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| Wolf Parade – The Grey Estates Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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you know i remember reading somewhere that this album was full of Marxist references and while there are many references to anti-war, anti-god, and materialistic outlooks, i haven't seen anything distinctly communist, except maybeeeee this song??
An estate is private property and all of one's property. it being colored grey probably adds a negetive connotation to it too. in this song, the protagonist and lover are attempting to get away from the grey estates because he references "rolling past them" as they attempt to get to this "new world." Also, "and if it's loud enough it will erase the sound of one hundred thousand sad inventions. let them rot inside the grey estates." So the protagonist is willing to give up most worldly assests , particularly private property and all the technical advancements of the modern world. This is a bit of a stretch but is possible... |
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| Wolf Parade – California Dreamer Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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it seems that spencer is mocking the idea of california--all it's beauty and sunlight. the idea that california is a place untouched by the life cycles of nature ("you dream of seasons that never die"). and the fact that cali is a very materialistic place, due to the ubiquitous actors and actresses ("do the young stay pretty...")
Spencer is saying that kind of idealism--the fact that we can avoid death and aging--is stupid and we all know it. He says, "You know, but you never surrender." Not sure how the "i think i might have heard you on the radio" part fits in. |
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| Wolf Parade – Call It a Ritual Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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that interpretation is definitely correct, however your missing a point. the idea of the "sword swinging for show" contrasts with the flower because he uses "they" to describe the men with the swords, the pres, army, and others, and contrasts it by saying "you turn your petals so slow." by saying you he makes it sound like an ordinary citizen, like you or i, but "they" is a more distant word. it goes intact with the idea that 70% of Americans don't agree with the war--the average citizen doesn't agree with it so we are the peaceful, but the establishment "they""continues it. |
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| Destroyer – Notorious Lightning Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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this song has a lot of references to god. it could be bejar questioning god and his motives, possibly. notorious lightning could represent god easily and the reference to "the garden" (the goarden of eden), "have not grown from this worship."... |
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| Radiohead – Karma Police Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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i beleive this to be another one of Yorke's references to the novel 1984 by George Orwell ( the other one being
2 + 2= 5). maybe im wrong though, either way you should all read the book because its great and its obviously one of his favs. |
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| Radiohead – 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm) Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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obviously taken from 1984. i think its about when a leader abuses power. the numbers have no reference to bush or the election...read 1984 by george orwell and this book will make a lot more sense
also the song karma police is a reference to the novel. |
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| of Montreal – The Repudiated Immortals Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song def relates to existentialism. whether inadvertently or not, existentialism tells one that even with the utter absurdity of the world, one can still find purpose. |
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| Bright Eyes – Trees Get Wheeled Away Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think underbridge said it best. A major issue of Oberst's music lately has been truth. More or less, how there is none. This message is apparent in this song, and don't know when but a day is gonna come. I'm pretty positive Oberst has read up on existentialism; which is a philosophical movement that is based on the idea that life is meaningless and there is no truth out there. |
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| The Shins – So Says I Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This is definitely a great song. Mercer was obviously intrigued by the idea of socialism, which is apparent in this song and oh, inverted world, especially. Just the title oh, inverted world was taken out of a writing by Marx concerning the economy. Though Mercer has a great deal of kowledge on the subject, he still chooses apathy instead of actually attemtping to solve a problem. The same goes for caring is creepy; Mercer seems to think we will screw ourselves no matter what. Amen. |
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