| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Also I just dug up an interview on the internet which proves that it was about the statue of liebery - perhaps not so much on the Iraq War. As for the rest of the record, much of it is "about kids and the future, really, to be honest with you. The song 'Lights of Endangered Species' is actually about 'New Colossus' which was written by Emma Lazarus, which is on the Statue of Liberty, and it talks about the abandonment of the principles of that poem... and the new American ideal and the youth, not just of the United States but everywhere." |
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| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Clearly we have a difference of opinion. That's ok with me. Because you're entitled to believe that children go hungry, not because their parents are out of work, but because they just don't wish to feed their kids. If you want to hear more opinions about these issues I strongly suggest you watch: "Sicko" and "Capitalism: A Love Story" And I really hope that you at least listen to the song we've been arguing about, Matthew Good is a phenomenal artist, and has a lot of his own political opinions. |
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| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Yes I'm aware of how it is voluntary to join the army. The point I was trying to make from the begining (which you clearly missed) was that your soldiers are dying in a war that people hardly understand (even I don't understand it!). It has bankrupted your country, and you can't deny that. I am not american. So I really don't know what it is like to live there. All I know is that I would have felt outraged to know that my government was spending more money and effort on Iraq for that many years, while so many american children go hungry, go without proper medical attention because of privatized healthcare - even go without a house to live in. The foreclosures, the billion dollar bailouts, the Occupy Protests speak for themselves. You're liberty drowned a long long time ago. |
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| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This is only my opinion of the song. I'm sure it could be interpreted many ways. | |
| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| the Iraq War is the futile war I was mentioning | |
| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| And the futile war is quite obvious - the Iraq War | |
| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I have to disagree when you say that america is still the land of opportunity. Your economy is held together with scotch tape. | |
| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I understand that she represents immigration. But it is also a symbol for enlightenment, freedom, justice, equality etc. | |
| Matthew Good – Lights Of Endangered Species Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think this person in the star dress is not merely a woman, but rather a momunment - the Statue of Liberty anyone? There are just so many connections. -The line: "saw a magician cut you in half so bloodless", speaks of when David Copperfield made the statue dissapear in 1983. -There is mention of a harbour -New York Harbour -Her star dress may be a symbol for the american flag -"Stand up and decide, to set something, anything on fire" - She holds a torch All in all, I think its obvious that the song is about this futile war the Amercian people have been fighting for so long. Their "sons and daughters" are dying in the name of liberty - a liberty that doesn't really exist, or care if they make it back in one piece. Good is waiting for the day when the people will stand up and take back all the ideals which this statue stands for - to reignite her torch so to speak. Of course, that's my interpretation. |
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| Raine Maida – Earthless Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This Song is very beautiful. I think that it's aboout a girl that's very important in Raine's life. a Girl that is lost and confused. "And it looks like the face of Jesus But if it's face of Jesus she needs proof" She questions all aspects of life and doesn't want to be the sterotypical girl in society. The way Raine recites the lines, he tells you a story. I really love the style of the lyric and the way he sings it. Very Poetic... |
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