| Bright Eyes – A Perfect Sonnet Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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It's interesting that most people interpret these lyrics in a primarily romantic light, because I've always seen it as outlining the typical, torturous existential crisis: the speaker is struggling to accept the shortness of life and the eventual meaninglessness of it all. He's grasping onto the significance with dear life; that's the tremble in this man's voice. But the dynamic doesn't end there; it's rather ambivalent. Actual music-wise, the fluctuation in tempo and intensity really hint at Conor's quixotic attitude and frustration at the time of writing. He goes from "[watching] it all dissolve into a single second" and feeling quite dire to preaching to others that "[people are] here and then [they are] gone," as if he came to the conclusion without struggle. The cynicism is at its peak in the refraining periods; that's where all the bitter "I believe that..." lines are. My favorite has always been: "But as for me, I'm coming to the final chapter I read all of the pages and there's still no answer Only all that was before I know must soon come after That's the only way it can be." The "final chapter" is in the book of wisdom and ultimate truth. The writer is complaining that he's been through all he can go through, "and there's still no answer," meaning an answer does not exist. The next lines, I think, allude to the life cycle of humans. The average person in the United States, by their time of death, may very well learn to walk twice, learn how to speak again or simply how to manage wearing diapers. So, no matter how many great things may occur in life, it all just amounts to, first, a "a single second" once we are soon to die, and now "a mirror" - everything that happens is only a reflection of one's self. We reap what we sow, and the speaker is frustrated because instead of spending time actually improving his life he sits around whining about the nature of the world: "...I still ended up becoming something other than what I planned to be." Ultimately, some of the best, painfully infectious Bright Eyes lyrics ever. Some equivalents would be Lua, You! Will. and Bowl of Oranges. |
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| The Goo Goo Dolls – Black Balloon Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Ice is meth, not heroin, but besides that not bad analysis. | |
| Primitive Radio Gods – Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Though I agree with much of your analysis, it is a bit offputting that someone who DOES seem to know what he is talking about lumps athiests and agnostics into the same category. The conclusion you drew about the religion-related lines in this song is actually that of an agnostic, if you examine the definition: "ag·nos·tic (g-nstk) One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God." Though the definition does not truly do agnosticism justice, because it is a FACT, not an opinion, that proof for or against Creationship cannot be given because there is no empirical evidence for either side. Agnostics would, therefore, be agreeing with you on the idea that perhaps everyone in the circle of tense, defensive belief argumentation is incorrect. Aside from that, relatively solid analysis. |
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| Chiodos – The Words 'Best Friend' Become Redefined Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Chiodos tends to have a consistent morbid theme within their lyrics, and especially one common to harder types of male-dominated music describing a sort of killer-victim relationship with a somewhat romantic twist. I believe this is just another example of that. | |
| Lady Bouncer – Dirty Mary Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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****scream sorry |
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| Her Space Holiday – Japanese Gum Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This song reminds me a lot of my best friend, because like the girl in this song, she sleeps with a lot of guys to hold some sort of significance in their lives. And although I'm not a guy I've felt like the male character as well. Very catchy song. Simple but meaningful. | |
| Lady Bouncer – Dirty Mary Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"Would somebody dream, Dirty Mary's never clean," is correct, not what "horrorcunt" has down. Demimondaine's verse is correct as well. As far as my interpretation goes, it is my opinion that the repetition of phone sounds (dial tone, pressing of buttons, etc.) shows the song's meaning. Dirty Mary is a (probably fictional) phone sex operator perpetuating a caller's fantasy of having a sexy secretary whose sole purpose is to please him. |
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