| Jewel – Serve The Ego Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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No one besides Troubadour is commenting much on meanings here... My attempt: Mirror mirror Do you like what you see? [Our lovers are always our mirrors... and she wants to please him.] I'll dance for you And you'll dance for me [We put on our best faces, try to please our mates, etc.. we "dance" for them.] Who says a woman cannot serve? It would be my pleasure Who says it is not my destiny To let you control me [Oh BABY I love these lines... this is JUST want I want my well-loved girls to be saying to me... :-) For clarity, I don't hear this offer as over-extending OR asking for abuse, but a sincere offer -- there should of course be love and caretaking flowing back to the one making these offers -- I am proud to love and take good care of submissive women... :-)] Get on your hands and knees And praise the new deity [Yes, sexually and otherwise, we 'praise' our new lovers as deity... their ego is our altar.] Serve the ego, serve the ego [Serving the ego is perhaps not a flattering phrase for it, but much of love and dating IS pandering to your lover's ego, isn't it? I don't mean to be casual/flippant, but of course you seek to please them and 'stroke their ego'] Two ships sailing on a neon sea [It's neon... bright and wonderful and we sail together... but we're also gaudy and still TWO ships, eh?] Eat the flesh, spit out the seeds [Ahem... Must I explain how I hear THIS line? eating the meat, spitting out SEED... er, yeah!] Feathered hair and lam� heels [Side note for those who don't know... this isn't lame (guady/stupid) heels, but Lame' [said as lah-may](sparkly)] What turns me on is so surreal [What turns her on may be surreal/even "stupid"... but she acknowledges that it DOES work for the speaker...] Tutt tutt To discover Oh no Yesterday's lover [And then, when all you have is flattery and pageantry, sometimes the whole thing does collapse... paraphase this section as "How sad to discover what seemed passionate/intense is now thrown away tommorrow"] |
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| Roxette – Stars Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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OK, I'll take a whack at a meaning and I'm sure others will disagree but... at least what it means to me and my girls: Put simply, WE hear it as a Dominant/submissive dynamic, but it can be as simple as some lesser-commitment being dedicated to your lover... The key lines: Wherever you go I'm going with you [I take guidance from you, with you always...] Shouldn't you know I'm BOUND to FOLLOW? [bound as in not capable to do otherwise.. she is compelled to follow] [bound could be subtle bondagey reference, if you like] Whatever you say, whatever you do I give you a clue, I'm gonna follow [As stated, she will follow his lead...] Why don't let me, LET me come along, Why don't you open, MAKE me come along, [LET as in "accept me into your service"] [MAKE as in "you have the right to compell me to follow] Wherever you go I'm going for you ["Going for you" = devotion... I serve you, your needs, your pleasure...etc.] Oh I was truly bound to follow [Again, that mixture of being born to submit/being bound other ways] Like fire and wood, and paper and glue Only a few were born to follow [True submission is not for everyone... but for those it 'fits', they are BORN to follow] And the sun will glow Melting all the snow Knowing all I know That's where I'll meet you [An artistic way of stating epiphany -- seeing this need for submission in yourself?] And the stars will show Every breeze will blow Knowing all I know [Stars = destiny, to submit] [knowing = that epiphany that what is right for you/your lover is unusual but still RIGHT] OK, feel free to tell us we got it all wrong... :-) |
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| Alanis Morissette – You Owe Me Nothing In Return Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This is SO my favorite song by her (I am a man being my 2nd), and YES, I STRONGLY feel that the lyrics are honest and straight forward as stating what true love really IS. I often use it as an example when explaining how I approach love, including that key line about loving others CONCURRENTLY... I want my beloveds to be happy, whatever accomplishes that. That said, my exwife and several girlfriends have told me that this is supposed to be sarcastic, in the same sense as "Spineless" is demonstrating an abusive relationship. I say "Bullsh*t" as both songs seem quite clear about what they are saying, good or bad. Apparently 'Prisoner' above agrees with the ex? Yes, many people ARE too selfish to actually give this kind of selfless love (note "EX-wife" above), but as AM says, this is the only kind of love there REALLY is. I don't love people expecting something back as a TRADE... I love because I do, and HOPE they will reciprocate, but it's still loving them either way. No, I don't sit around and pine for people who don't reciprocate, but their returning my love is not a requirement of my loving them even if ultimately a requirement of staying with them. Beautiful song... Rock on! |
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