| MGMT – Weekend Wars Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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At face value, this song paints a good picture of a post apocalyptic world. Not bathing, killing animals for food, painting the walls with plants, makeshift bombs, couldn't use computers, etc. all help to emphasize this point. Weekend Wars could be likened to other people, or possibly tribes, raiding and looting and the singer is trying to defend himself from them. "100 years to grow an arm" might refer to radiation from the bombs. The weirdest part of the song is the "Mystics in twisted metal cars". They could be "prophets" of doom going on about how they were right, or people who have a futile desire for peace. All of this said I think the song compares very well to fighting in a relationship. It all depends how deep you read into it. |
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| The Blue Van – Don't Leave Me Blue Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I think he knows that the relationship to end, but at the same time he wants to hold on to her, and letting go of her would "leave him blue." As far as the "never do"'s, he may mean, "I won't leave you blue, so please don't do the same to me." | |
| Arcade Fire – Black Mirror Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| There's an interesting instrumental version of this song on the website. Go to the phone archives page and click on the neon wheel. | |
| Arcade Fire – Black Mirror Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song reminds me of Neighborhood #3 (Power Out). Power Out was about apathy of people as a whole but was played with a fast tempo and was sung in a very panicked fashion to show that something needs to be done about it, and fast. Black Mirror could very well be the response to Power Out. The people are told that their apathy needs to end, but their apathy is kept in place by itself. The end finally comes and they are judged with the same apathy that they harbored for so long (Cares not about your dreams, cares not for your pyramid schemes). Black Mirror's play style takes an unsympathetic tone, matching the content of the lyrics, whereas Power Out had an opposite tone to the lyrics' direct content. Just some thoughts after reading through the comments. I absolutely LOVE where the Arcade Fire's sound has gone with this album. |
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| The Black Angels – Black Grease Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Only one post? Where ARE all the Black Angels fans? This was the song that got me hooked. It came to me through an indie podcast that for the most part gave me lack-luster music. This one I really liked though. I then got the album, which I first listened to while slowly driving through downtown traffic (in Austin no less). Definitely great music if you're forced to move at 20 mph. |
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