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Rilo Kiley – Spectacular Views Lyrics 18 years ago
jenny said at the last concert i was at, that this song is about the pacific palisades, not the other one, ahaha, i mean, yeah, she lives in LA so basically. i love this song, probably my favorite rilo kiley song ever. the EOAT has got to be the best RK album ever, as well. this song is amazing
to me
its about how we grow older and change
and so doesn everything else, but they seem slower and older
and how the world is so big
but so small
and everything is so random
but makes so much sense
thats just my 2 cents

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The Dresden Dolls – Bad Habit Lyrics 18 years ago
i KNEW it wasnt about cutting and stuff, and yes, i have the same terrrible habit as amanda, and yes the fact that she wrote this kick ass song about it is awesome, but honesty it is about self mutilation, because the habit of biting your nails and the skin around your nails may be painful, but even if it isn't it is still mutilating yourself for some form of pleasure or release, a bad habit, but at least ya know we're not going to bleed to death from it

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Rilo Kiley – The Moneymaker Lyrics 18 years ago
i didnt like it at first, actual if was the first new rk song i heard and i almost cried, and then i saw it live, and then the music video, and it obviously about porn, in which case the lyrics make sense, the simplicity and all i agree with ik85. and its really grown on me.

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Rilo Kiley – Under the Blacklight Lyrics 18 years ago
well, when things are under black light they tend to stick out, like lint on a black t-shirt pops out and stuff, like imperfections... anyone want to build on that?

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Rilo Kiley – Dreamworld Lyrics 18 years ago
no, i guess its about one girl, a love song. how she's been delutional in the relationship, living in her head about the perect idea of it all, and its not perfect and maybe all the relationships she has arent real, in the sense that they arent really working out, i bet blake wrote this one, the lyrics sound elected-like but we wont find out for TWO MORE DAYS mmkay done for real

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Rilo Kiley – Dreamworld Lyrics 18 years ago
maybe supposed to be like that, to give the feel of a pretend dreamworld, like when you live in a dream world, nothing makes logical sense, and it seems like they are singing to one person, or to one group of people, or maybe its political and its to the people of the US or the world or whatever, this is all just speculation.

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Rilo Kiley – Dreamworld Lyrics 18 years ago
i have no idea, lyrics almost remind of something like built to spill, the're just all over the place and make minimal sense....

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Rilo Kiley – Smoke Detector Lyrics 18 years ago
hmm so smoking and smoke is a metaphor for something? possibly something involving sex? i dont really know.... i mean "do the smoke detector" sounds like a dance move or something haha i dont know

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Rilo Kiley – Breakin' Up Lyrics 18 years ago
and "betrayal is a (SOMETHING) crown"

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Rilo Kiley – Breakin' Up Lyrics 18 years ago
and "betrayal is a (SOMETHING) crown"

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Rilo Kiley – Breakin' Up Lyrics 18 years ago
yeah its self-explanitory, but it sounds almost happy, almost like cool, we broke up I"M FREE like its a good thing, even though it sucks or whatnot

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Rilo Kiley – Close Call Lyrics 18 years ago
i think this song is about someone, or someones, who kinda live a dangerous life, for money like pornstars, or prostitutes, or theifs. and how their whole life is kinda like a "close call" like everything they do practicially kills them, if not actually then like metephorically. like some people just have crap lifes to start with and never really do anything of substance, or do things that just dont make them feel good about themselfs, because they are always just getting by, with money, or even living situation. i'm probably reading way too much into this

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Rilo Kiley – Dejalo Lyrics 18 years ago
well, i think it translates exactly to leave it alone, our thing, or leave our thing alone, my friend, who speaks spanish, told me it was like improper grammar, bad wording. and yeah i agree, its like about someone who is just like fuck off, i'm doing my own thing or whatnot

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Rilo Kiley – Dejalo Lyrics 18 years ago
well, i think it translates exactly to leave it alone, our thing, or leave our thing alone, my friend, who speaks spanish, told me it was like improper grammar, bad wording. and yeah i agree, its like about someone who is just like fuck off, i'm doing my own thing or whatnot

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Feist – My Moon My Man Lyrics 18 years ago
this song is not about anal sex. i mean the only line that would suggest that is the dirtiest clean line, but this whole, "take it slow, take it easy on me" is about a relationship and her emotions, maybe she's had really crappy relationships and doesn't want to rush in to the next one? when a person is emotional broken its hard to get back on the horse, so she doesnt want to ride the wild stallion(no pun intended) right after getting bucked off what she thought was a trained horse and she really likes horses (sorry about the stupid horse metaphor)

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Belle & Sebastian – Dress Up in You Lyrics 19 years ago
definently hatred, i hear that. i agree with tdgtdg, its platonic, and hateful and its about isobel. and you're right, r5d4, not every belle and sebastian song is about isobel, but this one is

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Rilo Kiley – Jenny, You're Barely Alive Lyrics 19 years ago
I also think it is about an eating disorder, or ay least some sort of other disorder, or depression. I know that this is an early song, and i also know both jenny and blake have had not so great of childhoods, but some of her lines, where they might be talking aboout how they feel, or drugs, or eating disorders or depression or all of the above, i think it is a very difficult song to analyze, like it might be social commentary, but the fact that she uses her own know name and sings it, doesnt make me think that

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Pony Up! – The Truth About Cats And Dogs (Is That They Die) Lyrics 19 years ago
i agree with ewings73, i think the person broke up/ knows she has to break up with a boyfriend that doesnt love her anymore, even if she was still in love with him, but she is wondering why he doesnt love her anymore "give me a reason" or something to that extent, and she still loves him/wants to be with him even if he doesnt love her
or
it could be she is with someone/friends with someone who is putting up a front "you're fooling no one" and she is trying to help them with whatever they are going through, but they are so closed up and they dont want help "why are you so far
i'm cramming for nothing
i'm pushing on buttons
tell me why"
and "give me a reason"
and the parts when it says
"give my beat box a squeeze
bring me back to life
get me off of my feet"
she could be singing as the person she is trying to help
or it could be reverse, she could be the person, singing about her situation with an issue, and most of the song is sung as the person trying to help her
i dont know thats just what i think
and the lyrics def need to be fixed,
its socks, not myself-i think that is pretty important :)

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Pony Up! – The Truth About Cats And Dogs (Is That They Die) Lyrics 19 years ago
i agree with ewings73, i think the person broke up/ knows she has to break up with a boyfriend that doesnt love her anymore, even if she was still in love with him, but she is wondering why he doesnt love her anymore "give me a reason" or something to that extent, and she still loves him/wants to be with him even if he doesnt love her
or
it could be she is with someone/friends with someone who is putting up a front "you're fooling no one" and she is trying to help them with whatever they are going through, but they are so closed up and they dont want help "why are you so far
i'm cramming for nothing
i'm pushing on buttons
tell me why"
and "give me a reason"
and the parts when it says
"give my beat box a squeeze
bring me back to life
get me off of my feet"
she could be singing as the person she is trying to help
or it could be reverse, she could be the person, singing about her situation with an issue, and most of the song is sung as the person trying to help her
i dont know thats just what i think
and the lyrics def need to be fixed,
its socks, not myself-i think that is pretty important :)

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