| The Boy Least Likely To – Hugging My Grudge Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I think it's about always thinking something else is going to make you happier, always chasing whatever you think that might be, only to find that you either couldn't find it after all, or that having it wasn't really what you wanted in the first place. its about how you don't think you'll ever be happy unless you're unhappy and dwelling on what you don't have or what you could have instead of what you do have. over all, I think it's about finding satisfaction in being miserable. I'm not sure if any of this makes sense to anyone but me, or if I'm right, but this is just my take on it. |
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| Bright Eyes – Lover I Don't Have to Love Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| i WaNT A LuV3r I DuN HaV3 2 LuV1!111! | |
| Bright Eyes – Emily, Sing Something Sweet Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| this song is funny. | |
| The Decemberists – Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I agree with what most of the people here said, but I think there is one definate general idea that to me, is pretty much the big picture. The details of it all are three stories of (what I think to be) three seperate men and their lifestyles. The first is of a solider who finds a lover, but can't let go of his duties as a solider, so they must leave the relationship. The second I saw to be completely different than what the interpretations that I read here. I saw it as the story of a man who is typically the dependent one in his relationships, always being the one to be taken care of, ('And I am nothing of a builder') but because of some situation, he is forced, or just decides to, try to take care of his lover ('but here I dreamt I was an architect'). But because it's not something he knows how to do, the whole relationship fell apart. However, I now see that it is probably about a man who is over protective, and his lover who resists his protection, and by the end of their relationship, they're free to go, and somewhat relieved by that. The third I saw as a man who took advantage of women by being charming. When their husbands were away, he treated them with tenderness therefore making them his 'marionettes' or puppets. However, he meets a teenage girl who is mature for her age, almost adult ('but you my soiled teenage girlfriend'). She is soiled with information she is too young to know, and for this, is more mature than her age. And he asks 'or are you furrowed like a lioness?'. Female lions, as far as I know, are known to be very strong and independent. The way I interpreted this part was that he was questioning if it's really possible for her to be so strong, independent, intelligent and mature at such a young age, or if she's actually an old or 'wrinkled' lioness. Those few lines could also mean that she portrays herself is as a corrupt, dirty, carefree girl, who is either actually a teenager, or that could be a metaphor for her need to be taken care of, and her carefree, immature disposition. However, the man has seen a different side of her, a side that's actually independent and strong(as lionesses are known to be), mature, intelligent and actually very worried (or 'furrowed'). He says 'or are you furrowed like a lioness?' as in are you the dirty, dependent, immature, carefree person who you want other people to see you as, or are you the intelligent, mature, strong, independent, worrying woman that only I've seen? She may even pretend to be carefree for his sake, so that they can continue to live the way they do; 'And we are vagabonds,We travel without seatbelts on...' because if they're going to be together, they have to keep moving and live recklessly, for whatever reason. (whether it be because he is a criminal, or because they must hide their relationship, the reason may vary). But deep down, she is worried about their situation, which only shows occasionally, which is why he's asking her if she's really all that dependent and carefree, because her 'furrowed' side shows itself sometimes. However, they both know that they aren't right for eachother, but continue to be togther because they're in love, though they know the relationship will most likely end. 'We live this close to death'. Eventually, the dangerous or carefree quality of their relationship does end, when the denial of their worry clears, and they realize once and for all that it isn't going to work out. In all three verses, each man is in the same position they were when they started, if not a little wiser and somewhat depressed. Basically, their relationships end, and they are all left questioning if they should go on trying to find another lover, that will probably end up the same way. 'And try one, and try two, Guess it always comes down to, Alright, it's okay, guess it's better to turn this way'. In my opinion basically means, try one or two relationships, in completely different situations, but there will always be a problem or problems, that will probably end it. Escpecially if you deny the problems, hoping that they'll go away or not matter as much as they probably will. You might or might not have noticed that in all three situations, both characters seem to be denying their problems, and trying to work around them. Ignoring the fact that they probably aren't meant for eachother, because they need the other's love so badly. In the first, the man must leave to go fight in a war, but he and his lover try to ignore that and be together anyway. In the end, he must leave and the relationship ends. In the second, the man is over protective (or unable to take care of his lover), but he and the lover both ignore that their probably not meant for eachother, continuing in a dysfunctional relationship until at last, it ends. The third is pretty much the same, only with different details. They aren't meant for eachother, but deny it, and in the end the relationship falls apart. I'd say the theme of the song is that no matter what situation you're in, people will always deny problems or the fact that they aren't right for eachother at the start of a relationship, hoping the problems will go away or not matter, even though they know in reality, that it'll end anyway, but they need the love so badly that they don't care. You can't change a person, nor can you control circumstances that aren't in your power to change. Therefore; 'it always comes down to Alright, okay, guess it's better to turn this way'. And in the last chorus he sings; 'Alright, it's okay, guess it's better to turn this, But I won, so you lose...', and only in that chorus. I'm honestly not sure what it means, but from what I can manage to figuere out, I'd say it's how both people comfort themselves when a relationship ends. By saying, oh well, it's their loss, it's their fault, or 'I won, you lose', instead of thinking about what they may have done, and what they might change so that it won't happen again. After a while they will probably go on to another relationship, a completely different situation, and if they repeat their mistakes, or just deny that they aren't right for eachother (again) then it will unevitably end up the same as the others. Which ultimately, just creates a giant circle of dysfunctional realationships, that will end no matter how different the situations are. (the different situations were portrayed by the stories told in the verses). Because the (general) situation is almost always the same, no matter how different it might seem. And, 'it always comes down to Alright, it's okay, guess it's better to turn this way.' The big picture: no matter how different the situations seem, if the general problem (denying that you're not right for eachother) is the same, they will all end the same. (and sorry for talking in circles :P ) -MJ |
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| Bright Eyes – A New Arrangement Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Of course I highly believe in the fact that songs always have different interpretations, this is just my belief as to what Conor Oberst had in mind when he wrote it, and what it means to me. | |
| Bright Eyes – A New Arrangement Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I agree with everyone who said it's about a person or group of people who have a friend or loved one who is into something that is self destructive. About wanting them to stop, but they can't, and feeling hopeless. I think it might also be about how the person who's POV this song is describing, knows the self-destructive friend's situation, because they have experienced it themselves. And by knowing how it feels, they also know that in the end, all someone who's self destructive really wants, is for their need to be understood. They just want it to be understood and accepted so that no one nags them about giving it up. So by saying: 'so baby/when I call to you/I want you to come/and lay it out for everyone/exactly how it was before any of this happened/and why you can't leave it behind,' The person who's watching this person they're writing about, destruct themselves the way they did, they're trying to tell their friend that they should explain why they do what they do, because no one seems to understand but the person who's writing this song. The songwriter is telling his loved one to take away the mask they wear, and show everyone they know what's on the inside, so that they will better understand them. Also because they're all getting tired of feeling that they're being lied to by someone they used to be close with. They're tired of the distance that the self-destructive person is creating, so they blame it on their self-destructive ways, instead of trying to understand what makes them that way, and trying to help them with that, instead of trying to make them stop. The person who's writing this song, understands that all his/her loved one wants is to open up, and reveal the problems that make them act self destructive. They are the only one out of the person's friends who truly understand that it's not the behavior they should worry about, but WHY they are behaving that way. The person who understands the self-destructive person's feelings, is telling them that they must open up eventually, no matter how hard it is, because it is what they truly want. However, the person doesn't listen to his friends advice, and continues in the destructive behavior, as his/her friends continue to misunderstand the situation, still trying to get them to stop hurting themselves, instead of being supportive friends and helping them with whatever it is that causes them to act destructively. I agree with a subtle allegory in that it might be the songwriter writing in 3rd person, because usually only you understand yourself, unless someone has been through the same thing, but it is still unlikely for them to grasp what it is you truly want. |
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