| Muse – Fury Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I just looked this song up after a fellow Barnes and Noble customer overheard me discussing Buddhism with my older sister (while I'm wearing a Muse shirt, no less!). He told me that this song was released on the Japanese Absolution CD, and it mocked the religions of the area (ie: Buddhism). Looking at these lyrics, I can honestly say that it is straight up Buddhism (Which I'm currently learning about in World Religions). The "Breathe in deep" is like the meditation. "Pray there is no god" is a reference to the fact that there is no god in Buddhism, yet they still worship in a way, I would say. And the "Future soul forgive this mess" is because followers of Buddhism (as well as other religions such as Hinduism, the religion Buddhism derived from) believe in reincarnation and reincarnation based on Karma in past lives. In other words, if the person in the song is screwing up, he/she is asking his/her future life/lives to forigve him/her. Now, I don't know that this is mocking it as the man in Barnes and Noble said, but it definitely has those religious references. | |
| The Cab – Vegas Skies Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"Vegas skies is about a beautiful young girl named Logan Elizabeth. I was in high school, and being the spontaneous little kid that I was, me and my buddy Matt decided to leave town. So we packed our bags and headed to Laguna. I know most of you probably associate Laguna Beach with the reality show with the over dramatic girls arguing over who kissed who and who’s nails were what color and when they were done. But to be honest..I find that painfully sad. Laguna is an incredibly beautiful little beach town; filled with character, history, and fun. Just when I thought the little beach town couldn’t be anymore beautiful…I met Logan. She was amazing. Amazing smile. Turquiose eyes. A laugh more memorable than any song I had ever heard. But there was a problem…she was with another guy. We talked..and I knew immediately that she was one of a kind. It broke my heart that she was taken…but I respected it and a few days later I left Laguna…with nothing but the memory of her. I never forgot about that smile. Not once. When we talked in Laguna..she would tell me about how unhappy she was with everything. Her life..the cruel, pompous guy she was with, and may other things. I wanted to save her. I wanted to be there for her. My heart was broken into a million pieces when I found out she couldn’t be mine. But I stayed strong and never forgot about her. This girl made me laugh, smile, and smile some more. I felt like I was a better person having met her and spent a few days with her. Logan was my miracle, and I was determined to wait as long as it took, forever if I had to, to call her mine. When things get hard for me…I write songs. This time was no different. I wrote the chorus first… I told myself that I would wait forever for her. I would wait until it was our time to be together…and I did wait. For a few years. That’s what the lyrics “I’ve only got forever and forever is fine.” When you’re in love… Forever is nothing. To wait forever for love is no time at all..because when it finally does come, it is met with the most breathtaking feeling imaginable. If you haven’t felt what love and to be loved feels like..then you’re missing out on the best this world has to offer. So the words “I’ve only got forever, and forever is fine. Just take your time” were just saying that I would wait as long as it took to be with her. You can’t give up on love, because I promise love will never give up on you. It didn’t give up on me… Years later I saw her again, and this time..we weren’t going to leave each other’s side. From there it was history. Waiting for love, had paid off and it made me the happiest boy in the entire world." --Alex DeLeon's blog The rest is at http://symphonysoldier.com/ |
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