| Dan Fogelberg – Same Old Lang Syne Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| That's perhaps the most interesting line in the song. I had considered it to represent his feeling younger, having just relived his younger days in his mind. The rain could be symbolic of spring (the springtime of his life). | |
| Thomas Dolby – One of our Submarines Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Of_Our_Submarines "The inspiration for the song was Dolby's late uncle, who died as a submarine crewman during World War II. The submarine that his uncle served on sank due to an accident during routine maneuvers, not combat, which according to Dolby instilled a sense of futility in his death." According to http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/8142/music/tmdr.html He originally wrote it for the Thompson Twins, but (fortunately) recorded it himself. |
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| Rush – The Trees Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Read Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" or "The Fountainhead". This is like the very very very short version of those works. "And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw." It's about the futility of trying to maintain a society as "equals" by cutting down the best (most talented, most successful, etc,). From a libertarian (Rush's) perspective, this is destined to fail. We cannot eliminate or punish our best without degrading our entire society/country/state. It reminds me of people who love to say wonderful SOUNDING statements, such as "We must eliminate poverty.", ignoring the fact that there always will (and must) be poverty. In any society, human or otherwise, there are some members which will simply be more adept at surviving in given social conditions than other members. Of course, these conditions do change over time, but the basic premise remains. Put another way, we are NOT all created equal. If we are to ignore this deeper meaning, and the intent of the writings in this song, we could imagine the song to be about independence, racism, sexism, or any number of things. The true meaning, however, requires a somewhat deeper (and more complete) analysis. Every line in this song is, after all, placed there for a reason. |
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| Roger Waters – It's A Miracle Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Remember, we should consider where the lines are coming from. Roger Waters is, of course, an atheist. This song is, in my opinion, about how the religious right tends to call any statistically unlikely (or even not so unlikely an) event a "miracle", but then will stop short of applying the same term to a negative event. Waters' (justified) feelings regarding A. L. Webber aside, consider the line "Then the piano lid comes down and breaks his fucking fingers... It's a miracle". I always want to ask christians who say "It's a miracle that ______ survived that accident" if it is then also a miracle that ____ did not. |
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