| Bill Callahan – Baby's Breath Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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From an interview, "Maybe because it starts with a cattle drive," Callahan nods. "Then the second song, Baby's Breath, is about what happens when you finally choose where you're going to settle down and get your own plot of land. After that comes America!, which is looking at the bigger picture of stuff that's gone before in terms of the whole country." |
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| Bill Callahan – Baby's Breath Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I am fairly certain it has nothing to do with an abortion. Baby's breath is a kind of flower, it is commonly associated with innocence and purity of heart and it's often worn in a young woman's hair during wedding ceremonies (not necessarily the bride.) "You must reap what you sow or sing." could allude to the way that creating/singing a song is like sowing a seed, they flower and grow and take on bigger lives once they're planted out in the world for all of us to pick at. |
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| Neko Case – Look for Me (I'll Be Around) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| It's about groupie stalkerdom. It's from the perspective of the obsessive fan who worships the performer and fantasizes that some day they will have an actual personal relationship with them. | |
| Loose Fur – The Ruling Class Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Check out the entry for the film, The Ruling Class, on wikipedia. It's where the idea for the song comes form. "The Ruling Class is a 1972 film, an adaption of Peter Barnes' satirical stage play which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic British nobleman (played by Peter O'Toole) who inherits a peerage. ... at first he thinks he is God and shocks his family and friends with his talk of returning to the world to bring it love and charity..." |
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