| Blaqk Audio – Cities of Night Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Actually, I guess the "explosions in the sky" would be part of the popular image of love, so would be what he's moving away from. | |
| Blaqk Audio – Cities of Night Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I LOVE this song. I just want to say, I don't think "Fuck love; give me fire" means "Fuck love; give me sex". To me, it's something like this: The "love that never dies" image is a worthless sentiment; most people don't actually mean it when they say it, and even those that do cannot possibly predict the way they'll feel for the rest of their life. The popular conception of love is not really any more deep than sex; it's the expression of a primal need. So he's distancing himself from the word 'love' and coming up with a new way to describe what he wants. He wants fire, "explosions in the sky", a true connection, 'uncompromised' by expectations, or "hope or dark desire". | |
| The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Seventeen Ain't So Sweet Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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It really doesn't matter that they originally wrote it about a girl who couldn't make it in the music industry. Because in this song they've touched on something a lot broader than that one girl's struggles. This is something I think a lot of people can deeply deeply relate to. I really like the line "Seventeen is just a test." Aside from the chorus, it struck me more than anything else about this song. When you're 17, you're old enough to have a good idea of what you want out of life, but just barely too young to make it possible yet with the way society is set up. So a lot of times people let go of their dreams during that time. But if you can pass the test of being 17, and hold onto your dreams, then you'll soon be old enough to make them reality. |
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| The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Atrophy Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I agree that this song has to do with conformity. (As an aside, I find that often those who speak most loudly against conformity are those most guilty of it - they just don't conform to "normal" society.) As for heckyeahitsanna's question about the last lines: I'd say "Take back the beat in your heart" is pretty obvious - your heart shouldn't be beating for other people, to make other people like you; it should be beating for you. "Why fight when you can't be bought" is a little more tricky. Perhaps it's commentary on what I spoke of earlier of those who speak against conformity being guilty of it themselves. If you truly cannot be bought (i.e. you truly don't conform), there's no reason to fight against conformity and scream about how stupid it is because it's not an issue for you. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Forgiven Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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First of all, I have to say, "The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests / I'll see you next Sunday" is one of my all-time favorite phrases from a song, as well as "In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son / I had one more stupid question." I think it's sort of short-sighted to claim that this song is based on sex. It certainly plays a role in the song, as explained above by the masturbation/blindness comments. I think the meaning is pretty straightforward. She speaks of Catholicism and the way it uses it's teachins to ensure people have "no fun with no guilt feelings." The fact that she "had one more stupid question" says, perhaps, that Christians tend not to question their religion much, and just accept it because it's all they've ever known and they feel like if their faith wavers, they'll somehow lose touch with God. I also love the part about the fountain... |
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