| The Cranberries – Dreams Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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Listening to this song at full volume right now, I grieve and sob like a 5-year-old boy over a painful loss while writing this personal interpretation. A person I loved was involved in the loss, yes, but also a city, an experience. Now, after listening to this song, I realize I was in love with a "dream"—a childish childhood dream of living in Tokyo and experiencing Japanese culture. I cannot ignore the name of this song. I think Dolores purposely named it "Dreams," knowing that although she felt beautiful emotions for this person, deep down, she knows it's not real. Every time I listen to it, an overwhelming sadness washes over me. On the surface, the lyrics seem happy without the music playing. But for some reason, when I listen to it, I perceive melancholy, almost as if Dolores knew it's too good to be true—that it will end, or that she is undeserving of it. The tempo itself is slow, not happy and energetic like love usually tends to be. "It's never quite as it seems." She knows it's going to pass. I think she knows she's in love with an image or projection of a person, not the person himself. It's a dream, not real. And so I project myself. I lived in Tokyo for almost two years. I fell in love with her. I also fell in love with a woman that Tokyo introduced to me, a gorgeous human being who will never know my true feelings and who, regrettably, did not reciprocate. As I had dreamed as a kid, I learned Japanese and went deep into the city's heart. I lived in a surreal reality—too short and too good to be true. I saw Tokyo's true nature, and so I knew I had to part with her because we were not meant to be. The time the city and I first found each other, however, was incredible. We were in love. I've never been so in love. I wanted more. I wanted to explore every corner, go into every tiny alley bar, lay in her parks, and just stare into the city's eyes, so full of life. Like Dolores, I asked Tokyo not to hurt me. But eventually, she ripped my heart out. She introduced me to a beautiful woman and wonderful friends. We all fell in love with each other and with Tokyo. But alas, the city is not easy to live in long-term; she's strict and filled with rules and legalities, deterring most people from staying longer than a year or two. And we all got separated. Slowly and intermittently, we left the city and each other. Goodbye party after goodbye party, tears and food. I was one of the few who lasted more than a year. I said goodbye to more people than I could bear. In the beginning, she was so understanding and so kind, but as you get to know her better, underneath it all, she is ruthless. And so I weep one week after having left, grieving my now completed selfish little dream. As I listen to this song that reminds me of the magical time we were in love, I realize that underneath it all, like Dolores, we both knew it was just a dream. |
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| The Cranberries – Dreams Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[xolove1226:51884] 14 year update: have you listened to this song since, and how has the meaning changed? Also, are you still with Eddie? :) | |
| Gustavo Cerati – Uno entre 1000 Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Trate de conectar esta letra con juntarse con una pareja, un matrimonio, pero la primera mitad de la cancion no tiene nada q ver, mas bien como q habla de la muerte. Quiza convertirme uno con la tierra cuando este muerto? "Suspendida, parece hibernar" "yo me encargo de evitarla", ¿quiza este hablando de "la muerte"? No entiendo la expresion de "mal vecino"... | |
| Mecano – Aire Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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pudo haber sido q este hombre se comio un extasis o alucinojeno, ya q esta droga te sensibiliza todos los sentidos, y hasta puedes sentirte muy ligero como el aire, y bueno junto con el sexo te incrementa el placer. ya sexo sin tomar extasis no te da el mismo placer. no estubo satisfecho con su ultima experiencia sexual. decidio salir "por la ventana", por querer buscar mas y mas pero, todavia pensando q estaba volando y pensando q podria seguir bolando con el efecto de las drogas. pero al "tirarse por la ventana", se dio cuenta q las drogas lo hacia pensar q podia volar, pero la realidad es q no puede volar y se "cayo" y murio de sobredosis, por q la realidad es q la gravedad si es real jaja y un ser humano no puede volar por mas q quiera. |
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