| My Chemical Romance – Thank You For The Venom Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Oh, and the first part, when he says, "love it, or leave it, you can't understand" it makes me think that he was forced to be there, like someone was trying to help him by taking him to church. They even gave him a bible because maybe he didn't have one and they thought it might help. I think there is a third person in this story that isn't talked about, or it's the person saying "so give me all you poison...". And after I thought about it... (and submitted my thoughts already) the "I wouldn't front the scene if you paid me" makes me think that he won't admit that he is on drugs, because the doctor is the one whoe gave them to him, and they are a prescription, so it can't ba bad. It's one of those I'm-not-addicted-I-can-quit-when-I-want type of thing. And when he says, "You'll never make me leave..." He's saying, "you can't help me, and you can't make me quit, I NEED THESE..." and the other person (whoever is trying to help him) says, "give me all your poison...". Make any more sense? probly not. I don't write my thoughts very clearly. Sorry. And at the end, maybe he didn't come to the realization on his own, maybe whoever was trying to help him actually convinced him not to believe in God, but at least to get off the drugs and alcohol. That's my extra take on it :). |
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| My Chemical Romance – Thank You For The Venom Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I'm gonna go through this piece by piece, maybe it will make more sense what I am trying to say. Sister, I'm not much a poet, but a criminal And you never had a chance Love it, or leave it, you can't understand A pretty face, but you do so carry on, and on, and on ** He's talking to a nun, or sister, and telling her what his problem is or whatever. He is saying that she can't fix him, and to either love him in spite of it or leave him alone because of it. It also says, "pretty face but you do" so that makes me think that maybe she had a past experience with his problem, and she does understand, at least a little, but she will carry on, maybe even forget his situation or put it out of her mind, like it doesn't matter. Not sure about the last part. I wouldn't front the scene if you paid me I'm just the way that the doctor made me, on, and on, and on, and on Love is the red of the rose on your coffin door What's life like, bleeding on the floor, the floor, the floor ** The way I am interpreting the song (for myself and whoever reads this), I'm not sure what the first line means. But the second line, I think after Gerard's grandma died, he started taking pills with a prescription, and he got hooked on them (i'm just the way that the doctor made me). And the "love is the red..." part is about his grandmother's funeral maybe?? You'll never make me leave I wear this on my sleeve Give me a reason to believe **I think this part is his human side, thinking that the drugs/alcohol is giving him satisfaction, and no one can make him change his mind. He wants a good reason for why people are trying to help him quit, a reason to believe in himself maybe?? So give me all you poison And give me all your pills And give me all your hopeless hearts And make me ill You're running after something That you'll never kill If this is what you want Then fire at will **This part, I think is about his battle with drugs/alcohol. Poison being alcohol, pills being the drugs. All the hopeless hearts are probably the feelings that he got while he was high/drunk or both. But he keeps taking them in hopes that they will one day fulfill him, satisfy him, fill this hole that he seems to have. And he kind of knows that it won't, "If this is what you want, then fire at will", kind of like "whatever. You think this will do it? Just keep going, you might get what you are looking for." Even though he probably knows he won't. Preach all you want but who's gonna save me? I keep a gun on the book you gave me, hallelujah, lock and load Black is the kiss, the touch of the serpeant son It ain't the mark or the scar that makes you run, and run, and run, and run ** I think the "Preach all you want but who's gonna save me?" part means that he doesn't think God can forgive him for the things he has done. (I say God because earlier I believe that when he says sister, he is talking to a nun.) "I keep a gun on the book you gave me, hallelujah, lock and load" part means that he picks up the gun, and thinks about hurting himself, others maybe (probly a stretch), but sees the book (which I believe is a bible) and decides against it, for reasons that aren't specified. "Black is the kiss, the touch of the serpent son" I think references the devil (serpent son), and when we sin or do something we don't think we should be doing, satan scars/marks us with black, which makes us unclean. Probably the reason why he feels like God can't save him, because he feels he has done too much wrong to be redeemed. You'll never make me leave I wear this on my sleeve Give me a reason to believe ** Still fighting his addictions. Wanting his "poison" and "pills", but probably more swayed to quit than earlier in the song. Not so concrete in his decision anymore. (the Chorus again) ** someone trying to help him, still trying, or he could be fighting within himself, part of him telling himself to quit and another part telling him to keep using the "poison and pills". He still doesn't come to a conclusion, but he's still not quite sure. You'll never make me leave I wear this on my sleeve You wanna follow something Give me a better cause to lead Just give me what I need Give me a reason to believe **I think hear he decides that he's not going to follow this sister, or nun, and he's not going to follow God. He doesn't think it is a worthy enough cause, I guess. He doesn't see a reason to believe in God. The rest of the song, I think they repeat the chorus because it shows that he did give it up, and he did see that the "poison and pills" or "alcohol and drugs" weren't helping him at all. But he didn't see that God could help him either, he just came to the realization on his own, that he needed to get off the stuff, because it wasn't helping him to get over the death (of his grandmother, I believe), and that it was probably making it worse. So he decides to get rid of the poison and the pills, and there we go!! This is just my interpretation of the song. I'm not forcing it on anyone, and I don't think this is the only way you can take it, because a lot of MCR's songs (and other songs in general) can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. But, I hope this makes sense. Send me a message or something if I didn't explain or you have a question or whatever :). |
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| Johnny Rzeznik – I'm Still Here Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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| The Goo Goo Dolls – What A Scene Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I think this song is about someone who is a "big star" in one form or another and they tried to be someone they are not and burned all their bridges along the way (How does it feel when you're out on your own / And now it's too late to come home) and they have to fend for themselves... they've just got themselves is a royal mess... what a scene!!! | |
| The Goo Goo Dolls – Sympathy Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I LOVE THIS SONG!!! I love the goo goo dolls (johnny rzeznik especially). Sympathy is one of my favorite songs!! Anything johnny sings sounds beautiful... he could sing the abc's and i would give it a standing ovation. Sympathy is just another example of what and AWESOME band the ggdolls are... I love them. | |
| Extreme – More Than Words Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I really do like this song. When I really thought about the lyrics I thought it meant sex. And whoever put it was written by christians is probably wrong becuase the name of the album has something to do with porn and that is definitely not christian. Bearing that I thought it was about sex, as much as I didn't want it to be :(. But I read some of the other comments and they swayed me to unsure... as much as I love this song, I can't help but think of what the authors may have meant. It still sounds like a sweet song, though it is WAYY before my time. | |
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