| Protest the Hero – Turn Soonest to the Sea Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think the last verse is a cynical view, a sarcasm in a sense - we'll claim to treat women equally, if this ever happens it'll be closer to the end of the world (our city in ruins, e.g. a long time from now) or that we'll still have our phallic symbols (stuff like the Washington Monument) as our greatest source of pride, and make false claims that we don't treat women like whores. This song in general - not to say it isn't brilliant - doesn't fit entirely with the regime that PTH and it's fans have set up for Kezia, which is 1st-3rd songs being the priest, 4th-6th being prison guard, 7th-9th being Kezia and plateful being an overview. Namely, it seems like a (government official? another guard? a cynical observer of the case?) What I think probably happens here is Kezia is near her death and looking back on all the bullshit she has been told, and all the abuse given to her; this somewhat supports my idea of the last verse, as someone said to her that someday sexual inequality would be over. She is more or less saying that's a load of bullshit. In summary, if the song confuses you, put each verse in a set of quotes =P |
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| Protest the Hero – Turn Soonest to the Sea Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I don't think she was a prostitute - I think she resisted or killed someone who was attempting to rape her ("Do you rememeber how it was when you bled?" "So as you bled on the bed...as a whore, not a human"). If you thought she was doing it for her family - Blindfolds Aside, where I assume you got that line, is actually about the prison guard - he doesn't necesarilly want to kill his victims, but he does it to feed his family. | |
| Streetlight Manifesto – Down Down Down to Mephisto's Cafe Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The lines you mentioned that you weren't so sure about - I have an idea about those. More or less, the man is telling him you don't actually have to choose between theism or atheism, and there are major rewards to this - but not having any kind of theistic (or atheistic) community to rely on makes your life that much harder. On that note, this man gets broken wide open by both sides - and basically says, you can defy all you want, but if you're taking that risk you damn sure better have your morals in check. I've thought alot about who this might be. I know it's been suggested that it's Jesus, and I acknowledge this as a possibility. However, I only would agree with this is the idea was that he didn't have to choose between atheism or specifically following the Church (he could simply follow Jesus). I don't think, however, that Jesus would say it's 'rewarding' to not choose a side and not be a Christian in any way, shape or form. You know, because of that Hell thing Jesus believes and all. =P Kalnoky has alot of personal heroes, from artists, to musicians, to philosophers (many of which fit into the latter AND one of the other two). I would love to see someone dig up someone else who would have supported the view expressed in these verses. |
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| Guns N' Roses – One In A Million Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This song isnt racist in any way, there isnt any reason to debate about recism. The point, IMO, is how people use their origin (white boy from a small town) to justify their ignorance. All of the stuff he sasy that is controversial is supposed to come off that way, and I dont think under that context there is a problem with the word nigger. | |
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