| Iron & Wine – He Lays in the Reins Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| "de nuevo" translates to "again." I think "reencontrar el camino de nuevo" implies at least a second rediscovery- he's not just finding the road again, but re-finding it again, which might explain why he's surprised to have what is at least a third chance... | |
| Josh Ritter – Rumors Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| But, as we all know, just because it didn't mean anything to Josh doesn't mean that it means nothing! | |
| LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Well, today my father in law passed away, and I just listened to this song again because a lot of what happened made me think of these lyrics. He died suddenly, and my wife and I woke up early from phone calls. The only real problem has been his labored breathing. It's a beautiful, sunny day, and the world hasn't stopped turning. We all still have jobs, and life will need to go on. I definitely don't feel the loss as strongly my wife and her family, but I couldn't help but find comfort in the song. It explains losing a loved one exactly. I've always thought the song was about an estranged parent or sibling. "You're smaller than my wife imagined" refers to the way he had always described the person he lost to his wife. When we drift away from family, they become almost mythical in stature, and when we talk about them as if they were larger than life- they're either perfect or pure evil... so his wife was surprised at the funeral to see a normal human being in the casket. Man, that verse about the weather and work needed to be done is so true. You think the world will stop, and it doesn't. |
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| Josh Ritter – Rumors Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The line about the Belvedere crystals is great because it brings to mind a few things, some of which you've mentioned above- 1) Broken crystals are going to be cutting up his hands, so he's bleeding all over the piano 2) If he has fistfuls of them, he can't do more than pound at the piano with closed hands, so he's just raising a ruckus to drown out his memories 3) Crystal glass makes me think of wine or liquor, so it could be a metaphor for drinking away the pain- or saying that drinking the pain away or playing the pain away via music are related Man... Ritter is amazing. One line and he can conjure up all that. |
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