| Ben Folds Five – Do It Anyway Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think this song is really a story; it's not list of static lyrics, but rather some kind of narrative that grows as it progresses through the song. Parts of this song could be telling a story about being in a relationship with someone you're not actually in love with. "There'll be times you'll like the cover and that's precisely why you'll love the book" could be talking about finding someone physically attractive, and letting that push you into a relationship that might not be genuine. At this point, whoever the song is about hasn't figured that all out yet; he still "likes the book [read: relationship]," even though it was just the physical attraction that pulled him in. "Deep down you know it's downright wrong but you're invincible tonight" could be a sexual encounter; at this point, the subject knows he shouldn't be in the relationship anymore, but he's still going to "do it anyway." "It's gonna be so very hard to say And watch the trust and joy all drain from her innocent face" ... "Call it surrender but you know that that's a joke And the punchline is you were never actually in control" These two lines are what I based my guess off of, really. The first is telling how the subject has to eventually confront his lack of feeling in the relationship; even though he's been lying for whatever amount of time, he's going to have to break her heart. The next line describes the subject dealing with having hurt someone else by not having reciprocal feelings, and brings up the fact that who we love is generally not something we are in control of as humans. Other guesses include a narrative about cheating on someone, or, along scarier lines of thought, perhaps a story about alcohol and rape. |
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| Stars – The Night Starts Here Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Did anyone else notice the allusion to Eels' "I Write the B-Sides?" You drop a coin Into the sea And shout out, "Please come back to me!" Eels wrote in 2001: Throw a stone into the sea And wait for it to come back to me Unless this is some sort of older saying, I think that this line, while it may have its own literal interpretation, is also importing the ideas present in Eels' song; I.E. what is to come is not for some large audience, but rather just for the singer of the song and its recipient. This semi-quote is supposed to make the song a more personal, private matter, which I feel fits the context of the rest of the song's meaning. |
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| Howie Day – She Says Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The 1st time i heard this i actually thought it was about a guy who really fell too hard for a girl and is trying to keep himself from falling for her again, because he knows' even if she says she loves him or wants him that she never really means it. But thats just how i personally interpret it.. |
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| Death Cab for Cutie – Brand New Love (Sebadoh cover) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Well i ahve two interpretations for this song... the first one is the way it relates to what i'm going through and then the second is the more accurate one (i htink) 1) i think this song is about someone you love so much but you're starting to find out that they really dont care about you and how much it hurts, while your trying to be ok with it. the line "Restless eyes close, maybe it'll go away" give light to the inner pain he might be going through and the lines "Surely it's that one consuming love to give you more" might say how he believed that the person he was with was supposed to be the one. "Any ties that hold can be broken" could be a way of him learning that no matter how much you love someone you cant force them to love you back. The part about any thought could be the beginning of a brnad new tangled web, a brand new love may be his bitter accept to the facts of the person he cares about most doesnt love him, and his trying to move on. The reference to the tangled web could say how he feel sorry for the next to get involved. and its also about how he's lost his ability to tell whats real and whats not. i think the last few lines are sarcasm. oh wait. thats ME. my bad. haha. Interpretation numbah TWO! The probably more accurate descrition for this song, and which also somewhat applies to me, is that quite simply its about someone who cant move on, and he's trying to ocnvince himself that it doesnt take much to start over "Anyone could be your brand new love" but he isnt convinced. its like an internal struggle that has to do with moving on. thats my best. |
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| Death Cab for Cutie – Song for Kelly Huckaby Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| dancehall hips... uhh where does it end up going though? i mean what you said is right on. but its a metaphor for something. all of ben's stuff is. anyone wanna elaborate? i got nothing... i cant think clearly lately... | |
| Death Cab for Cutie – Lightness Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This song is about the emptinees in lust. he finds himself having the same feelings "Sneaking glances" at a ripeped dress as he does while staring at static lines. thats the givaway for me. | |
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