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| Broken Social Scene – Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I like reading all the different interpretations of the song so far, but I have a bit of a different take on it.
I think that this song comes from two points of view, but read by the same narrator. The narrator is the 17 year old girl, but from the way that the words are spoken and the grammar that is used, it sounds like she is reading someone else's words. I had an epiphany while listening to this song one time, and I realized that the first two verses are actually a letter, or an email, sent by the person that the 17 year old girl is interested in.
The lines "Used to be one of the rotten ones/And I liked you for that" are said by the male sending the letter, which says that they used to be friends, and weren't really that popular. Putting her make-up on was the beginning of selling out to others, which culminated in bleaching her teeth, and looking down on the people that used to be friends with her.
The small third verse is the only response given by the 17 year old girl, which makes clear that she has always like this guy, because all she wants to do is be the center of his attention, and she mistakenly thought that being on of the pretty ones would make her more attractive in his eyes.
The fourth verse is when it gets interesting, because with this context, the second reading of the first verse is spoken both by the male sending the letter, and the girl, regretting her decision to try and change her ways, longingly wanting to go back.
My two cents anyway. |
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| Boards of Canada – Pete Standing Alone Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This is easily my favourite song off of Music Has the Right to Children. Such emotion is conveyed throughout the song, especially at the beginning when the tones are just slowly being played. The growling voice at the end just adds to the surreal feeling that the song builds up. I think he is saying "water", but I'm not sure. |
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| Wolf Parade – Language City Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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It's a great song. This seems to be a common theme through a lot of his songs. Wikipedia says he is from Lake Cowichan in BC, Canada, it's only a small town, so it may describe some of his anti-city sentiment.
But I have been full of shit before so I don't know. :) |
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| Wintersleep – Archaeologists Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Could be a reference to the tale of Daedalus and Icarus maybe? Could explain the "stained by the fire and clouds", and the fact that the winged boy was found in a ocean, eaten by a whale. |
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| Sunset Rubdown – Stallion Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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The piano intro to this song is amazing. A different side to Sunset Rubdown I find without straying from what they usually do too much. |
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| Snowden – Black Eyes Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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If you look for the version of this song that was on the Black Eyes EP, I find it has a much better tone and atmosphere. |
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