| Kate Bush – Pull Out the Pin Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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| Neko Case – Hold On, Hold On Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This is why I love Case. This song is autobiographical and very relevant to her life but the way she chose to incorporate that aspect with that of the myth of Echo. "That ECHO chorus lied to me with its 'Hold on, Hold on'" "The chief god Zeus had many affairs with both mortals and gods, much to his wife's dislike. While he pursued his amours, it was Echo's duty to beguile Hera's attention by incessantly talking to her. Hera discovered the ruse and as punishment, she made Echo always repeat the voice of another. Echo fell in love with a vain youth named Narcissus, who ignored her. Narcissus found a pool of water and stared at his lovely reflection until he died. Echo watched him until she pined away, now her voice remains, repeating the last few things people say." source: Encyclopedia Mythica @ www.pantheon.org It's easy to deduce from this stanza: "In the end I was the mean girl or somebody's inbetween girl, now it's the devil I love.." That the devil that she is in love with is Narcissus. Which begs the question, though it's autobiographical and we can connect the particular words with that of myth due to a system of differences, is Case being so self-reflexive that she is both Echo and Narcissus? Wonderful! And what a nerd she is (neko that is). |
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