| Little Richard – Tutti Frutti Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| i laughed so hard when i read some of these comments. cgodfrey is right, but the rest of you have given me a good laugh.... pandas...HA! | |
| Streetlight Manifesto – Would You Be Impressed? Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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gah! conflict! see i know that a majority of streetlight's songs are about connections between life death and a divergence from a dependence on religion and perhaps these are my rose coloured glasses stepping in but i'm inclined to think that even though the vast majority of their songs are about those things, this one seems different. Yes there is language about judgment day and all that jazz, but i think steelkangaroo was on the right track. i think this is a social thing and you can take any crisis you like and it applies. global food crisis, global financial crisis, sustainability, poverty, slavery, it's as though you can imagine everyone in the world looking at each other awkwardly and trying to pass the blame even though we all know we all are responsible. to me that makes more sense. it's a worldly thing, not a spiritual thing. maybe. -luce |
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| Mason Jennings – Adrian Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Yeah I had a bit of a squiz here because I wasn't sure what the boat part was referring to. My first thought was because it is about racial crime that it had to do with the slaves in the hulls of the boat. So that would mean the son was in the bottom of the boat but then would be there when freedom came. sighs, but then it doesn't sound like the father is viewing his son as a slave. he knows his son will face hardship but he doesn't give me that vibe. by the way, reason he's in an apple tree is because they weren't always hung from gallows. lynchings were much less formal affairs, so they'd just grab the local lad and torture him and then hang him in a nearby tree. while i'm writing this i thought i might just add, two things i love about this song: "my hands tied in back of me" lyrics are deliberate. the natural phrase is "in front of me". if i imagine someone with their hands tied in front of them, they're much more helpless. but with his hands behind his back it's obvious that he's tied up to restrain him. you can still punch someone with your hands tied in front of you. by his hands behind his back he is restrained, not just captive. he is strong, not submissive. "turn your eyes but don't fail to see" this message should be spoken to us too. Don't watch the atrocities happen. death is traumatic, never go into a situation of rights violation or of injustice without being appalled by it. don't let yourself be able to watch it and feel nothing. but don't fail to see that it's happening. be active. make change. this is such a good song. still wondering what the go is with the boat though... historians? nerds? help me out? |
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| Rise Against – Under The Knife Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| now everyone look at each others comments, read them, and say it aloud with me "metaphor!" | |
| Relient K – Be My Escape Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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when i first heard this song, loved it, obviously about Christ saw the film clip, wanted to bash them, because from the looks of things, they've taken a song that was about christ and in order to sell in to the general public, made it seem as though its about a girl. then i thinks to myself i did, why would they do that. i can only assume it was external pressure, and pray that Christ uses their words despite some initial interpretations. words are powerful guys, let's pray em in! |
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| Brave Saint Saturn – Heart Still Beats Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| sorry, this isnt really a meaning post because the songs meaning is overt, just... love this song. | |
| Brave Saint Saturn – Fireworks Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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sorry clutter, but i really dont think that this and fireflies have any connection except for the first part of a compound word. fireflies is about a girl who is pretty but not genuine. this song... i'm not so sure yeah i think you're right about the whole wonder of the universe thing, but I don't find this a particularly wonderful song if that's what it was about. compare FIF "it was beautiful". |
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