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Junip – In Every Direction Lyrics 14 years ago
this song is about setting down religion and melting into the cosmos

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Junip – Howl Lyrics 14 years ago
this is the boldest most honest lyric writing i've seen in a long time

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Bibio – More Excuses Lyrics 14 years ago
something about the structure of this song is so aesthetically pleasing...the way he remains on one note (with the exception of the word 'flowers') makes it feel like it's coming from a person who feels stuck, forced into a position that they wouldn't otherwise choose. someone who made the innocent mistake of not being sedentary and now is stuck with the repercussions of not being proactive with their life. and the marching buildup is absolutely jarring, i love when the bells first drop in and then when the tambourine hits...good god. really genius song, amazing lyrics

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Bibio – More Excuses Lyrics 14 years ago
*of being sedentary

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Bibio – The Apple and the Tooth Lyrics 15 years ago
Bibio is incredible. I've never heard a catchier song with such deep lyrics!

I interpret a sentiment of infinite oneness, that we are all part of one eternal cycle. Trees are broken down to create plows, which in turn sow more trees. We breathe in "particles" (air, water, dust, etc.) so that we may breathe out "articles" (words, thoughts, etc.) Furthermore, our divisive minds see the apple as the prize of an apple tree. It is not an attached fixture of the tree, but rather another part of the tree's overall growth. And since the tree never "gained" an apple it can never "lose" one. Truly beautiful poetry...and so applicable to life!

"and the apple never got attached,
and therefore didn't get detached"

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Bibio – Flesh Rots, Pip Sown Lyrics 15 years ago
I've been listening to these lines over and over lately and I can't help but think that this song is about the death of a family pet. The last line, "Entwining into his paws" makes me think he isn't talking about a person but a dog. The dog died and they took him to rest under a "railway sleeper", where the foliage begins to claim his body. Beautiful!

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Bibio – Flesh Rots, Pip Sown Lyrics 15 years ago
vincentedgar: I agree that the lyrics are vague, but not insubstantial. To me the song is about the physical transition back into nature, maybe by means of death. Not sure what the lot about the car is about, but:

"His eyes were open
But we were guessing he wasn't seeing straight out of them
No, he didn't have to wait much longer"

I hear this as a man who is about to die. His eyes are open, but he's in the process of dying, he's not seeing the world we see.

"He'd go just after I left
And now he's merging
Under a railway sleeper
With the ferns and the creeper roots
Entwining into his paws"

Merging could signify the transition from a living soul to a body--a mere collection of elements, then the ferns and roots enter as the earth reclaims his body. It's quite a beautiful song, like most of Bibio's it shines light on our intimate relationship with nature.

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Cloud Cult – Everybody Here Is a Cloud Lyrics 15 years ago
"This world has gotten pretty screwed up; that much is obvious"

What do you mean by that? I think the human race has always had its problems, could it perhaps be the opposite, that we've in fact gotten "better"? After all none of us has personally witnissed all of humanity, at best we see our development throughout a period of 100 years or so.

Anyway, this song is brilliant, and beautifully truthful. They project the true emotion of simply feeling human, which I love.

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Boards of Canada – The Color of the Fire Lyrics 17 years ago
I listened to this song a in complete darkness/silence in my bedroom a few days ago and found myself terrified. I find this very odd considering cichon123 and bocmaxima feel the same way. There's something to this song.

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Gorillaz – Kids With Guns Lyrics 17 years ago
I could have sworn the line was:

"They mesmerize;
Skeletize"

Skeletize as in "kill"

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Black Moth Super Rainbow – Hazy Field People Lyrics 17 years ago
this is the most beautiful song i have ever heard.

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Black Moth Super Rainbow – 1 2 3 Of Me Lyrics 17 years ago
i get easily lost in this song

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Black Moth Super Rainbow – I Am the Alphabet Lyrics 17 years ago
There's a different version on Start A People, which appears to say,
"I am the alphabet,
Springtime is here, I'm dead."

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Black Moth Super Rainbow – Zodiac Girls Lyrics 17 years ago
Their newest.
it's amazing.

can't wait for more :)

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Citizen Cope – Son's Gonna Rise Lyrics 17 years ago
Jeez, markmath nailed it.

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