| Noah and the Whale – Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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When I hear this song I can't help but think about it as a story. It's true that the story reflects upon the futility of an individual human's life in the grand scope of the world, but there is so much more to this song that just that fact. To the story... The conflict is introduced within the first couple lines about a person being at odds with his/her demons. The personal demons are so powerful that they prevent this person from ever falling in love again. When I heard the lines, "Oh it's a hollow love, for a heart with no blood, in its veins" the last line initially sounded like, "...and it's vain". I'm sure I simply misheard it, but I can't help but think about how it makes sense either way. Obviously, the narrator is having trouble seeing life beyond his/her own selfish being, and that line transitions into the next section of the story. The second verse is the rising action and anti-climax. Now the narrator is having issues reconciling the emotion of love on a large scale since it seems doomed from the onset, and humans are governed by a innate sense to procreate just like any other species. I especially appreciate the line about believing in God. A person has to believe that love exists; there's nothing tangible about it. The same goes for a person who believes in a god; they do so not because anyone proved it to them (most of time) but simply because it's a matter of faith. The narrator seems to come to the conclusion that love doesn't really exist because of the luck involved in finding that perfect companion, and because the world is in perpetual motion with no consideration to any of its creations. The third verse is the climax in which a compromise is reached between biology and faith in a force greater than the human being (whether that be a god or love). If humans evolved as a process of nature so did everything incorporated with them. All the emotions connected to the human heart have their niche because it helps people place value on things and prioritize their lives. Without love; sympathy, compassion, honesty, empathy and guilt could not exist. Finally, the last verse is the denouement and falling action. The narrator realizes that the world governs his/her life and even though love can bring hardships its human nature to pursue love. Striving to find love (and simply exist) may seem futile on an individual level at times with consideration of the world as a whole, but without love, people around the world would act only in self-interest from which very little good would come. That's my interpretation of the song. I may have spent far too much time listening to and analyzing it lately, but it's a really great song. Sorry for such a long post, I just wanted to get that out there. Thanks |
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| Cold War Kids – Hospital Beds Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Honestly, I have not read a single post that has been put up thus far so I apologize if this has all been covered previously, but this is my take on the song. There are two patients, one old and one young, each terminally ill. They are getting to know one another while they lie in their hospital beds and exchange stories. The younger patient constantly enthralled with the stories of the elder. There are day-to-day swings in moods between them, but ultimately, they know that it is more important to enjoy their few remaining days rather than sulk and the chorus is their prayer that hopefully someone can find a cure for them before they expire. |
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| Modest Mouse – Spitting Venom Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I would argue that the "map of the damned" could be a nautical reference. Just my opinion though. | |
| Modest Mouse – Spitting Venom Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Not to take away from the lyrical conversations that have gone on, but does anyone else here Johnny Cash during the acoustic segments of the song? | |
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