| My Morning Jacket – Into the Woods Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Guys, we can do better than this analysis. Cmon, lets go! "A kitten on fire, a baby in a blender. Both sound as sweet as a night of surrender. I know it ain't easy, but you do what you can. If your livin gets weezy, you can follow this plan:" The first two lines are pretty clearly about not giving up, going for what you want to achieve. Its not easy to do or to get the mindset, but everyone has to do things they fear. Kittens on fire and babies in blenders suck, but they're nothing compared the suckiness of giving up. The last line sets up the next verse: "Put in more than you could ever get out. I'm tired of the talking, I know what you're about. Now open your mouth, here comes the spoon. You're gonna eat what I give ya, and you're gonna like it real good." The first line here is just pure awesome. Good ol' Jim James is saying that no matter what we fear as the outcome, we've gotta give it our all and "put in more than we could ever give out." Its all about living up to potential and having no regrets. He's tired of the talking (bullshitting) about how hard life might be, and the "I know what you're about" is more saying that he has faith in this imaginary person he's talking to (maybe even YOU, the listener) to do what they dream. The last two lines are basically saying "This is the truth, you know it, now shut the fuck up and follow my advice." "A riddle: I went over the river, and into the woods, where did I go? Where a wood buring stream flows up through the trees, like the soul of the hottest kind of lover I've ever seen One who lives to choose another fool's dream." Where did he go? Into the unknown. But if he follows his own advice he's putting his best foot forward and ready to conquer whatever he's facing in the woods of life. Not sure what the next two lines mean, but the last line is pretty obviously saying we've all gotta carve our own path in the woods and follow our own dreams, not dreams/ideals/goals that other people try to tell us are important. "A good showerhead and my right hand, the two best lovers that I ever had. Now if you find you agree with what I just said, you'd better find a new love and let 'em into your head" This is where the song takes the message of the previous verses and applies the idea of trying your best towards relationships. Most people (guys) are content with just jerking off in the shower, not really moving anywhere with a female. "Here comes the spoon" again, telling us that is simply not good enough and we're capable of so much more. Whether you agree with him or not, its still an inspiring message. |
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| Say Anything – Yellow Cat (Slash) Red Cat Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Good point about the ignorance of racism and violence, Ive never thought about that before. As for the Yellow = peace, red = war comment, why would his "yellow cat invade his red cat". I read somewhere this song is about how life never changes and nobody does anything about anything. |
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| Say Anything – Slowly, Through a Vector Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Alright, if we take a look at this from the "rock opera" perspective, I think this song is the character (Max Bemis), walking through an old abandoned city. A Vector is an organism that holds a disease. Its a very business and capitalism oriented city, and Max is there to tear it down with his words. Other than that, I have no clue what the apartment part is about. Except maybe "a band of them" being the industry, and the person being a band, or the metaphor of bands trying to make it these days. |
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| Say Anything – Alive with the Glory Of Love Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Matt Skiba is excellent. Though, I would like anyone's input on what this song's part in the entire record as a whole is. You know, the whole satire on the industry thing, and the whole "rock opera" thing. How does it fit in with that? I read somewhere that the song was about his grandparents finding love and what not, dont know if thats true. But some real input would be helpful, none of the "OMG I LOVE THIS SONG ITS THE BEST SONG EVER BESIDES A WALK THROUGH HELL OMG OMGOMG I LOVE SAY ANYTHING". Thanks. |
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| Say Anything – Every Man Has His Molly Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I tend not to think of Molly Connoly as a girl, but as a record company who dropped SA because they wouldnt say what the label wanted them to. | |
| Say Anything – Admit It!!! Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Read the booklet. This is Max's attack on the industry, the final song, the big kabang. Yes, its not only about just the "emo kids" or the "elitist hipsters", but all the bands that become hypocrites by preaching against major labels and then succumbing to them. As for "My car and my guitar" part, He's just saying thats all he needs to spread his message. He wants to "taste the breeze" of every great city. Every place where theres a huge "scene", he wants to destroy. "When I'm dead, I'll rest", he wont stop until hes dead. |
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| Say Anything – Belt Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I agree with everyone, especially the first post. If you look at the album as a whole though, he really runs away from his problems with the industry in this song, and then by the album, comes and attacks the industry with "Admit it!!!" Oh also, they only say "In the alley with knives" in the acoustic version. Otherwise its "in the alley tonight" every time. |
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| Say Anything – A Walk Through Hell Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Whoever said this song should replace chia-like is clearly missing the whole point of the album. The point was not to pick the best songs but to create a story, you cant just stick "the best songs" in there because people like them, its all part of the story. Buy the album and read the introduction. |
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