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| Sun Kil Moon – Neverending Math Equation Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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When we grow up, we realize that the universe doesn't revolve around us.
My simplified explanation for this song is that it's about relearning that lesson in a more literal sense. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Lily (My One and Only) Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Haha I know this point has been made before, but I love how the music sounds innocent and gentle, when in reality it's about a creeper. I guess the song is that way because it's being told from the creeper's point of view, so it probably reflects his tender emotions. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Behold! The Night Mare Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I LOVE the guitar solo in this.
The song reminds me of a Frankenstein-esque love story. Yeah? An innocent, infatuated dreamer who pines for one he can't have. Then, the "...knives...never take me alive" part makes it seem like it's about Frankenstein and an angry mob.
The interpretation is pretty loose but I like it. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Blue Skies Bring Tears Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I think there's a bit of social commentary in this song. The first stanza seems to hint at war and maybe religious intolerance.
In the second stanza, "descend the darkened stairway...make hate...remaining traces" remind me of paramilitary operations, which hint at an oppressive, totalitarian government.
The "I am a stranger..." line brings out the impersonal nature of a society controlled by martial law, as if the happiness were sucked out of everyone.
Finally, the phrase, "You are the sweetest flower...devoured" just really gets me. It's really the finishing touch on this whole depressing, yet beautiful song. I interpret this last line to be the death of innocence, as it cannot survive in a society stifled with fear. |
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