| Great Lake Swimmers – Moving Pictures Silent Films Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"Oh wake me please when this is over Oh when the ice is melted away And the hunger returns I will be the same, but older And maybe twice the bear That I thought I was" - Very simple. Bears hibernate through the winter because there is less food for them to eat and as a method of coping with the colder temperatures. "Where have you been, And what have you done? I've been under the ground Eating prayers from this old book I found Under the ground Saving it up, and spending it all On moving pictures Silent films Moving pictures Silent films" - "Moving pictures, silent films" could simply be a metaphor for dreams. "Or is this the dream I've been saving? Oh where the heart beats slower and slower To almost nothing Almost nothing Almost nothing" - The hearts of animals that hibernate slow down, as does their metabolism to avoid burning excess calories through the stretch. "I took it for love Or at least something beautiful Out there in the spotlight But I turned around suddenly, Turned around squinting And saw That it was headlights" - Simple enough, the bear saw headlights and confused, thought it was something beautiful. Think of the phrase "dear in the headlights" "And then the truth, the truth was unbearable Oh, and imminent Bearing down on these two shadow animals Caught painting a dotted line Caught painting a dotted line Caught painting a dotted line" - Cubs, dears, whatever -- two animals, killed on the road (Dotted line) or perhaps the cars are the "two shadow animals" coming towards the bear. |
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| Great Lake Swimmers – Moving Pictures Silent Films Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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First person to accurately understand this song. It's a lot more literal than mose of you seem to think. "Oh wake me please when this is over Oh when the ice is melted away And the hunger returns I will be the same, but older And maybe twice the bear That I thought I was" Very simple. Bears hibernate through the winter because there is less food for them to eat and as a method of coping with the colder temperatures. "Where have you been, And what have you done? I've been under the ground Eating prayers from this old book I found Under the ground Saving it up, and spending it all On moving pictures Silent films Moving pictures Silent films" Moving pictures, silent films could simply be a metaphor for dreams. "Or is this the dream I've been saving? Oh where the heart beats slower and slower To almost nothing Almost nothing Almost nothing" The hearts of animals that hibernate slow down, as does their metabolism to avoid burning excess calories through the stretch. "I took it for love Or at least something beautiful Out there in the spotlight But I turned around suddenly, Turned around squinting And saw That it was headlights" Simple enough, the bear saw headlights and confused, thought it was something beautiful. Think of the phrase "dear in the headlights" "And then the truth, the truth was unbearable Oh, and imminent Bearing down on these two shadow animals Caught painting a dotted line Caught painting a dotted line Caught painting a dotted line" Cubs, dears, whatever -- two animals, killed on the road (Dotted line) or perhaps the cars are the "two shadow animals" coming towards the bear. |
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| The National – Karamazov Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This video makes the lyrics very clear, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjskJAKeJdM There's no saving anything, now we're swallowing the shine of the sun. There's no saving anything, from the shine of the sun. But I won't be no runaway Cause I won't run No I won't be no runaway What makes you think I’m enjoying being led to the flood We got another thing comin' undone That’s taking us over We don't bleed when we don't fight Go ahead go ahead Throw your arms in the air tonight We don't bleed when we don't fight Go ahead go ahead Throw your shirts in the fire tonight What makes you think I’m enjoying being led to the flood We got another thing comin' undone But I won't be no runaway Cause I won't run No I won't be no runaway Cause I won't run No I won't be no runaway what makes you think I’m enjoyin' being led to the flood We got another thing comin' undone That’s taking forever We don't bleed when we don't fight go ahead go ahead Throw your arms in the air tonight we don't bleed when we don't fight Go ahead go ahead There’s our shirts in the fire tonight what makes you think I'm enjoying being led to the flood we got another thing comin' undone we got another thing comin' undone That’s taking us over I'll go bravin' anything With you swallowin' the shine of the sun I'll go bravin' everything With you swallowin' the shine But I won't be no runaway Cause I won't run No I won't be no runaway Cause I won't run No I won't be no runaway What makes you think I’m enjoying being led to the flood We got another thing comin' undone They’ve taken us over We don't bleed when we don't fight go ahead go ahead Throw your arms in the air tonight We don't bleed when we don't fight Go ahead go ahead Lose our shirts in the fire What makes you think I’m enjoying being led to the flood We got another thing comin undone We got another thing comin' undone That’s taking us over That’s taking forever |
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| The National – City Middle Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Any reference to "Karen" is not a reference to drugs. All references are infact about his (now) wife, "Carin". Look it up. (Nod, "Kittenclaw") Secondly, the line "I'm on a good mixture" is simply the right amount of alcohol or mixed drinks. Listen to a dozen songs written by Matt and you'll see that this is very clear as noted by "n3il89". Lastly, the phrase "to gator" simply means to creep slowly and almost hidden, like an "Alligator". Which is infact the name of the album this song is from. |
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