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| Spiritualized – Don't Just Do Something Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think it's just life after the drugs and the woman and everything you thought you knew and loved. Both end up being dead ends that leave you hanging, thinking about what your mum said when you're 10. Learning to 'be' again, as it were. |
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| Spiritualized – All Of My Tears Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Very beautiful. Originally a Spacemen 3 song, Jason Pierce redid it with his next band, changing the lead guitar with violin as well as giving it a good kick of ambience. I recommend you hear the original if you haven't--they're equally amazing. The lyrics provided on this site contain a couple of errors: one semantic, another apparently a mishearing. The final word of the song is 'babe', not 'shame'. Sort of changes the conclusion of the song a bit, yes?
Water is a symbol of purity/healing that Pierce uses often in his lyrics (see: Cool Waves, Lord Let It Rain On Me, On Fire, I Didn't Mean to Hurt You, etc.). I don't think he uses 'Lord' as anymore than a vain cry for something higher than himself to help him. Perhaps alluding to a secular Job-like character? In this case, he's apparently in despair and the only thing he needs is something to bring him back to a peaceful state--which isn't so easy considering his circumstance (see: Home of the Brave, Cop Shoot Cop, Lord Help Me Out, etc.). He's apparently hurting for love. Not only an endless river, but an ocean as well? Pretty powerful statement.
I believe Jason Pierce to be a true master of minimalism. This song epitomizes this. |
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