| Flyleaf – Uncle Bobby Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I could be totally off my rocker here, but I think it might be about someone who has found out they're dying, but is renewed by the knowledge and chooses to live positively rather than mope around. "Knowledge came and devastated Pressure building behind her eyes Breathing buried under the weight Will she, has she died also this day" I think this is where the person finds out they have some terminal illness (brain cancer? that would be "behind her eyes"...). "Her death has been swallowed up by life This dead will rise Dying to death and raising to life The moment we became alive death was waiting, chasing And all of us fell and kept breathing One day, today A spirit's alive, a body has died" "Her death has been swallowed up by life" means, to me, that she chooses to live it out, instead of being depressed about imminent death. She knows that she will die, but wants to live as best she can before then, and she believes that once she does die she'll be brought into the afterlife anyway. Overall I think this song is about the human capacity to fall, and get back up again. It's a really beautiful song, anyway, no matter what it's about. |
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| Metric – Stadium Love Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| addiction to competition. | |
| Garbage – You Look So Fine Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think the genius of this song is how on a surface level, it seems like a confession of undying love, but when you dig deeper there's so much pain, desperation and sorrow in the lyrics. The repetition of "you look so fine" is so beautiful and fascinating to me; she suffers so much over this guy, but it seems like she's in awe of his ability to make it all okay (I think this could refer to her life in general, too, not just her relationship troubles). It's almost like looking up to him for his lack of pain, maybe by him being so fine she feels like he could put a stop to her troubles too. "I'm through bleeding for you" - people have been saying this means Shirley's been through so much that she's finally done with it and she's giving up. I disagree -- I think she's saying that she's been hurt so much it's impossible for her to hurt anymore, so she's going to take the plunge and go after this guy (hence the sexual references in the last part). The chorus is also interesting to me -- it's weird that to set herself apart from the other girls, she tells him "I can't take it". I'm not sure exactly what it means, but I think she's saying she's weak, unstable, can't handle a lot; it's significant that she points out her flaws instead of why she's better than the other girls. This is my favorite song by far...hoping Garbage comes out with new material soon. |
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| Garbage – Right Between the Eyes Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| the message of this song is a little corny...but the last two parts (people kill...stay alive, my love) get me every time. favorite lyrics ever. | |
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