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| Jenny Lewis – Trying My Best to Love You Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I think she's talking about God, not a lover. Many of her songs show her stuggle with religion.
The line "But still sometimes I can't believe you're real" makes it pretty obvious, as does "You step outside and hear bells ringing/For you, for you". Church bells ringing?
I'm not sure who "they" is, though. Who's preventing her from loving god? I was thinking maybe she means people who are religious but immoral and rub jesus in her face. She's sung about that before. Or maybe it represents people who are just bad people and she wonders how god could let them exist. |
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| Eric Hutchinson – You Don't Have To Believe Me Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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also, the last part is missing:
you don't have to believe me
and i continue on
you've still got the potential
that you've had all along
you don't have to believe me when
you're shaking what you got
but you sure better believe me when
i tell you your mind's what's hot.
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| Jenny Lewis – Happy Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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there's an interview about this album & jenny says that it's about her struggle with religion. many of the other songs on this record get that across a lot more clearer. but i don't know where the religious theme is in this song... |
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| The Morning Benders – Damnit Anna Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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i think he's frustrated that someone he loves/d is dealing with an eating disorder and would rather be with the illness than with him. |
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| Billy Joel – The Great Wall Of China Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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You coulda had class, you coulda have been a contender
Charlie, you shoulda looked out for me
that's a reference to the 1954 film On ther Waterfront. Marlon Brando says "I coulda had class. I coulda have been a contender." and his brothers name in the film is Charlie. |
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| Ingrid Michaelson – Charlie Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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this is probably one of her most overlooked songs. it's a brilliant achievement, though. her voice really shines in this one. go listen. |
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| Black Lab – See the Sun Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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i think he's saying "I can't see the sun anymore, I can't feel the DRUGS anymore." am i the only one who hears that? |
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| Test Your Reflex – Pieces of the Sun Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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amazinggg song. i love it. it's not that different or original or anything... but i just adore the idea of "What is love, little pieces of the sun." i think it's so cute and different. |
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| Mirah – The Struggle Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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it sounds like she's talking about a sexual encounter she's not proud of, and the place reminds her of it. almost like rape. that's just how i see it. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Virtue Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this song is being neglected! my favorite part:
"but i know that sometimes all i can see is the sun in my eyes
i know that sometimes all i can say
is how i feel
like the whole world is on the other side
of a dirty windshield
and i am trying to see through the glare
yeah i'm struggling just to see what is there"
good stuff right here. |
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| The Faint – Take Me to the Hospital Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i love this song. i bet there are kids out there that only know how to spell hospital because of it. for the record, i'm not one of them. haha. |
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| The Good Life – A New Friend Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i also kind of like reading it like the singer isn't an ex like i first thought, but maybe just the girls best guy friend and he doesn't want her but he knows that there's not place for him in her life after she gets married. still sad either way you look at it. |
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| Semisonic – F.N.T. Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i would probably cry if someone sang me this. this is definitely on the top 3 list of songs i wish someone would sing me. at least i can check one of them off.... just not this one, sigh. |
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| The Hush Sound – A Dark Congregation Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this is going to sound really weird. i don't know, it kind of reminds me of someone who had a fling with someone who's taken or married or whatever and they feel really guilty, but at the same time, they don't want that thing they had--whatever it was--to be forgotten.
even though it's very obviously about death and funerals, i still consider my view of it, i guess. |
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