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| Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians – What I Am Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I always thought it was "Shove me in the shallow water, before I get too deep" which I figured was a metaphor for keeping life simple. If you notice that I am getting too deep into life and all it's hardships and craziness, pull me out of it before I become one of those people who are so self-involved. That's what it always meant to me, and I'll stand by that notion since it makes sense to me. |
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| Mad Season – River of Deceit Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I do agree that a lot of the song is referencing addiction, but mainly the lies that you tell yourself and others to rationalize your self-destruction. I battled addiction for years, and watched it destroy everything around me. I would tell my wife "I'll never do it again" after a 3-day drug binge, only to repeat my behavior. I would insist to my mother "I didn't do it" after money would turn up missing from her house, knowing full well I spent it on dope. I knew my family and friends hearts were broken as I delved deeper into addiction. No one was gonna save me except me. I think this song exemplifies that so much.. continued lies to keep my pride and behavior. I would try to clean up, only to feel pain and numb it with more dope.. over and over again.. "the river" always ran, and always ran one direction- down. It was nobody's fault but my own.. I am a grown man, and I too chose my pain. It eventually led to divorce and shunning from my family. I have been clean for some time now.. but that temptation will be with me for the rest of my life, and I know all too well where my river of deceit will lead me. |
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| Daughtry – Home Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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This is an amazing song. I would hear bits and pieces of it on the radio, and then one day finally got to listen to it all the way through. I think what makes it so amazing is that it can be interpreted in so many different ways. To any individual that listens to the lyrics, "home" can be a number of different things. I had thought that it was about him telling his feelings about his wife and home life, and then I also began seeing how it could relate to God. It just seems to me that it is really about striving to change yourself, only to realize what you needed you had all along. So many times we chase that pipe dream of a different life only to realize that it wasn't what we really wanted. I left Tennessee 10 years ago to pursue a job up north. I uprooted my family to come up here, and everything was good for awhile. Eventually, the job dried up and I ended up getting divorced. When I feel sorry for myself, I always look back on what I had down south. I didn't have the money and the good house and all of that, but I was unbelieveably happy. I never had high blood pressure, or ulcers.. or depression when I lived there. I had everything I ever needed, and was too blind to realize it. So I am ready to go "home". No matter what it takes, I'm going back down there. I can't spend the rest of my life wondering about it.. I just wanna go. Thanks Daughtry. Everytime I hear this song, it is inspiration to me to make that change. |
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| Gordon Lightfoot – If You Could Read My Mind Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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What a great tune. I guess when I feel sorry for myself and look back over my life.. somehow I end up here. I got divorced last year after 12 years of marriage, and this song describes the way I feel. I love the reference to the paperback novel.
When you reach the part where the heartache come
The hero would be me
But heroes often fail
And you won't read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take
You know when you are young in a relationship, nothing can stop you. You and your mate take on the world, entertwined in life together. I was that hero for a little while. She looked to me for guidance and strength, and at some point I blew it. Lying and cheating.. I threw my marriage away. She ended up doing the same to me. We tried to work it out, and for a while it was OK. But old wounds are hard to heal. We ended up splitting. It really tore me down for a long time. I can listen to this song now as an introspective into what happened.
I don't know where we went wrong
But the feeling's gone
And I just can't get it back
I'm so sorry that I ruined your dream.. |
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| The Chicks – Travelin' Soldier Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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OK here is my take on it. It's the Vietnam era, and the young man, who just turned 18, is leaving for his orders to go overseas. He doesn't have a girlfriend, so he asks the young lady working there if he can write her. She agrees, and off he goes to camp in California before being sent to Vietnam. He writes the girl quite often, and she begins to fall in love with him. He then tells her he won't be able to write for a while, and not to worry. Aside from being a waitress, she is also in the high school marching band.. specifically the piccolo player. She hasn't heard from her soldier in a while, so it is a shock when his name is read as being killed in action. So now she is in her own little world of sadness, whereas his death affects her, but the rest of the crowd seems oblivious to her sadness under the bleachers. I, like a lot of these folks here, don't quite agree with the Dixie Chicks, but this is a beautiful song. I can only imagine how many times this scenario was repeated across America during Vietnam, and now a whole new generation of people can relate to this song with the war in Iraq. To all the folks that have served, THANK YOU. If you are currently serving and are in harm's way, may God watch over you and bring you home safe. God Bless. |
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| Five for Fighting – 100 Years Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song to me is about life, and how it passes so quickly. At 15, you kind of start seeing life in a different sense. You are not a child, yet you are nowhere near an adult either. You still have hope, and naivete about how the world is. At 22, you're coming of age. You are young, wild and free. You think that you are invincible, and youth makes you happy. At 33, your life is definitely changing. He makes reference to having a kid and a family. Your values change so much that you are starting to realize the delicate cycle of life. At 45 you start to see youth slipping away as you head into middle age. Maybe you didn't accomplish all the things in life that you thought you would have by this age. Life is really put into perspective at this point. At 67, you are seeing life drawing to a close. Maybe you have grandkids by then, and you see the youth in them. You wonder what happened to all the youth and time gone. At 99, you long for just a little of that life. Perhaps at this time, your friends are gone, maybe your spouse has passed. You know your time is just about up, and maybe you're OK with that. Looking back on your life and how it was spent. Did you live your life to the fullest? Did you accomplish anything memorable? I just hope that if I make it that far, I can look back on a glorious life filled with happiness, friends and family. You only get one chance, so you better make the most of it while you are here. That's what this song means to me. |
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| 10,000 Maniacs – Trouble Me Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think it is meant for a friend in general. It's about opening up about what bothers us most. It's about trusting a friend to be there for you when you need them the most. Basically, don't hold all your feelings in.. let me into your world and I will help you with your problems. What a great song... |
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| Kenny Chesney – That's Why I'm Here Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song makes me so sad. I was married for 12 years and alcohol completely tore it apart. My wife was one of the most beautiful, sweetest people you could ever know.. when she was sober. Booze turned her into someone I didn't know anymore. She tried hiding it for the longest time, but that only works for a while. The lies and BS that came with drinking just got to be too much. I begged her to get help, and of course an alcoholic's reasoning is that they can quit anytime they want. Well, we split up 4 years ago. I just recently went home to finalize a divorce with her, and it was the first time I had seen her in that 4 years. It is so sad to see what alcohol does to a person. She used to be beautiful and sweet and now... well, things change. Deep down, I know there is still love between us, but as long as she refuses to accept her problem, then there is nothing. I just hope one day she sobers up and realizes what she lost. One step at a time, honey... |
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| R. Kelly – I Wish Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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A nice introspective into life. Makes me think of a good friend of mine. She was doing good, had just landed a great job, and just bought a house. We used to be real tight back in high school, but afterwards everyone just drifted apart. I hadn't seen her in a while, and then I found out she killed herself. I broke down. She committed suicide in a hotel room less than a mile from my house. I could never get over that. Had I known she was there, maybe I could have helped. Had I been a better friend, maybe she would have turned to me. Now I'll never know and it eats me up inside. She was only 31, and now she's gone. I miss ya gurl. RIP Alice :( |
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| Garth Brooks – The Dance Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song to me is about looking back on a relationship that ended. Even though it ended badly, you have to look at some of the good memories too. No one ever gets with someone thinking that it will end. I look back on being young and in love. Getting married and planning a life together. Struggling through hard times, knowing that you got someone that you love with all your heart helping you through it. That youth and life that comes with it, and then it fades and you are left with the reality of what life is really about. I look back on that time, when I felt invincible because I was in love and had someone that felt the same. "Holding you I held everything, For a moment wasn't I the king" Then things got bad, and that feeling was gone. I seriously doubt that I will ever have that again. But I don't hate her. I am glad that I got to experience that at least once in my life. Some people never get that chance, so I look back on the good things. "I could have missed the pain, But I would have had to miss the dance" I could have missed out on all the bad times at the end, but would never had "the dance", the best time of my life. I wouldn't change it if I could. |
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| Third Eye Blind – How's It Going to Be Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song hits home. I was married for 12 years and towards the end it got really bad. We fought all the time, and said horrible things to each other. "Where we used to laugh there's a shouting match
Sharp as a thumbnail scratch" Trying to override the bad crap with good memories, but eventually you realize that it just ain't working anymore. All the things that you loved about that person make you try to hold on to something that is headed for disaster, no matter how hard you try to save it. I ignored this song when it came out, but hearing now makes me think back. When it was good it was good, but when it got bad it was horrible. Good song for introspective thought. |
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| Matchbox Twenty – Back 2 Good Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Well, this song means a lot to me. I remember being married, and watching my marriage fall apart. To be out in a bar, doing the unthinkable. The innocence of the early days, gone forever. I never thought I would be that person, out screwing over that person that I pledged my life and love to. Seeing other people I knew were doing the same damn thing. And absolutely hating myself for it, and wishing that I could regain the early innocence and love lost, but knowing that it would never happen. Man, this song hits home. I don't even like MB20, but this song hits it on the head for me. |
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