| Santigold – The Riots Gone Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I've been looking for a fight All the trouble that I know Trying to loose the world inside But it's got no place to go Oh, I'm *armed and dangerous* [sounds a lot like "only" but "armed 'n' dangerous" makes much more sense] At the whim of my command I've been searching for an angle For a cause I can defend Oh take me home Let me go all day Just be here 'til I know 'Til I know that the riot's gone, the riot's gone away I've been haunted all my life On the brink of something close People know that *I ain't right* Know I'm grappling with a ghost Oh, I'm *armed and dangerous* And I'm deafened by the *fray* [definitely "fray"] Waiting for the day I'm able And I *set it on its way* Oh take me home Let me go all day Just be here 'til I know 'Til I know that the riot's gone, the riot's gone away [This whole end of the song isn't in the current lyrics, for some reason?] Turn it up, turn it up, gonna get fucked up I wanna make up, now For all the things I saw that I can't control Cut it out, cut it out, when it doesn't go So, one day we wake up So when we wish to go, we can zip and go now [or maybe "zip up and go"] Oh take me home Let me go all day Just be here 'til I know 'Til I know that the riot's gone, the riot's gone away Hey, I heard it for a moment now Hey, I hear you comin', at me quiet [though it really sounds like "and be quiet"] Hey, I heard it for a moment now The riot's gone, the riot's gone |
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| Throwing Muses – Hate My Way Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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So, I heard part of this song in an episode of "American Horror Story" and looked up the lyrics. I get this feeling this is at least a moderately well known group, but it's been months and I still haven't seen any proof that anyone I've ever met has heard of them. Anyway, I searched "Mr. Huberty" to see if there's a famous one, and the very first result is James Oliver Huberty who perpetrated the "San Ysidro McDonald's massacre" in 1984: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ysidro_McDonald%27s_massacre @MamboMan I'm not sure what this means: "Is she schizophrenic (Kristin admitted to having schiphernia)." Are you splitting apart the real songwriter from the "narrator" of the song? Either way, I've found references to Kristin Hersh having bipolar disorder and seeing colors with sounds, which could be synaesthesia, rather than schizophrenia. |
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| Foo Fighters – Arlandria Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This should link to an MTV video where he says all those things about living in Virginia: http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/630980/dave-grohl-always-goes-back-to-virginia.jhtml#id=1659540 Just to narrow down the location some more, "Arlandria" usually refers to a specific neighborhood area around the border between Arlington and Alexandria. The first thing I thought of when I heard the song was this older song "Headwires," where he mentions the name in the end of the song: http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/2282/ I also felt like there might be some David Bowie references with both "station to station" and him explicitly saying "fame." It's implied that he's stressed about life, and it's obvious that he's famous, so I don't know if it would be necessary unless it was a reference. On the other hand, it seems like an intentionally simple and stream-of-consciousness kind of song. It sounds to me like the kind of arguments couples in a marriage or long term relationship might have. |
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| Everclear – Like A California King Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| So, I only found out recently that a "California King" is a size of mattress. I guess there could be some symbolism in burning an obscenely large bed or maybe the sound of the phrase just appeals to the idea of a sell out. This might have something to do with the album art on "Welcome to the Drama Club," though. | |
| Beastie Boys – Sabotage Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I think this song could be a break-up song. There's the obvious idea of backstabbing, which fits into a lot of situations, but it's so intense that I think the break-up is a good guess. It doesn't fit with the video, but a lot of videos emphasize only certain parts of songs or are just completely unrelated to the original meaning. | |
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