| Milky Chance – Stolen Dance Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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This is why music is so great... any song can cater to your feelings and it comforts you in whatever situation you are in. BUTTTT, Clemens says... "It's less of a story than a feeling. The feeling in the song refers to a certain moment I wanted to hold on to. It's the sentiment you experience when you miss somebody you really like and just can't spend time with that person. You're sad the other person isn't there, but you're also happy for the beautiful moments you've spent together." Which I suppose doesn't necessarily mean it's not about drugs. He's vague. Didn't say, "I'm sad I can't spend time with my [SPECIFIC PERSON] anymore but I'd happy for the good times we had." He also says, in general, that leaving room for interpretation is important to him, so interpret on :) |
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| Right Away, Great Captain! – Once Like You Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song kinda confuses me.. it seems like he switches up who he's talking to. First stanza, maybe talking to God? Maybe even talking to Anna? Second stanza is probably Anna because he says "our children." Third stanza again, it could go either way. But then the last stanza is most likely talking to God... "I was a father once like you," "your plan," "causing ... men's death." Any ideas? |
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| Right Away, Great Captain! – Cutting Off the Blood to Ten Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The title is probably just about how his fingers have gone numb, the circulation's been cut, by the rope he's tied around his wrists. I think by "stay or stay" he means either STAY with the ocean (with the anchor and sink to the bottom) and die be rid of all his troubles or STAY alive and face his troubles. |
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| Murder by Death – Intergalactic Menopause Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Dude, I don't really like this song. Haha, don't get me wrong! I love Murder By Death, even after Who Will Survive... but this song seriously makes me feel kind of sick. I like it up until the vocals come... I don't like the weird effect. | |
| Murder by Death – The Devil Drives Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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When the music stops and Adam starts saying "there's still time to start again," I get goosebumps =) It's still so crazy to me how he changed his voice to baritone for the albums after Like The Exorcist... and Who Will Survive... If you listen, you can still tell it's him. He has such an amazing voice. hell mongoose-- Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them is another good CD of their to listen to all the way through. There's an AMAZING final track on that CD and all the songs flow together so nicely. Genius! =) |
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| Right Away, Great Captain! – I Was a Cage Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The first time I heard it, I didn't even question that the line was "And afterwords I swore that I would haunt you," but now that I listen to it closer, it really does sound like HARM... enough though HAUNT makes more sense and it is a reoccurring theme in the album. He does mention hurting HER a few times though... like in Gasoline Family. At least I thought he was talking about her and not the guy she cheated with. ANYWAY, this song kind of seems like he is kind of realizing why Anna would have cheated on him. Or he's just too tired to be so angry about it anymore. Still doesn't want to forgive her, though. Obviously the "I was a cage," is a negative thing. No one wants to be caged. "I am afraid of the truth inside of you," could possibly be him knowing that she had reason to cheat. He left them for so long and she was so alone even though he went to sea for his family. And ending with "I was away" just kind of reinstates that. |
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| Bright Eyes – Saturday as Usual Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I think she's just trying to get out of the house and take her parents' car without them knowing about it. You know.. "she rolls it out so quietly." | |
| Mineral – Unfinished Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I definitely think they DON'T get married. The whole song sounds so morose and hopeless and depressing. I think the first line either means that someone happened to the girl (she left him, she's died) and she physically cannot put her head on his chest, which is why he says "I wish you COULD." OR, maybe the girl didn't think she loved him enough and he just wishes that her hearing his heart that beats only for her would suffice. Even the way he sings "I still dream of December..." doesn't seem simply reminiscent, but like he's haunted by it. The fact that he never does finish "And the two shall become.." makes it so obvious to me that it ended badly and unfinished. Beautiful song though. It's funny how some of the saddest songs are the prettiest. |
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| Bright Eyes – Amy in the White Coat Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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That makes sense now that I read it. I thought it was like a jab at her. Like.. she has a lame coat on and the kids are like, "Look at your stupid coat, did you get that from the principal's closet?" lol, I dunno. |
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| Bright Eyes – Amy in the White Coat Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I am so sad that this song is about what it is. Because it is a beautiful-sounding song. Which makes this song even more messed up. The subject is something so terrible, but it sounds so pretty. Just like the line, "Such proper language for acts so cruel." Amazing song, nonetheless. |
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| Bright Eyes – Amy in the White Coat Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I thought so too! On the Spring Cleaning page, someone mentioned the songs being connected, and everyone was like, "oh, no way, no way." But I definitely think they they could be. Because in Spring Cleaning there's the line, "Seeing her now makes me want to live," like she came from such a bad place to be happy and living gives him hope. And there's also: "if he died it'd be just as well" because the guy doesn't treat Amy right and Conor knows she deserves so much better after her shitty childhood in this song. POSSIBLY, anyway ;] |
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| Bright Eyes – The Awful Sweetness of Escaping Sweat Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I love that song too, and noticed the connection. The two songs don't seem to have much else in common, though. Maybe I should listen again... and analyze. ;b |
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| Bright Eyes – The Awful Sweetness of Escaping Sweat Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is mainly about Conor running away, as usual. I like the title- "The Awful Sweetness of Escaping Sweet" He gets a thrill or feels better after escaping LOVE, something that has the potential of being anamazing and sweet thing. And there's a twisted sweetness for him when he gets away from that- possibly the awful satisfaction of breaking someone's heart, or just the freedom that comes with being alone. "We became what we wanted to be, like a dream or a ghost." They had imagined what it would be like to be together. Maybe his lover found it a dream, but Conor thought of it more as a ghost- not as good as he was expecting OR reminded him or a former lover. I LOVE the line, "Fill the bathtub with ice, hope this fever will break, like a heart; easily." The fact that he built up this imaginary love and when it really came about it was ghostly and not has he imagined and didn't want it anymore. Or that he possibly DID love this person and he didn't like the feeling because he expected it to just be a fling and was hoping it would break like a fever. Either way, it's like he closed up after this. "I do not recall all the words that were formed....Then you blink and it's gone." ^ Again, the closing up, shutting off. He says, "We crawl to our sleep with the dawn." And goes into the "Isn't it the same mistake??! It's not much of an escape." Like just trying to sleep it off isn't enough. He has to leave all together. He feels hollow and selfishly warm, waits until what's burning is gone and returns when it's dark. Like he feels slight regret about the whole thing. Possibly feels bad about what he's going to do- Act like he loves this person and then leave. or Really does love this person and is selfishly leaving because he doesn't want to deal with what comes with a relationship. Then it's almost like he's talking down to his lover, "You ripped your shirt on the fence, but it didn't get me. YEAH, IT'S FEAR. IT MAKES YOU SLOW." Like, that person is sacred because they are under the impression that they have something together and are scared of losing it. The fence might also be a kind of metaphor. The fence is love and it caught Conor's lover, but not him (or he's just in denial). Love is a weird feeling- so much excitement mixed with fear. "And I guess I'm not sure if it's fear that was born as those awful eyes made their claim on us. Said your name and I started to climb. ...... I heard you scream but I made no reply. I can still taste it now if I try." Those Awful Eyes may have been love or some kind of strong feelings and that DID scare Conor. He said his lover's name because he possibly did care. But then when he heard them scream, he made no reply. Meaning he cared less, or convinced himself how silly is it to love someone. The very last line slows reflection. He he can still taste it if he tries after all that time, then it really must have meant something to him. Especially for him to have written a song about it. Love it, really. I also wish he'd redo it and clean it up a little, but it probably wouldn't be the same. This version is so raw and powerful even with the shitty quality of the recording. Sorry this got so long :[ |
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| Snow Patrol – Ways and Means Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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To me, it sounds like he says "love HER," not "love HERE." I could be wrong, though. |
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| mewithoutYou – Nice and Blue Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The last part of this song really defines it for me. Saying, "God became the glass, and all things left were emptiness," makes it almost seem like he is angry with God. I assume the “glass” that held him (the wine) was some woman, because he says “God BECAME the glass.” So when he used to be with the woman, he was alive and happy and all that. But then, God became the glass that held him, and he and everything else became empty. And about his "little girl" looking to see a dark red that used to be his face, saying to remember him in the CLAIRTY of God' grace... it all seems a bit like slight animosity toward god, or at least he’s unsure of God. He wants her to remember him when he WAS sure of God, but he isn’t anymore. Just my input. Seems to be different from everyone else’s. |
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| Bright Eyes – Saturday as Usual Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Yeah people, Conor is a lyrical genius. I think he's totally capable of writing this at 13. But I wouldn't be surprised if he wrote it as a kind of reflection of being 13. The meaning of this song is pretty obvious. Growing up sucks, especially when you can't find any comfort because the people you look up to hate their lives. It doesn't take much looking into to realize how pointless life can be. And hankmay4, I don't understand how "..drawing in my notebook. Because my hand thinks I'm an artist but my heart knows I'm a poet." can make you want to gag. It's like he wants to make [draw] something beautiful because everything around him is ugly. And because words mean so little to him, his music/poems don't seem beautiful. I actually really like that line. I can't make out the lines: "I can't seem to deal with total trust There is something very wrong with me " It seems more like: "I can't seem to deal. There's something wrong with everyone. Something, something." I'm not positive, though. |
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