| The Black Keys – Next Girl Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| this song is pretty self explanatory but it is amazing. the music is so sexy! | |
| Kings of Leon – Use Somebody Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Can someone explain the "waging war to shake the poet and the beat" part... doesn't really make sense to me. | |
| Land of Talk – Street Wheels Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Are we really in love at all? With something sweet That's what I hear |
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| U2 – With or Without You Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Jazza, I love your interpretation of the song. I have always thought of this song as being about a guy and a girl but there are definitely a lot of different interpretations. I have one that is probably pretty far fetched but it made sense to me. After a big argument that I had with my sister I heard this song and it kind of seemed to relate well. So, I think it can be about family as well. I feel like it can be about someone who would do anything for their family but those are the people that tend to hurt you the most. You can't live with or without them. You get into an argument and there is a lot of pain involved in it. There is also a lot of waiting. You don't know how to fix things or if/when you will make up. Part of you wants to just never talk to them again because you are so mad. You can't live with them! But then you realize you are just upset. You couldn't live without them. This song played in the middle of our argument so it made sense then. It's kind of an in-the-moment interpretation for me. | |
| Emilíana Torrini – To Be Free Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I interpreted this song similarly to multivits69. It seems like she goes from one guy to another and doesn't know what to do with herself between guys. She needs to be free though so she can get everything in her life figured out. Such a good song! | |
| Gym Class Heroes – Viva La White Girl Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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btw... white girl = nickname for cocaine but it's an analogy to music. period. |
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| Thrice – Moving Mountains Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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When I first heard this song, it sounded like he was saying that God can do all these powerful things (move mountains) but can't solve the worlds problems (i.e. wars, crime) because He doesn't have as much control over love as everyone thinks. I hope that doesn't offend anyone but it made sense to me. I also really liked Nahumgm's interpretation of it being about vanity and see it as an analogy. Since humans can't argue with angels or move mountains, it's basically saying that as powerful as someone can be, love is hard to have any kind of power over. I think this song is meant to emphasize just how complex love and life really are. It's probably obvious that I'm not very religious but, after reading some of the interpretations, I really see how it's about faith and I agree that it's about religion in some way. I like the comments on the verse from Corinthians and the idea about the grim reaper, very interesting! |
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| The Ronettes – Be My Baby Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| i kind of with i could hear it in stereo too though... but it is such a cute song as it is. makes me happy whenever i hear it! | |
| Colbie Caillat – Tied Down Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| def has a jack johnson/jason mraz vibe to it. such a good song. not really sure what it is really about... but it does seem to be about deciding whether or not to be in a relationship with someone. | |
| Rilo Kiley – Close Call Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I love this whole album. And I really love the line, "Her good looks coulda sailed a ship but her will alone coulda sunk it." Jenny does have one amazing voice. | |
| The Veils – Advice For Young Mothers To Be Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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i love the line "No man alive has earned the right to save me" curious as to how others interpret it |
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| Matthew Ryan – Return To Me Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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At first, I thought it meant the same thing as the above. It seems like he is saying, if it is meant to be, you will come back to me. Kind of like the phrase, "if you love something, let it go..." However, not to sound morbid, but I think it could also be about dying. One someone you love dies they can't return so you have to return to them. I get this impression from the lines, "I keep hopin, for a cure, for some medicine, just one conversation." And it sounds like they are apologizing for being sick and leaving them but that the other person must keep the deal they made to never leave each other... or something like that. Really sad if that is the case but also very captivating and moving. |
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| Matthew Ryan – I can't steal you Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I'm not sure what this song really means but my interpretation of it reflects something I am going through. I really cared about someone whom I knew was in love with me, but I wasn't in love with. It hurt him to be around me and know that I didn't feel the same. So, the lyrics "Hold me close, I can't feel you, You'll have to trust me, I can't steal you" really hit a chord with me... it seems that all he wants is to hold onto someone, to be close to them but also wants them to know (trust) that he realizes he "can't steal" them. Kind of like not being able to steal their heart or make them fall in love. in any case, it is a beautiful song! |
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| Paolo Nutini – White Lies Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song is so beautiful. I love the piano and violin together. The song has a number of changes in it as it progresses and it can really put me in a trance. I love Paolo Nutini! He is so diverse with his music. | |
| Imogen Heap – Closing In Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I interpreted this song as someone who "can't wait" to be with their soulmate... and hoping that there is such a thing. The first line sounds hopeful and excited. The feeling she has "takes [her] back" to another time when she has felt similar. The chorus seems like she feels she will meet him soon and doesnt want to be let down.. as in.. I hope that you make it to me. In the second verse, she is imaging what it will be like to finally be with him. It reminds me of a movie scene where the camera spins around a kissing couple. To me, asking if it is safe is her way of making sure he is "the one." The anticipation starts to make her worry that she won't meet the love of her life. "It's all that i want in the whole world, please be there"... she keeps hoping. The last verse sounds like she is wondering all about him. She finally finds someone she thinks is the one but the other person isn't as in love as she is. She tells him she can believe enough for the both of them because she wants it so badly. Finally, the different tense in.. "I hope that YOU'LL make it" shows that she has met someone and wants him to come around and realize that they were meant to be... but it is in desperation. The music tells us otherwise. I really like the contrasting ideas. But that could be a huge stretch. |
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| Gym Class Heroes – Viva La White Girl Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Runway? I think you are confusing powder cocaine with crack cocaine, they are different. Crack is much cheaper and much more addictive. Def not as "glamorous" as powder cocaine. Anyway, the metaphors in this song are amazing. Music def gets me "high" |
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| The Fray – Oceans Away Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song is def about a breakup.. I think the last line is about getting rid of all your memories of the other person. It's like, getting rid of the shoebox of memorabilia/souvenirs that remind you of someone. | |
| Regina Spektor – Music Box Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think this song is about getting bored with routine or even with yourself. In my interpretation, the line: "Everyone inside the mechanism is yearning to get out" is talking about escaping life's redundancy, whats expected/the inevitable, or what you have become. When you are young, everything is newer and you get to discover/experience different things. You dont feel as trapt or limited as when you are older. However, it doesnt take much to start realizing that not everything is good for you (ie.. putting your whole mouth in very hot soapy water to take a gulp), This leads to the realization that you are human. You start to understand what it means to be in existence.... When she says, "but then I feel mortality surround me," i think this refers to feeling mortal, not necessarily dying. As you get older, you yearn to feel free, like when you were a child. It seems everyone wants to escape something that has been constructed in thier lives but they know won't change. Great song!!! Very thought provoking but fun at the same time. I love the line about the greatest voyage in the history of plastic. The way she says it makes me laugh every time. |
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| Ingrid Michaelson – December Baby Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song truly expresses the aching that one feels when they no longer feel wanted by someone they love. Ingrid has an amazing way of showing how everyday events can effect someone. - "Our hands not holding as we cross the street." How can I catch up when I don't want to How can I catch up when I still want you You have had your fill your fill of me. -- So beautifully put.... SHE is incredible!! |
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| U2 – One Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I can see this song as a love song or about a gay son but I actually felt it was more about the corruption in the world too. Esp the lines.. "One life You got to do what you should One life With each other Sisters Brothers" |
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| Ingrid Michaelson – Empty Bottle Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Curious as to what the "When the cracks on my bedroom ceiling give me this empty bottle feeling" really means. To me, it's def about finding out what is making you sad and changing it. think it's time for me to repaint myself. |
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| Aqualung – Something To Believe In Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is my favorite aqualung song! Such a great build up to the end... it's so powerful. We all get to that point trying to find something to believe in. | |
| Ingrid Michaelson – Starting Now Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song sounds like she is forcing herself to forget about someone she once loved.... beautiful | |
| Emery – Studying Politics Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I think the beginning means that the relationship isn't going to go anywhere. If you have erasers at both ends, then you cant add anything new, you can only take away from what already was. And "dealing in percents" could mean that she is not giving him 100% of herself because she is cheating. ... maybe? I love the lines: Your words always cut when they're cliche, but here's my knife because i came for the buffet. He says them with such emotion and anger. Emery rocks! |
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| Maria Taylor – Nature Song Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Here are the correct lyrics: When nature talks I'm not supposed to hear I'm not supposed to know, don't I know We never were close, I let the feeling go And let it fade inside I know why I love I know You're leaning down, gently you say "I want to leave" Sure you can go but then you will sleep alone, though I'm yours When nature walks, I see it in your legs It's something in your style In the sun You turned into the wind and took all my surprise And like a million eyes on me, on me, on me You're gleaming now, didn't you say "I want to leave"? Anything else get it yourself, you know what's mine is yours When nature learns nothing's in control And nothing stays the same in your way It will not return until the seasons change And when it changes fine I'll go, I'll go, I'll go |
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| Copeland – I'm Safer On An Airplane Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I took it as him saying it's "unsafe" and makes life scary to lack hope and love. People are typically afraid of airplanes, death, etc. However, as scary as those things may be, it is worse to live in a world without hope and love. Maybe he says he thinks he is safer on an airplane to show just how bad it is. Like, if being on an airplane feels safe... then something else must be much scarier. Kind of seems like he is talking about how the world is now. | |
| From Autumn to Ashes – Streamline Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Is it just me or does this song sound like a young boy that has a crush? I get an image of a boy riding his bike to meet up with a girl he really likes. They are just hanging out and I get the idea that they stop at a park to eat. The names Evelyn and Nikolai sound like the girls dolls or something. The line, "we can be alone and not feel lonely" sounds like one of them moved away. The ending seems like she gave him a pen and he likes to use it because she gave it to him and it reminds him of her. Probably sounds very strange but the way he talks about drawing and bikes gives me this imagery. | |
| Phoenix – Consolation Prizes Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I don't really get what the song is about but I love the line "My heart is waiting for a new you." This song is really good, it puts me in a happy mood.. even though some of the lyrics don't seem very positive. "Did you get older doing nothing today?" |
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| Ingrid Michaelson – Giving Up Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| This song is so amazing. A song any one can relate to. My favorite line is "what if your eyes close before mine." Amazing way with words! | |
| Ingrid Michaelson – Die Alone Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| She is amazing, love love love it | |
| Brand New – Degausser Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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"But I bet that your ready"? I love... "When we were made, we were set apart Life is a test and I get bad marks" and "Take me, take me back to your bed I love you so much that it hurts my head Say, I don't mind you under my skin Oh, let the bad parts in, the bad parts in You're my favorite bird and when you sing I really do wish you would wear my ring" Brand New is the best |
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| John Mayer – Come Back To Bed Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I really love the line, "I survive on the breath you are finished with" but I don't think I understand what he means exactly. There seems to be a few things he could be saying but none of my interpretations seems to really capture it. I also really like, "dont hold your love over my head" & "don't leave me 98 and 6 degrees of separation from you baby." I think "and" IS better than putting 98.6 because there is significance in the word. He means two things by "and" like mentioned before. Yes, it can be read 98 and 6 but you can't really read 98.6 to mean 6 degrees of separation in the same way. Lastly, John Mayer is very very talented. People who assume that his fans will expect others to be like him are almost as bad as people who think movies are realistic. Part of the reason his fans love his songs is the fact that it isn't typical. And why would anyone dislike a song because the artist is charming anyway.... sounds like stoolhardy may be a little bit jealous ;-) |
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| Ray LaMontagne – Hold You In My Arms Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I really love this song. It sounds like there is something that is coming between two people but there are a few things that I don't really get. LIke, "But who really profits from the dying?"and "This fist begets the spear." I get the feeling he is in love wih someone that is in a bad relationship and she comes to him when she is having problems. He wants her to see/hear what he is saying (maybe about getting out of the relationship). I also think it may be about depression. It sounds like someone he cares for is going through a really rough time (catastrophes and all). He worries about her but he is comforted when she is with him or in his arms. I especially think this is true with: "Don't let your eyes refuse to see Don't let your ears refuse to hear Or you ain't never going to shake this sense of sadness" He wants to help her. I think the way he says, " I could hold on forever" really shows how much he cares and gives the listener hope that things will get better. Absolutely beautiful |
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| Remy Zero – Gramarye Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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| John Mayer – Slow Dancing in a Burning Room Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This song is amazing. I agree with everyone that it is harsh, yet passionate. I love the line.. "it's not the storm before the calm." Such a great way to say it wont get better after this stormy part of their relationship. The symbolism in the song is amazing. "My dear, we're slow dancin' in a burnin' room" def means they are in a doomed relationship but I like that it means so much more than that. It's a bad relationship that will just burn/scar them. The longer they stay, the more fatal it becomes and they can't keep ignoring it. "Don't you think we oughta know by now " LOVE IT |
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| Michael Tolcher – This Is What I Mean By That Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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..so what does he mean by this song? "Get behind my eyes for another view" "Snap into a different frame of mind" Is he saying he wants someone to know what he means by stepping into his "shoes"? I love his lyrics! |
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| Si*Sé – More Shine Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I love love love this song... it has such great music! Puts me in a good mood. I dont really get what the song means but I think its about how strange life is. I love the line, "Things aren’t and always quite as good as they seem, So how good can they be." So true. | |
| Train – When I Look To The Sky Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I think fading into light is exactly right! I love this song so much. The words and music are so powerful. It really touches me. | |
| The Rolling Stones – Laugh, I Nearly Died Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This is such a good song. I heard it on the tv show supernatural and I love it! It has such a bluesy sound and reminds me of some of the stones older songs. It is definitely about someone who has done so many things and has been "traveling far and wide" but has no one to come home to or maybe even a place to call home. They realize that they are "sick and tired" of "living in a fantasy" and hate the loneliness... to me it sounds like its almost as if its too late to "turn the tide." I like the part about "wondering who's going to be my guide." I think its about not having someone to experience life with. Such a beautiful tragic way of describing true loneliness. |
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| Keane – The Way You Want It Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I think that makes a lot of sense raebites This is such a good song |
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| Lenny Kravitz – Stillness Of Heart Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| i think you are very right ... this is such a good song! | |
| Kate Earl – Someone to Love Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I love this song, it is so beautiful. This song, to me, is about someone who is guarded (maybe because of a bad experience) and lonely yet really wants "someone to love". I love the ending, it is almost as if she changes from talking about someone from an outside perspective to actually being the person waiting for someone. The line "And when they come, they will accept you just the way you are" seems like she knows that even though she is guarded, someone (the one? so to speak) will accept her and it also adds to the idea that something negative happened in her past. I don't really know what to make of the line "You'll swear under a moonlit sky about rocks in the sky..." Im thinking it is how she will feel when she finds that someone or how she expects it to feel?? The last verse and the music sound like she is lost in a fantasy and then the last line is where she realizes..... she will have to keep waiting. I love the lines: "Ambiguity will always cover the facts" and "Must be lonely to be all alone." Such a great song! |
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| Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I took the "portions for foxes" part more literally too but I like what others suggested more so I am going to stick with that from now on. I was actually looking for another explanation because.. I love songmeanings.... and I LOVE this song!! SO amazing! | |
| Jason Mraz – Not So Usual Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| THIS SONG IS AMAZING! So intriguing and beautiful. | |
| Jason Mraz – Plane Goes Down Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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i think greenlee IS referring to a metaphorical high and that by the plane going down he means he will lose the feeling of being high from the relationship. this song could mean so many things. i almost think something bad happened in the relationship, maybe a fight, and he has to leave for some reason but he knows he still loves her. The line "Clean out the reds in my eyes to get by security lines" sounds like he has been crying maybe? there are so many lines in this song that seem not to fit quite well but the overall sound of the song seems to me that he is sad he is leaving someone who he feels really knows and loves him. |
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| Jason Mraz – Please Don't Tell Her Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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it sounds like he really doesnt miss her in the first verse. The way he sings it just sounds like he doesnt care until the line "there's no love for me no more." Then you get the feeling that he is just trying to cover up the fact that he does miss her because he doesnt want her to know he does. This is where he comes out with it: "so why after the all of everything that came and went I care enough to still be singing of the bitter end and broken eras i told you i don't but i am only trying to be the best with my intent To cure the rest is sure to lay me ease The plural hurts of the words of reverse psychology that's easier said easier than done" |
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| Jason Mraz – Plane Goes Down Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I think this is a beautiful song. I think the part about 24 hours means that it has been 24 hours since he has touched her or was with her and he already misses her. I see this song as very symbolic. Great album!! | |
| Matchbox Twenty – The Difference Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| i love this song and i think that it is so cool that they added another song at the end. They have done that with their other albums (like at the end of you wont be mine on mad season). Matchbox 20 is such an awesome band and rob writes such beautiful lyrics! I love the line "night swimming in her diamond dress." Great song :) | |
| Matchbox Twenty – Hand Me Down Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This song is very beautiful and I can relate to it because I've been let down by so many relationships in my life. I think the line "They'll tell you everything You wanted someone else to say" is exactly how I have been feeling when I am with someone that I know is saying something wonderful but its not coming from the heart (or the right person). I also love the lines: "Somebody oughta take you in Try to make you love again Try to make you like the way they feel When they're under your skin" because it's how many people feel when they are starting a new relationship after being in so many dissapointing ones. I hope one day I'll find that someone. |
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| Stina Nordenstam – Little Star Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I love the music in this song... even if the song is about something sad, I think it sounds so beautiful. | |
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