| Jack's Mannequin – Last Straw Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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His girlfriend broke up with him, and he's wallowing in self-pity. A friend told him he'd seen the girl out one night and she looked great, and he's pissed that she doesn't miss him. He's drinking, and random thoughts ("I thought about the world") like the president come to mind. "Why a woman needs a man" obviously refers to the fact that he can't understand why she's out with other guys already, as if she needs a man in her life to be happy. "I wrote your name on top, I knew you'd never look" is referring to how they broke up and she has no intentions of being with him again. He's trying his best to "think happy thoughts" and "leave the phonelines clear", meaning he doesn't want to break down and call her. "This is the last straw," she said. "I won't wait for you forever, while you run around like JFK" refers to the girl's reasons for breaking up with him. As a musician, he's on the road and never at home, just like JFK criss-crossing the country to speak and meet with people. "We watched that poor girl waste the best years of her life, and I'll be damned if I'm going out, I will not go out that way". This is the girl telling him she refuses to follow him around and tagalong as he lives out his dream, like Jackie Kennedy followed JFK around, only to have her life ruined when his dream caused his death. So basically, he's being pathetic after being dumped and hearing that his girl is doing fine without him. |
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| Jimmy Eat World – Big Casino Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Honestly, I thought it was about going to war... "Before this world starts up again It's me and night We wait for the sun" He's up in the middle of the night while everyone else is asleep... "Fight off the system I play my little part in something big" Obviously, he's just one soldier fighting in a big war. "I'll accept with poise, with grace When they draw my name from the lottery" The draft lottery, he's not gonna run away, he'll stand up and take on the duty. I don't know, I just got that sort of picture when I heard it. Obviously the war may not be a literal war, it could mean pretty much anything. |
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