| Fiona Apple – Paper Bag Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I want to give everyone a solid interpretation of this chorus: Hunger hurts and I want him so bad, oh, it kills 'Cause I know I'm a mess he don't wanna clean up I got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold Hunger hurts but starvin' works when it costs Too much to love I believe Apple is saying here that she "hungers" for her newest relationship to work, but she is such an emotional mess that the boyfriend is unable to make the relationship work. Thus, she has "to fold" her hands (referencing folding in a game of cards) because she is emotionally too "shaky" (or volatile) to hold onto anyone. Now, the last line reflects on how her hunger for true love hurts her, but "starving" (or completely abstaining from love) "works" because she will, in time, forget about the fruits of love after not having had it for so long. |
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| Ben Lee – Into The Dark Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Hey Larah, I wanted to give you my intepretation of the section on tornadoes: I think Lee is saying here that he used to be a "breathing tornado," which represents someone responsible for breaking hearts (or in the very least sopmeone being in control in relationships). Now, he "lives at the eye of the storm," which means his position has been inverted. He is the vulnerable person in a "turbulent" state because of this new love interest. He even remarks that "the sense of separation" (or loneliness) from his last girlfriend has faded because he is enjoying the fruits of these new blossoming feelings (hence he is warmed by this new love). Make sense? |
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