| Damien Jurado – Hoquiam Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I don't know the perfect interpretation, but here's my impressions on it. The whole thing seems to be him putting out his positions on things and then asking if the person he loves feels the same way. Standing with my feet deep in the ground -----the relationship is over, and he's in a landslide... he feels overwhelmed by the other person, like he just got carried away Was I nothing but a landslide in your mind? ----is she feeling that too? is that all it was for her--getting carried away? Am I no one until someone calls me out? -------do i need to be in another relationship to feel complete? Are you just pretending when we talk? You should have seen me -------he remembers being awake one morning while she was apparently still asleep Keeping watch at dawn Picture now a car ride through the plains Where east meets west and only sky remain ------pretty memory of a road trip which maybe ended in car wreck Were you faking death to only gain concern? -----back to the keeping watch at dawn... is she just pretending to be asleep so that he will pay attention to her? was she pretending on more things than that just to have his affections? The cut out lights and signals told us wrong ------someone ran a traffic light/maybe the headlights were off for one of the cars... there was a wreck. symbolic of the end of the relationship You should have seen us Carefree behind the wheel ------the wreck was result of the carefree stuff. but he still loves that memory Lover I am still here breaking chairs ------probably another memory that only she and he would know what it refers to Will I ever be the hero in your song ------he is writing a song about her... does she write songs about him? Or forever in your shadow so unseen? Trapped between the lines that you write down? You should have told me Broken jaw and all ------goes back the car wreck/ending relationship and ties into "Are you just pretending when we talk?" Crippled in your glory ------her best attribute is the way she talks, and that is messed up now. she doesn't talk to him like she did before. Restless till my death ------he can't forget all these memories/ he keeps wondering where she stands on all this i guess the system didn't like my angle bracket for arrows before. |
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| Damien Jurado – Hoquiam Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I don't know the perfect interpretation, but here are my impressions on it. The whole thing seems to be him putting out his positions on things and then asking if the person he loves feels the same way. Standing with my feet deep in the ground |
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| Jimmy Eat World – Goodbye Sky Harbor Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Having heard the rumor that the song lasts just as long as it takes to reach start cruising after flying out of Sky Harbor Airport some years back, I tried it for myself a couple of months ago. It was a flight from PHX to SLC. I hit play just as the plane started accelerating down the runway. The lyrics coincided perfectly with the changes in scenery. "So here I am above palm trees so straight and tall. You are smaller, getting smaller. But I still see you." Those words came on as we made a bank, and I looked down the ground to and spotted some (small) palm trees. After 16:10, the song ended, and seven seconds later the pilot announced that we had reached cruising altitude. Well done, Mr. Adkins. |
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| Piebald – The King Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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the king is dead. everybody's doing their thing, trying to bring him back but nothing works because he is already gone. it's really funny imagery having everyone in denial, treating him like he's still alive and just suffering from boredom or depression. the "live it up" in "people were tired of forcing the king to try and live it up" doesn't mean the usual "have a good time." mr. shettel is cleverly using the typically metaphorical phrase in a literal sense (thus, it's funny). when the king stands up for his monologue at the end, it's kinda like his ghost is explaining why he had given up on life. the song is commenting on the boredom and purposelessness that so many people feel in their otherwise incredibly privileged lives. at the same time, it is talking about how people try everything to help their friends even when they really don't understand what is wrong. |
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