| Crystal Castles – Violent Dreams Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| this is such a beautiful song | |
| Sufjan Stevens – Impossible Soul Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I agree with Swiftlygothedays. I believe that Sufjan uses recurring metaphors to describe certain themes, personas, and situations. "The man in the window" signifies either God, who can see in his private space: his psyche; or it can either signify his own introspection. His conscious self could very well be that "man," looking inward to the farthest reaches of his mind and soul. Another metaphor he uses quite a lot is "on the floor," which I take to mean when everything is in shambles. He uses it in "No Man's Land", "Pittsfield", "I Walked" and others that I don't want to take time to recall. Anyways, this song seems to be about a breakup, but I am not entirely sure. I'm still deciphering this song because when it comes to Sufjan, his songs usually never mean what they seem. Beautiful song is all regards. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Arnika Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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this song is so beautiful, i'm surprised that only 3 people have commented on it so far. on the surface, it seems like this song is simply about lovesickness and longing. could be wrong. |
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| Animal Collective – Street Flash Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| definitely my favorite by AC | |
| Andrew Bird – Masterfade Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song is has an existential theme. Andrew Bird is singing about a girl that he loves who is a staunch existentialist: she believes that life has no point and that humans have devised reason to comfort them in the "Revolt of the Flesh." The "Revolt of the Flesh" is the human fear of death the desire to prolong it for as long as possible. According to the existential theory, many people are uncomfortable with the idea of turning into "matter when [they're] done" so they create God and a purpose to life in order to make sure their life is not just a blip in time. That is what the "masterfade" represents: the slow inevitable countdown to death. The girl he is talking about also sees the night sky (in this case a spiritual firmament) in binary, a digital language consisting of 1's and 0's. She only sees the physical/scientific side to life, leaving out all spirituality. Along with leaving out spirituality, she is rejecting purpose in life. This though does not prevent her from seeing beauty and natural pleasures, which I see as the Kewpie doll parade, the kittens, the lemonade, the papillons, and the canopy of trees. She is basically saying to Andrew Bird that even though there is no point to life and that we're all going to be matter anyways when we die, life is meant to be lived presently with synergy with nature and the force of love. Death does not have to do anything with life. |
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