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| The Cure – Killing an Arab Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Word. Although this song alludes to a book with high literary merit, it doesn't matter; there is nothing of value in this song besides what was already written in the book.
Other songs by the Cure are a different story. |
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| Atmosphere – Your Glass House Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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if this song is an allegory, it definitely didn't start that way. there are way too many details that have no meaning when put in the context of the bush administration. slug probably wrote the song about being hungover, then applied the allegorical context. |
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| Pixies – Head On Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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thanks, i was about to ask who originally recorded it, but you already answered my question =] |
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| Why? – Gemini (Birthday Song) Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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"I want a verb and you give me a noun.
What do you dream up while I tongue you down?"
anyone notice that the words "dream" and "tongue" are both verbs and nouns?
probably no significance to that. |
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| I Hate Myself – Not Waving But Drowning Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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"Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning."
the "man" in this poem was doomed from the beginning and knew it, but to the outside world he seemed like he was perfectly fine. so he was alone in his pain.
i hate myself is clever because they can pull references from not only stevie smith and coleridge, but also from dragonball-z. and all of their lyrics fit cohesively and give you chills from their raw emotion. |
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| Interpol – Specialist Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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"by jenazabab on 02-11-2005 @ 06:13:44 PM
I LOVE THIS SONG. heard it on the o.c. mix 2"
lawllllz |
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| Why? – Act Five Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I don't really think this song is an allegory to Hamlet, and while I suppose the phrase "act five" could be in reference to Hamlet, this song is more about death in general. If you read too much into the Hamlet reference, you get a muddled version of the song's topic.
This song captures the feeling of despair regarding not only one's own death but that of the people whom one respects and loves, the people who have been mentors and guides in your life. In his experience, as a young musician, Why? is more concerned with losing those who are older than him -- specifically, his grandfather -- than he is with losing his peers. However, his attention has been captured by that nagging, persistent anxiety about death--his particularly embittered view being that "there is no grace in act five", dying is a humiliating and painful process which does not give any comfort to its participants. Rather it is filled with strife--"a snail in salt", a metaphor for the individual on his deathbed, "doesn't fall asleep with a half-smile". The hopelessness this song conveys ("There will be more than a lifetime of death in the scrambled signal snow that's left") is a view that easily attacks both those with strong religious views and those with more atheistic views.
My stab at the lyric "A circus tent and all the folding chairs fit in an old coffin for travel" is that death is similar to a circus, namely by being a grotesque, eerie performance. All in all, Yoni seems either anxious about death and what follows it, or extremely cynical and realistic -- but most likely both in combination. |
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| Miley Cyrus – Wake Up America Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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The sad thing about this song is that not only is it sung by a 15-year-old girl, but it sounds like it was written by one too. Miley Cyrus has been made into a pop culture commodity, a human being that is mass-marketed. She's going to have a really fucked-up life. |
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| Hüsker Dü – Never Talking To You Again Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I always heard "pray" too, but it makes more sense as "phrase". It wouldn't make much sense for him to say, "I'd put you down where you belong". This is a perfect song for when you've been fucked over by someone you trusted and you need a little catharsis. Actually, the emotion is less angsty but more mellow, kind of passive aggressive, hollow acceptance of the person's betrayal. |
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| Smog – To Be of Use Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I'd say cum, not come. That hits a chord with me, although I think men feel that more strongly--they like to have a mirror for their virility and their ability to please, to affirm themselves. Callahan's take on this idea is sadder, just wishing that he had some purpose.
But... "on a horse". That's interesting. |
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| The National – Baby, We'll Be Fine Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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This song reminds me of a Death-of-a-Salesman type attitude, of trying to make it in the world by charisma and good looks: "Look at me, baby, we'll be fine". He bases all his dreams of success on his ego, and then finds that foundation isn't strong enough. "I had a stilted, pretending day", and he apologizes for everything. That's how I take it, at least |
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| Pixies – Velouria Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I'm really glad you all told me about the Lemuria deal. I think that's hilarious. Anyway, the simple fact that this is a Pixies song makes it related to drugs. Because who writes sober about Mt. Shasta and lemur-coated women? |
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| Broken Social Scene – Lover's Spit Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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The video basically explains this song to be about love in general, but not in a spontaneous, meaningless way. The entire video is of one couple wearing wedding rings.
Hey, maybe they're both cheating on their spouses. Probably not. |
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| Astronautalis – Oceanwalk Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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is anyone else from jacksonville then?
i wish i knew him but it is cool to hear his lyrics about different places around the city. here he's talking about jacksonville beach and it's awesome to be there with his music playing. and in meet me here later he talks about third street... it's so cool, because nobody has even heard of this place and finally theres somebody who identifies with me. =] |
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| Ss Cardiacs – Noo Noo (In a Foreign Dialect) Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Oh, and when I went on last.fm just now, people had about 20 different names for this song, including "Noo Noo in a foreign district", "noonoo", and "noo noo in a foreign country."
So I don't feel like such an idiot for getting it wrong. |
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| Ss Cardiacs – Noo Noo (In a Foreign Dialect) Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think the part about being dead for half an hour means that she had a really close brush with death, and that made her realize she wasn't living her life the way she should have been. So she's telling this person, who reminds her of herself, not to hold anything back. I think she's telling the person to take control of his own life. |
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| Feist – My Moon My Man Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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trade456 has a good point. it's just words =]
it's like the way all of jeff mangum's songs have gorgeous, dirty lyrics. they don't mean very much but they're dirty.
and bss also has a song called handjobs for the holidays in which, i believe, feist actually sings. idk if feist would have similar lyrics and topics in a solo project though. |
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| Dog Day – Lydia Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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this song is amazing. i'm glad they kept going after burdocks. where can i buy night group? |
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| Castanets – Good Friend, Yr Hunger Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song seems to say that the it is impossible to give true friendship if one is searching for joy in others.
I'm struggling with the meaning of the last line, though. |
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| Aloha – Protest Song Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I love this song, but I can't find the full lyrics anywhere. I know for certain that there are some lines missing.
In this song, the speaker expresses a deep longing for someone and his loneliness without this person. The words to me have a connotation of loss--he used to be with the woman, but now he's lost her. |
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| Emperor X – Putnam County Angels Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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For me, it's really awesome to hear songs about my hood, because nobody ever sings about Jacksonville. And I don't blame them haha. |
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| Plain White T's – Hey There Delilah Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Really, chill out. And how old are you, anyway? Next time you try to argue with someone, be more succinct, spell correctly, and use proper grammar. Then they might not notice the poor quality of your arguments. |
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| Plain White T's – Hey There Delilah Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Obviously, I wouldn't say that, and I don't speak on Songmeanings' behalf; I speak on my own, and I'm saying you're an idiot--no, not because you don't like this song, because I don't like it either. You're an idiot because you're overreacting about a goddamn song that doesn't hurt you whatsoever. Ignore it, don't be so dramatic, or actually know what hippies are. Fucker. |
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| Plain White T's – Hey There Delilah Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Phlegethon, I agree with you that this song isn't particularly wonderful. It's also not causing any harm. Don't rely on your thesaurus all the time or on the idea that Iron Maiden is good or impressive or cool. There are better musicians (and less pretentious-sounding words) out there. Find some, and in the mean time, learn that Plain White T's have nothing to do with hippies. |
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| Zwan – Honestly Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Yes, I am a pirate; I'll start out with that. And being a pirate, it frustrates me when the songs I download have been edited to make them crappy and to piss off the pirates. About half of my Zwan songs were cut apart, keeping one segment of lyrics and splicing it together so that one verse and the chorus would repeat for the entire 3-4 minutes. Baby Let's Rock! played the same four lines ("Baby I'm the greatest... inside your room") for 3:41. Sooo annoying. |
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| Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We're Goin Down Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Jay696, for all your talk about crap music, you don't seem to notice when you step in it. While Fall Out Boy holds very little merit, ACDC is one of the worst and simultaneously most ridiculous get-ups ever to be heard on the radio. |
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| American Football – Never Meant Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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WhiteTide, you could try being more polite. The child who thought Tim was involved with this band was not showing any hostility toward you or anyone you should defend; he was simply misinformed. And if he enjoys this band more than Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Make Believe, Owls, or Tim Kinsellas, he is entitled to that judgment, however poor. That being said, I doubt he actually has listened to those. I have to disagree as well on the matter of Owls' lyrics--instead of "pre-pubescent whining" they are more semi-coherent rambling. But you as well are entitled to your judgment or lack thereof.
And yes, I recognize that I am bringing this up more than four years later. |
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| Braid – Milwaukee Sky Rocket Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Yeah, or it could sadly be a reference to the band We Are Scientists--although that wouldn't be as bad as Scary Kids Scaring Kids. |
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| Aloha – Boys in the Bathtub Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I agree! It was great to hear this song live during a truncated 5-song set, especially when I felt cheated of the songs I really loved. |
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| Aceyalone – Arhythamaticulas Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Aceyalone is rap, but a different variety than the kind that wins Oscars in 2006. Different than the kind that has a cheap catchphrase-slash-dance to popularize as a chorus. Different than the "we're awesome, we're at the club, and we get so much ass." The lyrics to this song are a good example of the distinguishing factor: intelligence. |
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