| The Script – Science & Faith Lyrics | 12 years ago |
|
Maybe if "she" believed a bit more in science, she'd know that it's a microscope you look down into, not a telescope. I think the song has a great sound, but that part has always bothered me. As well as the self-contradicting "You can break everything down to chemicals, but you can't explain a love like ours". Well actually, if you break everything down to chemicals (and add some psychology) you very well can explain it. |
|
| Mark Knopfler – Devil Baby Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I've always felt the lines "Come see/be the devil baby" was purposely ambiguous. On one hand you can choose to hear it literally, as a baby that is a devil or the offspring of a devil, just another of the freaks. On the other hand, it may refer to you if you allow yourself to attend and revel in these "freak shows", that is "come be the devil, baby". | |
| Bishop Allen – Eve Of Destruction Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| There used to be a post on their website explaining the origin of the lyrics of this song. Apparently they wanted to do a cover of Eve of Destruction, but the only version they had heard was a cover by the punk band Dickies, which is very punk and very British. They couldn't understand most of what the lead singer was singing, so they made their own lyrics. | |
| Christopher Tin – Baba yetu Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is the opening theme for Sid Meier's Civilization 4. It's an adaptation of the Lord's Prayer in Swahili, and quite a nice song. | |
| Robbie Williams – Advertising Space Lyrics | 20 years ago |
|
jaja-: Hey there, Sorry if I explain something you know, but you didn't say exactly which words you didn't understand. Basicly what Underground0 is saying is that "advertising space" is an empty space (like in a news paper, or on a sign at the side of the road) where ads can be placed.. So "You had that look upon your face - Advertising space" would mean to have a blank look in the face. She thinks this could be about how Elvis is being used today. For example, people are still selling things related to Elvis, "best of"-collections, making remixes of his songs and so on. And many times the image of Elvis is being used to sell things that has nothing to do with him or his music. My explanation of the "Special agent for the man"-part of the song was that in 1970 Elvis asked the President of the USA to be made an agent because he believed he could help. ("the man" usually means the president, the government, or some other group of people with a lot of power). Elvis was made an agent by Richard Nixon who was the president at that time. Nixon was involved in the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam war (search wikipedia or google if you don't know about these two things, it's too complicated to explain in a short way) and they both happened while Elvis was an agent. "No one really gave a damn" means that even though Elvis was made an agent, nobody cared about it, not even the CIA (The American Central Intelligence Agency). Hope this explains it better. :) |
|
| Robbie Williams – Advertising Space Lyrics | 20 years ago |
|
1. "Special agent for the man, through Watergate and Vietnam" This refers to Elvis writing a letter to President Nixon in autumn of 1970 requesting to be made a federal agent. In December of that year he met with Nixon and recieved his badge making him an agent for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (Later to become the DEA). Thus he was an agent through Watergate (1972-1974) and at least some of the Vietnam war (1957-1975) until his supposed death in 1977. Despite being made an agent, he didn't have much of an impact on the war on drugs. - Perhaps because "No one really gave a damn". 2. "And up to your neck in darkness" This could be another reference to Elvis' depressions. 3. "To sell the world your last breath" Possibly a reference to the theories (by Albert Goldman amongst others) that Elvis killed himself by overdosing on drugs, and that the evidence was removed before paramedics arrived. To sell something usually indicates that you have a choice, which you would have in a suicide. The lines "waiting for God to stop this, and up to your neck in darkness" from the previous verse also seems to point towards suicide, since he is waiting for God to do something, but is so depressed that he cannot go on. On the other hand it could also refer to Elvis performances (the last of which came 3 weeks before his death) in which he, metaphorically speaking, gave his last breath to the world. 4. "I saw you standing at the gates" This could double as a slight reference to the numerous Elvis sightings over the years. I still agree that the explanation made by the_wombat above is the primary one though. 5. "No one learned from your mistakes, We let our profits go to waste". Probably a reference to Elvis management contract with Colonel Parker which secured Parker 50% of Elvis' earnings. And of course artists still get caught up in unfair deals with record companies and managers today. It could also refer to the money Elvis wasted on i.e. prescription drugs. Perhaps Robbie also feels that he has wasted money on too many useless things. |
|
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.