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| Snow Patrol – Set the Fire to the Third Bar Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The lyrics to this song are pure poetry – my admiration for the writing skills of Gary Lightbody is immense. Listening to interviews he mentions that this song was written specially for Martha Wainwright. How could she resist being involved …… the poetic beauty of the first four lines, “the distance from A to where you’d B” etc to the way it builds from gentle longing all the way through to spent passion. I think its close to perfection and anyone who criticises modern music should have this song tattoed on their forehead. However, it is not the lyrics alone that make this song a classic; their quality is matched by the gentle dark melody and Wainwright’s haunting vocals that harmonise perfectly with Gary’s soft tones. |
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| Turin Brakes – Long Distance Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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This song carries a lot of meaning to me. I don't know what Turin Breaks intended - but I play it every time I need to get my head around the fact that I had an affair with someone living in another country. Playing it over and over again ... the words articulate beautifully how a loser like me feels...and I envy the talent of such songwriters to be able to provoke emotions in this way. |
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