| The Cat Empire – Till the Ocean Takes Us All Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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It strikes me that this song is about the ruinment of the planet by society. The two lovers could be big oil, commercialism or various governments. I mean, "I love you like oil" isn't very romantic and implies a love like that of money more than anything else. "Look into their eyes only for the meaning of the hour" The lovers are not considering how their actions now could affect the future - much like how nobody really imagined how the industrial revolution and what came from it could leave the world in such a state. "As if there only everything existed in their power" Believing that controlling markets is all that's needed to have power in the world. But of course nature doesn't care about money. And the people shouting from the shore are those who can see the damage being done and desperately try to rally the lovers to reverse and head back to safe waters. But the lovers don't hear because they're so far away now... or they don't listen... and so the waterfall takes them, and then there's no turning back. Well that's the way I read it. |
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers – Funky Crime Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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While this is obviously about racism, I also love the sentiment that this song gives of breaking a state of mind generally, and challenging the media's perception of things. Also, I love how half the people arguing here appear to be obsessive I-would-die-for-you, fanatic-by-choice RHCP followers (though I guess who else would be arguing over whether a band's older works are better than their newer ones but the likes of FruscianteFan1987 or SkinnySweatyWoman). Anyway, stop hating on the old stuff and stop hating on the new stuff. And stop hating on OHM too, it's unique and brilliant in its own way. Of course young people are going to be more interested in newer songs than older songs, it's more in the public conciousness than anything created 10 or 20 years before the band was widely known. And I challenge any of you to go through your record collections and not find an artist whose earlier back catalogue you haven't bothered to check out. Some people may say the newer songs have deeper lyrics, more skilled guitar work and general production, and an overall greater quality. I think that's a perfectly good reason to prefer anything post-OHM/BSSM. Equally it's obvious that some people prefer the rawness and funk of the early stuff, which is fair enough too. Anyway, I think the next step after conquering the barriers of racism etc is to overcome our own pretentiousness. I'm sure RHCP would agree on that too. Christ, what an essay. |
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| Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Guys. This song is obviously about Jesus. |
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| Air Traffic – I Like That Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The chorus actually goes like this: Do you lie awake, thinking of me? Do you lie dreaming? |
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