| Neon Indian – Sleep Paralysist Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Continuity of self is an illusion. We are all changing every day, eternally ephemeral, though we try to hold on. | |
| Nine Inch Nails – While I'm Still Here Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| This song is clearly about a person who is suffering from a terminal illness (and aren't we all?) and coming to grips with it. | |
| Nine Inch Nails – Came Back Haunted Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| A song for every veteran soldier returning from war. | |
| Spain – Before It All Went Wrong Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The meaning of this song becomes clear with a little bit of helpful punctuation. The key sentence: "Before, I thought that love could never be--before I felt your body next to me." In other words: "Before I felt your body next to me I thought that love could never be." So, the question is: Why this person is wanting to get back to when he didn't believe in love? Life's a lot simpler when you're not pining away for someone. Perhaps the person has fallen in love with his best friend's wife, or some other unattainable or inappropriate person. |
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| Aimee Mann – Little Bombs Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The album is, on its face, the story of an aging boxer, but this song can, of course, be understood more broadly as a loss of relevance. From the 22nd floor, walking down the corridor, looking out the picture window down on Sycamore. While perspective lines converge, rows of cars and buses merge. ...Notice that the lines are about a person, but since there's no specific reference, you don't know if it's first, second, or third. Is it, I? You? He? She? Clearly it's meant to be interpretable in any of these ways. The lines refer to the person's being older and wiser, and yet relegated to being an observer only--no longer able to experience life as an active participant. All the sweet green trees of Atlanta burst like little bombs; or little pom-poms, shaken by a careless hand that dries them off and leaves again. A small correction to the lyrics as submitted by Eamon. |
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