| Sopor Aeternus – Collision Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| The uncomfortable feeling of not belonging in your body. It's not you on the bed, but someone else. | |
| Sopor Aeternus – Collision Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| The uncomfortable feeling of not belonging in your body. It's not you on the bed, but someone else. | |
| Sopor Aeternus – A Strange Thing To Say Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Suppose you have a special person who makes you feel safe. And he happens to have a most, well, shocking vocation. I think the man in the song is a hit-man. He kills people for hire. Or maybe he's a coroner? But coroners don't kill people for a living. |
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| Sopor Aeternus – May I Kiss Your Wound? Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| A lover's suicide, most poignant and beautiful. | |
| The Decemberists – The Legionnaire's Lament Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Despite the historical references, I think the song also alludes to soldiers stationed in the Middle East right now. The theme of a soldier in a sandy place yearning to go home has survived intact through time. Take that as you will. | |
| The Dresden Dolls – Truce Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Perhaps, perhaps this is a breakup song between two countries! All the references to dividing up territories. Suppose the two countries involved are very powerful. They both want to get what they think they deserve, that is, land and the favor of other influential countries (Germany is the fourth-largest economy in the world) while maintaining relations with each other. One (or both) of them is manipulative (or at least has a manipulative government). They've had a troubled past between them that they try to keep their emotions in control when talking about, but it gets out. Country B probably invaded Country A once. Country A tells Country B that she sees beneath his outer glitz (like a previous poster said, the ex in this song gets the shallow, glitzy places) that he has some serious issues and she'll confront him if he tries to take her land again. If you've read the news lately, you may be able to guess what countries I'm referring to. I know Amanda wrote this about her own breakup, but the metaphor is so apt. |
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| Amanda Palmer – Mary's Surgeon Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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A very powerful song about a girl struggling with bulimia. The feeling of horror and disgust with oneself is so aptly expressed in the lyrics that I can't help but think that Mary experienced something even more gruesome --- say, her hometown was torched because it was the subject of a germ warfare test (If you read into the story of Manchukuo, you'd see what I was getting at) And some double entendres --- "brand new flavour, I can savour" could be "brand new flavour, I can't save her." |
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| The Dear Hunter – Mustard Gas Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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During WWI, mustard gas was commonly used by all sides involved. This song is about war dehumanizes the enemy --- you're not slaughtering humans, you're slaughtering the enemy and just trying to survive another round of gas shells. Disregarding the title, it could be about any major war since the beginning of the last century. |
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| Regina Spektor – Field Below Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I was in Changsha almost four years ago. It's an urban area, but there's still chickens in apartment complexes and such (same with Chendgu). This song reminds me of the apartment I was staying in with my grandparents. I can recall the concrete used in the building. It was summer, but the use of the erhu in this song reminds me that my grandfather plays this instrument. I associate this song with urban development, of old neighborhoods being levelled to make way for new apartment complexes. The field below that Regina refers to may have been dug up to put pavement after the narrator's breakup... |
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| Imogen Heap – Half Life Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Imogen obviously loves the Half Life games, and wrote this song about Alyx and Gordon. Nah, I'm just kidding. But I have a feeling that "half life" is also referring to the rate at which radioactive elements decay. In this case, an unstable relationship is falling apart. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the meaning of a "half life" yet. This song has the feeling of an office romance. Missing that first train for one more glance. Coming to the game to congratulate him on victory. I admit I don't like the sports-related language in this song, but I love how it reminds me of falling snow/dust particles on a winter's night. |
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| Jonathan Coulton – Flickr Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Ah, you can find all sorts of crazy photos on Flickr. A dumping ground, a stream of thought from people who own computers. | |
| Jonathan Coulton – Skullcrusher Mountain Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| The mad scientist pretense is really a prop for "I'm one lonely guy. I'm not that scary; I just wanna be loved". I think many guys have had a phase like this. Telling what you feel isn't exactly easy. | |
| Sopor Aeternus – The Simple Joys of Maidenhood Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| The comparison/contrast between maidenhood and bleeding and haemorrhoids is truly marvelous. Normally, losing virginity would be the sort of topic listeners of music would consider "highly personal". Not Anna-Varney. Haemorrhoids are a "gross" topic, but aren't the ailments of old age also personal? | |
| Sarah Brightman – Tú Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Translated, this is an erotic, tickle me pink love song. I needn't say more because I want someone else to cover what I haven't :) The lyrics are noticeably more animalistic than the melody. |
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| Regina Spektor – Wallet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This song reminds me of how many times I've found objects on the floor. I never meet the owners; I turn everything in to the Lost and Found. I've also lost many things I wish I had been more careful with. I have no idea where my graphing calculator went or if whoever found it is as thoughtful as Regina is in the song... | |
| Regina Spektor – Man of a Thousand Faces Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I can't believe nobody has brought up the work Hero With a Thousand Faces...it's a book detailing the archetypal hero's journey. This archetype has survived throughout the ages with lasting appeal and appears in countless books, movies, plays etc. This is a likely source of the stanza: "He used to go to his favorite bookstores And rip out his favorite pages And stuff 'em into his breast pockets The moon, to him, was a stranger" The Hero With a Thousand Faces has no religious preference because he is eternal (or as eternal as humanity is). His quiet ascension is a review of the journey he's been on. In this case, it's a man who fits the description of the Hero... |
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| Regina Spektor – Eet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I extremely dislike it when the comments on a song are all about whether the songwriter has sold out or not, and not what the song is actually about :/ For me, if anyone has read The Meaning of Liff, it's a collection of "Daffynitions" --- alternate meanings on puns using existing words or misspellings of existing words. "Eet" is a misspelling of "eat" and it's trying to describe a feeling that doesn't have an official word yet. There's a line from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books about a word that roughly means "the feeling you get when you realize you've used the last of the toilet paper". "Eet" would be in this case a feeling of Jamais Vu or forgetfulness. |
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| Regina Spektor – Genius Next Door Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Not entirely my interpretation, but when I think of "genius", I think of a mad scientist type. A fairy tale about a waiter who has a special machine that can turn the lake into porridge. I agree with the suicide interpretation. Maybe he's just dreaming of drowning and never goes through with it and the town wakes up and trudges through daily life. Maybe the reporters are attending to something else going on. | |
| Regina Spektor – Ink Stains (All the Holocaust Deniers) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I wonder if Regina wrote this in response to the shooting of the security guard at the Holocaust Memorial Museum. All the frustration at deniers coming out from learning about the incident. Deniers who have comfortable lives while spewing conspiracy theories about Jews making everything up. As for the references: The bathhouse is a gas chamber. The soap is probably made from human fat. The haircuts happened in concentration camps. The ink stains refer to the tattoos prisoners received that were their prisoner numbers. Argentina Steakhouse and Swiss Bank gold card are signs of wealth. "I wish they'd cure the friendly neighbors Of the disease which makes them haters" Regina has probably encountered other people who appear agreeable, except when examined closer on their opinions of "people who are different". Nice people, but they hold hidden prejudices. Think of coming out of the closet as a homosexual in a small town (homosexuals were targeted in the Holocaust as well, remember). "American-Owned" motels. |
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| Regina Spektor – Human of the Year Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I don't think Regina is being bitter in this song. The actual melody is upbeat towards the end --- the lyrics can't be taken without actually listening to how she sings it. I think she is trying to tell a story about an average man being honored for just being human, the type that don't get awards in Time Magazine. He has had a lonely life (the verses are melancholy) but now he has his moment of fame. As for criticism of religion, I notice these comments alway say any song with religious references (although than outright Christian rock) is criticizing religion and it's gotten really old with me really fast. The cathedral and mention of "hallelujah" is just to show the award ceremony is a grand celebration, I think. Among the old men whose "bald spots are glistening with gold" could be classical composers whom our society admires. J.S. Bach, a very famous composer, played the organ for church services. Beethoven wrote a Hallelujah piece. Imagine a hall filled with people dressed like they're attending a performance of a grand symphony. Overall I think this song is a critique of the people society honors, as incoherentlove put it. |
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| Vienna Teng – Watershed Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Vienna Teng dedicated this song to Jared Diamond, a scientific skeptic. I don't think it was in a mocking way either --- he writes historical books and no doubt the sea features in some of them. | |
| Vienna Teng – Kansas Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It is indeed "bury this hard" in the album booklet. This song is about dreams that didn't come true. Houses of cards refer to ideas which lie on shaky foundations and fall easily. I wonder if the references to "sliding doors and thin air" refer to urban development in Kansas. |
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| Regina Spektor – Machine Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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One of my favourites off the new album. I think this song definitely calls to attention how busy Regina is now that she is famous (at least by my standards). Calls everywhere, messages from the label, gigs, etc etc. People download her music. I wonder if one of these lines has to do with creative control from the label, a higher up not getting her music. |
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| Weird Al Yankovic – Weasel Stomping Day Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I don't think they'd take offense. This is a satire against holidays like Thanksgiving that involve eating animals (if the video is any clue). | |
| Rasputina – Possum of the Grotto Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I just realized that Alkalize or Die is a book by Theodore Baroody. It advocates eating "alkaline" foods. One of the acidic foods he tells to avoid is meat. Bread may count but I'm not sure. It sounds like a crock of snake oil. | |
| Rasputina – 1816, The Year Without A Summer Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I really don't think Melora would be against putting blame on human environmental destruction for Global Warming (which isn't even teh scientific name for it). Just look at the lyrics for "A Retinue of Moons". I think this is a song about how one small event can affect everything else --- what if we did not have Frankenstein? What if the Little Ice Age hadn't happened? | |
| Rasputina – A Retinue Of Moons - The Infidel Is Me Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| A Retinue of Moons is definitely an allusion to environmental destruction and how difficult it is to get attention for scientific discoveries that shake the status quo. Edith's Checkerspot Butterfly is endangered due to pesticide use in California. | |
| Regina Spektor – Laughing With Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Look at the way the chorus is placed after the verses that seem to say "there are no atheists in foxholes". It's meant to contrast. I think the "crazies are crazy" line is the one meant to be heard. The way the song is upbeat. I don't think Regina's intention was straight-forward. | |
| Vienna Teng – Antebellum Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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In American history, "Antebellum" refers to the period roughly before the Civil War, associated with the South. The feel of the song seems to conjure the landscape of the southern states. Notice how "budding plans" sounds like "battle plans" and "sharp words splintering" sounds like "sharp wood splintering" --- all war imagery. The last stanza reminds me of a soldier coming home after the signing of the armistice... |
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| The Dresden Dolls – Dear Jenny Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I have a friend named Jennifer with a character named Jen. Jen gets sent to "reform camp" with others for defying authority. This reminds me of that. This song may have an unintentional link to a certain bomber plane --- the Curtiss "Jenny" JN-4, known for its use by barnstormers (wingwalkers and the ilk) in the period after World War I. This could be interpeted as a tale of someone being outmoded. "back at home the broadcast warning bounces off of an empty table jenny asks the astronauts to sleep with her behind the stable christmas hasn't been the same since dad put in the central heating checks you before bedtime with a battery to keep your new heart beating" There are links to aviation here --- control towers, astronauts (a symbol of the march of technology), heated aeroplane cabins, improved engines. "so whats the use dear jenny anyway the world is happy world is happy world is happy without you" Most of these old planes survive only in museums. "ashley talks to astronauts back home by means of fax transmission andy gets a new tattoo each time he gets that bathroom privledge weary o so drearily we wave our flags into the camera amber goes the hotline her old friends, but no one ever answers" This line reminds me of the start of a race... The official story is that Amanda wrote this because she liked the song "Dear Prudence" by the Beatles. |
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| Tori Amos – Precious Things Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Wow. The opening lines. The piano riff. I can imagine a fiure standing naked in the rain, arms raised to the sky. "I am invincible. I have accomplished more than you would have ever believed" An animal yell. The night is dark. The narrator is reconciling with young anger which has lingered for years and years. The skeletons in the closet surface at a pivotal point of life. |
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| Vienna Teng – Watershed Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This is the other side of "Pontchartrain" --- the might of the ocean. | |
| Regina Spektor – Blue Lips Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song reminds me of Carl Sagan and the Pale Blue Dot photograph of Earth. One tiny planet seems so big from here. I don't think this song is so much outright critical of humanity than it is a brief history of human existence. Sagan was an atheist... This is from his reflection on the Pale Blue Dot photograph. "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves." |
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| Tarja Turunen – Enough Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| There is a certain "playwright" whom this reminds me of. I know the Tarja/Nightwish breakup story, but I can imagine this being sung from the perspective of one of the playrwright's characters for bad plot. "Dolls and toys" I'd take in a literal sense, as a symbol of the playwright's past success. | |
| Amanda Palmer – The Point of It All Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Does anyone notice the (possibly unintentional) reference to Sleeping Beauty? The sewing machines are like the spindle she pricks her finger on. I think that this is a song about not fitting in for whatever reasons. What kind of friends ditch you? Perhaps the main character has been diagnosed with a mental disorder and is afraid of looking like a complete loser because of the "experts" who degrade him/her by acting like s/he is subhuman saying that s/he lacks a basic skill. S/he doesn't want to be the poster child of a program purporting to "fix" the disorder s/he has by proving these experts right. Artistic types are usually thought of as having "a screw loose" --- the needle can be a sewing needle. The pattern is a grand project that the main character wants to start but cannot, for fear of messing up. Sometimes I feel like this song. The diagnosis was official. |
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| Amanda Palmer – Boyfriend In A Coma Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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There is a story in the newsletter than Amanda wrote this for her boyfriend, circa 2004, when he had locked-in syndrome (or something similiar --- he seems to have recovered) and could only communicate by blinking (much like Jean-Dominique Bauby). I agree --- this is very much about not taking the people you love for granted. The 2004 live version has different verses, accomodating an instrumental: "Waking with a start I remember Where you really are And how you got there I took both your arms And your eyes fell Straight into my heart And out the other---" "Did I say too much? Are you angry? Are you safe to touch? Or will you hurt me?" [instrumental] "Who made all this mess? I did I did I'll come back at ten And kiss your eyelids There's no more to ask..." |
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| Amanda Palmer – You May Kiss The Bride Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The line is "Cold, his hand The secret show The little dame" From what I can hear. It makes the most sense given the title. I think the Bride is representative of the pride of a country in the aftermath of a terrible war. An abundance of words associated with war and destruction is present, as well as an uneasy alliance with another country. My first thought was that the country is France or Russia. The whole whatnot with the Fatherland (Germany) and Mother Russia. |
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| The Dresden Dolls – Sex Changes Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song has 88 comments. It has 89 now. I think everything regarding the sex part of this has been covered. Now to the change part... Aside from the gender reassignment/teenagers banging theme, this song really speaks to me about what it is to waste time waiting for the next age limit to pass (turn 13, be able to sign up on internet sites without lying, turn 16, get your drivers' license, turn 17, rent an R-rated movie, turn 18, legally star in a porno, turn 21, legally drink, turn 65, get senior citizen discounts) while wasting our youth, our opportunities. The clock symbolizes time. After all that waiting around, being able to do whatever it is was previously restricted is not as fun as it was advertised as being. All this waiting for events to transpire makes for a long life of regretting. This applies to music too. I mean, doesn't everyone get hyped up about an album release, only to chase after another release date as soon as whatever they're waiting for gets out? |
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| Vienna Teng – The Last Snowfall Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| "Live every day like it's your last" --- this is a song written from that perspective. Perhaps its an extension of the feelings in "The Atheist Christmas Carol". | |
| Vienna Teng – Stray Italian Greyhound Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This is the theme song to a future heart-warming dog movie...about an Italian Greyhound named Barack. Vienna said it was about hope in hard times and mentioned Obama. Imagine a dog charming a broke college graduate and showing her the bright side of life. Dogs can do that. Perhaps it may be a foster child too. |
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| Vienna Teng – Anna Rose Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Vienna once explained that this is the natural sequel to Shasta and Homecoming, Anna Rose being the child of Carrie and Walter. I find this to be the most sappy, sentimental song on Warm Strangers. When I do get a chance to listen to it, the words come alive and they're perfect. I am lacking in experiences with charming children, sigh. |
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| Amanda Palmer – 1.1.94 Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"you kept saying that the blackouts [were] godsend at least it made living worth [hating] you kept taking the bad with the worse like some [curse] that your mother was making" I thought it was "catch you in the right". This song seems to be similar in content to Another Year, except this is the beginning of the year and Another Year is the ending of the year. All those New Year's resolutions that fail...this song puts them to music. |
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| Amanda Palmer – Trout Heart Replica Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song reminds me of Yeh-Shen. The story goes that there was a girl during the Han dynasty whose only friend was a fish. Her stepmother killed it out of jealousy but she kept the bones. The bones help her meet the king. It's a variation on the Cinderella story. The cover art for the english retelling of it always comes to mind when I listen to this song; it depicts a woman wearing a green dress made of fish scales. I'm hoping the line about the trout as the butcher's wives makes it onto the final version because it evokes very powerful images. There are many folk tales about sea creatures who take on human forms, usually with tragic results. There's also a part in the original version of the Little Mermaid where her sisters come to her with a dagger they traded their hair for so she can kill the prince and live out her full lifespan. She doesn't do it and dies, but is given a chance to gain an immortal soul for her selflessness, etc. The song is meant to evoke the same feeling of desperation in the face of death. The mention of the Wizard of Oz is one of the focus points; he is the prince in this particular Cinderella story, and the narrator thinks he'll give her a happy ending. I always have the mental image of the narrator switching places with a trout and suffocating on the line "if he tells me no...". The glass heart may be a reference to the size of an actual trout's heart. I wonder if this song was influenced by Amanda reading Wicked, hm. |
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| Amanda Palmer – Runs in the Family Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I'm a nerd. There's a certain movie I like just because of one of the minor villains. He is known for running away when a prior depiction of him made him look a lot braver and a lot more dashing. He was very vaudeville, which falls into the realm of punk cabaret. Someone made an altered version of one of his escapes with a tophat and moustache. He also had health problems and a large extended family. Other than being a song about heredity, could Amanda have been referring to her unwillingness to take the leap of faith? The double meaning of the word "run" in this song is a clue. I think that the most general (if you get what I was talking about in the first few sentences you'd see the pun) interpretation is that this song is about cowardice, mainly fear of ones true nature. The Amanda in this song is tormented by the spectres of her family members past and present, who are afraid she is going to reveal their dirty secrets and disgrace them ("don't get too close 'cause you might knock me up"). In turn, she is afraid of them discrediting her. As a point of interest, there are several stanzas that have been cut from the final version of the song that can be heard in the alternate demo version of WKAP: "Will there be another? What's the world need that for?" ["Mary have mercy..."] "But I'd be a liar If I blamed them all for All the tears I'm in for But there's a resemblance I'm pretty sure I'm pretty sure I'm pretty." "But am I happy? I don't know; Ask my family" |
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| Amanda Palmer – Astronaut: A Short History of Nearly Nothing Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Over a year later, and this song is still very poignant to me, more so because I just watched Star Wars Episodes IV and V today, starring a motely crew of "astronauts" (in the technical sense). My old interpretation was that this was a long-distance/internet relationship with someone very famous. This still holds true. There was a contest for the No, Virginia... release that required people that didn't preorder the album to write a 9-page essay about the advantages and disadvantages of children believing in Santa Claus if they wanted to qualify for the prizes. This had me thinking today; don't these advantages and disadvantages exist for people who "believe" in people who don't exist anywhere but the movies or books? "is it enough to have some love small enough to slip inside a BOOK small enough to cover with your hand because everyone around you wants to look" Aside from referring to A Short History of Nearly Everything and a famous person's biography, this could mean having a crush on a character in a story. When a book is very good and widely-read, the reader is in fact sharing the protagonist (or antagonist) with everyone else who reads it. "and is it getting easy not to care despite the many rings around your name it isn’t funny and it isn’t fair you’ve traveled all this way and it’s the same" The astronaut symbolizes the yearning for the unknown, for the Final Frontier. What happens when outer space turns out to be bleak and lifeless, as opposed to being inhabited by friendly extraterrestrials? Astronauts travel so far, but although "truth is stranger than fiction", finding that the moon has no water on it and is a ball of dust is very dissapointing. "but you are, my love, the astronaut flying IN THE FACE OF SCIENCE i will gladly stay an afterthought just bring back some nice reminders" One of the most famous depictions of the universe beyond exists in the Star Wars movies. These same movies also leave room for doubt because they aren't very scientifically accurate, but many, many people want to believe that there's a chance aliens have set up shop somewhere and are sipping cocktails and watching the Holonet. It's not the scientific way to think, but it's the romance behind the idea of the storybook astronaut exploring the unknown. Rationale is suspended for a moment while watching the space western. "yes you are, my love, the astronaut crashing in the name of science just my luck they sent your upper half it’s a very nice reminder it’s a very nice reminder" What happens when this romantic image is shattered by reality? "and you may be acquainted with the night but I have seen the darkness in the day and you must know it is a terrifying sight because you and i are living the same way" The narrator refers to the gulf between the world of the figurative astronaut and her own world. |
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| The Dresden Dolls – Slide Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Here is my interpretation, although it's farther off from Amanda's original intentions; Despite most of the lyrics pointing to an old-fashioned American playground, this song evokes the image of a child soldier, but the location is uncertain. The references to splinters and explosions remind me of a minefield. The way the piano chords crash down at the line "who are you blaming?" evoke a battle march (the notes in the Dresden Dolls Companion for playing this song even suggest to play it that way). The slide in this song is a metaphor for the descent from a carefree childhood to a troubled adulthood---it doesn't necessarily mean sexual exploitation (although this no doubt happens to child soldiers). Soldiers being usually male makes the former interpretation easier. Does anyone notice the link to Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf? The red hood has been interpreted as the mark of a prostitute (agreeing with intrepretations that make the girl in the song a prostitute) or symbol of sexual awakening. |
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| Amanda Palmer – Blake Says Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Perhaps Blake is a grown man with his head in the air and feet on the ground, a business man who crosses timezones, blogs, and reads the newspaper. The reference to Alaska could be a reference to global warming denial popular among alternative "conservatives". He doesn't believe in welfare programs or tax breaks for parents with children (or something along those lines) and the people who "exploit" government help. Blake is sceptical of historical preservation and pork barrel projects, rating the Pyramids among them (and is disdainful of people who choose to live in disaster-prone areas, referring to the girls with tattoos of the pyramids), but cares about the environment and the acid rain eating away at historical buildings and forests. He is frugal, taking money whenever he can ("collects loose change"), although he is prone to caving into temptation. He takes the fish inside...but could it be racy takeout at a Chinese restaurant? Basically, this is a song about someone who doesn't quite fit a stereotype of anything. The reference to the internet and the song's placement on WKAP...could Blake be the shooter in "Strength Through Music?" Does anyone notice the percussion sounds Oriental? The gong in the background? |
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| Hungry Lucy – Rebirth Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This is probably the sequel to "Alfred" and "Bed of Flames", when the ghost of Lucy passes to the other side. It's one of my favourites from Glo. | |
| Hungry Lucy – Alfred Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This is the story of Alfred, the lover of the ghost Hungry Lucy, as told in the perspective of the ghost. There's a longer story about how the band got their name, but I don't know where to find it right now. The soft drumming in the beginning, combined with the synth, is a wonderful album opener. |
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| Amanda Palmer – The New Game Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Rather apt, with the current US government. This was translated from a German cabaret song...the relevance crosses international waters. | |
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