| Paul Westerberg – Seein' Her Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Absolute jubilation. Maybe the only love song he's written when something hasn't gone wrong in the end. | |
| Paul Westerberg – Knockin' 'Em Back Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Self-destructive behavior, alcoholism in this case, positively grotesque in its presentation. Such a happy verse melody, such a heavy, angst-ridden chorus. The line that really gets me is "i wanna see the bad guys win/let 'em out". To me, that's self-destruction summed up perfectly, whether it's due to drinking, depression, anger, etc...you no longer care about sticking to your morals because you've gotten so low that you just want to say "the hell with all of it." The irony is that this "freeing" act just makes things much worse when you "sober up", whether literally or figuratively. One of Paul's most brilliant and affecting songs. |
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| The Cure – Bloodflowers Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I always thought the song had a more positive outcome. To me, it's always been an argument between two lovers. One wants the other to see the beauty of the world and to appreciate the uniqueness of every moment that passes. The other takes the world to be a drab place for existence, one where everything is cyclical, where moments don't matter because they'll always repeat anyway, like a pattern (i.e. their relationship isn't so special because it'll eventually end and there will be more relationships/loves after it). In the end, the first person gives the second person flowers of love (i.e. their love, their unfading commitment), while the second person lets fall (or lets go of) their flowers of blood (i.e. their belief in the mortality of all things). The second person lets go of their bloodflowers; he/she does not keep them. Ultimately, the pessimist cedes the argument to the optimist. It's about letting go of your fear and bitterness and accepting truly accepting the love of another person. |
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