| Radiohead – Faust Arp Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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In any other circumstance I would hate to use a source like this, but I've seen the word "stuffed" used as a British slang word for various things in a linguistics class before. From http://www.dictionaryofslang.co.uk/ First one I don't think is how the word "stuffed" is being used but I'll provide it to help other theories. stuff Verb. 1. To copulate. Male usage. [Mid 1800s] 2. To defeat thoroughly in a game or competition. E.g."With our new signing from United we're going to stuff them good and proper." 3. Used to exclaim indifference or rejection of (something). E.g."Stuff the consequences! I'm going to get drunk." The more accurate one (I believe). stuffed Adj. 1. Concerned, bothered. Usually phrased in the negative. E.g."I'm not stuffed with going out drinking tonight." 2. In a position of no hope. |
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| Thrice – The Sky Is Falling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| What terrorists are you talking about, the US's "bad guys" or the actual classification of a person which is world wide and I would definitely say isn't always motivated by religion. | |
| Thrice – The Sky Is Falling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I'm fairly sure that a terrorist could be classified as a jingoist. "But in the late thirties and forties this was more characteristic. Sixteen year old boys lied about their age so they could go to war back then." If you consider that terrorists are willing to recruit anyone willing and able to help their cause regardless of age. Wouldn't you consider that a bit more extreme than the intense nationalism of Japan during WWII, granted that the Japanese imperialists were also extreme, I wouldn't say that this song is about WWII specifically. That said, I also wouldn't say its just about Iraq. Revolutionary groups / terrorists are present in many parts of the world other than the ones focused on by CNN or Fox News. Just about all the organizations committing murder in South America, Africa, and Asia feed off the fear and hate of the people that whatever opposing side has victimized. Vaultedskies was headed in the right direction when saying that the song was about both sides in a conflict being... well, conflicted on what they should do. What I thought of when hearing this song was of course of Iraqis joining militias because of violence being inflicted on their families by the US or the opposing sunnis / shiites. But when hearing it a few more times. I started thinking of people joining the Shinning Path in Peru because of fear of the government and vice versa. The line "no one will care as long as it lands overseas" is simply a comment that the fear that is now in the person of the song (just cause its Dustin singing doesn't mean that the lyrics are meant to be taken has his mentality) simply isn't there when something is happening far away. Its just saying that apathy can be committed by anyone regardless of nationality. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Enjoy Your Rabbit Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I always imagined a rabbit being hunted while hearing this song, which would go with the cover of the album. | |
| Radiohead – Idioteque Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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After reading all of the previous comments (yes even the "oh this song is so awesome" and kid rock ones), I will have to agree that this song is another part of the clone theme that continuously shows up in Kid A. Given that, I will also say that each song can have dual purposes, they can both serve the clone theme and address an issue other than cloning, of course that may not always be, in other words, some of the songs are there just for the clone (kid A) and some also address an issue. It should also be noted that the actual music done by the instruments express what is actually going on more than the lyrics themselves, if anything the lyrics express the dialogue and thoughts that happen during Kid A's life. I think yuppie 2 was somewhat correct in how the songs show his progression in life but I think "Everything in its right place" is pre-birth (the preparations are complete and the scientists(s) are excited) and there is dialogue between scientist about whether or not it is right to do clone (there are two colors in my head); Kid A is the actual birth of... well Kid A (imagine when a child is born and the nurses put them in that room with other babies for parents to look at, now replace that room with... say a large tube with an infant floating in there and the parents with scientists) or ,like yuppie2 said, maybe Kid A in his very first years. National Anthem though could have even more possibilities, the music really plays an important part in how things go down. One could say that it shows how the outside world reacts to the creation of clones, the driving bass symbolizing the information being given out, the facts, speeches being made; the chaos at the end symbolizing the outrage, the protest, and ultimately the fighting and rioting. Funny enough, the bass stops at one point and the chaos continues but more importantly, chaos also stops and a sort of wind sound happens. The other possibilities are that the bass is a pro-clone scientist(s) having dominance in the situation and the chaos may be scientists that want to tell Kid A what he really is, and the chaos finally winning is when the bass dies out and the wind sound is Kid A's reaction; or maybe its both the outside world and the scientists doing their thing; or its the creation of more clones being made and the insanity that it brings. Bottom line, Kid A's realizes who he is. "How to disappear completely" is pretty simple, Kid A's denial that he's a clone. "Treefingers" serves as a mark of transition, it may be Kid A growing up or him dealing with being clone via silent though for a certain amount of time. "Optimistic" and on it is where its hard for me to tell what’s going on exactly. Optimistic maybe Kid A out in the "real world" and such or maybe him trying to get out? Not sure. "In limbo" is probably Kid A getting help from someone with power that may have their own slimy reasons for helping. "Idioteque" maybe what he sees or the reaction he gets from people about clones. "Morning bell" I like to think of how Wallamange described it, "the name of a newspaper", it would certainly give dual meanings to "cut the kids in half". "Motion Picture Soundtrack" is pretty much the end of Kid A's life, telling the other clones that they've been fed lies and they try to tell them that things will change but too late Kid A is dead and the "hidden" track is a new beginning which may show up in Amnesiac. Of course this is just some ramblings that I decided to type down, the whole Kid A/cline theory could be totally wrong and I'm just making an ass of myself, but thank you for reading. |
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