| Red Hot Chili Peppers – Grand Pappy Du Plenty Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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For some reason, I'm more reminded of the desert, and/or a Native American. I think it may be because of the wailing sounds in the background, which remind me of the chants and songs that Native Americans sometimes performed in ceremonies. I always get the same mental image when I hear this song: An old Native American man standing on a windy desert plain, with nothing but desolation and harsh sunlight beating down and stretching as far as the eye can see in every direction. |
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| Metallica – Sanitarium Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Wow, can't believe this hasn't gotten more comments. I think this is one of the better songs on "... And Justice for All." The meaning of the song is pretty obvious. It's about somebody in an insane asylum that doesn't think they should be there (but then again, crazy people don't know they're crazy, eh?). I can definitely see the influences from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Especially in the lines "Fear of living on, Natives getting restless now, Mutiny in the air." For those that haven't read the book, it's about an asylum in... I believe it's around the 50's, but it's been a while since I read the book. Anyway, a man by the name of McMurphy comes to the asylum and raises general Hell, and tries rallying the patients into an uprising. I won't say any more than that, I'd hate to spoil it for anybody that wants to read it. |
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| Avenged Sevenfold – M.I.A. Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think this song talks about Vietnam, personally. Now comes the proof. First of all, the whole "shot a mother in front of her son" line destroys any evidence that it's about the Crusades. It's also proof of Vietnam, because there were acts like this happening around the country. Torching of villages, murdering of civilians in case they were in league with the guerillas, etc. Second, Vietnam is famous for having 2 million soldiers, which "can't be wrong." Third, these lines: "Pray to god that our side is right. You know we won but still we lose, until i make it home to you. I see your mother still in tears we grew up so fast where did those years go." Line 1: Nobody knew which side was right. The soldiers were trying to prevent Communism from spreading. However, the Vietnamese were trying to form their own system of government, and civilians were being killed. Line 2: Easy: Lots of soldiers were being killed. If none of the soldiers made it back, then we lost, right? Line 3: A lot of the soldiers that went to Vietnam were still young draftees that were forced to go. Fourth, "Nobody tells me all the reasons were here, I am a weapon so there's nothing to fear." Many of the people involved in the war were kept in the dark about what exactly was happening. The soldiers were simply told what they needed to be to operate efficiently as killers. Fifth, "There were no sunny nights watching your brothers all die." Oftentimes, the guerrillas resorted to fighting at night. There were also many booby traps in the jungles that claimed lives. Sixth, "We'll walk the city lonely, memories that are not passing by. A murderer walks your streets tonight. Forgive me for my crimes. Don't forget that i was so young, but so scared. In the name of God and Country." These lines describe the state of mind a veteran from Vietnam would have. That's my view on the matter. I can see how it could potentially apply to the current war in Iraq, but I find more evidence pointing towards Vietnam. |
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