| Lifehouse – Anchor Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| *baby_girl*, I believe the anchor would be anchoring him to LAND, not pulling him deeper into the sand. | |
| Lifehouse – Only One Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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jbisasky said: "Jason Wade: "I wrote "Only One" right after someone in my life did something I felt was totally wrong. It was a really tough time for me. I have these trails in my life, like my dad leaving and my not being with him anymore, and then this man, who I really looked up to, failing. "Only One" is about how sometimes people are just not there for you and you have to look somewhere else for guidance." http://www.lifehousefans.com/lyrics/interpretations.html It's interesting how none of Jason Wade's interpretations relate to god or religion." Um... who do you think he's referring to when he says "you have to look somewhere else for guidance"? That's what he's talking about--how what this man did hurt him, and so he has to turn to God because everything else has fallen through. Perhaps you could interpret his interpretations a little more carefully? |
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| Switchfoot – Revenge Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Ooh, I like that interpretation too. Heh, there's a part of me that wants to stand by my version and defend it and stuff but hey, that's my pride talking. I'd say you're absolutely right--the thief makes more sense than Judas, mostly--the only line I still think works better with Judas is "I drew first blood," but other than that, I love it this way. =] This is why Switchfoot is my favorite band--I can spend my time debating with myself about the meanings of songs and not feel like I'm wasting time, but instead that I'm conducting an important self-dialogue. =] |
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| Switchfoot – Revenge Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I believe it's from the perspective Judas Iscariot, a few moments before he is "hung up," -- in other words, hangs himself -- because he's realized that "I'm a villain, I deserve to be dead." The several times the song mentions the "sun," I believe it should be "Son," referring to Christ, whom Judas watched die. This works a lot better with "heaven's Son." "I watched You from my terminal view" -- as opposed to Christ's eternal view -- "as you struggled to rise to your end" -- as Christ struggled to spread his mission. "I laughed hard at the insults we threw" -- the "we" here are Judas and those around him, AT the one spoken to, not Judas AND the person he is speaking to. "With my ache for a crown, I drew first blood" -- Judas betrayed Jesus because he was frustrated with Jesus' talk of heaven rather than an attempt to become a literal king in this life. Heaven's Son is consumed by the world, and Judas drew first blood by betraying Him. Judas is, in the last moments of his life, realizing his mistake--and yet, how Christ triumphed anyway. "That's when the irony hit me, that love had descended and stolen our pain... here's a story how a thief had been robbed, how a murder had stolen my rage." All the talk of gravity and hanging upside down also has to do with Judas' hanging. "Think of me Lord, I'm a few breaths away" -- as in, in a few breaths, he will be facing God. This is a fascinating song... amazing musically and lyrically, and undeniably unique. |
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| Relient K – Forgiven Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Well, technically "damned" isn't bad language in that case, it just means exactly the same thing as condemned. I don't see this song as too morbid... I mean, it's more morbid than any of the previous stuff, but I liked how it raised up in hope in the choruses. And I feel that without the darkness of the verses, the light of the chorus wouldn't have shined quite so bright. My two cents. =) |
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| Switchfoot – Daylight to Break Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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"I've been warring alarms Till you are in my arms" I love that line... so clever. :) |
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| Switchfoot – Dirty Second Hands Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I think, on the basest level, it's about time... the dirty second hands are on the clock, and the clock face is the "face of everything that breaks you down." "The old clock is a thief" because it steals our lives away from us. " "Please don't be so naive No, you're not fooling anyone You're not as tough as you think The dirty second hands The dirty second hands Can't get nothing for free It becomes so predictable You start fighting to breathe" I think this means "Don't pretend you'll never grow old. don't be so arrogant to think that one day you won't be about to die." "You blink and you're over the brink" means that time flies and before you know it your life has gone by. I don't really get the rest of the lyrics, but oh well. This is an amazing song. |
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