| Regina Spektor – Hero Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| On second thought, now that I think about it, I think the first verse is talking about the Hero as well. "Hey, open wide, here comes original sin..." The Hero has to swallow or carry the sins of those around him. | |
| Regina Spektor – Hero Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I agree more with GirlDisassembled than tinylittlewords. Playing off of "original sin", I would guess the "he" in the first verse is meant to be something akin to Genesis' Adam. "He never saw it coming at all..." implying that Adam really had no idea what was happening and, thus, "Hey, open wide, here comes original sin..." I do not think the song is about any particular religious story, I personally think that it is suppose to be reminiscent of the story of original sin, the fall of man, and a supposed savior. If the first verse plays off of the idea of Adam, than the hero of the story probably plays off of Jesus. "I'm the hero of the story, don't need to be saved..." Popular belief is that Jesus was the hero and was perfect and since he was saving everyone else he did not need to be saved. Due to the tone of the song, I would guess that she is implying that this is how it is *supposed* to happen, but "no one's got it at all..." The hero is often assumed to be perfect and would never need to be saved, but the truth is that heroes are often in as much of a mess as everyone else. I do not think of this song in terms of global issues but more of a small group of people that are all messed up and one of them is seen as the person who has it all together; they are the hero. "Power to the people we don't want it, we want pleasure" could mean that the people that the hero is trying to save really have no interest in saving themselves. They would rather sit in front of the TV and go to meetings that serve no purpose than try and lift themselves out of their own messes. They try to a point, by going to meetings, and trying to be faithful, but they renege and fall back into their original sin. The hero is stuck trying to lift everyone and everyone else never understands that the hero is really just another person. Most of this interpretation is personal, because I am watching one of my friends going through this right now and it sucks. The repeated lines of "It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright" are often said because the hero really does want to save everyone and the sin is forgivable and everything is alright, and they really do want to believe their life is redeemable, that they do not need to be saved. But no one's really got it at all. |
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| Blue October – Let It Go Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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The lyrics for the second verse are more likely to be, "Through the, the maize and awn" Awn refers to bristles from grain and maize is another word for corn. It would also be neat to see the lyrics cleaned up by capitalizing "i" and filling out "u". As for the song's meaning, it does not necessarily have to be a broken relationship. It could be referring to a relationship that never happened at all. |
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| John Mayer – Bold as Love (Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I did not know this was a cover either. What does "Just ask the axis" mean? |
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| U2 – Running To Stand Still Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I did not see that anyone else had mentioned it here, but "running to stand still" is a common quote from Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. The phrase is spoken by the Red Queen during a part in the book where Alice is running as fast as she can but is not moving anywhere. The phrase is the meaning behind the "Red Queen" effect, which is often used to describe arms races such as the Cold War or a principle in evolution. In both cases, the term "running to stand still" means doing everything you can to keep yourself from falling behind. To simple stay alive, to stand still in life and not let anything get worse, you have to run as fast as you can. The faster you run, the faster you have to run to stand still. It is cyclic nature that is vaguely referenced in this song. |
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| Newsboys – Secret Kingdom Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Why is the Chorus capitalized? :P "By culture, wars and trendy names" should probably be "By culture wars and trendy names" The term "culture wars" is more applicable. The chorus repeats after the line "We're gonna leave that slum" and twice more after "This here knows whistles make for better mixes". During the last chorus they do not sing "'Til we've got no fear". |
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| Blue October – 18th Floor Balcony Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I close my eyes And I smile, knowing that everything is alright To the core, so close that door Is this happening? My breath is on your hair, I'm unaware That you opened the blinds and let the city in Oh God, you held my hand and we stand Just taking in everything And I knew it from the start So our arms are opened wide And your head is on my stomach And we're trying so hard not to fall asleep Here we are on this 18th floor balcony We're both flying away So we talked, about moms and dads About family pasts Just getting to know where we came from Our hearts were on display For all to see I can't believe this is happening to me I raised my hands as if to show you that I was yours That I was so yours for the taking I'm so yours for the taking And that's when I felt the wind pick up I grabbed the rail while choking up These words to say, and then you kissed me And I knew it from the start So my arms are opened wide And your head is on my stomach And we're trying so hard not to fall asleep So here we are on this 18th floor balcony And I'll try to sleep To keep you in my dreams 'Til I can bring you home with me I'll try to sleep And when I do I'll keep you in my dreams I knew it from the start So my arms are opened wide And your head is on my stomach And we're trying so hard not to fall asleep So here we are on this 18th floor balcony, yeah I knew it from the start So my arms are opened wide And your head is on my stomach No, we're not going to sleep (sleep) Here we are on this 18th floor balcony We're both flying away |
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