| The Format – Swans Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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i think this song is about human beings in general (swans) and how people should realise that we are all people and to treat each other with respect (we fit into each other we are russian dolls, where somethwhere in the center fits a beeting heart) hes saying that people have to search to realize this, and to be good people. you can also see hes generally asking if people can be well better people and not be so self-absorbed or heartless (are you defined by all the things you want? or did you get caught up in the things that you are not?) then the last first he says that there is more good in humanity than bad and that "we are flying higher than our counterparts" our goodness dominates our bad qualities and that realising that we have each other will make earth more peaceful* *i think the imaginary place he is talking about is a place with only good ..or peace |
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| The Format – On Your Porch Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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the first verse he is talking about him and his girlfriend the second verse he is talking about his father dieing and his mom takes care of him and he is in denial so he wouldn't "have to say goodbye", so he wouldnt have to face the fact that he is going to die. So he leaves and his dad says its okay for you to grow up and be independent --> "get out of the desert an into the son"...and "even if its alone" means his father is saying if i die everything is going to be okay and its time for you to live your own life and then the second verse is about him and sam, sam being sam means his band member. hes talking about how he and sam always played together for fun but now they are independent and they are starting to get succesful so they feel like they have to prove themselves in the music industry and to maybe his father. then he explains that he knows he has to let go from his family and ultimately grow up which makes it so sad. |
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