| Great Lake Swimmers – Moving Pictures Silent Films Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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its not about man...not exactly. I find it to actually be a bitter song--ironic and cold, but beautiful because of its honesty. It describes a bear, through the process of hibernation. By saying "bear" instead of "man" it makes it purer, more complete. Nothing is as natural as the act of hibernation for it is done out of survival. Bears get bigger before they go into hibernation, hence "twice the bear" but that can also be interpretted figuratively, if you like. It is a cycle of life and then death for the animal. "Painting the dotted line" is the animal caught in the headlights in the middle of the road. I do not know if any of you have lived in the country and have came across wild animals in the middle of the road. By saying "painting" its almost ironic, almost mean. And the chorus, "where have you been.....etc" is mans hibernation, like the bears. He has been hibernating, under the ground, hiding himself. Not as pure as the bears process. Man is less than the animal, more selfish. |
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| Great Lake Swimmers – Various Stages Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It is my favorite song of all of theirs. For me it would describe being with someone whose moods are unpredictable and ever changing. You see them in their various stages of madness, of undress and when you see their highest of highs or lowest of lows, you see them, for who they are--imperfect. |
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| Great Lake Swimmers – Your Rocky Spine Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It is this: exploring unknown land can be like exploring your lovers body in the dark (put most simply.) You discover things you had not known--all which is naturally unique. The specific terrain does not matter, where they are from or what land they are describing. It is a metaphor for the lovers body; just as beautiful and natural, fragile and unpredictable. |
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