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| Oingo Boingo – Mary Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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hmmm... i think that i'm going to have to agree with all these posts in this sense; i believe that the song is about discovering taboos for what they really are. mary's family was most likely christian, and many things that they preach against (i.e., drugs, sex, philosophy, etc.) are not as bad as they make them out to be, and can actually provide a great experience for learning and understanding ourselves and the world better (when you understand psychology and the nature of people, you certainly can "read their minds" to an extent). when mary returns home to tell her family about what she's found, they see what she's done as sinning instead of growing as a person. with all the new experiences and knowledge that mary has become accustom to, there's no way that she could go back to her old ways of thinking without dishonoring herself. |
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| Oingo Boingo – Capitalism Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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there's something about the way that danny stresses the "-ism" in capital-ISM. not sure exactly what it means, but i don't think this song is as straight forward as it seems. |
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| Oingo Boingo – Reptiles and Samurai Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I agree, it's not like Danny Elfman to write a song that's has an obvious meaning, and quite a pointless one at that. I'm sure that the reptiles and samurai (and don't forget the lizards) are metaphors for SOMETHING, but until Mr. E himself reveals the cryptic message to us, we'll probably never know for sure. |
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| Oingo Boingo – Ain't This The Life Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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this song is not shallow, it's ironic. they are running through the mind of an upper class citizen in the first person, showing just where their morals and priorities lie. and it's kinda sad cause i'm sure there are too many people that really do think this way when they fall into money like that. i don't know why there aren't more posts on OB songs, danny elfman is a brillian lyricist. |
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