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Modest Mouse – Little Motel Lyrics 17 years ago
The song is about death, first verse might sum up the entire song.

I hope that you like it in your little motel
I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well
I can see it as time and sights through smells
That's why it's nice to be by yourself

The motel itself is a coffin. Someone the story teller loves has recently died in some way, either figuratively or literally. He sees to the best of his ability that his loved one is allowed to go in peace. He isn't bitter or depressed but hopeful. He reminisces about times spent together with his deceased; memories are also triggered by familiar smells. He leaves the little motel neither content nor rueful. Maybe with a sense of helplessness about his own mortality.

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The Veils – Lavinia Lyrics 17 years ago
This one lyric especially stands out...

"That I don't want to live in your side
Though the rose is vermillion
And I find it so hard to survive
Without when within you"

"A thorn in the side" is an old phrase that describes a recurring problem that tends to get the better of you. The song implies this phrase sexually. Figuratively, our story teller is more than a thorn in Lavinia's side; he is a thriving, red rose. But only thorn is given to Lavinia. The rose belongs to Lucia.



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Au Revoir Simone – Sad Song Lyrics 18 years ago
hey zediax. when i hear "Memphis, blacktop heat," i think of humid summer days and the glare you can see on city streets or behind the exhaust pipes of big trucks. you're always thirsty on hot days like that.

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