| Jay Brannan – Housewife Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| My sentiments exactly. | |
| The Fray – How To Save A Life Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Personally, and I know others have said it as well, I take it to be about suicide. To put my own spin on this song's meaning, the regret one feels for not having done everything (in their/your mind) to save a person thinking about suicide. The verses explain what one might feel needs/needed to be done, while the chorus's difference in tense gives a sense that the event has transpired and is being thought back on. From what I read it's not the composer's original intention in writing this sing, but it's my take. This song causes me to recall the despair I felt when friends or teens I was counseling attempted/commited suicide. It through me for a loop; but the positive, directional tone of the chorus reminds me that I must continue on with helping these people and know that anyone can save a life if they try. [/end 2 cents] |
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| Dredg – Sanzen Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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"Longing for what hasn't been tamed" This should actually be: "Longing for what hasn't been *obtained*" And to expand on what le_pooploser has already said, the verse "Longing for what has been lost Longing for what hasn't been obtained It's a small cost We've got the past, lost the future, only now we wait" My take on it is he's stuck trying to regain his past creativity and motivation. Also, he's longing for the time when he'll finally get back to that state of creativity. The part about it being a "small cost" is the fact that the waiting and struggle to renew his artistic side will be worth it when he achieves it. He has his memories, but he used them to design the future that was lost. Now he can only wait until this new begining intitiates. (sidenote: the complete tempo change for this makes this stick in my mind, almost as if this is a hint to his own epiphany about his situation.) As for the question about Sanzen I googled a defination. It meaining pertains to Buddhism. "Sanzen is the instruction given by master to pupil, which, in the Rinzai school, takes place during the the private interview between the two known as dokusan" |
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| 30 Seconds to Mars – The Kill Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| This song just has a lot of personal meaning to me. It's so freakin' great. | |
| Reggie and the Full Effect – Thanks For The Misery Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The song is pretty straight forward in it's meaning. After a break up there is a bitterness and feelings of anger, rejection and self reflection. His initial response to these feeligns is "How could you do this to me?" which we all know we ask ourselves that question. He's also trying to rationalize this and is bitterly wishing her well with "I guess I'm horrible for you" and "I hope things work out for you/I hope that he works out for you." As he reflets on the situation and his feelings he sees he's staying in a mental state of feeling sorry about the situation. He hears about her "moving out of here" so he takes that as she's getting on with his life and he's letting her know that he won't mull over this forever and will be" moving out". This song holds a lot of meaning to me right now. I was caught by the soft synth and driving bass lines and then once I heard the lyrics I started toc ry. It was the embodiement of all my feelings currently with my latest love interest who led me on and then ditched me for my best friend. Being told that you're not datign material after being strung along is really hurtful but it's rationalised in the line "I guess I'm horrible for you". It hurt badly but I was all the while bitterly wishing them the best and still do. While I see them getting over my being hurt very easily I have to remind myself not to feel sorry for myself and "move out" of this state of depression. |
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| Reggie and the Full Effect – Get Well Soon Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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In the first lyrics are about her leaving him and him telling her that she needs see and know some things before she walks out of his life. The Chorus is the main point of the song, their relationship is so rocky that they can't tell wether they are getting better or worse with each other. He just wants to find out wether them getting together was worth the time, or if it was just a plagueing curse on him. He wants to make it work and see this through hence why, "but I've got to know". The fact that everyone in their life is telling them they can't make it makes him want to see this whole thing through regardless. All through his vain attempts to make it work he keeps asking himself and her "Is it better now?" as he really can't see this from his own perspective at the time. The last part of "talk too much too little too late" Is the fact that she obviously says the things needed to be said at a time when the meaning of the words is lost after the event. It causes him to be confused and can't figure out the situation. The song is basically about the downfall of a relationship (more specifically the point in it right before it goes downhill and ends bitterly) and the vain attempts to make things work out of the residual feelings one or both parties may have. [/end 2 cents] |
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