| Regina Spektor – Marry Ann Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| about the sneeze idea - brilliant!!! | |
| Regina Spektor – Blue Lips Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This is a very interesting interpretation! I've never thought of it that way before... And that does make quite a bit of sense, especially since Regina immigrated to America. This very well could be a reflection on her experiences coming to a new country... It doesn't seem like that's what the song is entirely about, but it probably has something to do with it. Good thinking! | |
| Regina Spektor – Us Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| hahahahaahahaaha. that's funny ;) | |
| Regina Spektor – Blue Lips Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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As a painter, this song has made me think about the meaning of the colour blue so much more deeply. The way Regina describes blue as "the most human colour" is so simple and perfect. Here's how (in my mind)" 1. There is not a ton of blue in nature besides the sea and the sky. The sea and the sky are the two things that I think all humans would agree provoke the most wonder, pondering, cognition, etc... Humans are set apart from other creatures because we are able to look back and philosophize about our own existence. Not to mention, when people gaze at the sky or the ocean, the sight of something that vast and deep reminds us how small and insignificant we are in comparison to everything bigger than us. (BLUE = THINKING = HUMAN) 2. In our everyday societies and cities, blue is often a very clinical colour. In a hospital, for example, blue is a very clean, cold, solid, almost metallic colour. Blue pens, blue ties, blue cars... blue seems like a very manufactured or technological colour. (BLUE = INDUSTRIAL = HUMAN) 3. Blue is well known for being The Sad Colour. It seems like a very typical human thing... to associate a colour with an emotion. Blue is the colour of sadness, loneliness, emptiness... human depression? (BLUE = SAD = HUMAN) 4. "Blue lips, Blue veins. Blue, The color of our planet from far, far away." This line pretty much says it all. Earth is, as far as we know right now, the only planet that has such complex life as humans: "The Blue Planet"... The blue veins that run through all of us humans. These lines show that you can look down, and see blue veins inside yourself, right there, so close that they're part of you... and then even if you zoom out so very far until you see Earth in outer space, you still see blue, symbolizing the existence of humans. |
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| Regina Spektor – Lucky Penny Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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i was sooo excited when i first heard this song, because I have always flipped unlucky pennies over and everyone thought it was a little weird of me to do... Then I heard this song and was sooooo happy. I haven't, however, emptied all the money from my pockets on my way home for other people to pick up... Only the super-kind-and-generous-and-lovely Regina Spektor could do that so willingly XD |
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| Regina Spektor – Human of the Year Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think Regina is being sarcastic in this song. "Human of the Year" would seem like a compliment, as if someone were the kindest and purest human on earth... But I think by being the most "human" she means that they are the most flawed, like she's celebrating human imperfection. "And although they do not know it, all mankind are now your brothers." Here she means that no one is perfect and even though this Carl fellow is being awarded, everyone shares it with him, because all humans are flawed, and there can never be a Perfect Human. "And thus the cathedral had spoken, wishing well to all the sinners." All the people who have gathered at the ceremony for this "award" are sinners. Carl Prejektorinski is the most imperfect human this year. The name "Carl" sounding like an Average Joe, and "Projektorinski", as Troiaj said, sounds like "projector". This character's flaws are a projection or representation of the flaws of all of humankind. This song makes me think of a huge group of people all dressed up in graduation gowns, shaking hands and congratulating each other for being ignorant, arrogant, obnoxious, etc. |
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