| The Radio Dept. – Lost And Found Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| This is either about a guy whose girlfriend died or a guy that's addicted to drugs and his girl's left him because of it... I'm leaning towards the latter. He wishes he could be living a normal life with his girlfriend, but he's not quite willing to give up the drugs yet. | |
| The National – 90-Mile Water Wall Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Ooh, I like what you said about him waiting for the impossible, because he really doesn't want to let go and stop looking. I think you're totally right. | |
| Feist – My Moon My Man Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| LOL@ not skirty swift bean! | |
| Feist – 1234 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| isn't it "they want some more" at the beginning, instead of "they wanted more"? | |
| Belle & Sebastian – Me and the Major Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Me too!! I noticed that same line... I felt so stupid afterwards, haha. | |
| Modest Mouse – All Night Diner Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I love this song. But yeah, not too deep on meaning. | |
| Air – Alone In Kyoto Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Whoa, really? Me too! Haha =P | |
| Giulia y Los Tellarini – Barcelona Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| It would be so nice if someone would translate this.... | |
| White Rabbits – Percussion Gun Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Am I the only one that thinks the singer's voice borders on whiny? It's a little irritating, but the music is good. I liked it pretty well. | |
| Beck – Walls Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Me too! That was my own first impression. Actually, it makes me think of the movie Threads, which is about nuclear fallout, as well, but yeah! I definitely thought of the Cold War. | |
| Modest Mouse – The Good Times Are Killing Me Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Oh, that's what they were saying! I've been trying to figure that out. | |
| Modest Mouse – Steam Engenius Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Hey, thanks! Yeah, it seemed to work the best for me but I can definitely see the religion element of it - I think that's part of what Isaac was saying, that people are treating technology like it is a messiah. He's so smart though, it takes forever to get through all of his metaphors... I'm writing the essay for my senior culminating project for high school. (Actually, I presented it yesterday and passed, first try, woohoo!) but I think I might like to expand on it for fun. You should definitely post yours! I'm excited to see how it turns out. I haven't really looked at the lyrics for Parting of the Sensory, but I really like the song, from what I've heard. I'll have to check it out... |
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| Modest Mouse – Steam Engenius Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I wrote an essay on it... I haven't done the conclusion yet, but here's what I've got. I think it's what he meant, because I read in an interview something about his view of technology. Modest Mouse’s song “Steam Engenius” from their album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, takes a metaphoric approach to addressing the issue of human over-reliance on technology. The writer, Isaac Brock, combines biblical and technological references as well as stylistically portraying his message through the music itself by choice of dynamics and tempo. From the very first phrase, “I was born in a factory” Brock offers a perfect summary of his point. The imagery is clear — conveyer belts whisking parts through a crowded warehouse and being assembled by countless robots, all at a speed much faster than their human counterparts could do the job. The factory itself is Brock’s first metaphor, embodying technology’s eventual usurpation of humans. He expands on this theme in later stanzas, seamlessly supporting his claim with facts that can be proved using his own factory analogy. Why are human workers being replaced with robots? The simple answer is efficiency. Technology works faster, better, and asks for nothing in return. It truly is “all for you”. But there is another point in his opening line — what came from the factory was not merely created, but born. That is the key to revealing the deeper layer of Brock’s meaning, and understanding the metaphor of the factory. That technology, as well as replacing humans, is being made to become human. Now it is not merely the manual labor of a factory worker that is being replaced — it is our very minds. The line “I was thought up by man to think better than them” shows the paradox of the situation. Aptly deemed the “mechanical sacrificial calf”, the men that created it in the first place are forgotten as their inventions are revered and admired. However, it is clear that while it seems technology is taking over, it is the humans who should be in control of the situation. We gave it deity. A machine has no power, no thoughts, no needs… it works for us, but on its own, it is like a rickshaw pulling another rickshaw — pointless. Man gives it purpose. A rickshaw doesn’t have anywhere to go, your phone doesn’t have anyone to call, and the essence of what Brock is saying is that they are tools for us to use, not something greater than ourselves. |
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| Modest Mouse – Steam Engenius Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| "Well, I spoke in binary" makes me think of it being about a computer... but the whole religion theory makes sense too. Maybe it's about the whole modern culture being so reliant on technology that it's become like a religion? | |
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