| NOFX – Golden Boys Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I had a couple slightly different interpretations of the song than what I've seen so far... First, a slightly religious tone(from a basic knowledge of the Christian Bible...): I thought that 'golden boys' was a reference to how some Roman soldiers wore gold-colored armor, (or at least a gold-looking bronze...) thus 'you got your war toys' would be a reference to the Roman military... Also, I think that the lines about millions of boys staying dead was talking about how tons of babies were killed when the Romans had heard that baby Jesus was born, or something like that. Thus, 'millions of boys stay dead' could be talking about how Jesus came back in the bible, whereas the millions of [other] lives sacrificed in the name of religion won't be coming back. The bit about rock n roll could be referencing another event from the Bible, where Mary gets guards to roll the stone from the place where Jesus' body was contained... Or, if you consider the fact that NOFX isn't exactly your most religious band, then that first bit, after the intro seems like a clever allusion, using 'Mother Mary' as the mother of a soldier... Then, if you think of the soldier as a medic, he logically would heal people, and the letter that said 'you could make yourself feel better' was probably an army recruitment letter. |
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| NOFX – Kids of the K-Hole Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I have to disagree with 'Serotrance' on this one; at least on the part about it being an "emo" song. NOFX is a punk band. While the line between punk and emo may be somewhat obscured, the defining line I've found is that an 'emo' song would talk of wanting to die, or such a topic would at least be mentioned in one song on an album that could be defined as 'emo'. Regardless, here's what I assumed was the meaning: The song is about Ketamine, as a few people have essentially confirmed, and addiction to ketamine, so much so that the singer, or at least the person the song is supposed to be from the perspective of, doesn't want to be outside of the "K-Hole," or, the hallucinated reality seen whilst the singer or person the song is from the perspective of is on Ketamine. The fourth paragraph in the typed lyrics appears to be expressing some regret for being addicted, but also an inability to quit, because of Ketamine's addictive qualities. Finally, the last [typed] paragraph expresses a very punk-ish disregard for what anyone's opinion is about the addiction, and that the addiction continues through a long period of time. |
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