| Halo Benders – Love Travels Faster Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I just listened to the version on Calvin Johnson and the Sons of the Soil and he definitely says "Searchin for the voice that made some boy a fan." Makes this song so much better. Another thing I noticed was that he says "Never let on what you meant or what you meant to learn." It's such a relaxing and chill song, and really makes me think about a lot of stuff. Basically I think it's just about love being awesome. There seems to be some nonsensical stuff thrown in too, which I like. |
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| Radiohead – Bodysnatchers Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think this song is portraying mental illness. Or at least, a person under extreme mental/spiritual anguish. Thom has worked in a mental hospital, after all. "I do not understand what it is i've done wrong" I read somewhere that feeling intense guilt for reasons that are unknown to you or for things you haven't done is a sign that you are going through some mental/emotional problems. The narrator's feeling "full of holes" and surreal, but desperately wants to let everyone know that he/she is "alive." Maybe he's trying to tell himself that he is alive so that he will finally feel "alive." Full of holes Check for pulse Blink your eyes One for yes Two for no Then he talks about the "light going out" for him, and how "they got scared and put me in." I think this refers to the mentally ill person's loved ones reacting to his mental state by putting him in a hospital. Make a sound Move back home Get an invitation With the edges Sawn off Maybe the narrator is out of the hospital, moving in with parents. "Get an invitation with the edges sawn off" could mean that he is receiving a fake or non genuine invitation to something. Like they are patronizing him. They don't want to invite him, but they do and he is aware of this. Who really knows, though? Could mean anything. The song kicks ass, regardless. |
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| Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Dynamic Calories Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I love how it sounds like an 80's song. Probably just him messing around. | |
| Halo Benders – Your Asterisk Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| The Halo Benders are the shit and so is this song. | |
| The Silver Jews – Random Rules Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I love this song but what does the opening line ("In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection") mean? | |
| Donovan – Hurdy Gurdy Man Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I'll admit that I wasn't even aware of this song (I had "Gift from a Flower..." and never listened to it much) until I saw Zodiac, where it was used to such a great effect. It's a perfect song, in my eyes. It's creepy in a way, but it makes you happy at the same time, like someone else above said. Awesome. |
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| The Postal Service – Sleeping In Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Of course, I could be wrong, but I always thought this song was about being overwhelmed by the nastiness of the world and being worn out by it so you sort of just "give up", which ties in with the title of the record. When things happen like JFK being shot, etc and we have no idea in the end who it really was, life can become surreal and exhausting. That's why he wants to just sleep in. Maybe "the big sleep"? | |
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