| Keane – Love Is the End Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Although I posted earlier, I thought of a slightly different possible meaning for this song. Perhaps it was about the end of a relationship, but maybe because someone died. It's like it was set up that way, the first verse shows how life was going great, and then all of a sudden he's talking about how he wants to "remember" her. The chorus: Once you've found love, the rest of your life stops, and love is the one thing that matters. But what are you to do when someone/something takes that love away from you? The final verse shows this, the speaker seems to know nothing, and he has "nowhere to go" I'm not quite sure what "don't say those words" could mean... |
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| Keane – Again And Again Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think this song is about a relationship in trouble. I don't see anything which specifically points to it being Tim and Tom's relationship though. "Give me something that's real, give me half of your bitterest pill" This line shows how unwilling the two people are to communicate, all you need is to break the ice, even going easy and only giving "half of your bitterest pill" But it has to be real, something you actually feel The chorus is careful to say "we", and even the second time the words "you" and "your" are replaced with "me" and "my" indicating that the problem is not on your end or my end, but on both ends. "Promises are easy, and no one's ever happy or sad for very long" This shows that the people are making promises and probably not upholding them as they should be. But no one gets mad, for some reason. It also says that no one gets happy, which can be a sign of the emotionlessness in the relationship. There's no positive. "watching you drown" He knows the relationship is going under, but all he can do is "dip his toe in the water" "It's been a long time in the making" We spent so much time getting to where we're at, but where are we really? Is this anything to be proud of? "We said 'when you are alone and afraid, I will come to your aid" They made a certain commitment when they started this relationship, but... "was it just a dream? because it was real to me" It's obviously not been upheld (just like the promises from earlier), but the speaker wants it to be upheld. It wasn't superficial, it actually meant something. And of course, the word "superficial" can be used to describe the "words" which "sound the same, again and again" This is a good song. Lyrically it's not my favorite on the album, but I do like the song a lot. Probably my second most listened track after Perfect Symmetry |
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| Keane – Perfect Symmetry Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Thanks guys. After reading what Pringles said, I see it as less athiestic, and more along the lines of what z4ckm0rris said, especially now that I understand the line "pieces of pieces of rush hour buses", which I never understood before, but it makes perfect sense now. That being said, I still feel an athiest/sacreligious undertone, especially after reading that Tim said he didn't like religion. And as we all agree, good songs (like this one) will mean different things to everyone, so I can totally see where everyone's coming from, and I know all the opinions are valid. |
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| Keane – Perfect Symmetry Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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There's a really good reason this song is the title track. It pretty much sums up the whole album. The central theme for the song and the album is what can be achieved, and where we should set our goals. First two stanzas indicate what is going on with mankind right now. It's "wreckage" and humans are just "the wisest of the animals." I love that line because it shows that we might think highly of ourselves, but we're really just animals. At the same time, we have achieved a lot for animals. "This life is lived in perfect symmetry" - That line has so many possible meanings. From the following line, one may deduce that all actions will be reciprocated. It can also indicate that there is perfection in the world, we just have to find it. There's also a slight implication that everyone has another half, someone with the same perfect symmetry as them. The list just goes on and on and on... It's up to the listener to get what they can out of this. The stanza after the first chorus shows that we can do things in futility, like searching through pages and pages of text, when all you're really looking for is who won and by what score. And these things don't help, because "we're no closer than we were before" Back into the chorus: it starts by asking "who are you, what are you living for?" Which shows that some people don't know what they're here for, but they need a purpose in order to live a full life. The stanza after the second chorus (Maybe you'll find...) says that we have got to set our goals high, and we can do so much better than we're doing (sound familiar? Maybe the title of another Keane song?) because we don't have an unlimited time on this earth, and there might not be a heaven where we can live forever after. The next couple lines serve to get people off their asses and into a new place where they can dream big, and realize those dreams. I think there are a few places where atheistic support is hinted at, especially where it says "there is no golden gate, there is no heaven waiting for you." Also, the softer bit where the backing vocals sing "Spineless dreamers hide in churches" which to me says that people with no spine, or no backbone, nothing keeping them going, go to church to put something in their lives so they have something to live for. Not only that, but they're "hiding" in churches, perhaps covering up a bigger truth. The two lines from "I dream in emails..." to "...just empty pages" show how some people are so screwed up by society that they can't do things for themselves. All in all, I love this song lyrically because it's very open to interpretation while having a very deep and encouraging meaning. And it's not about love, which is a plus in this musical age. |
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| Keane – Love Is the End Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I love this song and can't wait to hear it in high quality. I'm pretty sure the song is about a breakup. The most powerful verse for me is that second one "I took off my clothes and I ran to the ocean Looking for somewhere to start anew And when I was drowning in that holy water All I could think of was you" It sounds almost like he was trying to commit suicide... He wanted a new start, but he couldn't leave his past behind. The chorus makes it seem like he's given up hope of starting over. "Love is the end"... Once you're in love, that's it, you only get one chance. |
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| Keane – Better Than This Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This song is quite simple and straightforward: Set your goals high | |
| Keane – To The End Of the Earth Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Wow, this song should've been on an album, not just a b-side. It's meaning is difficult though. I think the song is about times when you're on your own, and no one seems to be on your side. You just don't fit, yet you can't quite run away. "You'll never be in and you'll never get out". You just want to run to the end of the Earth, because it seems like you have nothing better to do. Maybe you're looking for something, maybe someone. The end of the song reminds me of "Atlantic" "Build me a home underground Free from light and sound" "I need a place that's buried in the deep" Both songs express a wish for a place where you can be self sufficient, and cut off from the rest of the world. We've all felt like we need a place of our own at one time or another, it's something everyone can relate to. |
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| Keane – The Lovers Are Losing Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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God, why would Keane write such a negative song? The song seems to be telling me that I have no hope of achieving my dreams. But at the same time, the line "I dreamed I had nothing at all" tells me that I already have everything I need. If he was dreaming that he had nothing, that means that in reality, he had something. Maybe the message isn't that you can't achieve your dreams, but that you should let them play themselves out without rearranging them, just because you don't like where they seem to be going. |
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| Keane – Try Again Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| For me, the song is just what the title is: an inspiration to take another stab at it, whatever "it" may be. For Tom, it was his drug problem. It may be a relationship for you or others. The way he introduces it live makes it sound like a general inspiration / "get back on the fallen horse" song. | |
| U2 – Wave Of Sorrow (Birdland) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| For what it's worth, Simon and Garfunkel's "Blessed" contains the lyrics "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit" | |
| Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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After reading the first comment here by Scabster, I completely agree. The connection to 1984 is excellent; the song sends the same message of what an oppressive society does. Indeed the school seems to be a metaphor for an oppressive society. There are a few specific references I would like to make: The voice at the end of the teacher screaming at the kids represents control. The kids singing in unison represents something which is needed to prevent an oppressive society: unity of the subjects. The chorus sung by the kids also have lyrical importance. The teachers and the classroom are a representation of oppression. "Dark sarcasm" invokes in me thoughts of a corrupt society where oppression would thrive. Finally, the wall itself is a very poetic representation of oppression. According to the lyrics, people who fall victim to oppression BECOME the wall, bricks in the wall. To be a brick is to be a conformist. The wall is a blockade to something greater, perhaps the ability to freely express oneself? That can be left to the listener, but the fact is that when people fall victim to oppression, when they become bricks in the wall, they're only helping the blockade, and adding to the oppression by following along, or conforming. |
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