| Sufjan Stevens – To Be Alone with You Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Sufjan is such a great lyricist that even though this song is obviously about Jesus, it has that extra layer where you can apply its meaning to your own personal thing, even if you're not Christian. Several of his songs on Illinois are like that- multiple layers, both religious and secular. He's very good at that. So for those of you who say you know it's about Jesus "but...", youre right. There is another meaning, and it could be something totally personal to you that Sufjan intended to just be between you and the song. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – In the Devil's Territory Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I have to agree that the song is directed to Satan in Verse 1, God in Verse 2, then Satan again in Verse 3. It's talking about Christianity as a whole, and how they are waiting their time to face Satan when he returns, and not being afraid to die in the encounter, because then they get to return to their God. |
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| Bishop Allen – Choose Again Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| We'll all die, so do everything you can to give your life meaning to you. Dont wait until it's too late to try and fix any regrets. | |
| Bishop Allen – Corazon Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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While it may literally refer to a piano, I think it's a good metaphor for people in general, and accepting someone for who they are, faults and all, and not trying to "fix them" to fit your image of how they should be. "and the expert with his tools said to bring it up to pitch would snap the sucker in two I guess we're tuning to you" |
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| Bishop Allen – Click Click Click Click Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I've always wondered if I'm in the background of anyone else's vacation photos, and if anyone out there has ever wondered who I was. It's weird and yet reassuring that I might be out there on someone's mantle, or in their photo album, hanging out, and they'll never know who I am, and I'll never know I'm even there. | |
| Bishop Allen – The Monitor Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This is such a great song. I think it calls into question "What is bravery?" "What is life?" Things that seem important to us pale in comparison to things that have happened to other people. Is it courage for him to keep playing when he breaks a string? In context of other musicians, then yes. In context of a battle between the two fiercest war machines of the Civil War, and the men trapped inside of the giant iron machines shoveling coal while they feel their ship shaking and rattling with each hit? Not at all. It's a beautiful song that makes us think about context and life. Just because we're not bravely manning a post in a ship that could sink at any moment without us even knowing doesnt mean we dont face our own trials that seem important and difficult to us. |
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