| Avenged Sevenfold – Clairvoyant Disease Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think we have the meaning of the song down, but I wanted to point something out. I think the solo is sort of a "hidden verse" in the song, like a part of the story that was left out. The tone of the solo to me feels hopeful, like the guy is trying to change and trying to live his life to the fullest. But then right after the solo, it goes back to the same old chorus and eventually the ending of the song where you find out the guy never changes and dies living a crappy life. If you add in my interpretation of the solo, it makes the song even more depressing when you realize the guy was doomed whether he tried to change or not. This song's solo is also one of my favorites for that one reason. Sure there are far more skillful solos out there, but none seem to hold as much meaning as this one, even if its a depressing meaning. |
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| The Gaslight Anthem – We Did It When We Were Young Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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It says "every pretty gun" in the booklet actually. Besides, Gaslight Anthem rarely uses direct terms for things. Every pretty gun obviously means every pretty girl, its just the way they write songs. Anyway, this is my favorite song off the album because of how much I can relate to it. I pretty much agree with realsounding's explanation. A guy thinks he loves a girl, but was never really happy with her and they always fight. The guy eventually gets fed up with it and just leaves. "And I cannot hold a candle for every pretty gun" means that he can't keep on loving every girl he's been with, and has to move on, which is what the chorus is about. That was then and this is now. |
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| Powerman 5000 – V Is for Vampire Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I actually think this could be making fun of Twilight. "Give me your money, I'll give you my love" could be Stephanie Meyer saying that if idiots keep giving her money, she'll keep making shitty books and give everyone Edward Cullen's "love." The verses seem to be telling the truth about the gay vampires in Twilight, how they're actually a bunch of fruit cakes compared to the badass vampires of the past (Dracula, etc). I doubt Spider would give Twilight the honor of having an entire song dedicated to it, but it still makes sense either way. Also, I lol'd when I saw a Twilight ad on this very page for this song. I fuckin hate Twilight so much. |
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| Powerman 5000 – The Shape Of Things To Come Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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No comments? O_o To me, it seems like its about how life is basically pointless, and we all know it by try to avoid realizing that. Despite that, people should face the future anyway instead of trying to hide from it. |
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| Powerman 5000 – Free Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| It could have a political message, but I get more of a personal message out of it. To me, the song is about actually being free to do what you want rather than not having that option. However, it doesn't matter if you're free if you don't know what to do. That's sort of how I feel right now. I'm almost done high school, and after that I'll be "free." However, then I'll have to really live for myself, but I still don't even know what I want to go to college for, in fact I really don't even want to go to college, and since I'll be "free" in a few years I really won't "have" to go, but I know my life will probably suck if I don't, and being free and not going would be a "tragedy." I don't know, that's just what I got from the song. Becoming an adult and being able to do what you want, but not knowing what to do and ruining your life. | |
| Avenged Sevenfold – We Come Out At Night Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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To me, this sounds like someone runs away from somewhere and enters a dark, sorrowful world, and at first they feel as though that's where they belong, maybe thinking they deserve the suffering. He then "seeks vengeance," possibly killing or harming those who caused him to get into the situation he is in, or maybe just random people in a blind rage. "The cactus in the warm summer night" possibly symbolizes a desert, where rain rarely occurs. Even so, the narrator is caught in a storm of sorrow, something that shouldn't be happening to him. The lines saying "waiting, wanting... etc" show that he isn't satisfied with his new life and wants to go back. The rain clowds, or his sorrow, swallow the moon which is his last light or last shred of hope, as he reflects back on the good times when his life was better. He thinks about trying to go back, but realizes he has to get away from everyone and stays in his world of sorrow. Also, I love how he sort of randomly shouts "FUCK" at the end. I kinda lol'd the first time I heard that, lol'd again reading the lyrics to find out he actually says it XD |
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| In This Moment – The Great Divide Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I also agree with PADlok, but something else the Great Divide could refer to are America's two political parties, the Democrats and Republicans. The two fight for no reason and are sort of dividing the country rather than uniting everyone like they should be doing, which could possibly cause the downfall of the empire that is America. | |
| The Gaslight Anthem – I Coulda Been a Contender Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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To me, this is about someone who was in love, but they did something self destructive and ruined it, stated in the lines: And of the few things that I am certain, I'm the captain of my burden. Which mean he is most likely the cause of the problem. The first verses are just memories and plans they made. Then the chorus comes in with a lot of imagery depicting a storm, which could mean their plans were ruined. The last line, Atlantis is my only dream tonight, probably means that through the storm the person is hoping to find some sort of paradise at the end of it, but the song doesn't really have a solid conclusion so I would say its unknown if they find it. I got all this from a personal experience I've been through, so you all might not see it the same way as me. |
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| Rise Against – To The Core Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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All noobs who argue over the internet need to be forced to listen to this song. Also, I doubt Rise Against actually planned this whole thing out, but all the Appeal to Reason haters need to listen to this song. They just talk shit about the album because its not as "hardcore" as The Unraveling and other early albums. I bet none of those little shits would dare say that to Rise Against in person, they just spam it on the internet. |
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| Avenged Sevenfold – Breaking Their Hold Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Since I'm a Rise Against fanboy, the first thing I thought after hearing this song and seeing the lyrics was "anti-government." However, I don't like literal interpretations of songs, so I think its just about being controlled by anything, not specificially parents or government, and telling you to break free from whatever system is holding you back. | |
| Rise Against – Grammatizator Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I can't seem to figure out the meaning of this one. It does seem pretty political though. We celebrate the downfall with ticker tape parades Oblivious to the fucking mess left lying in the wake I think this talks about how we celebrate Bush no longer being president of the US, but we don't realize that Obama isn't going to magically solve all our problems and we don't see the real issues going on. "God grant me the strength to let my children starve" He whispered to the dripping roof into the candled dark This is a parent (probably, could be anyone really) who realizes how bad the situation in America is and is praying in his beat up house. Contemplate contracts of gold Just wave your hand and relinquish control This sounds like selling out and giving up control of your life. Not sure how this fits in with the rest of the song, but yeah. Like I said before, I'm not entirely sure what this song is about, so that's kind of all I got so far. |
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| Rise Against – Sometimes Selling Out Is Giving Up Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| If you think Rise Against "sold out" with Appeal To Reason, you haven't listened to Self Titled. Only two songs on it, but they sound just like their old stuff in both of them. I was surprised that it was released after ATR. Also, ATR isn't even that bad. Sure its really mainstream, but you can't deny that its a decent album. Bleh. | |
| Rise Against – Dead Ringer Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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To me, this song is about someone trying to control another person's life, and that person can't take it anymore. I mostly get this meaning from it because it pretty much describes my life. "I never claimed to be something more than me, your standards are something that I refuse to see, I will answer only to myself, so why don't you police someone else" To me, it sounds like he is telling someone who was probably close to him at some time, that he doesn't agree with their lifestyle. He claimed to be more than him, meaning from the start the other should have known who he was and they couldn't change him. Refusing to see their standards, he just doesn't want their lifestyle. The rest of the verse is him telling them to basically just leave him alone. "the place I call home isn't there anymore, with boards on the windows and locks on the door, so pick up the pieces that never once fit, let this be the end of it" Home is a place where you are happy, calm, and safe. Now, imagine coming home and finding boards on the windows and locks on the door, that peaceful place is ruined now. Now looking at it less literally, this could just mean that home, or whatever place it is that you loved so much, has turned into hell pretty much. This doesn't HAVE to be home, it could be work, a club, a relationship etc, really just whatever fits your situation. The final part of the chorus where he picks up the pieces that never once fit, this could mean gathering his things to get out of this place, thus letting it be the end of the madness going on there. "once you held a place for me, but now that I've left you went and gave up my seat, don't expect me to share your visions of life, I'll take the my chances somewhere else" The person had a place for him to stay, but as soon as he was gone he gets replaced by someone else, since now that he's left they "gave up his seat," which means that really he was expendable and they didn't care about him much in the first place. For the rest of the verse, he is just further stating that he's not going to accept their lifestyle and he's leaving. "give me the green light to get on with my life, pick up the pieces then roll the fucking dice" Here, he's stating that he's moving on in life. The roll the dice part could mean he's just going to take a chance, rather than going back to the person, even though he might fail without them. "I live in exile of you, your key no longer fits, because the locks on my life are new" He's found a new place to call home now, a place where the person's key no longer fits, meaning they can't get into his life and try to control him anymore. The locks on his life being new further state this. This is just how I see it. The thing with the Native Americans (their NOT Indians >_>) makes sense, but I just like my interpretation a bit more. |
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