| Death Cab for Cutie – Different Names for the Same Thing Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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on their website it says: "Different Names for the Same Thing" is both Gibbard's favorite song on the album and its most musically adventurous. "It's a simple thought, really," he says. "It's a song about traveling by yourself in a foreign country and the frustration of being isolated by language, even when you're surrounded by people." |
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| All-Time Quarterback – Untitled Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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lovelovelove this song. i haven't really got any ideas of what it means, it just seems to be about him in a contemplative mood i guess. i love the lines "I skimmed right through never knowing who was good or bad or sad or glad although I had the time to waste in all the familiar places". i can relate to these, because i think it means like, whenever he tries to sit down and think something important out, and to sort things out in his head (i.e. "who was good or bad or sad or glad"), instead his mind just drifts onto some useless subject ("familiar places"), and he never figures things out in his head. just a thought... |
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| All-Time Quarterback – Rules Broken Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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i think it's about how bands seem to just be something to do, rather than a passion for music. "They had a bad case of nostalgic blues And started a group just to cop the tunes" this is like, they thought of something that happened to them in the past, and just thought "hey let's write a song about it", just to "cop the tunes". "And all the kids went crazy when the singer screamed They set their cymbals on fire it's a punk rock scene" this is showing how even though they're fake, they still get kids screaming after them and admiring them. the fact that he refers to it as a "punk rock scene", seems to suggest that he thinks that fake bands just resort to punk rock rather their own genre or anything. "And if we could break the rules that were already broken before we were born Then we could hold them to their guns cause we'd be a punk rock band too" i love this part of the song. he's talking about fate, and that fate made him go into music "before he was born", and he's kept to that because it's what was meant for him. then he said if he broke these rules, and defied fate, then they could rival them ("hold them to their guns") as they'd be fake too ("they'd be a punk rock band too"). the last part is about them gaining in popularity, and acting as if they're not fake ("wrote advice columns"), but then behind the scenes, they're wondering how they will sustain their fans' interest in them ("what could they possibly do next to shock the crowd?") -- they need a scandal or big event just to keep them hooked. and instead of that, he talks about how in their shows they just say ""we're gonna rock rock rock, make you scream out loud"", which means nothing. sorry, very badly explained, but hopefully i've got something across. this seems to relate to factory direct too. |
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| All-Time Quarterback – Factory Direct Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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this is about how ridiculous a band is. idk what band, but hey. it seems to be about how they gain in popularity, they lose touch with reality, because there are "girls screaming in your ear" and "all screaming for your blood and common adoration", but then he'll just take drugs and "go back to mom and dad". pretty obvious, about the strippers, fancy cars, tattoos overly indulged. then there's the incident with the smoke machines, it seems to epitomise the band, where they try and get the smoke machines going but they turn it up too high, causing the fire marshall to turn up, thus ruining the mood of the show (stop the rock when it had just begun to rule). it reflects their failure. |
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| All-Time Quarterback – Empire State Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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just a vague idea, but it seems to be about his cowardice, kinda like when the going gets tough he just leaves. "and i've been over it twenty times, but i guess i'll have to do it again" the first line seems to show his eagerness for getting out of the "entire empire state" (new york, i'm guessing?), and nothing holds him back there anyway. i'm not too sure about the second line. the way he uses "faces" seems to show that he can't distinguish between people anymore there; they are meaningless. "and if i feel too pushed, the words seem to disappear" could be referring to an argument he had that made him want to leave new york in the first place, because he feels "pushed", so him (and his words) disappear. the next line could be about his last attempt to "win her back", or make it ok by taking her on a ferris wheel or grabbing her hand?? the repitition of "and that alright and that's ok by me", makes it seem as if it's not alright with him, he's sick of always running away, but he'll just have to go through it again. |
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| All-Time Quarterback – Cleveland Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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i think this song's about a long-distance relationship. the guy still has strong feelings for the girl now living in cleveland, and wants her to come back to him (and if there was another reason for you to stay another year). he feels cold and empty without her with him (..feel the last of me/it can't be colder in cleveland than it feels right here). |
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