| Panda Bear – You Can Count On Me Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| great job!!! | |
| Voxtrot – Dirty Version Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song is about Jack Kerouac and the other Beat Writer's insatiating desire for (the American) wildnerness and its promise of freedom. "and I bet he had a habit of pulling down the wall and I bet he made a fine job of bending all the rules" - are probably references to Neal Cassady's erratic behavior "east to west in this place" - reference to Kerouac's journeys across America "I remember we were reckless Half asleep across the floor I was young and we got restless Oh pretty girls make graves" - reference to "The Dharma Bums" -Kerouac retells of spending every weekend drinking and partying in Ferlinghetti's log cabin outside of San Francisco with Gary Snyder. "Pretty Girls Make Graves," is directly quoted from the book. "Lisa wants a revolution I can see you've had your fill yours is just a dirty version I'm gonna walk away" - Commenting that Kerouac's and Neal's revolution may have been irresponsible and selfish. It was "counterculture" but socially unproductive. "Can't you see that your big promise Fell apart in '73 Give yourself to something honest what makes a man today" - 1973 was the big oil crisis when the OPEC nations proclaimed an oil embargo on the States. This is metaphorical for the imprisonment of the car, that it is no longer free to run and roam. "Give yourself to something honest" follows and adds on to "yours is just a dirty version(revolution)" The ends of Kerouac's books are filled with a strong sense of abandon. At the end of the drunken road, there is nothing left. It ends. Perhaps these wild journeys are irresponsible. Maybe freedom is not the wilderness, but the acceptance of one's obligations. |
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| Devendra Banhart – At the Hop Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| an adolescent on a walkabout journeying into adulthood. traveling/voyages/that scent of something new. that nostalgic presence of leaving things behind. letting go of the stability of familial, friendly, intimate, relationships. because he/she has to | |
| Los Campesinos! – We Are All Accelerated Readers Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I'd be the one that dies (no one dies) Well then what's the point? You should have built have a statue, and so I did of you And you were ungrateful, and slightly offended at the dimensions of it You said you looked less like the Venus de Milo, and more like your mother in a straightjacket -i might be overanalyzing it but: the first two lines i have up are probably existential references then the bottom is romanticizing a woman whom in turn did not like it ("You said you looked less like the Venus de Milo, and more like your mother in a straightjacket") the woman takes offense because it is romanticized in the opposite fashion. mother in a straightjacket=the modern corporate slave |
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| Dntel – Roll On Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| its about the romanticism of love, and the grip on reality, however painful that may be. an existential crisis | |
| Dntel – Breakfast in Bed Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| this shit is beautiful | |
| Dntel – Anywhere Anyone Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| its puts us into a trance. its only annoying if you arent out of it. | |
| Beirut – La Llorona Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Ever away from seeing more than life The morning lies miles away from the night No man ever could steal her heart But With bright gold coins I’ll take my shot And all it takes to fall If you don’t walk, might as well crawl All it takes to fall What a quiet world after all Of the things that you guessed will come What a moment it was after all |
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| Los Campesinos! – How I Taught Myself to Scream Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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its about not giving a fuck about anything and not conforming to society. and to not be boring |
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| Los Campesinos! – You'll Need Those Fingers For Crossing Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| i think its about living a lie | |
| Little Joy – Don't Watch Me Dancing Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Margarita has a strange appeal sways between suthers on a broke heel Of course her desires they always misunderstood She rather been scarred than be scarred with love In conversation she often contend Costumes builds customs that have all dead-ends She found her courage in a change of scene This sunday social would be short its queen All her best years spent distracted By these tired re-enacments With the right stuff she would try her chances Somewhere else There he is a step outside her view Presiding the words he hope she might pursue Night upon night of faithful lie shore* He only convinces legs across the floor Please don't watch me dancing oh no don't watch me dancing Something changes when she glances I'll have to teach you what romance is With the right stuff they tried their chances Somewhere else Please don't watch me dancing don't watch me dancing Please don't watch me dancing don't watch me dancing ... |
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| Little Joy – Don't Watch Me Dancing Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| thanks for the lyrics | |
| Voxtrot – The Warmest Part of the Winter Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| ramesh should make more songs like this and dirty version | |
| James Figurine – 55566688833 Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| i love all the unobvious hidden takes-30minutes-to-unearth information everyone is giving | |
| Los Campesinos! – We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| we are beautiful, we are doomed = beautiful almost like romanticizing self destruction | |
| Electric President – Good Morning, Hypocrite Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| trees -> concrete roads = natures haircut | |
| Voxtrot – Dirty Version Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| that is why i type in more comments | |
| Voxtrot – Dirty Version Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| usually when i don't know the works of an artist but just got interested from one or two of their songs, i would go on songmeanings and look up the songs with the most comments and listen to it. | |
| Voxtrot – Dirty Version Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| why hasnt anyone else commented this song. i want to know what the world thinks of this beautiful masterpiece of genuine art | |
| Voxtrot – The Start of Something Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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ps- when he mentions let the ghost sleep tonight. thats a metaphor for don't let your thoughts keep you awake at night |
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| Voxtrot – The Start of Something Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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this song has the most poetic verses "If I die clutching your photograph don't call me boring it's just cause I like you" "Come by and see me, I'm a love-letter away" "I watched every inch of film flash across your roman features" "Poetry is not a luxury, it's how I break this home" -his words aren't for the pleasure of talking but his way of convincing her to leave her oldman "Inside your room you said: "You never really live until your back's against the wall," Oh, did you really mean it?" -hinting at cheating on her oldman but never breaking up (a game) "Oh, tell me your thoughts Tell me your thoughts on liberty See there's a place where I sink to sleeping She said: "Oh, my vote is as red as my blood," Will you join me for another round? I haven't had the chance to speak yet" -the girl is a marxist; in WHISKEY ramesh also mentions the SSP(swedish socialist party) some hint at his political agenda. |
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| Matt & Kim – Silver Tiles Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| yeah i see what you mean. I think after everything, you'll always be judged subordinately. never making it to the top in the eyes of the beholder. its like getting jobs, life, and shit, you'll never prevail because of the b you got when you were 17. | |
| Matt & Kim – 5K Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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i think it is about kim but matt also incorporates life in general in it. *how we all have dreams but life and society keeps us from achieving them. how the calendar set in stone can be cracked. |
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| Kanye West – Street Lights Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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street lights and coldest winter are my favorite songs off of 808s and heartbreaks. Kanye's new album is so dark and mysterious. its amazing how mature it sounds being completely new for him. |
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| Bon Iver – RE: Stacks Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I believe Vernon uses a poker as a metaphor for life. The "stacks" is a reference to building up burdens and responsibilities for life and how it is against society and poker to unstack or lose your chips. Hence the the unstacking of your load. The crow dangling the keys references a quick tease to finding your self and the meaning behind your life. The replacing of the "sun"(suns usually references an idol/god) means he needs to find a new philosophy in life. the ending lines basically sums it up |
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| Voxtrot – Dirty Version Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| this song is beautiful | |
| Ben Gibbard – Carolina Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| CAROLINA REFERS TO A GIRL WHO IS IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP(NOT NECESSARILY PHYSICAL) AND BEN IS ADDRESSING THE PERSON SHE IS CURRENTLY WITH RIGHT NOW. TELLING HIM CAROLINA WAITS FOR "ME" | |
| Architecture in Helsinki – Souvenirs Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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(With an envelope we’ll enter buildings we might touch.) refers to love letters/ phone calls/ some type of initiation into a relationship. buildings we might touch means to develop a meaningful relationship/love (I’ve got souvenirs but yesterday can’t mean too much) they broke up leaving her with memories but no future (have we missed an opportunity.) pretty straight forward (Whispers Chinese leaves a message, leaves a metaphor. For what once was gold and once was rich and now is poor. ) what was once something amazing is no longer anything possibly friendship Have we missed an opportunity? |
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