| My Brightest Diamond – Dragonfly Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Yeah, I've had this album for a few months and I *still* can't stop listening. I can't wait to see My Brightest Diamond (and the Decemberists, for whom they are opening) in March-- :) | |
| My Brightest Diamond – Dragonfly Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Wow, I'm surprised nobody has commented on this song yet, it's beautiful! The first time I heard this song I decided it was about heartbreak... or more specifically the aftermath of it. It is about the point at which you'd like to think you're "doing just fine" but in reality you still haven't gotten completely over being hurt so badly, and therefore refuse to take risks. However, I should point out that I think this song is a positive take on that situation, in that it represents the point where something tempts you out of your post-breakup comfort zone and reawakens your emotions. Following this logic, I think that when the speaker first sees the dragonfly she doesn't see/ doesn't want to see that they are reflections of each other... we see the dragonfly seemingly destroyed and thus the speaker starts to leave her behind (perhaps symbolic of the speaker's denial of her state.) Yet she *isn't* dead, and ironically it is the dragonfly that encourages the speaker to "fly away with me tonight" in spite of her apparently hopeless position. To me the next bit of the song suggests most strongly that it is about heartbreak. I think that most people who have found genuine love with another person, only to have it end badly can relate to the sentiment of this verse. "Riding the wind and laughing and open" reminds me of the seemingly limitless joy of being with someone you love and the subsequent lines echo what it feels like to lose that, as well as the fear of having it all happen again that can sometimes develop ("I am afraid of finding the black again".) However this verse also proves the most problematic in that it is somewhat hard to tell whether or not the point of view belongs to the dragonfly or the speaker. I like to think that it is the speaker's point of view in response to the dragonfly's offer. She *has* flown before because she's been in love. Lyrically, it is unclear whether or not she (the speaker) let's go of these fears, but the general mood of the song makes me think that she has. The repeated line at the end also seems to support this, I think. The repeated temptation to just let go, and give it a try again-- because ultimately flying (in this case, love) is worth the risk. And *that* is my very lengthy opinion on this song! : ) |
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| Weezer – Keep Fishin' Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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love this song and the video is the best thing ever... you realize that the little story about the guys and fishing that Pat told on the making of the video WAS A JOKE right?! hmm.. no matter... also... arent the words actually "you'll never be a better kind if you dont leave the world behind"-- says so in the Maladroit album cover. Anywho.. saw weezer in irvine... best night of my life!!!!! (even if they didnt play across the sea... there's always hope for next time) |
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| Ming Tea – Daddy Wasn't There Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| if you've got a daddy issue, here's a daddy tissue!... ehehehehe | |
| Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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dont particularly like vanessa... though growing a bit obsessed with this song-very catchy and easy to relate to-- especially since im in a long distance relationship :-\ and i would, i really would walk a thousand miles... |
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| Ozma – Shooting Stars Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| hmmm never heard the russian theme pertaining to this (though god knows ozma loves their russian themes ehehe) but i always thought rrp3 was before they got into that.. hmm something to think about... anywho this is a wonderful song.. but really really depressing in a way (though as mafekire said strangely up-beat) | |
| Spacehog – In The Meantime Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| this is one of those songs.. first time you hear it, it almost sounds familiar like you've heard it before (at least it did to me and my friends) great song though the instrumental stuff at the end is really nice. | |
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