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| The Decemberists – Rox in the Box Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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This song, being about mining in Montana, could be about any number of mining disasters. There were so many things that could go wrong, including hitting pockets of various gases as well as fires; my great-great (great?) grandfather died mining in Montana when the miners he was with hit a pocket of gas, and while he initially got out, he went back in to try to drag some of the others to safety and was overcome.
So I guess this song has extra meaning for me. :) |
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| The Decemberists – Rise to Me Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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First song on the new album that made me cry, especially after reading the comments. I think my son (3 and a half) got annoyed that I had to hold him during it. :)
A common feature of autism is trouble looking people in the eye, so I think ohvalencia might be on to something there. |
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| Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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"Someone let me out of my cage" refers to the guy who's possessing Russell. Apparently (according to their story) Russell is psychic in some sense, and several of his friends were killed during a drive-by, so they show up and possess him. |
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| The Decemberists – Sons and Daughters Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Depends what you mean by "colonial". Dirigibles were around before the American Civil War, which was during Queen Victoria's reign. Aluminum (or "aluminium" as the Brits say) was a huge discovery because it's strong (when it's not as thin as a can) but light, and it was discovered about the same time, thus it was expensive. Cinnamon was a luxury item, because it had to be imported from India.
Thus, it's colonists finding a new life away from war around the time of the American Civil War and dreaming of luxuries like "walls of aluminum" and "fill our mouths with cinnamon". It's a better life. |
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| Fol Chen – Cable TV Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I love this song! It sounds so laid-back and kind of like "oh, I don't care, whatever" but the lyrics really change that meaning, if you can read between the lines. Like "pay per view" = porn. It's sneaky. :) |
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| The Decemberists – The Engine Driver Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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To me, this song is about the characters I write about, to "rid them from my bones"; I've had times where I had something in my head that HAD to be written or I would never get to sleep or do whatever needed to be done. And I may rid them from my bones, but my heart will always be their home. |
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| The Decemberists – Margaret in Captivity Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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"don't you snap and jaw" = don't you get smart and talk back to me now that I've kidnapped you fair and square, honestly, woman, you'd think you had a mind of your own instead of just being an object to be sexed and fought over. |
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| The Decemberists – Sleepless Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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My interpretation: A gay man who's married; his wife doesn't (or didn't) know he had AIDS (though it didn't matter, she didn't do anything in bed with him but actually sleep -- these kinds of marriages are more common than most people think). The singer is most likely his lover, possibly singing to various people in his life.
There's hints of Space Oddity (Major Tom) in the music. Fitting, to me.
"long to run away
From the cold clasp of Illinois?"
Dear gods, yes. |
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| The Decemberists – Sons and Daughters Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I'm not sure where the concept that aluminum is weak came from; yes, in soda cans and aluminum foil, it is, but it's also way too thin to use as any sort of building material. When aluminum is thicker, it's actually surprisingly strong for as light as it is.
Cinnamon (without sugar) is actually very gross-tasting. It's the bark of a tree, and tastes that way.
And I always hear "Here all the bombs fade away" as in "now that we're here and safe, our memories of the horrors will fade". |
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| The Decemberists – Grace Cathedral Hill Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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"Piss and vinegar" is a metaphor for someone who doesn't take other peoples' bs lying down, someone who'll stand up for themselves. It may be something he admires about her; I've known people like that. |
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| The Decemberists – The Bachelor and the Bride Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Many abusive relationships have "honeymoon periods" where the abusive partner apologizes extravagantly, shows at least a shallow caring for the person, promises it'll never happen again. "His callouses cure her furrowed brow" seems to me to signify that at one point, they're in one of these periods, where she's worried (furrowed brow) and he's reassuring her that no, I'll never do it again, it was just that once, ect. and he's literally smoothing her brow with his calloused hands. "Even now" she's allowing herself to believe his lies despite her reservations and her memories. |
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