| Streetlight Manifesto – Forty Days Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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And, in response to adsfkahsdf 's comment "Christian beliefs even if you live a perfect life without being a christian you'll still go to hell." Sounds cynical, but its true. One of the 'unforgivable sins' (intersting name, considering "every sin can be forgiven"..) is that if you "hear the word of God" and "don't observe it", you cannot go to Heaven. Basically, if you know of Christianity, but choose not to follow it, you're fucked. It's pretty messed up. Props to Streetlight for really getting this idea across. |
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| Streetlight Manifesto – Forty Days Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Yeah, there are no words I can use to possibly describe the awesomeness of this song..this whole album even. The forty days I think is symbolic of his repentance period...there's certain numbers (3, 12, 7, 40, etc.) that have certain meanings in the bible that show up an awful lot...forty is generally one that signifies some type of waiting period or time of repentance or penance, i.e. The flood of Noah, Moses' stay in Midian, Moses' time on Mt. Sinai, Israelites time in the desert, Jesus' and Elijah's fasting periods, Kind Saul's, David's, and Solomon's reigning time...and several others (13 years of Catholic school… it feels good to actually put all this knowledge to use for once =] ) “And it's been forty days I've tried forty ways You will never quite leave your sins behind They'll haunt you, taunt you until the day you die” I think here he’s using the forty days symbolically as a repentance period, but saying he’s failed to get rid of his sins completely, because there is no way you will ever be without sin. “Tell your friends what you have heard, show them all the lies unlearned” “If we're going to break it down with any logic, it's absurd.” These two lines sound like he’s referring to whatever religion he grew up in, most likely a Christian denomination. In my experience, we’ve always just been spoon-fed all this crap and told we’re supposed to believe it. Never a reason why we should, even if it makes absolutely no sense. This seems like it could be one of those things. While we are always told we can be truly happy if we live our lives without sin, we ARE human…so is this actually possible? “What a way to begin: we inherit sin.” An obvious reference to being born with original sin... “I've tasted seven sins, so they won't let me in I knock knock knock until my knuckles are bruised and raw Stuck in the middle with my blood in a puddle on the floor We made our beds, we'll judge ourselves And only then and there will we disappear to our final resting place What a waste! -So many decent people at the gates” I love this stanza…it’s pretty clear he’s talking about the Seven deadly sins, and standing at the gates of Heaven, and how so many people who actually lived decent lives are being punished for the bad, never commended for the good. Amazing, amazing song. |
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| Matisyahu – Exaltation Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I can;t even fathom how or why this song only has one commment. amazing amazing song. |
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| The Toasters – Thrill Me Up Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Man there is such a lack of musical diversity these days, this song has no comments yet its a million times better than anything their playing on "Top 40" this week. Such an awesome being-in-love/skanking song. what more could you ask for! |
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| The Toasters – Decision At Midnight Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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!!!!! Why havent people commented on this song!?!?!?!!? wtf!?!?!? its so so sooo amazing I always picture a bunch of rudies skanking and drinking and being merry in some Kingston dancehall. man i just love this, puts you in such a good mood! bossanova. |
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| Big D and the Kids Table – My Girlfriend's On Drugs Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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"She takes pot to come down" hahahhahah man. i love this. and, yeah, i agree. self explanitory. and awesome. |
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| Belle & Sebastian – Judy and the Dream of Horses Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| LISTEN TO THIS SONG HIGH IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. | |
| Diana Degarmo – Don't Cry Out Loud Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I was surprised they didnt have this song under Melissa Manchester like it should be, but i guess the Diana DeGarmo one is the same..I like the original better...but anyways, im also really surprised no ones said anything! its such a good song!! theres also some amazing Jazz covers of this ive heard... I think this song is about someone really close to her, maybe a friend, sister, or even daughter, who had to learn how to be strong during a broken heart. I think the circus coming to town is an analogy for this new boy coming into her life, and she decided to take a chance with him so she wouldnt miss out (she didnt want parades just passing by her). i think the "painting on a smile" is saying she started putting on a front and not being herself, like people do when they want to impress. i think the dancing on the net without a wire is an analogy to her just diving headfirst into love and letting herself fall for someone who was only "passing by her", not thinking what the consequences would be if something went wrong. "pulling the big top down", is analogous to the boy ditching her for a new girl, and a circus "ditches" one town and just moves onto the next, leaving behind nothing but "sawdust and some glitter". I think the refrain is about learning to be strong, and not let stupid boys who just dump you and move on make her cry. I love this song and its analogies, i feel like every girl can relate to it at some point in their lives. |
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