| Glassjaw – Oxycodone Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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boy what have you become? you've become undone and boy i've been there a coward in the face of what you stood for i'm dirt poor and still i've stood more cause tonight's the night and if you feel it alright, well This bit references a formerly straight edge guy now enjoying/using drugs he used to rail against. |
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| Deftones – Lhabia Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think its about drugs "It feels great but look at what it's doing to you" "Dying of boredom, I'll try it all..." |
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| Tool – Jambi Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The theory of the guitar rift following the phrase from PeeWee's playhouse (to summon Jambi) is pretty interesting. The syllables and notes sync. The irony of a song named after a PeeWee character would certainly fit the "Tool" sense of humor. Like much of the album, this song could certainly be about Maynard Keenan's mother, directly or as a metaphore. There are several stages of facing death/grieving. One stage is "negotiation" or "bargining" to escape what a person faces. Maynard here is essentially doing just that-he'd trade everything he has for his mother to live. The theme of religion runs through the entire album, so religious imagery is consistant with that theme. Legion was the name of a demon in the Bible...could be a reference here ("Silence, Legion...") The entire album is full of reflections on death (of Maynard's mother) and life in general (the song "Vicarious" is so forceful because, after seeing his mother die, Maynard is appalled by how some people waste their lives). Tool's songs are often layered in terms of "meaning", but this album is fairly stripped down in that regard, though the songs do leave room for personal interpretation. |
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| Deftones – Wax and Wane (Cocteau Twins cover) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I think it's pretty simple, really. The devil represents the evils of the world. Wax and Wane refers to the moon at its brightest and darkest (to the point of not being visible). The evils of the world are consistant ("The devil might steady"), but we cycle back and forth from our best to our worst, worst to best, and so on. ("We wax and wane"). |
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