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| Los Campesinos! – Sweet Dreams Sweet Cheeks Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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It doesn't really make sense with the rest of the song…but the line "One blink for 'yes', two blinks for 'no'" from the last stanza reminds me of the novel/film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, in which the paralyzed protagonist uses this blinking system to communicate. |
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| Interpol – A Time to Be So Small Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Haha I heard "nursing an erection" too!
And you're not "misinterpreting the meaning of the song," it's just what you see in it. No one can conclusively prove any point about the song.
I don't understand the earlier posts, many of which said the song is about murder. I just see it as a boy and his father sitting on a boat, while a personified urchin comments on the fact that the boy is growing up and the father can't do anything about it. The father is worried for his son's future, but the boy "has a keen eye for what [the father] didn't see."
The "cadaverous mob" line could be about the son's eventual assimilation into society–another occurrence the father is powerless to stop. The mob "[saving] their doors for the dead men" is also symbolic of the father's imminent death.
Does anyone have a theory about the title? |
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| Modest Mouse – A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Hey no _quarter51, I was about to mention "The Laughing Man" when I saw you already did. I think there might be a connection there even if one wasn't intended because Salinger and Brock deal with some similar topics. The story itself is also very near to this song in theme etc. |
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| Modest Mouse – A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Hey no _quarter51, I was about to mention "The Laughing Man" when I saw you already did. I think there might be a connection there even if one wasn't intended because Salinger and Brock deal with some similar topics. The story itself is also very near to this song in theme etc. |
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| Modest Mouse – March Into the Sea Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I don't think anyone noticed airwalkin's comment (page 1), but he made a great connection to 3rd Planet and whitetrashboys mentioned that Isaac likes to reuse symbolism. Here's airwalkin's comment:
"i don't think the sea is death and we come from it and march right back in, i think it's more like we came from the sea at the beginning of time, and god i wish we could just go back in cause the forests are dead everythings dead blaaaaah. and that's how the world began. and that's how the world will end. a third had just been made we were swimmin in the water..... it's like that" |
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| Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Pin Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Sorry to be trite and bring up drugs, but did no one else see how calling the guy's dick a 'pin' relates to heroin use? Linking sex with heroin adds some strong support to the other arguements here. A heroin addict recognizes their problem, but is powerless to control it, so they're just like "fuck it" and they let everything run its course - "Well I know, I know"/"We're gonna go go go" |
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| Bob Dylan – Mr. Tambourine Man Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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"Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free"
"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" anyone?
---I think Dylan even said he was on acid when he wrote this. |
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| The Weakerthans – Letter Of Resignation Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Just thought I'd mention that the line "Take a needle and a tarnished spoon" is talking about heroin. I don't know how this relates to the rest of the song though. Perhaps it's just another means of escape. |
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| The Lawrence Arms – The Devil's Takin' Names Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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R2k, I totally agree with everything you said. My point was that this discussion had degraded into something much lower than what you're talking about. I just wanted to redirect everyone's attention to more important things. |
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| Everclear – Sunflowers Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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All anyone has mentioned is the scenario of the narrator of this song being much older than the subject, but couldn't it be about two childhood friends who have sort of grown apart and the guy feels a kind of paternal affection for his friend because they grew up together. He's looking back at when they were younger and everything was so much simpler, just watching her paint sunflowers, and he's overcome with nostalgia and wishes she could still be as innocent as the girl he used to know. |
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| The Lawrence Arms – The Devil's Takin' Names Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Honestly, who gives a fuck who sings "ew" and "strumpin.'" Like aaronsuspect said, this message board is for discussing song meanings (as the name of the bloody site so subtly suggests). |
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| The Lawrence Arms – Recovering The Opposable Thumb Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I think the "Dear Mother" verses are about how they are fighting a losing battle against what's described in the "Toby Keith" verse, and how eventually that conformity will quell all resistance and swallow everyone. It's a depressing prediction really. |
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| The Lawrence Arms – The Corpses Of Our Motivations Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This song starts out describing someone who just does not give a FUCK, but then shifts over to much deeper and meaningful subjects, such as going nowhere and messed up relationships. I love the brutal imagery of this song. It's awesome. I think everyone can relate to it in some way or another. |
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| Against Me! – Baby, I'm an Anarchist! Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I don't know if someone has said this already ('cause I'm too lazy to read all these posts) but I think the "anarchist" and "liberal" from the song are really embodiments of those political ideologies (i.e. the part about Seattle might mean "liberals and anarchists agreed on the 8 hour day, but liberals didn't want to riot") |
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| The Lawrence Arms – Are You There, Margaret? It's Me, God. Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I totally agree with R2K and bling. Oh! Calcutta! is every bit as good as Greatest Story (if not better?) The songs on here are more complex and mature than the Lawrence Arm's earlier stuff, but I think they lack the infectious energy of classics like "The Dancing Machine" and "The Corpse of Our Motivations" |
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| The Living End – Prisoner Of Society Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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It's a real shame The Living End Had to go and ruin their solid track record. They're an awesome band, but this song is unbearably cliché. The first verse alone is just cringe-worthy. |
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