| Roy Brown – Butcher Pete (Part 1) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Actually, the sexual overtones is much less in Part 1 of this song (which is the only part that appears in FO3) compared with Part 2, which is much more overt about it (with lyrics like: "All the women who payed his bail, Were waitin' on Pete to chop some more" and the part about the 92 year old woman wanting him to "chop her meat"). The reason the song was selected for the game is due to the easy allusion to cannibalistic murder, which is suitable for a game set in post-apocalyptica that has at least one side-quest dealing with a cannibal family. The first lyric you mention only shows he's not picky about his "victim", and the second is sound advice if there's a cannibalistic murderer going around. ;) Not picking on you Mymlan, just wanted to point out that, taking just this part into account on it's own, that the sexual overtone of the song (when taken as a whole) isn't as obvious. Probably the reason they broke it up into two parts the first place. :) | |
| System of a Down – Aerials Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I pretty much agree with xmod2. I think this is actually playing off reincarnation ideas, as the concept of us being not single personalities before and after death is common in many reincarnation legends. Here's my take on it. "Life is a waterfall, We're one in the river, And one again after the fall." This can be seen as saying that "we" (humanity and/or all living beings) share the same soul/essence, that outside our time on earth we're all like water, one. Life, meaning our time on Earth, as depicted by the waterfall, sees us "broken" into "drops" and no longer part of the oneness until death (After the fall), when we rejoin it. "Swimming through the void We hear the word, We lost ourselves, But we find it all?" The "void" mentioned here clearly indicates the period where we're "falling" (alive). The "Word" mentioned here could be an awakening of a sort, we realize our singular existance isn't the be-all, end-all and seek a connection to the "river" and meaning to life. "Cause we are the ones that want to play, Always want to go, But you never want to stay," "And we are the ones that want to chose, Always want to play, But you never want to lose." Why do we seek this connection and meaning? Because we feel there must be a higher goal for us than simply existing (always want to go, never want to stay), we selfishly seek control over our lives rather than simply living them (want to chose). "Aerials, in the sky, When you lose small mind, You free your life." Here the singer says to listen (by saying aerials in the sky. Aerials are what you use to pick up radio and TV broadcasts) but not with your ears or eyes I think. I think he's telling you to listen with your soul. Cast aside your "small mind," your narrow thought patterns and self-centered desires, free yourself from that garbage and you'll find a life easier to live. "Life is a waterfall, We drink from the river, Then we turn around and put up our walls." Again he calls life a "waterfall" this time saying that as soon as we're born (drink from the river), we start shielding ourselves from each other (put up our walls). He repeats his warning against "small mindedness" then says: "Aerials, so up high, When you free your eyes, Eternal prize." I see this as saying that only when freed from our small minds and listening with our souls can we see the "prize": the greater nature of existance beyond our bodies, that our soal is eternal and will always exist. |
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