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| The Decemberists – The Legionnaire's Lament Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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There was also an Algerian revolution in 1954 that the French were involved for almost ten years. They eventually gave up,but the wart plunged the country into depression. It could be a criticism of the Iraq war and of imperialism in general. If this is true, the song points out that the colonizing nations troops are the ones that suffer in the long run. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in His Hair Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Apparently, a shadfly is a kind of mayfly that lives only a few days to reproduce, and then dies. It spend most of its life underwater and a larva. I think the fly is a metaphor for the character, he lived a mundane life, only to advance into a stage where he was consumed only with sex, and his life fell apart. |
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| Jack Johnson – Symbol In My Driveway Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I think this song is being slightly overthought. I think Jack is just commenting on how we all have these opinions and plans to make the world perfect, but really life boils down to the "Unproductive time you spend with friends. |
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