| Midlake – some of them were superstitious Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I don't claim to be an expert on the meaning of this song, or whether it has anything to do with religion. However, the line is not "praising while cold and". If you listen, there's an extra syllable in the song. In keeping with the theme of the album, and the songs referencing eachother now and then, it sounds more like he's saying "praising monocle men", just with the syllables stressed awkwardly. I dunno, maybe it's just me. But it seems it would fit better. |
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| Midlake – Chasing After Deer Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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"And you are sad But the sea is not mine" The 'deer' that we chase falls in to the sea, and then there is never going to be a chance to have it again. To me, it feels like all of the natural imagery implies that sometimes, this is just the way that things happen. These possibilities we see in other 'deer' get swollowed up by the 'sea', which to me is one of the most powerful examples of such vast, raw nature. When the narrator says he must remind himself that "the sea is not mine", to me it is a reassurance he tells himself or to others, to let them know that though they may be sad, it was not their fault, because things just happen that way sometimes. |
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