| The Mars Volta – Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Everyone is right on with the suicide theme, but Cedric openly admits that the lyrics just support the general theme and don't necessarily have a deeper meaning. TMV is more concerned with the sound and tone the words produce (such as syllable, alliteration, etc.) more so than what they actually mean. | |
| Rancid – Olympia WA Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This is my favorite song... well ever. Of course I am from Olympia, WA and was a part of the punk rock scene in my adolescence so I could be biased... The feeling I get from this song is mostly about how Tim feels out of place in a big city such as New York. The Olympia punk rock scene was much like the east bay scene at the time. The Capitol Theatre in Olympia would pack out every weekend for a 3 dollar punk rock show and that feeling of belonging just couldn't be beat. |
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| Rancid – Daly City Train Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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While I can't say for sure, it's most likely about someone that Armstrong personally knew. His lyrics are usually very literal. My best guess is that it is about someone who was a drug addict and shunned by the general public but who Armstrong developed a personal relationship with and found to be a very beautiful person. He says how low he goes it just depends, and follows that with shooting dope in the mens room. That's a pretty low moment moment in most people's opinions. However he follows that up with Have you ever seen an angel?... I believe the song is about a real person who either died or disappeared, and Armstrong is writing a sort of homage to this person. |
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| Rancid – Journey To The End Of The East Bay Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Pretty much everyone is correct. This song is most definitely about Operation Ivy. However, it's also about Gilman, or 924 Gilman St, which was the punk rock venue that pretty much every east bay punk band (Green Day, Crimpshrine, etc.) at the time was a part of. "Consumed in sacred ground to me," refers to Gilman. The thing about Gilman was that they only (to this day) allow underground acts. Technically they did not allow anyone on a major label, but as bands began to grow and gain momentum nation wide the resentment could be felt by the local Gilman fans. "Too much attention unavoidably destroyed us," the line refers to exactly that. OpIvy was experiencing a huge amount of conflict between pursuing a musical career and staying true to it's "Gilman Ethics." Look at Green Day's song 86 for further insight on this. Last thing, "Matty" is not Matt Freeman. Tim is talking about someone else to illustrate that the East Bay was seemingly a mecca but was very very cold to those who it turned it's back on. |
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