| Linkin Park – Burning in the Skies Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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No problem, mate. The album is definitely all about the dark future of the world (except for When they Come for me,) from environmental, social and political views. As I said, this song could serve as a testament to the danger we present to the earth, both with war and nuclear bombs, as well as environmental destruction. Adding in Oppenheimer's quote in the interlude before adds extra depth to the meaning, methinks. It's not just the environment or nuclear warfare we should be worrying about, it's how we basically interact with the environment that created us. |
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| Linkin Park – Burning in the Skies Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I can see this two ways. Firstly is directly following Oppenheimer's quotation in the last song, it could be in reference to the atomic bomb, specifically those dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. "Blood of innocents burning in the skies," "swimming in the smoke" all being views a crewmember of the bombers could have had. Possibly more likely/fitting is an environmental view, whereupon the blood of innocents burning in the skies, swimming in the smoke, rising of the sea, literally coming from the destruction of forests and burning of fossil fuels (though still being poetic, mind you.) Also, "I'm losing what I don't deserve" could be in reference to how humans don't deserve our environment with the way we've treated it, and as such it's disappearing. And "But in the end we were meant to be apart" could be in reference to how humans have almost always tried their best to distance themselves from nature, or at least the idea that the two cannot coexist. With either, it's quite the sad song, much more emotional than any love song. Speaking of which, @ellzZzZ, I'm doubting that there's any intentional love imagery/lyrics in this song, or even album. In A Thousand Suns, they went for a view of the world as it is. Not to mention that Linkin Park hasn't had that much love imagery in any of their previous songs either, and when there is any it's very rough and extreme, not the kind of "aw I love you" that comes with most other music. |
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| OneRepublic – Secrets Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Love this song! The lyrics remind me of just talking to other people when you're feeling lonely. Talk about anything under the sun with all your thoughts and emotions | |
| Eminem – The Real Slim Shady Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I 100% agree here. I love rap as a medium, but I hate the whole rap-gangsta culture with it's weed, whores and guns. I like this song and Eminem (to a degree,) because he's not afraid to show his opinion on anything, and raps about what really gets him going. That's the kind of rap that I like. The whole genre's made to just get a message or story out, and some people don't seem to realize that. And this song's just fun to listen to as well. |
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