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Iron & Wine – Caught in the Briars Lyrics 12 years ago
I'm not sold on the prostitute angle fully, but I'd say the "I never meant--" could be indicative. Though maybe he's talking more about hypocrisy when he says "all the sinners here have crosses for Sunday" in this beautiful way, seeing the warmth in her and not shaming her like some snooty bullshit upperclassman might

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The Gaslight Anthem – We Did It When We Were Young Lyrics 15 years ago
One of the best songs of 2010.

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The Gaslight Anthem – The Diamond Church Street Choir Lyrics 15 years ago
Nah, it's totally "who who who"

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David Bazan – Heavy Breath Lyrics 16 years ago
My best friend, a staunch atheist. My girlfriend, a lax but faithful Catholic.
Somewhere in between, this song basically tells why they can still be friends, and why I'm friends with both in between.
Bazan! Bravo!

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Bob Dylan – Talkin' World War III Blues Lyrics 17 years ago
I think the lights are definitely an atomic bomb, hence the whole world being wiped and nobody being left, the parking metre on fire, the radio being out, the fear of "communism" (Cold War nuclear fear), and the time being operator stuck on 3 o'clock, when the bomb was no doubt dropped.

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The National – Guest Room Lyrics 17 years ago
I agree koruboy, but less regarding judgment day and more of the nature of life itself.
It's especially epitomized in the chorus, as this world is just "the guest room".
"We can't stay here."

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Grizzly Bear – Lullabye Lyrics 18 years ago
In interesting way to look at it may be the angle of a bored housewife relaxing by the poolside with the pool boy, and the tumultuous affair that would no doubt take place.

She's all emotionless and despondent in a dramatic middle-age way, and he's young and full of sprite, much different than her husband: "My love's another kind".

Very visual lyrics, regardless.

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Dan Deacon – Drinking out of Cups Lyrics 18 years ago
I think Dan Deacon hit some mean hallucinogenic substance and just talked
it's perfect
I'm in love with this, it's so beautiful and cute

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Vampire Weekend – Bryn Lyrics 18 years ago
this song is just such a lovely song of longing
with adorable animal/regional metaphors!
the writing is so fun

plus, the song is spelled "Bryn" and the (Bren?) part is, well, Bryn

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Devendra Banhart – Pumpkin Seeds Lyrics 18 years ago
This song is autumn for me
pumpkin seeds and birds and leaves and quiet guitar gently cooing the change of colour and timber striptease

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Daddy Yankee – Gasolina Lyrics 19 years ago
hey, shard
look into kanye's lyrics
you might be shocked

secondly, there's plenty of amazing rap out there
try sweatshop union, k-os

sure there's a lot of shitty rap [this, for example], but don't stereotype
it just makes you look stupid

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The Mars Volta – Day Of The Baphomets Lyrics 19 years ago
small detail
it's "raise your entrails as an offer" not "an offering"

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Feist – Mushaboom Lyrics 19 years ago
the situation has definitely been described
but there's definitely elements of poverty mentioned

But in the meantime I've got it hard
Second floor living without a yard

this line is talking about how now she lives in an apartment, scraping by and longing for the day when she can get the cash to live the life she's wanted

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Death Cab for Cutie – Someday You Will Be Loved Lyrics 19 years ago
my god, this song rips
someone broke up with me with this song, essentially
it's a big blow to the testes

it's so blunt and apathetic
and the guitar is so punctual at the beginning
gawd, it burns
ben gibbard, you callous ass
why can't you be nice?
heh

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Cursive – Art Is Hard Lyrics 19 years ago
in tons of interviews, kasher is said to be a self-depricating poet
meaning he loves to bash the shit out of himself
this whole song is about him trying to write such depressing words when really, it's not that realistic, and you end up writing the same set of songs over and over again

my favourite cursive song

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