| Coldplay – Viva la Vida Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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mjcmike1, you are an idiot. I can see the significance in the song for the President Bush case (see below), but it is extremely obvious that you are extremely uneducated as to American politics and have no idea what the hell you're talking about. I don't think the song is about any one leader as it can apply to many of them. I'm gonna point out the stuff that could apply to President George W. Bush. I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own Bush's approval ratings in 2002 were around 90%. Republicans were in control of Congress and Bush got everything done. Now with a Democratic Congress and 32% ratings (whether they're justified or not), he can't get much done. I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes Listened as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead long live the king One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand "Feel the fear in my enemies' eyes" definitely translates to al-Qaeda and the Taliban right after 9/11. The terrorists over there envisioned a huge battle after 9/11, which was their dream. But when we came along and started bombing the hell out of them, they found the US was quite a formidable opponent. "Now the old king is dead, long live the king" There's a comma to separate the conflicting views. Most Afghanis and Iraqis rejoiced as their terrible oppressors lost their power, but the terrorists proclaimed long live the king and continued to fight. I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror my sword and shield Missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you'd gone there was never Never an honest word And that was when I ruled the world Not sure what this means, but "missionaries in a foreign field" points exactly to the support of the American troops in Iraq for George W. Bush. They all love him over there, and they are missionaries because we're doing a huge service to the Iraqis, but there isn't support back home for the war. It was a wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in Shattered windows and the sound of drums People couldn’t believe what I’d become Now this is the most direct reference to George W. Bush, and by this line alone one could assume the whole song's about him. "It was a wicked and wild wind / blew down the doors to let me in" --> September 11th, 2001. Bush was freshly inaugurated when 9/11 came, a truly wicked and wild wind. He was let in when he led this nation through 9/11 the best way possible and people loved him. Not sure what the rest of the stanza means. Just my take :] |
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| The Fray – How To Save A Life Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song has a very deep meaning to me, because it is the absolute perfect description of the final moments of my first relationship with a very stubborn and immature girl -- of course in my case all the "he"s would be "she"s :P My take: "Step one you say we need to talk He walks you say sit down it's just a talk He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through Some sort of window to your right As he goes left and you stay right" This is the beginning of a desperate talk to save the relationship. "As he goes left and you stay right" could be literal or a metaphor; he is trying to avoid her and the problems but she keeps pushing. "Between the lines of fear and blame And you begin to wonder why you came" She is beginning to doubt why she even tries. Pretty self-explanatory. "Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life" It sounds like they have broken up and she is wondering what and when it all went wrong, and how she could have changed to outcome of things. "Let him know that you know best Cause after all you do know best Try to slip past his defense Without granting innocence" Pretty self-explanatory as well. She won't take his excuses. "Lay down a list of what is wrong The things you've told him all along And pray to God he hears you And pray to God he hears you" She tells him all the problems, what she's been saying from the start, but she prays to God he'll finally get it this time. "As he begins to raise his voice You lower yours and grant him one last choice Drive until you lose the road Or break with the ones you've followed" She's giving him an ultimatum. "Drive until you lose the road" means a break up. "Or break with the ones you've followed" could mean he listens too much to his friends and they are interfering; kinda like she's saying "me or them." "He will do one of two things He will admit to everything Or he'll say he's just not the same And you'll begin to wonder why you came" He'll either say he's sorry and try to fix it, or he'll say he doesn't feel the same way as he did and he's not willing to change. My take. |
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| Sting – Sacred Love Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The refrain: -"The spirit moves on the water" the miracle where Jesus walked on water. -"She takes the shape of this heavenly daughter" A seemingly ordinary girl becomes the Mother of God -- Mary. -"She's rising up like a river in flood" A river floods and can spread water to the surrounding land. I think this means that when Jesus was born, Mary was a river that spread the water of God over the world. Just what I think. -"The Word got made into flesh and blood" duh, the fulfillment of all the Old Testament prophecies that a Savior was coming. -"The sky grew dark, and the earth she shook/Just like a prophecy in the Holy Book" Jesus' death was prophesied in the Bible. The rest is self explanatory. |
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| U2 – Window in the Skies Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| It sounds to my a bit like the part "You let me in your heart/And out of my head" means that they stopped caring so much about where the person came from, how much money they have, etc. and just loved each other through the heart. | |
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