| Ben Folds – Hiroshima Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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“It’s about public failure, public humiliation. I took a dive five feet onto the concrete floor, right on my head. There were all these screaming Japanese people. I felt like a total jackass,” he grins, “There’s something very, very literal about that song that is not an obvious thing for a songwriter to do and as I was crafting the song — and actually there is craft to the song — most of the decisions were about what not to do. I could go here, I could go there; I could widen the story to let your audience know it’s about public humiliation and maybe take examples from Presidents falling down steps, to call girls and governors, but I felt like the literal story was the best way to make this guy into an asshole.” From http://www.beat.com.au/article.php?id=1584 |
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| Ben Folds – Hiroshima Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I think he actually says "busted ass off the stage" as in he fell | |
| Ben Folds – Cologne Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| also have you seen the video for this? I love his sense of humor and the crazy cat lady | |
| Ben Folds – Cologne Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Thanks for pointing that out Christina...I love this song but that part kept bothering me, I thought the astronaut had driven to kidnap and harm the girlfriend of her lover, not to kill him. Whatever, Ben can do no wrong. I loved inEffington's comment on it being a love song and a break up song. I thought some of the lyrics were sad, like a break up but then when you get to the chorus, it is almost uplifting. Like two songs in one. |
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| Sigur Rós – Hoppípolla Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I recently discovered SIgur Ros and I will be forever grateful to the person that suggested them to me. I don't think I ever want to know what their words mean because I don't want to alter the way these songs make me feel. This song especially, it fills me with utter joy and then makes my soul soar. They are seven minute masterpieces. Simply amazing. |
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| Ben Folds – Landed Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| dang....sorry that was so long! | |
| Ben Folds – Landed Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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My dad always sings this song when I pick him up from the airport so I had to listen to it. After a few weeks of listening to it, it finally clicked with me today what he is saying (or what I think he is saying. I had a boyfriend that was basically not a good person and I thought maybe it was me so I just kept trying harder, therefore making changes that made me a worse person. While we both had our faults, he was controlling and was great at always making me think it was only MY problem and that I was the crazy one. But when I finally got him out of my life I look back incredulously that I ever acted the ways I acted. So in that long winded explanation, that set the context for this song. He's basically saying (again, my opinion) What the hell have I been doing in this relationship? This woman has problems and she's twisting it to make me the crazy one. And of course he believes it because he "loves" her and is trying to make it work. And all the while deep inside he knows it's wrong so when he finally breaks free from her, shocked that he was under such a pitiful spell. Almost like not being able to see the forest for the trees. Everything becomes clear to him at that moment, hence the song. And to Kiimi2889, it is a joyous song in this context because he realizes he can be with the one he truly loves and is supposed to be with. Then again your boyfriend may not see it this way and may just like the tune or something. And as long as you aren't a crazy controlling girlfriend (which btw, men really dislike) you are probably reading to much into it. He has great taste in music, a keeper in my book! p.s. As hard as it is to not feel that way as women are very much prone to, try not to worry about him breaking up with you as that often does lead to a breakup due to insecurities and clinginess and such. Just be your great confident self that he fell for. p.s.s. I am also some random person on the internet, so feel free to ignore the advice, but that is what I have garnered in my 26 years of miniscule wisdom. |
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