| Alex Glasgow – When The Boat Comes In Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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This song is about poverty and deprivation in North East of England and a grandfather reassuring his grandson, Jacky to be happy and optimistic. It's also a bit a drinking song. Chorus: "Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy, Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing; Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy, Thou shall hev a fishy when the boat comes in." The grandfather is distracting his grandson from their plight by encouraging him to dance and sing, as in time he won't go hungry. The 'boat coming in' meaning in the future. First verse: "Come here, maw little Jacky Now aw've smoked me baccy Let's hev a bit o'cracky Till the boat comes in." The grandfather is saying that he will always be there for his grandson throughout the hard times to the good and he's there to talk to. Second verse: "Here's thy mother humming, Like a canny woman; Yonder comes thy father, Drunk---he cannot stand. The grandfather is praising his cheerful charming daughter and reflecting on his step-son's escapism through alcoholism. Third verse: "Our Tommy's always fuddling, He's so fond of ale, But he's kind to me, I hope he'll never fail. This is justification for Tommy (perhaps Jacky's uncle) and his alcoholic incoherence (fuddling) by saying this is their life and even nice people can be peculiar, yet will always stand by you. Fourth verse: "I like a drop mysel', When I can get it sly, And thou, my bonny bairn, Will lik't as well as I. The grandfather is saying that he cannot criticise, as despite his own poverty he will also take a drink and this is possibly Jacky's fate as well. Fifth verse: "May we get a drop, Oft as we stand in need; And weel may the keel row That brings the bairns their bread. This is allegorical of the better times to come when a drink will be available as required and no one will go hungry. The better times are the boat (keel) being rowed in with food for the children (bairns). |
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| Foo Fighters – Everlong Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song is purely and simply about Tantric Sex I've waited here for you everlong [it's a waiting game] And waste away with me [takes a long time] Slow how you wanted it to be [part of the method] If everything could ever feel this real forever [the whole objective] Got to promise not to stop when I say when [all part of the communication] Breath out so I can breathe you in [this is the Tantric breathing technique] Hold you in [this is the deal and for a long/everlong time] |
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| Ocean Colour Scene – 100 Mile High City Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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"Hundred Mile High City" was written by Steve Cradock and was the lead track for the album "Marchin' Already", in 1997 it was released as a single, climbing to number 4 in the United Kingdom charts. The mystery surrounding the lyrics was resolved in an interview with Steve in 2002 where he explained that the song was about a friend of his called Martin 'Frank' Chamberlain who was in a deep depression over a failed love affair. He went on further to say that Martin was mortified because he had been oblivious to his own behaviour which led to the breakdown. Hence, the song is about desperation of a love lost and the need to escape the pain (possible thoughts of suicide), to a backdrop of the notion that it was he who was the architect of his own downfall. |
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