| Ani DiFranco – Both Hands Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I'm sure the meaning of this song has been said over and over, but I thought I'd throw in my two cents. To me, this song is most definitely about a break-up. The relationship was so good until now. And now, she wants her lover to hold with both hands and not let go easily even though they both know it’s ending. The “low moan of the dial tone” reminds me of when you’re going to call someone you’ve broken up with and you’re sitting there listening to the dial tone thinking on it and not actually doing it, trying to figure out if you really want to do it. The old woman to me is that nosy neighbor that’s always peeking through, but maybe I’ve just had nosy neighbors in the past because lesbians are fascinating creatures apparently. “I am drawing the story of how hard we tried” is when you’re thinking about the relationship and how good it was and how it all came to an end. Maybe even how you’re explaining why you’re breaking up with someone. “I am watching your chest rise and fall like the tides of my life and the rest of it all” Maybe the last night you spend with the person? And you’re watching them sleep, just thinking about the relationship. I think the line "And your bones have been my bed frame, and your flesh has been my pillow" is quite possibly one of the best lines to a song I've ever heard. It’s so much passion packed into one line. At one time, being passionate with that person was so perfect, so comfortable. This song = amazing. |
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| The Reason – We're So Beyond This (feat. Sara Quin) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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So, we've determined this is indeed Sara. Now -- what does this song mean? |
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| Indigo Girls – Closer to Fine Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I love this song. Why? Because it pretty much says in a few paragraphs how I feel right now. A few people have already said this, but basically this song is about coming out of the closet. The first verse to me, is the singer talking to her partner. The singer in this verse has been trying to ignore the fact that she's gay, but she's suddenly found this amazing person who has helped her accept who she is. She was caught up in defining what her sexuality was and this person helped her calm down about all that. And for a while, she was in the closet, not an easy place to be - "Well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable" And it's definitely NOT easy to come out, so many fears - "And lightness has a call that's hard to hear" By hard to hear, I think she means it's sometimes hard to decide why to come out because you get caught up in the "oh my gosh, everyone is going to know and then hate me" factor. The last two lines, I really like. "I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it I'm crawling on your shores" She had been able to hide her sexuality and ignore her feelings...until she finally met a person that she couldn't ignore. Such a good metaphor here. The chorus is her looking for answers as to why she's gay. She goes to counseling, maybe off somewhere to think about it. Maybe thinks back to her childhood. But she soon finds sexuality is not usually something one can define easily. "There's more than one answer to these questions Pointing me in a crooked line" And the next part is really awesome to me. "And the less I seek my source for some definitive (The less I seek my source) The closer I am to fine The closer I am to fine" It's so true. For me, I had been caught up defining my sexuality, trying to figure it out, but the less I think about it and the more I just live my life, being myself, the closer I am to fine. This song is so amazing. Can't wait to go see the Indigo Girls in concert! |
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| Butterfly Boucher – Don't Point, Don't Scare It Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This is about a love you can't have out in the open. You have to go somewhere in secret to be able to enjoy every minute of that person, rather than hiding in the shadows and constantly having to look over your shoulder to make sure no one will see you. It's that love that you can't tell you friends about. It's that relationship or fling or whatever, that you're not ashamed of, but you just can't tell all your friends about it. In the song, they're going to that peaceful place where it's OK to be together. |
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| Saving Jane – Autumn & Me Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I agree with spike95. At first you're like wait...lesbians? Then you're like OH they're friends. | |
| Catie Curtis – What's The Matter Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Wow...that's good stuff right there. | |
| Frou Frou – Shh Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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"Don't make a sound Shh and listen Keep your head down We're not safe yet" This song makes me think of a secret love you have and you can't be out in the open with it, so you have to hide it. |
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