| Radiohead – Separator Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Pretty sure the fourth verse is: I fell open I laid under At the tip out Love is changing numbers I want to slip over And get back under If the song is about death and the afterlife, and it does seem to be, then the first two lines of this verse are obvious enough. "I fell open" seems to be referring to the moment of dying. The body collapses, the soul is released from within. "I laid under" looks like just a way of referencing his burial. So the "tip out" is just death. "Tip out" is common slang for leaving, so it makes sense that here it means death. And since the song is affirming the presence of an afterlife, it would make sense to say that death doesn't terminate love, it just changes the nature of love. You still love the people you loved in life, but you are separated from them. Your love has changed numbers - it is still there, but you can't reach them because you have tipped out. This makes the narrator wish he could go back, that he could "slip over" death and return to earth, "get back under," to be with those people he loves. But ultimately, the narrator acknowledges that death isn't really the end of him, of love, of anything; it's just a separator - and if you think otherwise, well, you're wrong. =) |
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| Jónsi – Sinking Friendships Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I'm pretty sure "It's a song to you" is actually "Is this all I do?" and occasionally "Is it all I do?" That makes sense given what the song appears to be about - losing friends. The narrator appears to be lamenting the fact that he is alone, reflected most clearly in the lines "No one knows you, till it's over / You know no one true, till it's over." The narrator feels like he doesn't have anyone to turn to, like he truly isolated. So he's "singing a sad tune." The heart of the song is him reflecting on all of this - "Is this all I do?" In other words, is all I do push people away? Cut people off so I end up alone? Sink my friendships? It's a powerful, introspective song about isolation and the narrator trying to figure out why he is alone in the world. |
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| Devotchka – All the Sand in All the Seas Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I agree with "I'll wait religiously." The third line seems to be "For bargain basement loves." I think "And we're wasting" should be "Are we wasting." Also, I'm pretty sure it is "Chasing dollars, chasing dimes" as opposed to "diamonds." Lastly, and this I'm not as sure about, but "It's only love" almost sounds like "It's all we know." That would make sense if the previous line is actually "It's the only place." In any event, incredibly beautiful song. Moving, yearning, hopeful, sad - this band truly is a gem. |
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| U2 – Discothèque Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The last few lines seem to be "I can't get in, I paid--not enough." Beyond being a song about settling for the rave scene instead of reaching for something more, then, the "something more" the narrator refers to almost definitely has a duality about it. The obvious half is that it is true love, or at least some kind of real emotional attachment as opposed to the throwaway, E-induced flings that the narrator is settling for during the course of the song. But the other half is perhaps more tragic and foreshadows the religious conflict that flows beneath the surface throughout most of Pop and culminates in Wake Up Dead Man. "I paid--not enough" almost definitely is meant to invoke the concept of the narrator realizing that he tried to be close to God, or at least wanted to, that "he paid" - but not enough. That ultimately, he realizes that what he's doing - club hopping, chasing girls, doing drugs, the works - is pushing him away from God. So when he says he "can't get in," he's not talking about some club anymore. The "discotheque" he can't get into at the end of the song is Heaven. |
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| U2 – The Playboy Mansion Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song is criminally underrated, kind of epitomizes Pop. Its narrator is a man that has pursued fame, fortune - in short, who has bought in fully to the materialism of a comsumerism-driven society. Banks are his cathedrals, chance is his religion. This is not a song about trying to get to heaven, this is a song about trying to get into the Playboy Mansion - the height of earthly desires, the pinnacle of fame, wealth, and material comfort. That is what this narrator is clinging to. Not to God, but rather to the hope that he will push his way into a comfortable lifestyle. The song is downright heartbreaking. A narrator crying out, hoping for nothing more than the chance to make it, declaring "Don't know if I can hold on / don't know if I'm that strong / don't know if I can wait that long / till the colours come flashing / and the lights go on." The worst part is the sincerity - he truly believes in it. So it's easy to think he might be talking about God, about spirituality when he's so absolutely devoted. But God is the last thing on his mind. This is a portrait of a man possessed by pop culture, driven by desire for material possessions, and utterly devoid of a sense of place in the world beyond the pursuit for wealth and status. It's Pop through and through - its themes, its biting critique, and even its rejection by U2 fans in favor of more accessible, traditional songs. |
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