| OneRepublic – All The Right Moves Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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before reading some others' comments, i didn't think this song had anything to do with a romantic relationship... and even though i've tried putting my head around that kind of idea, i still don't think that's quite right. more than anything, i've thought this song was about social status, or all of those people who never had to really work. it's about people who were born with what society values, whether it be money, looks, or charm - something to that effect - and how these "privileged" people look down at those who don't have it and automatically assume that they won't make it, that they're inevitably "going down." i agree with @xjustaie that the narrator never actually seems to agree with what everyone else is claiming. i get this feeling that he's saying "yeah, yeah, we're going down, whatever you're saying to make yourself feel better is true" to spite those people as he and his friend(s) make the climb up. he never actually believes that they're going down, but he baits all those people who are so sure they don't have what it takes to succeed and can only go down. in the first verse, the personal pronouns he's using might refer to a friend that has the ability to cross to the other side, the side that's got it made. maybe she has the looks or the potential to have the kind of money to gain entry into the world where the grass is getting greener each day, like they're ready to accept and make her the "queen of spades," but the narrator obviously doesn't want her to join them as such. although he acknowledges that "they've got it made," it's almost as if he's using the fact that those rich/beautiful kids' lives are so damn easy to draw her back to her own roots, where those less fortunate have to fight for what they want, and it'll be all the more sweeter once they prove how wrong they were. i think what's confusing about this song is the use of "they" and "we" and "our." i'm getting tangled up in it myself writing this, and the second verse seems to jump around a bunch of time. instead of talking about his friend who might be able to hang with the cool kids as in the first verse, when he asks "do you think i'm special" he's talking to those cool kids, teasing them by asking such shallow questions and showing them what he thinks of their values, but by the end of the verse, he's referring to his own group of friends again. in the end, the song seems to have two general factions: those with, and those without. those with have always goaded those without, believing and saying that they'll never be anything valuable; they'll never amount to what [those with] are and can only go down. the narrator seems to think differently and although he concedes that this is what people believe, he seems to not only want - but know - that he and his friends can break this mold... and that last part is pure interpretation because if you just read the lyrics, the tone sounds defeatist, but the way it's sung makes it sound like he has hope that they'll rise. |
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| Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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DCFCalex - i do agree that line could be perceived as 'cold,' but when you get down to it, people do thank god for what they have. it's a line to tell people to appreciate their lives because it could be so much worse. i hope you're just kidding with your comment because if you think the song was written because africa has no snow, i think school was a complete miss and lost cause for you. i'm guessing now you're out in africa fixing all the problems since you're criticizing band aid's attempt to help, tell us how it goes, okay? in the meantime, we'll try to send food to those who are starving out there, even if that's not what they need, according to you. (PS: i wonder what kind of shitty school you went to, but you're very much deluded if you think the united nations is helping africa that much more than band aid) |
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| Train – Drops of Jupiter Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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i think all of the bizarre descriptions train uses could either be describing death or the real world. i'm more inclined to the real world though because the narrator mentions "now that she's back from that soul vacation / i'm afraid that she might think of me as plain ol' Jane / told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land." it seems she's been able to return and relay the story of her great adventure. still, the last verse kind makes me believe it might be about death, since the real world includes love, deep-fried chicken (mmm)... unless this is some strange world, haha. either way, this world and or/death doesn't seem to include him, and i feel like this is such a crucial moment, when he sings, "...and me." in the end, i think the narrator is afraid she's found something else, something more than he can ever be. |
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| Dave Matthews Band – Grey Street Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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the lilywhite sessions version is my favorite of the two, although this one is still great, by all means. :) the words are just so beautiful. it's probably one of my favorite DMB songs, because it begins so hopelessly and bleak, but while we're not sure if this girl ever quite made it, dave is trying to instill some hope. for the moment i heard this song, my favorite lines have always been: "she prays to god most every night/ and though she swears he doesn't listen / there's still a hope in her that he just might." |
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| Rob Thomas – When the heartache ends Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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heh, your comment (chris_dixon) confused me a bit - are you referring to "lonely no more?" cause while i'm not sure if that's the first song he ever wrote in even his solo career (although it was the first to be released), it's certainly not the first throughout his entire music career. as far as i'm concerned, i believe rob thomas wrote every song on the MB20 albums. got to love him. :) but for the record, i definitely agree that "lonely no more" is a very boy band song, you couldn't have said it better, that was one of the first thoughts i got when i heard it. however, "when the heartache ends" is probably my favorite song off his solo album, and i'm surprised no one's commented, too. i guess it doesn't need much of an explanation though... the narrator's described life in that it's hard (no kidding), but when the suffering is over, he's asking someone to still be with him, to endure it. |
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