| Metric – Gimme Sympathy Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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In my opinion this song is about them critiquing their own music. (lines from the song will be in parentheses) In a nutshell, I think this song is all about how they feel about their current standing in the music world. They continue to gain popularity as they move from the underground into the limelight. But as they do so, they realize that there will be consequences of pushing their music to the next level. As a band, they are pushing their music more and more with each song they write. They crave the status of bands like The Rolling Stones and the Beatles. (Who would you rather be? The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?) They feel like they are almost there, but are afraid of the consequences that will come from taking the further risks to push their music to that unknown that they desire. (We're so close to something better left unknown) I think that they are saying that inevitably, they will take risks with their music, which will lead to some mistakes. (Oh seriously. You're gonna make mistakes you're young.) As they pursue the next stage of their music, we need to realize that there is a chance that they will go to far and end up failing. (Get hot. Get too close to the flame) But in the end, they accept that probability, and are going to take the risk. (Like Here Comes The Sun) They are stating in this song that they cant stop now, they have to keep going and going until they reach the unknown, and they will stop and look back at what they could have done in hindsight later. (Got no time to take a picture. I'll remember someday all the chances we took) So yeah, in the end, they are asking for the sympathy of their fans after their risk taking is over with and the consequences of those risks have all played out. No matter what happens, they hope their fans will sympathize and understand the reasons why they took the risks they did. (Gimme sympathy. After all this is gone.) |
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| Metric – Help, I'm Alive Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Ok, well if you had any question as to what this song is talking about, Emily Haines explained it in a video interview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C9HANU35_s |
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| FM Static – Take Me As I Am Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I am inclined to agree with AndSoIWait on the meaning of this song. In this song, the character of the album first realizes that He can't make it through this life alone. He develops faith in God, but struggles in strengthening that faith because he is comfortable in the life that he has been living up until now. He expresses a desire in prayer for God to serve, saying "I'll be your hands, take me as I am," He then explains his fear of being faithful to God, and his fear of failing in his faith. He feels that he's grown spiritually and is still growing in his faith, but he's still fresh in his faith and isn't really sure of himself. He is raising his voice and sharing the testimony he has gained of God, explaining that his hands, which represent his past sins, no longer bind him to the life he had. And at this point he repeats his prayer for strength and the guidance of God in his life so that he can continue in his faith. |
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