| The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Seriously? Heroin? Oral sex? The song is about sblack girls. If it's about heroin, what's up with the constant references to African slavery? You could stretch it and say that drug addiction is slavery. But what's the 'house boy' reference? What's with the 'cotton fields'? You can dig a mile deep into the song and grasp some outlandish answer if it pleases you to think yourself a musical intepreter, but the meaning of the song is pretty evident. Mick Jagger isn't an extremely deep guy - he's a musical legend and a great frontman, but he's far from a philosopher. All that aside, I fucking love this song. It's got a kickin' beat, great guitar pieces, a saxophone solo (wtf?) and awesome lyrics about one of the greatest things in the world: black girls. (I love me some brown sugar!) |
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| Bob Dylan – Ballad of a Thin Man Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think it's about an educated, highly intelligent, well-known banker and a good man who's risen to the top of the corporate food chain. "You walk into the room With your pencil in your hand You see somebody naked And you say, "Who is that man?" You try so hard But you don't understand Just what you'll say When you get home" As so equolently stated previously, it makes logical sense that the man's wife is cheating on him and he walked in during sex. Businessmen are often away from home for long periods of time, leaving the wives that married them for money plenty of time to hook up with other men. Mr. Jones, being an intelligent man, begins to notice the signs of unfaithfulness and decides that, rather than live in ignorance, he'll discover and confront the truth. He finds his wife and, heartbroken, leaves. "You raise up your head And you ask, "Is this where it is?" And somebody points to you and says "It's his" And you say, "What's mine?" And somebody else says, "Where what is?" And you say, "Oh my God Am I here all alone?"" Mr. Jones is walking around the city, looking for a friend of his who works now at a carnival, looking for some advice. His head is down, his hands are in his pockets; he's moping. As he walks, he begins to hear lots of people talking. He looks up, sees a big crowd trying to get into the park where it seems a circus is visiting and asks someone "Is this where it is?" referring to the circus. One of the crowd points and whispers to his friend that "it's his", referring to the land. Mr. Jones is dressed in a suit and tie, having had no chance to redress himself as he walked out of his house. The man in the crowd is making a joke that Mr. Jones owns the property. Mr. Jones asks "what's mine?" angrily, not happy at being stereotyped. Somebody answers his first question with "where what is?" and Mr. Jones has a mini-breakdown. It seems like everyone is either against him or an idiot. "You hand in your ticket And you go watch the geek Who immediately walks up to you When he hears you speak And says, "How does it feel To be such a freak?" And you say, "Impossible" As he hands you a bone" Mr. Jones goes to visit an old friend of his from college who's working at a dead-end job. His friend was a good guy and a smart guy, but for one reason or another his life, like Mr. Jones', collapsed and he's now working in some kind of circus. When he hears Mr. Jones speak as an intellectual, he asks, "how does it feel to be such a freak?" The 'hands you a bone' line may refer to him giving Mr. Jones help of some kind, perhaps a place to stay the night as he sorts through what he'll do with his wife and career. "You have many contacts Among the lumberjacks To get you facts When somebody attacks your imagination" He knows the 'commoners' on a work basis. He understands how the average man works and operates, because he's a genius, but he only speaks and interacts with them to prove his theories which he knows to be true (when somebody attacks his 'imagination'). "But nobody has any respect Anyway they already expect you To just give a check To tax-deductible charity organizations You've been with the professors And they've all liked your looks With great lawyers you have Discussed lepers and crooks You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books You're very well read It's well known" Dylan takes a break here to explain what's going on to our friend Mr. Jones. No one respects him because of his intellect and money. They assume he's just another crooked businessman, out to rip off the peons working below him. They expect and demand he 'give back to the community', so to speak, though nobody cares about him. They just all want their check. "Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you And then he kneels He crosses himself And then he clicks his high heels And without further notice He asks you how it feels And he says, "Here is your throat back Thanks for the loan"" The sword swallower at the circus Mr. Jones' friend works at is bitter. He sees Mr. Jones in his suit and tie, approaches, and kneels, crossing himself like one would before a priest, sarcastically offering reverence to the 'American success story' Mr. Jones. He asks how it feels to be out of luck, then says "here is your throat back - thanks for the loan", referring caustically to Mr. Jones' profession, saying that he deserved to be the one working a dead-end circus job. "Now you see this one-eyed midget Shouting the word "NOW" And you say, "For what reason?" And he says, "How?" And you say, "What does this mean?" And he screams back, "You're a cow Give me some milk Or else go home"" The midget is screaming that someone should compensate for the weaknesses he was born with--NOW! Mr. Jones says "For what reason?" but, once again, Mr. Jones finds it hard to communicate. The midget answers "how?" The midget sees the issue as self-explanatory, and concludes that Mr. Jones is asking how to help. In response, Mr. Jones says "What does this mean?" He doesn't understand the logic behind the midget's reasoning. The midget begins to understand the situation and screams "you're a cow! Give me some milk or else go home!" He sees Mr. Jones as nothing more than an oppressor and demands the compensation from him. "Well, you walk into the room Like a camel and then you frown You put your eyes in your pocket And your nose to the ground There ought to be a law Against you comin' around You should be made To wear earphones" Mr. Jones decides it's better to live in ignorance with his unfaithful wife than to be alone in a world of those who hate him. He walks back into his house 'like a camel', plodding forward after a long and terrible journey. He 'puts his eyes in his pocket' (ignoring the world around him and the truth) and his 'nose to the ground' (allowing his wife to walk all over him). 'There ought to be a law against you comin' around' is the stance of those who hate him; he 'should be made to wear earphones', to not be able to understand the world, to be like everyone else. Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is... Do you, Mister Jones? |
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| Dead Confederate – The Rat Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think it's about evangelists that attack people with Bibles and make judgments without showing any of the compassion and love that the Word says they need. After so long of being attacked for believing differently, they begin to see it in black and white: me against them. This happened to an atheist friend of mine, and it took forever to win him back. 'Cause I'm a rat there's no mistake Under the bed where you sleep Crush the skull make me tame Sweep it up Hide it away No morals shown in no way explained Stupid human Shit for brains "I'm a rat" meaning the author feels demonized. "Crush the skull, make me tame" meaning he won't be 'broken' by ideology. "No morals shown, in now way explained; stupid human, shit for brains" meaning some people call unbelievers stupid for not seeing what (for them) is obvious. "Bag and burn" would be likening it to a hunt; bag 'em, but then they're useless, having no independent thought. Throw your judgments across the breeze Watch them float off to never be saved When you attack someone and judge them like that, they won't turn. They'll just hate you, and for good reason. |
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| Guns N' Roses – Breakdown Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Easily my favorite long track by Guns, and the only one I can bear to listen to on UYI consistently (sorry, "November Rain," "Coma," "Locomotive," "Estranged," and even, to a lesser extent, "Civil War" aren't my speed). I think it reflects Axl's state of mind at the time. Slash said in his autobiography that during the UYI recording process he became detached and very seldom came to practice on time. They almost never saw him in the studio. He was having obvious emotional conflict but became impossible to speak with. It was during this time that he rearranged the contract so he owned the Guns N' Roses name. A legal battle ensued, and with Axl's controlling impulses becoming higher and higher (including the addition of studio musicians, synthesized effects, pay cuts, a legal battle within the band) Slash decided to leave the band. Not late after, Duff McKagan quit, and Matt Sorum was fired soon after. What could have caused all of this? Slash seemed to ignore the music's lyrical value in his book. The only times he went into the lyrical aspects of GNR's music were when mentioning the story of Michelle (a real person) in "My Michelle" and Slash's input on the chorus of "Paradise City." Maybe Axl was dealing with family problems, or maybe he lost a very important friend, though no such thing was mentioned in the book. Maybe he was losing control of his life in a hundred ways, and he tried to control the only thing he had left: Guns N' Roses. I think if the band had paid more attention to Axl's lyrics, they could have helped in some way, and maybe they'd still be together. But maybe they tried. Well, Axl's still a dick. (A great songwriter, but a dick.) |
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| Tonic – If You Could Only See Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Aiight, I got a story to tell. I'm in an interracial relationship. I'm a white boy who's fallen hard for a black girl, and damn, she drives me crazy. She's kind, Christian, and a musician...just like me. Meeting her was like meeting a much, much sexier version of myself. When we started going out, it was a dream come true. That was two weeks ago. Now my family is asking questions about my new girlfriend. Here's the monkey wrench: I live in Louisiana, the deep, deep, DEEP South. Everyone at school that knows throws me handshakes in the halls. Th black people love the concept, the white people love the concept. We're finally reaching the point where race doesn't matter! But my family...is not so understanding. My parents are wonderful people and they have no problem with our relationship. My grandparents and uncles, however, will not approve. Both sides of our family fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The old wounds are still there. Bottom line, they hate black people, for the most part, even though their children have lots of black friends. The lyrics to this song are what I wish they would see. |
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| Korpiklaani – Keep On Galloping Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This is a great song--most of Korpiklaani's meanings are literal, when translated. But why does it say Here's the stable of my horse, Here was born my silver haired mount when the English chorus says it's a black horse? |
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| Metallica – The End Of The Line Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I agree with Michigan. It's clearly about addictions, and James has always had problems with those. | |
| Metallica – The Day That Never Comes Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Hard to comprehend, sorta, but true enough. The Unforgiven series is about how they always try to keep you on your knees so that they can use you...but always about how you'll fight back with every ounce of muscle in your body. | |
| Shinedown – Devour Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Oh yeah, they did make a trip to Iraq recently, didn't they...that really sheds some light on things (pardon the pun), gecko. I'll respect Shinedown, and I always will. But I can't help but disagree with this song. I don't think there's some massive conspiracy behind us moving into Iraq--I don't think that we're trying to take something from their country--but I surely don't think that we should be in there. Why? Because the terrorist group that hit us operates in 47 (and counting) nations worldwide. Furthermore, if it's about liberating the people there, I believe what they're doing is right morally...but it shouldn't be our business. America was on an economic 'meh' before the war. Destroying our own country by helping another is not the way to go. Ion, it can't be on drugs. "Smothered like a foreign soul?" "They're only toys?" Take it all seems to support you, but it's not a good enough support to override the other lines. |
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| Shinedown – Begin Again Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song is about society. Once you forge your image(!) it's more or less stuck there, a brand(!). When you try to change your image, it begins to dawn on you that this mark runs deep, a curse. We have to change for our sanity(!) but it's nigh impossible. The best way to restart is to leave, but what happens if you can't...? | |
| Shadows Fall – Another Hero Lost Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Id say soldiers, but thats boring. Try applying the story of Christ to it. Sorta matches up. mm...I give it a .5% chance that it was intentional sry bout punctuation, PSP typins a bitch |
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| System of a Down – Chop Suey! Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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First drugs, now suicide bombings. Am I the ONLY one who understands SoaD is lying about the meaning in public and making it obvious? Chop Suey is fake Japanese food. Fake comments on meanings. And to all those who want to skip Christianity, it's not going to happen, so let us duke it out (I'm a pro-debate Christian. Email me) |
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| Switchfoot – Meant To Live Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Christians who want to speak, Atheists debate (I'm calling you out, do you have the guts?), and all who need prayer, email me. ShinsenXIII@hotmail.com. "He who is coming will come without delay. But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him"--Hab. 2:3, 4 |
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| Switchfoot – Meant To Live Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song is about a [young?] man's journey to Christ, pushing through in this hellhole man has made for itself. There's Secret Weapon's counter. And to Infinitie, where do you see a great mind? *looks around* >.> | |
| Switchfoot – Meant To Live Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| To those whining about it being a Christian song (FueurFrei and co.), deal with it. We're not forcing our beliefs on you, though I wish some of us Christians would have some guts and stand up for 'em. Which I surely will. | |
| Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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If it's to say "two or three of these bastards are in the government, therefor I shall be anarchistic... T_T Btw MKPunk wtf's God have to do with it? The KKK uses convenient Christianity to help their members lack guilt. The KKK are not accepted in the Church. Plus, the Church hasn't had a holy war since the Crusades. Other religious groups are accepted. They're "exotic". The Christians are the prosecuted, not the maniacs. Don't mix us up with Muslims. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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PearlJam, FUCKING THANK YOU!! Back to the song. A'ight, some of those/burn crosses: kkk, old news. There are racist gov't officials. Of course there are! It's the US government (Brits gtfo my song, it's Yankee business, teabaggers XD). 'For bearing/chosen whites': said groups give members the 'title' of the group which supposedly makes them better than every outsider (wtf?). Now, if all of this is to say "I'm not listening to ppl like this", rock on. |
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| Shinedown – Some Day Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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idk where the first post came from... to me the song gives me a i-love-you/i-screwed-up vibe, and changes at the chorus to i-know-better-now-but-i'm-still-sorting-my-feelings one. Correct me if I'm wrong. I love the song too much to not want to understand it. btw, sry for choppy post... damn PSP |
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| Shinedown – I Dare You Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Hm, I don't really care about the fireman thing. What it means to me? It's almost like being looked down on, kind of an underdog story. First of all, "One says yes, one says no, decide which voice in your head you can keep alive" It's almost like 'decision time! Gonna go for it or not?' "Even in madness I know you still believe, paint me your canvas so I can become what you could never be" The madness/believe part can be interpereted as either how the opponent believes that the underdog will win or how the opponent thinks he is so superior and believes he can beat the underdog even when his world is crumbling down. The canvas part is basically saying 'show me what you've got, I'll beat you because of it. Maybe not today, but if you fight me once I will beat you' And finally (here's the most evident underdog part) "I dare you to dare me to walk through fire, brand my soul and call me a liar" That's pretty damn self-explanitory. BRING IT! It gets me riled up just LISTENING to the song. Sounds like something I would like to hear before entering the ring on Friday Night Fights. Now, for a tougher part. "Hello, are you still chasing the memories in shadows Some stay young, some grow old Come alive, there are thoughts unclear you can never hide" It can be taken in a myriad of ways, but I like to think of it as this... first of all, it's all gone down. Who won? We don't know. But from the lyrics, it looks like everyone lost. One's living in the past and one's trying to escape his age and weakness (perhaps the 'two' are actually the same guy...the loser or the victor? Hmm...). That's just my take, but its DEFINATELY like Prom said: BRING IT, BIATCH! |
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