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| Passenger – Two Tales Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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Alright, I've been obsessively listening to this song for the past couple of days. Here's what I think: The song is called two tales - so maybe it's two tales about the same story. My interpretation is that a young girl died and this song is the father of the girl, and maybe the brother or boyfriend of the girl telling their different versions. The father is saying it was a car crash, where the younger man is saying it's suicide. At the end the younger man is so heart-wrenchingly fed up with the father not accepting what really happened. Just my thought. Either way I love this song. |
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| Jukebox the Ghost – So Let Us Create Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I have a few interpretations of this song...
First, I can see Ben's explanation of this being about the beginning of a relationship and the compromise that is necessary for any relationship.
However, listening to the song, the meaning that I get out of it is two deeply saddened people coming together after their own personal tragedies (or one common tragedy) and basically agreeing to become that thing the other so desperately needs.
I think the last verse shows just how fragile love (or any relationship) can be, yet we still take risks (because how can we not?). |
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| Jack's Mannequin – Out Of It Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I got all the b-sides from jacksmannequin.org (you have to register to download, but it's a good site - totally worth it) |
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| Valora – Live Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I thought the lyrics were '*heroes* make me wanna live' |
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| Dispatch – Carry You Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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rpj1218: you could say that all songs are like ink blots - everyone takes something different away from them. that's the beauty of this site, and the beauty of songs and poetry. after speaking to songwriters and poets (some famous, some just amazingly talented but unknown), reading interviews with famous songwriters, and being a poet myself, i feel qualified to say that even though the writer may have a specific event or meaning in mind, the whole purpose is to create something that people can relate to in their own way.
Now, for the song: even though I've listened to this song countless times, and I have gone through the lyrics before, I don't think I ever had a really clear perception of the meaning (or my meaning) until now. I think that the first four lines are just a representation of life and how everything has its course by which it travels. A girl on a bridge makes me think of a girl contemplating her life - maybe thinking of ending it, and the 'dim light on her back' seems to suggest the sun setting behind her - that makes me think that her life seems to be passing her by and she's feeling hopeless. The narrator sees this and wants to carry her away from that pain and uncertainty - he wants to make it better. But he can't seem to understand why this is happening with her, so he wishes that he could 'float higher' over the power lines where he could see things from a new angle (I imagine floating in the sky and looking down as a way of finding peace, clarity, and understanding (maybe like Heaven)). But even a drunk can see that he needs to move on and find someone new.
These boys are amazing, and they have some of the most amazing lyrics that I have ever come across!! |
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| Taylor Swift – Breathe Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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this might be my favorite song off of the new album (although it's hard to choose).
i actually just had an epiphany of sorts with this song this morning. originally, i thought it was just another break up song where a guy left her and she's trying to deal with the loss. but then this morning i really heard the lines, "it's 2am/ feelin' like i just lost a friend/ hope you know this ain't easy/ easy for me/ and we know it's never simple/ never easy/ never a clean break...", and suddenly i realized that it's a situation that i have been in more times than i would have liked: being the one who is ending it. I always felt like I relinquished my rights to be upset if I was the one who ended things, but I wished people knew that it broke my heart, too. So thank you, Taylor, for giving me that validation. |
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| Dave Matthews Band – Christmas Song Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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i heard that Dave changed the song after his sister, Anne, was murdered. has anyone else heard about this? and if so, do you know what was changed? (my versions seem consistent with the posted lyrics) |
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| Guster – Amsterdam Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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ok, so i apologize right now that i am not posting about the meaning, but omg the shaggs!!!
i never noticed before that the first verse mentions 'shaggs cd' and i recently discovered who the shaggs are, so it's just really weird but really hilarious to see that. (if you haven't heard them, you just have to listen... they are the perfect example of everything music should not be). |
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| Styx – Don't Let It End Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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my ex-boyfriend just emailed this song to me - wow - amazing song. it perfectly sums up our situation. gotta love styx! |
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| Jonas Brothers – Take a Breath Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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this song is my current obsession -- so amazing
i totally agree with you njroxmysox.... when i first heard the song, i totally related to the whole depression piece so this song goes deep for me. when i listened a little more, i started to think that it deals with suicide... like njroxmysox said, some girl is depressed, and is giving up on life, and it's about begging her to hang on. joe's voice in this, along with the harmonies makes it even more powerful. |
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| Dashboard Confessional – Thick As Thieves Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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when i heard the lines 'there's only trace amounts left in your blood/ you may be a sinner/ but you may be justified', i also thought of drugs, but with the 'you may be justified' part, i thought that maybe it was someone who is sick (like medicinal marijuana for someone with cancer or something). so my interpretation of the song kind of shaped around that: basically the singer's best friend (could be male or female) has cancer or some terminal illness, but doesn't want anyone to find out (my best friend's brother had a brain tumor and didn't want anyone to know, so he didn't tell any of his friends), so that is the secret that the singer must keep. i figure that if the friend is in the hospital, that could be why they are 17 miles apart. and the lines 'i don't break easily' and 'i could fake it if i have to' refer to him trying to be strong for his friend and not show how scared or upset he is.
i don't know if it fits with what i wrote above, but with the last verse, i envisioned the friend killing himself. maybe the suffering from whatever illness/disease is too much and too painful. with the whole thing of the singer taking responsibility for what happened, maybe he helped his friend do it (like euthanasia).
idk... this probably all just sounds like a bunch of crazy nonsense. but either way, this song is amazing. i agree that it reminds me of the swiss army romance days. i love it. so happy that chris went back (even though i have loved the stuff in between too) |
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| Matt Nathanson – Car Crash Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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btw the lyrics in the first verse should be:
"tell me this is paradise
and not some place i fell"
also, i'm pretty certain that it is "so push me 'til i have to fly" instead of "just push me..." and it is "skin" not "skins", also the next line starts with "and" ("and take me deep..."). sorry if i'm being a pain in the ass, they're just some things i noticed. =) |
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| Matt Nathanson – Car Crash Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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i see this as someone who has so much pain inside they just want to let go and they want it to be ok (ie he wants a car crash instead of suicide so it's not his fault and he can still get to heaven). or if he doesn't want to die, he just wants to feel something big and painful to match (or maybe even knock out) the pain inside. it's a really great song. |
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| Tim McGraw – If You're Reading This Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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no one is denying that this song is written about a soldier dying in war and it is a letter to his wife. when i first heard this song it was halfway through on the radio and i kept thinking it was about different things until i heard the part about soldiers or something. this song is really moving and i love it... it makes me cry when i sit really listening to the lyrics. however, i can easily see how someone could relate this to their own life struggling with terminal illness (such as cancer) or even something like depression. "lay me down in that open field on the edge of town" could refer to any cemetary or even just any field on the edge of a town - it could just be a special place for the narrator. "halfway around the world" can be figurative... in mental illness (including depression) the person can feel so detached that it may feel like they are a million milles away... or maybe it could mean a hospital and the person is going in for surgery (it could be any type of surgery or treatment) - going in for surgery also can feel like you're a million miles away because you are usually sedated to some degree so you are groggy and you are in a sterile room without your friends and family. "war was just a game we played when we were kids" have you ever played doctor? or pretended to be sick? or it could be a play on words and the "war" we played as kids was the card game, whereas the "war" now is whatever the person has been battling with. again, no one is saying that that is what tim mcgraw was writing about... he was obviously writing about soldliers. no one is trying to take away that sentiment... but the purpose of music (and this website) is to connect and relate the songs to your own life. so if you are a soldier, then that interpretation is extremely personal to you and that is how it should be. but for those of us who aren't soldiers (and aren't married or related to soldiers), other interpretations are personal to us and that is the point of music - to connect with everyone. |
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| The Chicks – So Hard Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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yea, even though i have never struggled with infertility, i can relate to trying so hard to overcome something (particularly something that occurs naturally, can't be changed, and effects the lives of you and whoever you are with). even if i didn't relate though, i would probably feel so connected to this song because there is so much passion and raw emotion in the music and their voices (as in the whole album really) that i just feel pulled in. this has become one of my favorite dixie chicks songs. i have so much respect and admiration for martie and emily taking something so personal and difficult that they struggled with and putting it out there for others to connect to. |
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| The Chicks – Lullaby Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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lol... when i listened to the album straight through, i, too, thought how interesting it was that they placed this song before 'lubbock or leave it'... i was all serene and then i was up. but this song is so freaking amazing!!! everything about it is simply awesome- the lyrics, the harmonies (as with all their songs), the orchestration... it is all so beautiful. they are so talented. i love them!! |
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| The Mamas & the Papas – Dedicated To The One I Love Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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i love this song!! i originally had it by the Shirelles, but when i saw that the mamas and the papas had a version i had to listen to it and, as expected, it was amazing. i think it's such a great song about long distance relationships (or any relationship really when there is time spent apart). |
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| The Mamas & the Papas – I Saw Her Again Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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to correct laety, i was actually just watching a special on the mamas and the papas and it showed different interviews of the song: lumosnox90 is right... john found out the michelle and denny were having an affair so john made denny write the song with him and the punishment was that they each had to sing that song together on stage... and it actually ended the affair... go john... the man is brilliant |
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| Something Corporate – There, There, Katie Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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i love this song. how awesome must it be to have andrew for a brother. i agree that this song really shows the bond between siblings. i have 2 older brothers and 1 older sister (5, 6, and 7 years older, respectively), and even though we may all fight at times, we are always there for each other, and nothing can break that. |
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| Blackalicious – Release Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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honestly, i am normally not that in to rap or hiphop, but this is just some of the most amazing poetry i've ever heard |
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| Jason Michael Carroll – Alyssa Lies Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i love this song. i heard it on the radio a few days ago while i was driving and i almost had to pull over because i was crying. it is so powerful. it's amazing how kids can see things that adults sometimes don't, even if they don't understand exactly what something means, they can still know that it is wrong and that the person needs help.
.simply amazing. |
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| The Spill Canvas – This Is For Keeps Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i know that songs have different meanings for everyone, but i personally have a hard time believing that this is really about vampires. to me, i see a guy who can't take all of the bad shit in the world anymore and has decided to kill himself, but first he goes to his girlfriend to see if she would kill herself too. i think he is pale because he is nervous, and i think the blood dripping from her mouth is a result of killing herself. i think it is so beautiful... in a morbid sort of way. |
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| Josh Groban – Hymne A L'amour Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this is an amazing song about true love... josh groban is amazing... even before i figured out what the lyrics meant, i could just feel the passion in his voice... i love him. |
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| Heartland – I Loved Her First Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i heard this song on the radio while i was driving last night and i love it. i think this is the song i want to dance to with my father at my wedding...whenever that will be. |
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| Dierks Bentley – Every Mile a Memory Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i just heard this song on the radio today and it is amazing. i am so excited dierks has a new album. being at school while my boy is 7 hours away back home, i definitely relate to this song.
'i especially love the lines:
funny how no matter where i run
'round every bend i only see
just how far i haven't come'
i love this song...and i love dierks! |
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| Sheryl Crow – Strong Enough Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i can definitely relate to this song...i have been just starting a new relationship with this guy, but i have a lot of baggage, and i'm scared that once he discovers all that, it will be too much for him. i think especially the first verse describes what it's like to struggle with depression and be in a relationship... sometimes you just feel like crap, and you can't explain it to yourself, let alone explain it to your significant other, but nonetheless, you really just need them to be there. And it really does take a strong man to be able to do that. |
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| Tracy Chapman – Wedding Song Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this is such a cute song. i think the title says it all: it's about someone give his/her life to another person in love. |
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| Tracy Chapman – The Promise Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i just found this song randomly, and i couldn't believe how much i connected with it. i met this guy at work over the summer, and neither of us really had the courage to really make a move, even though we flirted all the time. when i left for college, we basically realized that we were both held back by fear, but now we talk every night and are basically 'together', even though we are 370 miles apart. so anyway, it's weird how much i connect to this song...i love it. |
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| Lulu – To Sir With Love Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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My mom thinks I am wierd, but I have always loved this song, even if it was number 1 on the billboards 20 years before I was born. I just think it has so much truth of transition and growing up. even when i was little, I could always just connect to the lyrics in this song. There are people in our lives who make us who we are...and that is something we can never truly thank them enough for. |
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| Lifehouse – Unknown Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i definitely agree with nofamelost. i think he is struggling trying to fit together what the world says with his faith and trying to find explanations for everything, but he can't. i love the lines: "and faith makes everybody scared/ it's the unknown, the don't know/ that keeps me hanging on to you" because i feel like he's saying that what scares the hell out of everyone is what makes him realize that he needs God. jason's lyrics are brilliant. |
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| Carrie Underwood – Don't Forget To Remember Me Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I love this song. This is my first year of college, and I can relate to this song in so many ways. My mom and I have always been really close, so it was really hard to leave her. Oddly enough, I actually do call my parents every Sunday night, and until a few days ago, I had been telling my mom that I was fine even though there were some things going on. And I can definitely relate to the idea of feeling 'so small some time in this big ol' place'. |
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| Anna Nalick – Catalyst Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I love this song more every time I listen to it. Here's what I think: her relationship ends and suddenly things dont seem as great as they used to be (part of depression). she imagines her ex going through this horrible time, and thinks that she can just skate by unaffected. Maybe she broke up with him and that is why she at first considers herself the 'catalyst'. She soon realizes, however, that she is really the one that is breaking down while her ex is moving on unscathed. |
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| Soul Asylum – Runaway Train Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I have definitely been able to relate with this song a lot lately. To me, it's about going through severe depression and hitting bottom. I especially relate to the lines: "can you help me remember how to smile/ make it somehow all seem worthwhile." In depression, life suddenly loses purpose and excitement. Everything just seems worthless and you feel like you have no control over it. For me, the runaway train represents just wanting to escape your life and escape the pain. |
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| Anthony Rapp – Room To Breathe Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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again, i dont mean to seem like i am advertising, but there is a great video of anthony singing this live at youtube.com. He says that his ex-boyfriend actually wrote it about the demise of their relationship. |
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| Anthony Rapp – Just Some Guy Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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not to be overly advertising for youtube.com, but they have a great video of anthony singing this live. he is so cute and funny in his live stuff...it makes me love him so much more. |
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| Anthony Rapp – Visits To You Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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there is a great video of anthony singing this live on youtube.com and he says that he wrote this as a tribute to his mother. |
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| Five for Fighting – Do You Mind? Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i though pretty mucht the exact same thing as brayden when i heard this song - i feel like his girlfriend died, so now he is trying to change his new girlfriend into her. there are still some lines that confuse me in this song:
'do you mind if i don't piss on your bed' - i don't understand the significance/importance
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'do you mind if i juggle the meaning' - i am wondering the meaning of what |
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| Dave Matthews Band – The Dreaming Tree Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I think that this is an amazing song; it was my favorite Dave song for a very long time. There is just so much greatness in every aspect, from the deep lyrics to the depth of the music. I think that is why I love Dave so much.
Anyway, maybe this is just me being morbid, but I think that the tree represents hope and the motivation to keep going. Each person looks over there life, and wishes they could go back to when everything felt safe but they can't. Without the security and hope of the 'dreaming tree', they don't have the strength to go on and commit suicide.
Again, this might just be me being morbid. I also really like mullett2k's interpretation. Regardless, this song will always be amazing. |
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| The Killers – Mr. Brightside Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i have always thought that this song is about a guy who fell in love but then broke up with this girl, maybe because he didnt want to be tied down in a relationship ('gotta be down because i want it all'). this could also explain that 'coming out of my cage' is coming out of a relationship and starting to look for dating again. however when he is going out, he sees her with another guy and he gets wildly jealous and starts to see images of her sleeping with this guy. he hates it, but if he wants to be free, he needs to accept her being free too ('but its just the price i pay'). now he has to move on ('destiny is calling me/ open up my eager eyes'). |
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| Sponge – Molly Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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for some reason i have always loved this song even when i was younger and had no clue what it meant. i think that she wrote him a note that said 'i love you', and he gave it back saying 'i wish i loved you'. realizing that he didnt love her, she decided to kill herself. he walks in and laughs because he thinks she is drunk but then realizes that she is dead. i agree with boxermom that 'the letters ran' becuase they were wet and she died of an overdose. he sits there staring at her, probably in shock, and he is probably crying so when he touches her face, the tears blur his vision so it is easy to imagine that she is smiling. |
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| Anthony Rapp – Always Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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this song kinda confuses me, but i see it as being so in love with someone that you cannot bear a single moment apart. you wish you could know that you will be with them forever, but nothing is certain. |
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| Anthony Rapp – Goodbye Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i think this song is about realizing that you can only give so much in a relationship without receiving anything before you just have to leave. |
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| Anthony Rapp – Room To Breathe Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i love this song...it might even be my favorite on this album. i think its about trying to get over a hard break up, particularly being dumped by someone you love. i love the lines:
there was barely room to breathe
getting the skeptic to believe
that the goal wasnt to leave one of us broken
it rings true for me in finding it hard to believe that a break up was not a personal attack or attempt to hurt me. |
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| Anthony Rapp – Living Alive Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i have always seen this song as someone who is depressed with low self esteem and who maybe is suicidal, and trying to get that person to see reasons to live and be happy...for me it is a very reassuring and uplifting |
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| Something Corporate – The Runaway Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i never thought of this as stalkerish, i love this song and feel like it is more about just being so in love that you can't live without someone. maybe that can be viewed as a bit morbid, but i think it is beautiful that he won't give up on their love. |
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| Dave Matthews Band – #41 Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I have trouble seeing this as a song about business or cops...I had heard that it was titled #41 because it was their 41st song and they had no title...same with #36 and #40. Anyway, to me, it seems like dating someone who is depressed and realizing the problems. You two are never on the same level and the depressed person can never see the bright side of things. Maybe it is a breakup song as well. My favorite lines are:
"Why wont you ever be glad
It melts into wonder
I came in praying for you
why wont you run
In the rain and play
Let the tears splash all over you "
it seems like he's accepting that he can't do any more to help her, but is still praying that she can find a way to be happy and break away from all of the sadness. anyway, I have been in love with Dave since my brother got me listening to Crash when i was little and this has become my favorite dave song by far. |
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