| Sia – Breathe Me Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I love the thought that this song is about pot. In the opening few seconds, we hear her take a short, quick breath, and then a long, loud breath. This sounds more like smoking (sucking in, then puffing) than it would a sigh (which would be long inhale and a long exhale). When I think about anti-pot songs, the first that comes to mind is "I'm Not an Addict" by K's Choice - however, this song sympathizes much more with the smoker than "Not an Addict" which takes an angrier more hostile tone. She captures the loneliness that people blame their drug use on, which is probably the true meaning of her song. I think people are thrown that when we say this song is "about pot", its an anti-drug preachy type song, when rather, i think she is just describing some of the emotions that may have led to drug use. | |
| Sufjan Stevens – John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I don't have much to add from what was already written - this type of song deserves the attention it has received! I agree with the general consensus - beautiful song, humanizing Gacy, all sins are equal. The only other issue I thought he may be addressing was whether Gacy was born evil - the idea of original sin - or whether his murders or "best behavior" is justified by having grown up with an abusive father, a depressed mother, and having experienced a tramatic childhood accident. | |
| Scissor Sisters – I Can't Decide Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I don't think anyone's really nailed it - and unfortunately, I don't think I can either. But i know for certain this song is NOT about love or meeting the right girl. Its a perky, upbeat song complimented by murderous lyrics weighing the pros and cons of killing someone. I think the song's opening is the most confusing part - the singer was caught in the act of doing something, but i can't figure out what: "greasing up those bets and betters watching out they don't four-letters" possibly something involving prostitution or rape: "fuck you kiss you both at the same time" The singer is discovered by an intruder and then spends the rest of the song jokingly deciding whether to kill the person who interrupted him. He seems to be blaming the person who interrupts him for his emotionlessness - he drinks without getting drunk (or pickled) and dances without getting tired, and has no heart. By the final verse, it appears he is convinced he has to kill the intruder (simply for the reason that the intruder could kill him later). The song as a whole reminds me of the car ride scene from Blue Velvet - crazy, jovial murderers - or the scene from Clockwork Orange when Alex and his friends sing songs to each other while murdering the couple in their own home. Very interested to hear if anyone else has any insights. |
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| Rosie Thomas – Charlotte Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I am a huge Rosie Thomas fan (since the first time I heard Pretty Dress). I feel that Charlotte is a simple, somber song, but pretty...and i like the lyrics. But the two don't seem to go together. The song is more story-like than her other songs, as there is an obvious plot - a start and a finish - and the storyline comes across clearly even after hearing the song for the first time. And the story is horrific - a woman is abused so badly by her husband that she shoots him in a rage, and her neighbor helps her cover it up by blaming it on suicide. It doesn't seem to match the background or Rosie's vocal dynamics, and there doesn't seem to be enough emotion in what she's explaining. I also don't see the relevance of the song - what is she trying to tell us? I don't see that there is anything outside of a pure "desperate housewives" type storyline. Can anyone help me out? |
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