| The Killers – Read My Mind Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I also realize this isn't the most popular song anymore, and there probably won't be too many responses to my comment. Whatever. The Killers rule. | |
| The Killers – Read My Mind Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The Star Wars comment is brilliant. I really hope I don't start thinking about Revenge of the Sith when I listen to this. But in reality, the Green Light at the end of the dock had never occurred to me, which is ridiculous because I tend to see Gatsby allusions in everything. So whether this song is about Gatsby or not, I'm going to enjoy thinking of it that way. (Another good example of a Gatsby song is "Tiny Cities" by Modest Mouse) Here's what I've always wondered, and I don't think anyone else has asked it yet. The line " I pull up to the front to your driveway, magic soaking my spine..." I always thought he was referring to acid, before I realized Flowers was a Mormon who probably wouldn't be writing about acid, and especially not driving on it. Did anyone else ever wonder if this could be an acid reference? I wonder because other aspects of the song do seem vaguely psychedelic, in the way that psychedelics can trigger nostalgia and yearning for childhood, purity, simplicity, beauty, etc. What originally triggered this idea is that acid stays in the spinal chord for life. Is this too much of a stretch? I have never heard anyone else say they had thought this upon hearing the song, but I can't hear that part without thinking that he is referring to LSD still remaining in the spine as he drives around, etc. And yes, I realize that Brandon Flowers is not the Dude and this is probably the kind of "cleche" interpretation that was being complained about by other commenters. |
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| The Avett Brothers – Swept Away (Sentimental Version) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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my impression is it's this man and woman meeting and dancing one night. They believe, in that night, that they may never see one another again but they believe they have the potential to fall in love with one another. "as we dance I know that heaven can be found" This is the first time she realized she could truly love and be loved. But do they make it or not? Do they see one another again after this night, or is it a powerful one-night connection? I don't know. |
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