you have fallen into a well!" "But not without a purpose, and not without the means of getting out of it," said the fox. "What do you mean?" said the wolf. "Why," said the fox, "there is a drought all over the country now, and the water in this well is the only means of appeasing the thirst of the thousands that live in this neighbourhood. They held a meeting, and requested me to keep the water from going down lower; so I am holding it up for the public good." "What will be your reward?" said the wolf. "They will give me a pension, and save me the trouble of going about every day in quest of food, not to speak of innumerable other privileges that will be granted me. Further, I am not to stay here all day. I have asked a kinsman of mine, to whom I have communicated the secret of holding up the water, to relieve me from time to time. Of course he will also get a pension, and have other privileges. I expect him here shortly." "Ah, Reynard, may I relieve you, then? May I hope to get a pension, and other [17] privileges? You know what a sad lot is mine, especially in winter." "Certainly," said the fox; "but you must get a long rope, that I may come up and let you in." So the wolf got a rope. Up came the fox, and down went the wolf, when the former observed, with a laugh, "My dear sir, you may remain there till doomsday, or till the owner of the well throws up your carcass," and left the place. "Alas!" said the wolf, when it was too late, "greed hath its meed!" |
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| Arcade Fire – The Well and the Lighthouse Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This is based on La Fontaine's fable, The Fox, The Wolf and The Well. The most important part i think is “You fool, now that you know your end is near; you always fall for what you desire or what you fear!” One evening a fox, who was as hungry as a dog, happened to see the round reflection of the moon in a well, and he believed it to be a fine cheese. There were two pails which alternately drew up the water. Into the uppermost of these the fox leapt, and his weight caused him to descend the well, where he at once discovered his mistake about the cheese. He became extremely worried and fancied his end approaching, for he could see no way to get up again but by some other hungry one, enticed by the same reflection, coming down in the same way that he had. Two days passed without any one coming to the well. Time, which is always marching onward, had, during two nights, hollowed the outline of the silvery planet, and Reynard was in despair. At last a wolf, parched with thirst, drew near, to whom the fox called from below, "Comrade, here is a treat for you! Do you see this? It is an exquisite cheese, made by Faunus from milk of the heifer Io. If Jupiter were ill and lost his appetite he would find it again by one taste of this. I have only eaten this piece out of it; the rest will be plenty for you. Come down in the pail up there. I put it there on purpose for you." A rigmarole so cleverly told was easily believed by the fool of a wolf, who descended by his greater weight, which not only took him down, but brought the fox up. We ought not to laugh at the wolf, for we often enough let ourselves be deluded with just as little cause. Everybody is ready to believe the thing he fears and the thing he desires. -A La Fontaine |
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| Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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In concert, Win added this intro: "Do what your parents tell you. Don't take any risks, it's a fuckin' scary world. Play it safe." He's being sarcastic of course. |
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| Arcade Fire – (Antichrist Television Blues) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| i believe emueyes has got it. | |
| Travis – The Beautiful Occupation Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Damn right it's about war and Iraq. It was written during the buildup to the invasion of Iraq. "Half a million civilians gonna die today They looked the wrong way" Might be referring to the possible casualties expected from the "shock and awe" campaign. |
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| The Bravery – Hot Pursuit Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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yeah, brandon\'s the pot calling the kettle black, hint of jealousy there too. the song is on the album, it\'s the bonus track on the us release i believe. |
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| The Bravery – An Honest Mistake Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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no killers influence. the killers have not been around long enough to influenced anybody. they\'re on the same label, riding a similar wave of music, that\'s about it. |
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| The Bravery – An Honest Mistake Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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i love the bravery, been to a couple of shows, bought tix for two more. listened to the album to death and have chatted with the band. they're great, but sam is nothing like morrissey. seriously. |
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