| Nick Drake – Northern Sky Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Anyone who's ever seen a Northern English overcast sky knows what he's on about. I think this needn't be overcomplicated. I think it's about him trying to escape monotony and melancholy in Northern life. | |
| Hadouken! – Leap of Faith Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Not to suggest it's religious or anything, but there are some pretty obvious religious references/connotations. Obviously the title, Leap of faith 'It's not your cross'. Ie crucifix sort of thing. Preordained. Subtle one considering being ordained is to enter the priesthood. 'conscience' too. Though that's probably taking it a bit too far, but worth mentioning alongside the constant emphasis on being 'saved'. So perhaps it's not necessarily religion, but just some path that can save you from your situation. That's what I make of it. The first verse or so also reminds me of the Gary Newlove incident an awful lot. And I'm quite sure this was written before that happened. So it goes to show how important this song is really. |
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| Hadouken! – Leap of Faith Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Not to suggest it's religious or anything, but there are some pretty obvious religious references/connotations. Obviously the title, Leap of faith 'It's not your cross'. Ie crucifix sort of thing. Preordained. Subtle one considering being ordained is to enter the priesthood. 'conscience' too. Though that's probably taking it a bit too far, but worth mentioning alongside the constant emphasis on being 'saved'. So perhaps it's not necessarily religion, but just some path that can save you from your situation. That's what I make of it. The first verse or so also reminds me of the Gary Newlove incident an awful lot. And I'm quite sure this was written before that happened. So it goes to show how important this song is really. |
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| The Juliana Theory – Trance Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Great song, shame there aren't so many comments. To me, it seems that the lyrics are about art, and how it's exploited for public image. If you listen to the way the lines in brackets are sung during the song, they seem distant, as if they can't penetrate the mind of the listener quite so easily as the blunt, prominent lines can. It's almost as if undertones in music are bypassed as 'too hard to think about' So in that respect, I agree with you all, it is about followers. However, I get the feeling that there's something more. It seems as though it might also be aimed brutally at the bands out there that, debatably, compromise the meaning and depth of a song for a catchier, more 'scene' one that appeals to the 'fashionable'. For example, the way the lyrics are formed - 'So shame on you' It hints at superiority, as if judging one band above another. Another example is 'you strip the joy out of their souls, with all of your rules you are the fashion of now and the sickening flavor of cool' Stripping the joy out of their souls, is quite blatantly referring to the more 'emo' bands that focus on depression, and change the way that those that follow it dress, act and behave. Also 'their' is a very impersonal pronoun, and hints that the bands in question don't actually care all that much about their fans. Further more, the lyric 'on a throne' shows the superiority, and how the fans worship them, a contrast to the apparent disdain the hypothetical band shows. Just a few thoughts, keen to hear your opinions. |
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