| Pearl Jam – 4/20/02 Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I thought the song was about Kurt Cobain too, but wikipedia said it's about Layne Staley. Personally, I haven't heard any singer that sounds even remotely like Layne... Godsmack, to me, doesn't sound like AIC at all. Then again, I've only heard their songs on the radio. STP's singer, and that Creed guy, on the other hand, stole Eddie's voice... |
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| Alice in Chains – Would? Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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My favorite lines are "Am I wrong? Have I run too far to get home? Have I gone? And left you here alone?" because I think anyone can relate to questioning where you are in life and whether its too late to make things right... The only thing that keeps you straight is thinking about the people you're hurting (or leaving behind). I always felt this song (and most AIC songs) was about being in a state of complete hopelessness and not knowing how to save yourself from the flood (metaphor for depression, addiction, whatever) and feeling it's too late to fix things. Or maybe the "into the flood" is referring to committing suicide because you don't know any other way of dealing. I have no idea what the songwriter is asking with the last line "If I would could you?" It could be any of the suggestions on this site. By the way, I think people say most AIC songs are about heroin or drugs because Layne is dead due to drugs and he's not here to explain the meaning (and most people think he wrote all the lyrics), so it leaves us to interpret based on what we know about the band and our first impressions of songs/lyrics. |
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| Pearl Jam – State of Love and Trust Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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To me, this song is about someone doing something so shameful* that he doesn't know how to deal with it. He's hoping his conscience, or God, or the voice inside his head, will guide him, but there is no god, and so he'll take care of it himself (commit suicide). *As for what he did, I'm not sure, but I'm leaning towards murder. The smell is her blood on his hands. Then again, sometimes I feel like there are anti-church undertones in this song. Brilliant song. The Unplugged performance gave me chills. I highly recommend it (you can see it on youtube). |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Freedom Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Yeeeaaahhhh! Uggh! Awww, bring that shit in! Uggh! Hey! I find it amusing when people post these sounds as part of the lyrics. I really like the deck of cards explanation, but I don't understand the "tic-tac-to" references. "The environment exceeding on the level Of our unconciousness For example What does the billboard say Come and play, come and play Forget about the movement" I think maybe this is about the government turning the Native Americans' land into casinos ("come and play"), which are one cause of Native Americans' gambling problems. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Guerrilla Radio Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The title basically says RATM's general message of what their music has always been about- fighting the system using words and music as their weapons. The song was written around the time of the 2000 election and that's what it's mostly about. The line "none of the above, cut the cord", in my opinion, means Zack didn't really like either Gore or Bush. Gore was a liar, and Bush was his stubborn self all through the debates. It's interesting how they refer to the election as a spectacle, because that's exactly what it ended up being, with Florida and the recount. Regarding the Mumia reference, what does "guan" mean? And this is the one thing I'm getting tired of hearing in RATM's songs. I still love their music, but there are some messages I don't agree with. So cop killers should be free? The trial may have been unfair, but if I'm not mistaken, the bullet was registered to Mumia's gun and witnesses said he shot the cop. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Down Rodeo Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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SOAD14: "...and he was kinda stoned so i dont kno what that means..." I'm pretty sure Zack doesn't do drugs. Isn't he straight edge?... Anyway, this song is about racism against brown-skinned people (blacks, Mexicans) and how the government (Pen(tagon) devils) wants to keep it that way. The government wants the poor, minorities to stay poor and fuel the drug trade. It's going to stay that way, no matter what the politicians say every 4 years. Dstyles, thanks for clearing up what "bolo" is. I had no clue. Ah, can't you just picture Zack driving down Rodeo Dr. with a shotgun? I love that line :P |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Tire Me Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I agree with Nameless, though I have to admit I really had no clue what this song was about before reading the interpretation. The only thing I was sure about was the line about Jackie Onassis and "Oh, oh, oh please don't die." I thought this was Zack being sarcastic about either JFK's death or about her cancer. | |
| Rage Against the Machine – Bombtrack Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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...There's plenty of gay rights activism out there, and there's probably some in RATM's lyrics, but how you would come to the conclusion Bombtrack has anything to do with it baffles me... "Another funky radical bombtrack Started as a sketch in my notebook And now dope hooks make punks take another look" I thought this last line was Zack saying it isn't until he put the words to music that people would pay attention to what he's saying. |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Township Rebellion Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think there's a number of messages in this song. "Shackle their minds when they're bent on the cross When ignorance reigns, life is lost" Religious fanatics prey on the minds of those who are lost or weak. These people get brainwashed by their religion and can't see faults in what they've been taught to believe. They turn into dangerous fanatics. Ingorance causes people to kill, in the name of religion. "Why stand on a silent platform? Fight the war, fuck the norm" This is urging people to dare to have an opinion and voice it. Whether he's saying actually join in the war, or fight against the war, these are brilliant lyrics because they're relevant so many years after the song was written. "Our freedom or your life" This is voicing the frustration of all oppressed people. They can only withstand for so long before they have to resort to violence. Just want to point out this song is amazing. Not only to listen to, because the group puts so much energy into it, but to sit back and think about the lyrics. |
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