| Bob Dylan – I Pity the Poor Immigrant Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"Who passionately hates his life, And likewise fears his death." That reminds me a bit of the book Steppenwolf. I KNOW it's probably completely off the real meaning, but this whole song reminds me of someone like Harry Haller...an outsider who "eats but is not satisfied, Who hears but does not see", who doesn't feel at home with his own life. As I said my interpretation is probably completely wrong, but I am pretty certain it's not literally about immigrants. |
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| Radiohead – Nude Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I agree with nixie and nn1000 - I think it's about our desires compared to the lives we actually live. I won't go into too much detail as everyone already did a good job, but I must say that this is one of those songs where I can relate to it so much that it's creepy. I think we can all relate to the feeling of despair that comes across in the song, especially in the line "But there'll be something missing"...like every shallow attempt we make to feel "happier" still leaves us feeling empty. It's very saddening but also relaxing...when I listen to it I feel very calm. :) It's definately my favourite song from In Rainbows. |
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| Limp Bizkit – Hot Dog Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song is awful. I'm not sure about Fred Durst though, but I'm starting to seriously wonder about his intelligence. If he wanted to make a point and insult Trent Reznor, why STEAL his lyrics and show off his lach of vocabulary? He could at least show a bit of originality if he wanted anyone to take him and this song seriously. To MegaMadMan: When Trent said "great" about us thinking he worships Satan, do you think - just MAYBE - that he was joking? Take yourself and your religion a little less seriously! And just by the way, being religious does by no means make Fred Durst musically talented! If you think Limp Bizkit is better than Led Zeppelin for some insane reason, I doubt YOUR intelligence. And just by the way, for anyone who was wondering (this is so far off topic, sorry) - Satanists don't worship Satan. They're mostly Athiest. Sorry about this being a mad rant, I know the website is actually called songMEANINGS...but anywho... |
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| Marilyn Manson – Get Your Gunn Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I listen to the whole thing just to hear the whispering "goddamn your righteous hand" intro thing. That's not to say that the rest of the song bad - I really love it. It made me think of hypocrisy ("selective judgement") which is something I truly hate...Manson rocks :) | |
| Placebo – You Don't Care About Us Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Sorry for the double-post, but I just realised the suffocation, getaway car, etc. could all just be a metaphor not for suicide and a relationship but merely for ending a relationship.... Typically I only read the first post now. | |
| Placebo – You Don't Care About Us Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Call me crazy, but the first time I heard the first verse it reminded me a lot of a suicide attempt - this is probably only because I relate the words to what happened to me. "If it's a bad day, you try to suffocate. Another memory... scarred." - You have a bad day, so you try to end it all (suffocate), but it doesn't work, so you're left with "another memory scarred." "If it's a bad case, then you accelerate, you're in the getaway... car" - nothing's working, so you try to "accelerate" the natural process of death. The getaway car could be suicide, eg. a means of getting away. Some things fit with this idea, eg. "you don't care about us" and "mental masturbation" - all you care about is yourself and your happiness, you want to die, but then you're not only ending your life but our relationship as well. And "You're at the wrong place, you're on the back page, you're in the getaway... car." - the wrong place and back page referring to death and that it's not time to die. Again, the getaway car. "You're too complicated, we should separate it." is self explanatory. But this is only my take, and I'm sure it's wrong as many things don't fit - eg. I have no idea what "It's a matter of trust." and "It's your age, It's my rage." could mean. |
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| Muse – Fillip Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Anni, just because Matt Bellamy has a high-pitched voice doesn't mean that he's gay! I don't think anyone of us would mind if that were the case. But really, if Matt wanted to write a song about his love for a male, I doubt he would make it as apparently obvious as in this song. I agree with thelittlegirl468 in that being in love with anyone (first time or not) is a strange feeling. "To me it is strange, this feeling is strange" - this doesn't neccessarily mean he's gay. It could mean that he's not used to loving someone, or he found out that he likes someone who he is not supposed to (eg. a good friend). To me this song is just about discovering something about yourself that people may not like, and deciding that you won't change yourself just to fit in. I might be wrong, but that can refer to so many other things than homosexuality. It's not that I have a problem with it, it's just that I think anni and radioheadxxslave are far off base here. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Closer Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I like all of your interpretations, especially edude222 and chrisjs87. I'm not sure if this has been said before (couldn't read all 8 pages), but what I get from the song is want for complete control, but not having it. In the music video this is emphasises - Trent is tied up in handcuffs, which remind me of the bondage part of BDSM, which is essentially about control but in an erotic way. I'm not an expert on this, just a huge NIN fan. The chorus seems to be about pure lust and animal instinct, but could be a metaphor for the relationship as a whole. Later on he says "you can have my everything" and basically, that he can't live without this person. It all seems to be about control/need and dependance to me. |
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| Muse – Hoodoo Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I agree with NeroDragon. I always listened to this song on the album and never gave it much thought, but I recently realised how much I can relate to it. My personal interpretation is when you love someone, but they don't love you - so they see it as a crisis, but you don't understand ("why is this a crisis in your eyes?"). After all, you love them, what's wrong with that? Also, they will never love you back, so your possibility at love - and anything else, such as friendship, that you may have had up till that point - is now doomed ("tied to a railroad"). The last verse is filled with regret. He could have done been a better person, but he was loved as he was so he never thought to work for anything better. For me, this is him blaming himself for the person not loving him back, when in reality he knows that he had no control over that. Again, it's only my personal interpretation. |
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