| O.A.R. – Dinner Last Night Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Different lyrics from All Sides album. I think the song is about a couple that is drifting apart. He's lost in his head thinking about someone else and she knows she's slowly losing him, possibly to another woman. I think the verses are her voice trying to reach out to him and the chorus is his voice trying to remind himself why he needs to stay. She's afraid he's already stepped out on her, but he hasn't physically done it yet. it's ok if you lock yourself up at the end of the day and it's alright if you're going to let us fade to nothing you've worked harder for nothing at all are you alright? she asked me deep after dinner last night hold on man you gotta remember hold on man you gotta be strong hold on man you gotta remember you gotta come back and you gotta be strong do you even hear me? how far have you strayed from home? do you feel me? or is it all gone? pick your pleasure oh, be sure that is what you want are you alright? she asked me deep after dinner last night hold on man you gotta remember hold on man you gotta be strong hold on man you gotta remember you gotta come back and you gotta be strong hold on i know you remember right now here you belong hold on man you've got to be strong and darling it won't be long sit with me darling it won't take long but just believe in me i'd never do you wrong i was a million miles away chasing things in my head but i'm never going back to that place again now i'm home here with you hold on man you gotta remember hold on man you gotta be strong hold on i know you remember hold on with me you belong hold on man, it's here you belong yeah, with me you belong with me you belong |
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| O.A.R. – War Song Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Just found this: This was written after the band's life-changing USO tour of Kuwait and Iraq in August 2007. The group witnessed the war playing out in front of them as a casual conversation with medics was interrupted when the soldiers ran to save the lives of incoming wounded. Frontman and lyricist Marc Roberge explained on the album's promotional materials: "It was the heaviest thing I have ever seen. I could have written a ton of songs about the experience, but we thought putting just one on the record was perfect. Soldiers say they listen to music to escape, not to be reminded of where they are. 'War Song' is not about our view of the war; it is about the warriors we met. It follows someone who must leave home, go across the world, and be expected to return the same. We thought the rest of the songs on the album should be escapes, not reminders." |
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| O.A.R. – War Song Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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M3 - I think you're on to something there... I think the change from "graces" to "faces" is significant in the sense that when a soldier leaves, they have every expectation of coming home to a world that was the same as when they left. However, when we really do come home - we are not the same as the person who left. I think O.A.R. has perfectly captured the idea and reality that we often come home as strangers to our friends and family. While we may be with them again, it often feels like we're just standing in a crowd of faces and strangers rather than the crowd of people we once connected with as friends and family. I don't want to give the impression that all soldiers come home "messed up" but in my personal experience I felt a little lost with my "friends" when I came home. My closest family and friends today are those that I served with and those that have been through the same experiences. Like speaks to like; I would never give up my experience to go back to who I was before. I love being in the graces of my fellow soldiers more than anything. |
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| Cold – When Angels Fly Away Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Ok, musicmanocdp, you are the moron here. This is clearly a song about a soldier deployed in a combat zone. Something that I'm pretty sure you cannot relate to because it's obvious you have never been there. Anyway, the lyrics are clearly about what a soldier goes through while they are gone and the fact that sometimes, the only thing that keeps them going from day to day is the love of their family and friends at home. The "badge" referred to is to represent an award that a soldier receives when they have been in contact with the enemy. It's something they normally don't want to receive, yet wear it to somehow remind them that they did everything they could to save their buddy while in that firefight. It's is a sad day when angels fly away because sometimes it seems like the only thing present in war is evil and a soldier is left to fight for their buddy beside them and for the ones they love at home to try and ensure that they will make it home eventually themselves. I'm sorry that some of you will never understand what it's like to fight for someone else other than just fight for yourself in your life. |
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