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| Wilco – War On War Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I always thought "You have to learn how to die if you wanna be alive" was sarcastic because he's trying to say that war doesn't help anybody. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Casimir Pulaski Day Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Do you think the cardinal is a bird or a person?
Cardinal as in a member of the catholic clergy. He could be hitting the window with his hand or something. |
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| The White Stripes – Blue Orchid Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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The words "Get behind me Satan" are from "A Horse With No Name" by America, this awesome band from the '70s that my parents listen to. |
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| The Postal Service – We Will Become Silhouettes Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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This song is about how terrible it is to live a life consumed in fear. If you don't take any risks in life, that leaves you alone with only your sad memories to stew on. Over-caution often leads to eventual self-destruction. |
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| Radiohead – Karma Police Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I think this song is about hatred. I think the man who " speaks in maths" and "buzzes like a fridge" is someone with a mental disability and that the girl with the "hitler hairdo" is a lesbian. He's talking about how easy it is to get caught up in hating other people. When he says "phew, for a minute there I lost myself" he realizes that what he is doing is wrong and that he got caught up in the evil of it all. He realizes that he (and obviously many others) are part of this vicious cycle of hatred and karma. He knows that all of these cruel people will get what they deserve. Maybe he knows that being hated just makes them hate more. "Karma Police, I'm giving all I can, it's not enough. I'm giving all I can, but we're still on the payroll," He knows that this horrible cycle will continue unless something happens to stop it. He tries to be the one to do so by being a good person, but he's still on the "payroll" (meaning that he still is getting payback for things he's done.) Overall, this song is heartbreakingly sad because he realizes that the world is pretty much is a hopeless situation. |
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| The Shins – Fighting In A Sack Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I think the part
"You might find some fools at your doorstep
Hustling the latest changes to the book that's the strangest
In an attempt to multiply
Marionettes on weakening cables
Huddled up with fear and hate because they know their fate and it's a lot to put them through"
is about rejecting Jehovah's Witnesses. I immediately thought of them because they are the ones that always come to your door trying to recruit you for their religion. |
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| The Shins – The Past And Pending Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I think he's sad about the end of a summer love. It's about a change in the relationship that goes along with the change in seasons. |
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