| of Montreal – Gronlandic Edit Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Here's my attempt at interpretation of this song. I hope it goes well... "(The surrealists were just) Nihilists with good imaginations" Kevin talks specifically about the cultural movement that we all should be relatively familiar with by now, known as surrealism in which artists (in whatever form) express philosophical beliefs, specifically the process of thought through works of art, and most of the time these operate outside a moral framework. The idea that life has no universal truth, is a nihilist view of the world. Nietzsche critiques this idea and identifies two forms of nihilists: active- those who see nihilism as inaction, and consciously make decisions outside a moral framework because life has no universal truth, and passive Nihilists- those who argue that this life is just a "phase" if you will... Nietzsche argues that Christians are the ultimate passive Nihilists. "I am satisfied Hiding in our friend's apartment Only leaving once a day To buy some groceries Daylight, I'm so absent minded Nighttime meeting new anxieties So am I erasing myself? Hope I'm not erasing myself" Barnes quite possibly could be referring to drugs in this stanza as a form of inaction, but at the end says that, as Nietzsche argues- nihilism "Erases" the meaning of life to the individual. they no longer desire to seek great things. "I guess it would be nice to give my heart to a god But which one, which one do I choose? All the churches fill with losers, psycho or confused I just want to hold the divine in mind And forget all of the beauty's wasted" Kevin Barnes wants to be a passive nihilist, because that is easy for him, but at this point he can't... forget, for lack of a better term, all of the things that he has learned, and go back to the easier life. He's figured things out, and he doesn't like it. "Let's fall back to earth and do something pleasant We fell back to earth like gravity's bitches (Physics makes us all its bitches)" There is no afterlife, so now we are all just forms on the physical earth, no heaven to reach. Thus physics would hold us to this earth forever. "I guess it would be nice to help in your escape From patterns your parents designed All the party people dancing for the indie star But he's the worst faker by far But in the set, I forget all of the beauty's wasted" Parents often times pick the religion for their child. Children are raised in ignorance. Kevin critiques this idea a bit here, i think. As he moves through the stanza we hear a critique of the music industry, in my opinion. Artists write lyrics to cater to their audience, not for self gratification. That's a guess. But at the end of the day it's fun to listen to. They all have the potential. that's the wasted beauty, but it goes to waste. |
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| The Rocket Summer – Hold It Up Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song, at least to me, seems to be about a relationship and how it is ending, but Bryce wants to still be in it. "S-S-Saying, I'm looking now At pictures of us I remember thinking, oh, oh, oh This will never be lost" The song starts with recollections of feelings during the relationship. He used to think that it would be impossible for them ever to break up. "Oh, the songs that spoke for me When I couldn't speak Shame the bands broke up I just hope we'll remember these" Songs began to have much more meaning to him during the relationship. When you hear a love song while in love, you relate to it much better. Now, though, these songs are disappearing/having less meaning. He just wants to remember the songs they were when he was in that relationship. "Hold it up Hold it tight Moments live or moments die Hold it up Hold it strong Stay right here where you belong Hold it up Hold it tight The only plans of mine Might sound to you cliché But, I just plan to live the rest of my life" Hold it up in this sense means wait, and don't go. He continues with "stay right here where you belong." He wants to be able to live to life's fullest, and feels as if the only way for him to do that is to be with whoever it is in the song. "S-S-Saying I want to know These pictures of us I don't want to say goodnight To records I love" This ties back in with the first verse. He wants to still be in love with all the records that they shared. He feels so intertwined with the person that he would be losing a part of himself if she were to leave. "I was thinking about growing old Forgetting and forgot I don't want to forget this And I don't want to be forgot" He wanted to grow old with this person, but now she's leaving. He knows that if she leaves, they will both forget the relationship when they get older, but he doesn't want that to happen. That's pretty much it. He's so a part of the other person, and she's so a part of him, that when she goes he won't be whole anymore. |
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| The Rocket Summer – Hold It Up Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song, at least to me, seems to be about a relationship and how it is ending, but Bryce wants to still be in it. "S-S-Saying, I'm looking now At pictures of us I remember thinking, oh, oh, oh This will never be lost" The song starts with recollections of feelings during the relationship. He used to think that it would be impossible for them ever to break up. "Oh, the songs that spoke for me When I couldn't speak Shame the bands broke up I just hope we'll remember these" Songs began to have much more meaning to him during the relationship. When you hear a love song while in love, you relate to it much better. Now, though, these songs are disappearing/having less meaning. He just wants to remember the songs they were when he was in that relationship. "Hold it up Hold it tight Moments live or moments die Hold it up Hold it strong Stay right here where you belong Hold it up Hold it tight The only plans of mine Might sound to you cliché But, I just plan to live the rest of my life" Hold it up in this sense means wait, and don't go. He continues with "stay right here where you belong." He wants to be able to live to life's fullest, and feels as if the only way for him to do that is to be with whoever it is in the song. "S-S-Saying I want to know These pictures of us I don't want to say goodnight To records I love" This ties back in with the first verse. He wants to still be in love with all the records that they shared. He feels so intertwined with the person that he would be losing a part of himself if she were to leave. "I was thinking about growing old Forgetting and forgot I don't want to forget this And I don't want to be forgot" He wanted to grow old with this person, but now she's leaving. He knows that if she leaves, they will both forget the relationship when they get older, but he doesn't want that to happen. That's pretty much it. He's so a part of the other person, and she's so a part of him, that when she goes he won't be whole anymore. |
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| The Rocket Summer – Christmas Present Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The second part is called "good news"... it's a separate song. I'm gunna put the lyrics on a separate page |
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| The Rocket Summer – Save Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| haha... HOV stands for High Occupancy Vehicles, meaning you have to have 2 people to ride in that lane, thus it 1) has less traffic, and 2) it "slows global warming"... and dude, if you want more music by him, from his new album, you can check out his myspace... it has "so much love," and "break it out..." i have his new album pre-ordered... and i'm really excited about it... it'll hopefully bring about some of the changes that he's bene going through in his life... and put them into his music. | |
| The Rocket Summer – Save Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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"But couples in love in the HOV fly by" From what I've heard of Bryce's new album, it seems that this theme has permeated through the whole album. I think it may be a good thing, despite the fact that we all the lovable little kid he used to be, I enjoying seeing him mature in his musical style, as he gets older. He has a wife now, and all the music seems to be a little less, for lack of a better term, fruity. Don't get me wrong, I love every song that i've ever heard by him, but i think his new stuff is reflecting his new personality quite nicely... |
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| The Rocket Summer – Move to the Other Side of the Block Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| wow.... this song is amazing, the only draw back to this song is again its shortness.... great album too. | |
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