| Del Amitri – Nothing Ever Happens Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This song is not so bleak or literal as to mean that life is meaningless and the same. Rather, it is a comment on misplaced values in society, and the general public apathy seen in western culture. This is where the synagogue line comes in- tradegies should shock us more than they do, and society should ascribe more value to such events. Similar is the line about american businessmen buying van goughs for the price of hospital wings- you have to question a society where people can spend so much money on something so trivial, when so many people in the world suffer and die. No, this is not a look at the bleakness of life, but a call to awake from the apathetic circularity of modern life. Rather than allowing each day the be the same, this song hopes that we can make a difference each day, and thus make each day different. |
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| Iron & Wine – Sodom, South Georgia Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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The lyric is small as a wish in a well, as sweetaddy said, which fits much better... As far as the title goes, Sodom was a biblical city that God chose to destroy because of its immorality, and he told Abraham of his plan. Abraham, whose nephew lived in Sodom, pleaded with God to spare the city, and God agreed to spare it if 50 righteous people could be found in the city. Only one righteous person could be found, and this was the nephew of Abraham. In the song, this could suggest that 'papa' is the only righteous person within the city. This explains why the rest of the city is described as a tree full of bees, buried in chirstmas bows and a blanket of weeds (a lack of respect/understanding of the holiday), and why they slept through christmas. Papa is described as 'gone all star white'- white robes clothed angels, and represent purity. I think that this describes Sam's ultimate understanding of the faith of his parents. When he says "Papa died Sunday and I understood All dead white boys say, "God is good" White tongues hang out, "God is good" I think he is realizing that there is a difference between seeming to be righteous, and actually living a righteous life- even though everyone in the city goes through the motions, only 'papa' understood what this faith really meant. This is unquestionably an intricately beautiful song. |
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