| TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| @[wolvesinthewater:19448] yup this is it exactly. Any deeper meaning is not its intent. That's part of what makes this song great is its simplicity and strength of subject matter | |
| Gomez – Tijuana Lady Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| It's about a hooker | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins – I Am One Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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@[du0:9014] This is all wrong. Corgan is a Christian. There are plenty of pro-Christian themes in his songs. I Am One is a song about finding yourself in God. It's talking to someone who lives with hatred, destruction and sin in his/her heart, and it's saying to find God and get away from this. While you may be correct in that he is not promoting a Church, he is promoting spirituality and giving oneself to a higher power. |
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| The Sisters of Mercy – Lucretia, My Reflection Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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@[philocaly:4769] dusting off the old SOM records, and this song brought back much joy from my college days. Yes, you are correct. This song is about a ruler of a Nation (aka "Kingdom") at war, and how said ruler does all for his own selfish desires. Lucretia, when she was raped by the King's son, committed suicide in front of King and citizens out of revolt, which ultimately sparked the revolution that ended the rule of kings in Rome. The metaphor here is that the ruler in this song is seeing his reflection in Lucretia, meaning he is seeing the revolt against him rising due to his lawless rule. or something like that |
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| The Lone Bellow – Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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"Oh what our ways may look like Back where we're from" I think this should be: "Our wide eyed ways may look like A wreck where we are from" This song is amazing by the way. Surprised no one else has even commented on it. It's a wonderful depiction of facing all of life's hardships together with your lover and conquering it together. "Your face a lovely song where the fireworks crash" gives me chills the way he sings it. Makes me think of my wife every time, and puts a smile on my face |
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| Kings of Leon – Happy Alone Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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"I think it's about all the girls in different cities they have slept with and then left lol Pretty much warning the fathers of their promiscuity." There's a whole lot of misinterpretations on this thread, and this person is the only one that got it right. It's not about being 19 and growing up. It's about all the girls they are sleeping with on the road because they are rock stars. He's actually degrading these girls in this song too, referring to their naivety and starstruckness (I made that word up). "I'm gonna tangle my face hair, it's gonna tickle your daughter Three o'clock and the moaning, they all cry to me," -cunnilingus here "I'll be prancin' around in my high heels, and your cherry red lipstick, Look out your window I'm on your street" -him celebrating his conquest and rubbing it into the girls and their parents' faces There's a common theme in many of KOL's music of them condemning women for putting out so easily and freely. This is clearly one of them |
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| Fleet Foxes – Drops in the River Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Best song on Sun Giant? Puhleez. Best FF song period | |
| The Black Keys – Aeroplane Blues Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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It's about escaping. I get the sense that the subject has done something wrong and is trying to get away from it, but that's strictly the feel I get. Nothing signifies this, but it's more the song itself. |
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| John Butler Trio – Wings Are Wide Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Gorgeous song! I read that he wrote this for his grandmother that died. He sang to her at her bedside not long before her death. I love the imagery of her going to the afterlife to be with her husband again, and how she has been waiting for this moment since his death. Sad and beautiful. | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins – Silverfuck Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Too many comments to read, so forgive me if this has been stated. This is song is a murder-suicide of two (ex) lovers. That's really all there is to it. Even the title gives it away. "SilverFuck".... silver (bullet) entering the body (fuck). I don't think the "bang bang" parts are metaphors, because there are other parts of the song that symbolize sharing in this death. I believe this is meant to be taken quite literally. |
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| Gomez – Pick Up the Pieces Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This is one of my favorite Gomez songs. It's unfortunate that it wasn't on the main album, because more people need to hear it. It sounds more structured (like their newer stuff) than what they did on the first album, which is my guess as to why it was a b-side instead. If you happen upon this link by mistake, I urge you to seek and listen to this gem ;) |
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| My Morning Jacket – Lowdown Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Kashika nailed it. It's him telling the girl that all of her pains suffered by previous relationships are in the past and that he will never treat her that way. Great song | |
| The Moon Seven Times – Motion Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| as for the song's meaning, I gather it to be about going through life too fast and not stopping to appreciate it until it's too late. | |
| The Moon Seven Times – Motion Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| One of my all time favorite songs. Just gorgeous. Come on now, I know there has to be some MST fans out there!!! | |
| The Moon Seven Times – My Game Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Such a great band..... yet only 3 songs on this website. It's a shame that they never got any recognition | |
| My Morning Jacket – Holdin' on to Black Metal Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"....and pay more attention to the *lyrics*...." sorry, mistyped :) |
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| My Morning Jacket – Holdin' on to Black Metal Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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First listen.... interesting. Second listen.... ok, I'm buying it. Third listen and more.... Great Tune! It really grows on you and seeps deep into your pores, and you never want to wash it off. As for the meaning, well, I haven't delved into the lyrics too much yet. On the surface, it seems to be a rebuke of those who look at Black Metal as pure satanic music. It could also be condemning the Black Metal bands that take a style of music and use it as a tool for satanic music. I'm sure it's not this simple of an explanation, but it's the initial impression I have without digging further into the lyrics. Once I take the time to get past the wonderful orchestration and pay more attention to the music, then I'll repost with more thoughts. |
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| My Morning Jacket – I Think I'm Going to Hell Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think the title character is the arsonist who is burning to cleanse. Heat is a source to sterelize, and he sees evil in the world around him. He burns the town to cleanse it of the evils he perceives. Fire is also often associated with hell, so it has double meaning here. The second verse it the character reeling in his own guilt both at his actions and just in general seeing evil in everything, especially himself. Ultimately it may be a theme about people riding the fire and brimstone mantra too much, thus the emphasis on churches. I have noticed a lot of pro spiritual/christian themes throughout JJ's lyrics (I am not a religious type myself, but I respect and appreciate those who are), and much anti organized religious themes too. This may be one that explores the damage done in the FnB routine and creates an unintended monster. Or I'm just thinking way too much about it haha |
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| Faith No More – The Real Thing Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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While not all songs are about drugs, some songs most certainly are. This is one. Patton's writing style is often of the descriptive style, and this is an example of it. This son't isn't positive as some people point out, nor is it completely negative. It's a look into the mind of an addict, and the writing is a descriptive, almost expressionist, style to explore the mindset and thinking of the addict. The elation, the shame and the need to keep going back. Just as not all songs are about drugs, not all songs are deep, obscure metaphors. Descriptive writing is a very intriguing style of art, and it isn't something to be written off as trivial. Zombie Eaters is a great example of this. You can apply metaphors at your liking, but it is the best example of his descriptive writing style. It's a song written through the eyes of a baby, nothing more. You can add metaphors, but the words tell the truth. That's the beauty of good writing as an art; it allows for many interpretations, even though the intent may have been straight forward and simple |
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| Interpol – C'mere Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The intro in this song is the exact guitar from This Mortal Coil's "Not Me" (which is a dual cover of a Colin Newman song by the way). Don't take me wrong, because I am not complaining or calling Interpol rip offs. In fact it's the opposite, I LOVE that they have the same riff (intentionally or unintentionally I don't know, but I tend to think intentionally given their sound and influences). Anyway, I figured I would point this out. Great song! |
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| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Sowing Seeds Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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You're all way off base here; it has nothing to do with rubbing one out. The fundamental theme of the entire album is the love affair with drugs and fitting in. Just about every song is dripping with metaphors about drugs. This song in particular is centered on a young person trying to fit in, but struggling with what it takes to do so, i.e. drugs and partying. "I see people going down All gods people going down And I should not be alone And I should be on my phone Yes I should be on my phone Yes I should be on my phone" People going down is referencing the falling into sin, which is later reinforced by the apple references (Adam and Eve giving in to temptation). "I Should not be alone" is the desire to be in the group, and the "on the phone" lines are pointing at the connection to those in the group. "I'll go where that apple goes I touch with an apple touch" These lines are simply saying that he is choosing to give into the temptation and become one of them. "Candy People" is identifying who the people are. Drugs are often referred to as candy, and it has a double meaning in that it is a way of expressing the hedonism associated with the people. So finally, the term "sowing seeds" is what I believe is leading people to believe the song is about a stroke. This is actually a reference to him starting into the drug lifestyle and falling completely into it. He is sowing the seeds, which will blossom into what he wants to be, which is to be like the people around him |
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| Jeff Buckley – Moodswing Whiskey Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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i think of "mankind" in question marks... what a great, great line. I haven't listened to MWB in a long time, and this song I must have overlooked. Wow, what great writing. |
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