| Moby – When It's Cold I'd Like to Die Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I picture this song as someone on their deathbed, like on a bed in the hospital. Not suicide. That person is talking to their loved one, sharing their last thoughts. The main theme is that this person doesnt want to fight anymore, when it gets "cold" (meaning, too hard or too painful) they would rather die. "If I holler let me go" meaning, if you see me in too much pain, let me die (perhaps referring to not keeping my alive on life support). "If I falter let me know" maybe meaning if i lose my nerve to end my life, help me be strong. To me its this old guy thats dying in the hospital and his wife is standing next to his bed and hes talking to her. "what was that my sweet sweet nothing? i can't hear you through the fog" meaning hes so far gone to his illness that hes almost on his way out of this life. hes in between both worlds, and is looking back on his life and explaining to his wife that its ok, he doesnt want to go on now, hes ready to die. |
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| Fionn Regan – Be Good or Be Gone Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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beautiful song, the lyrics when sung by fionn take on a real and human significance. i believe the song is a first person narrative of the singer telling the story of his lover/friend (unclear what the relationship is exactly) between him and rose, who was apparently a young girl with a bright future, but sort of fizzled out at some point and became average. in the first verse he tells us of her beginning, and even remarks on the particular day, like its important. basically, she had everything going for her. the second verse shows her talent and success, and how impressed he was with her. third verse is when her career didnt quite make it and now him and her are just sort of average people. him "reading" to her suggests he's sort of her protector. him suggesting she sell her things implies her bright start has ended. the last verse is the singer showing us how he feels his life has been sort of swallowed and shadowed by hers, failed though it was. like all he really is now is a storyteller of her life, an aerial view. also this verse gives the feeling rose has passed on and hes left alone now and feeling alone and empty. the chorus, repeating be good or be gone, is a sort of mocking background message. its a motto of success, which rose failed to live up to. gives the song a sad undervibe. well thats my 2 cents=P |
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