| Johnny Cash – Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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it's odd how the same exact lyrics sung by someone else makes all the difference. the orginal seems to be a junkie's sober moment where he realizes his addiction will run him through... cash's version seems like a reflection on a celebrated life that's full of errors... johnny's version is better to me because its message seems much more complete and complex than reznor's version despite being (almost) exactly the same; Johnny Cash lived a great life and many people will worship his music for at least another century... but he pondered the errors and lows of his life when he reached the end of it. the last verse is a wish that ironically expresses a every man and woman's love for life as he declares that he'd start again and would make it right. I think most of us want another chance to try it all over again... |
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| Kanye West – Bad News Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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oh and one more thing... the reason this is so hard is that before finding out the truth from other people, he was dreaming that maybe she'll come back to him... instead he found out that she left him a long time ago. |
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| Kanye West – Bad News Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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YOU CAN SKIP MY LINE BY LINE INTERPRETATION BY READING THE FOLLOWING: The question is when DID you decide to break the rules? He's telling the listener that she decided to meet the 'dude' while they were still together. The rule that she broke is seeing another guy while they were still together. He just found out. That's the real bad news. -------full interpretation--------- first off, I saw the radio interview where kanye said himself that he wrote this from a woman's perspective on a situation that usually happens to women... I don't believe that one bit... I believe he said that because while he wants people to hear the pain in the song he really doesn't want to spill the beans on what really happened to his relationship... and here's my interpretation... and keeping in mind that in the same interview he mentioned that only one song on the album wasn't about his exfiance. this song is about finding out his girl cheated on him.. but finding it out after breakup... and after everybody else knew. Didn't you know I was waitin on you? Waitin on a dream that'll never come true Didn't you know I was waitin on you? My face turned to stone when I heard the news perhaps the heaviest line is "my face turned to stone when I heard the news." I doubt he would write something so desperate concerning someone he hadn't had any previous relationship with. I think he's waiting for her to come back. But it's the news that's most damning. When you decide to break the rules? 'Cause I just heard some real bad news again, what rules are there between two people who haven't yet dated? he's not waiting on someone he simply has a crush on... The rules are the rules of the previous relationship. All relationships have rules. Typically, a relationship between a man and a woman has rules involving fidelity and monogamy. He has yet to explain the rules but he's getting to it in the only verse of the song. People'll talk like it's old news I played it off and act like I already knew People are talking about his ex's new (but not that new) relationship. Kanye is trying to keep his pride in front of people by claiming he already knew that she was with someone else...but not only did he not know, the fact that, as people say, it's old news tells him that she was with someone else before they broke up... the next line reveals the truth. Let me ask you, how long have you known dude? You played it off and act like he's brand new After he got the news from the people, he goes back to her and asks her how long have you known him... she claims it's a brand new guy. In other words, a guy she met after they broke up. But, kanye says she's playing it off because he knows that's not true. that's the news... it's much deeper than it seems. When you decide to break the rules? 'Cause I just heard some real bad news Real bad news, real bad news Real bad news The question is when DID you decide to break the rules? He's telling the listener that she decided while they were still together. The rule that she broke is seeing another guy while they were still together. He just found out. That's the real bad news. My face would turn to stone, too. Kanye said that this is his favorite song on the album because it's the best writing he's ever done and he feels that the real meaning of the song is conveyed because of it. I agree. I haven't seen writing like this in some time. |
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