| William Fitzsimmons – Everything Has Changed Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I agree with is2rockandroll. What I gather from this song is that the father was perhaps a bit of an angry man. Well, not so much angry as simply troubled. He wouldn't let his wife help him (the guide dog reference), he buried himself in his work to keep his mind off of things (the office was a dungeon), and, at a younger age, he attempted suicide. For that, he was ostricized by his family: his mother left him, his dad lost it, and his sister tried to help him, but again, there are those walls the father seemingly has built up around him. At the end, the speaker shows that he really wishes his father would just apologize, perhaps for not giving all of himself to his family and holding so much of himself back. That's just my interpretation. |
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| Alanis Morissette – Orchid Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I agree with playonwords' theory to an extent, but I think there's a lot of self-discovery in this song. Not just the way her loves perceive her, but the way she perceives herself. The helmet in the first line may refer to her efforts to protect herself, either through distancing from other people or by claiming she is stronger than she really is. Then, as playonwords said, her lovers begin to expect more from her. Once they see exactly how fragile she really is, they bail. The verse about her friends makes me think of the typical, "Don't worry girl, you're better off without him" kind of thing. The comfort and support system: dissing the guy and praising her. But deep down, she knows that she was to blame, not him, and since they have a hard time viewing the situation with objectivity, they can't see that and their opinions are biased in her favor. Thus, they cancel each other out. The last few verses make me think that she's found someone that finally understands her. Someone that knows how to protect her without babying her, to help herstand when she needs it instead of expecting her to be able to do it on her own. "Thought myself usual when I'm not" and "I've been different and deserving" tells me that she finally sees exactly what she's worth. Just my two cents. |
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