| Sufjan Stevens – Vesuvius Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Two separate comments: 1. Think about these lyrics in context of Lord of The Rings and the mission of Frodo to bring the ring to Mount Doom/Vesuvius. Like 90% of this could translate pretty directly. I don't think for a second that LOTR influenced Sufjan but still it's kind of interesting. 2. As an Atheist I love the "rather be burned than be living in debt" line interpreted as a rejection of God's salvation. But while reading a little about the major eruptions of Mount Vesuvius and how many people were killed nearby and I thought of another possibility. A person who knows they will die because the volcano is erupting and rather than sit and wait for their imminent death(living in debt) they choose to climb the mountain and jump into the volcano. Dying on their own terms and confronting their doom directly. |
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| Pedro the Lion – Indian Summer Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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an "indian summer" is also used referring to a period of extreme success in the business world. Like if a company is selling a product like crazy and getting rich some slick business guy might say they're having an indian summer. also on the christian vs. non-christian thing you guys need to chill out. I've talked to Dave a few times and he's never really clear on what he believes so stop trying to nail him down |
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| Modest Mouse – Night on the Sun Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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hey cowboydancarson1, i always imagine the blood icicle too. I'm not sure that it means anything but it's a delightful mental image. My favorite thing about this song is that it goes through different phases where they have that slow jam in the middle. When that guitar is hitting notes and Isaac is screaming "500 miles underground" it almost brings me to tears. By far my favorite MM song |
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