| Say Anything – Ahhh... Men Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Second of all, I want to say that I joined this website with the purpose of commenting on this song because as many of you have already mentioned, Max's acoustic performance was so incredibly moving. I believe that this song is trying to explain the evil tendencies of most human beings and the inability of others to shield themselves from that evil. The tone of the song is very dark and shows the futility of trying to live a meaningful life and of having faith in religion or basically anything. Then, the last part of the song, which gets me the most, shows how he tries to love, but the peaceful world that him and his lover create is invaded by outside forces of destruction. I also think that Max is referencing the Holocaust, as he states that they "have a view of the window to hell" and "those buried bodies that explain what they've done" showing the evil of the Nazi regime. Some people may argue that it is easy to assume that Max is mentioning the Holocaust since his Judaism is a reoccuring theme for him, but the line that really convinces me that he is indeed referencing it, is when he says "marched through museums that repel what they've done," which would be talking about the recognition of the evil through memorials and museums, and how remembering and recognizing the tragedy of what happened makes it possible for future generations to resist and fight off such atrocities from happening again. I don't know, maybe I completely over-analyzing the lyrics, but this song affected me so much and I just wanted to share my thoughts. Thank you once again Max, for a beautiful, touching, and thought-provoking song. You are amazing. | |
| Say Anything – Ahhh... Men Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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First of all here is what I'm pretty sure the correct lyrics are for Max's speaking part at the end of the song: There's a crack in the edge of the end of the world Where I sit with my love in its flourescent swirl Eats us up, break it down to the tiniest cell In our room with a view of the window to hell With those buried bodies that explain what they've done And marched through museums that repel what they've done Shot up through the sky by the cannon of sin Who reluctantly let them in? |
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