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| The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Higher Than the Stars Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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As for more annotation, I believe the lyric "drinking in the last days" is referring to the final year of high school or something similar. "The outcome, the only friend you ever had is setting off with a rich son" is most likely referring to a boyfriend of hers, possibly attending college with ("setting off"), tying into the first part. |
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| The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Higher Than the Stars Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I think the lyric "because you're not straight" is referring to his state of mind (or sobriety) rather than his sexual orientation. I think this song is about a kid who's been best friends with a girl since a very young age, and then experiences puberty ("'til you dropped another"), leaving him with feelings for her. He then suppresses these feelings ("so sure, you kept it under covers"), until one drunken night (in the back of her mother's car). |
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| Brazos – Day Glo Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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haha that sounds right. for some reason i was hung up on hearing 'yetis in the beat control' which i knew wasn't right at all lol |
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| Said The Whale – Goodnight Moon Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Fourth verse is actually:
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If the seas get, they get too rough,
when the going gets, the going gets tough.
I know you'll be there for me,
yeah, you'll always be,
and that's enough.
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Also, minor, but fourth line, first verse shouldn't have an "and" at the beginning. |
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| The Decemberists – The Soldiering Life Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I agree about the bit of homoeroticism, I was going to post something to the effect when I first heard this song a few days ago (I know I'm a bit late haha). |
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| Animal Collective – Alvin Row Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I absolutely love this song, it's just so epic...
but my interpretation was that it was about an aging father that is close to death (tired of reaching for the lampshade), and is remembering his son/daughter's (Alvin Row's) life, and how they've grown up, starting from birth, and what role he's played in that. He also relates it to his childhood, bridging (or trying to, in his failing health) the gap between a relationship that I think had faded. Or something like that... |
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