| Blind Guardian – Battlefield Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Why is this always attributed to the crusades? Sure, there are biblical references and a reference to Richard the Lionhearted, who slaughtered thousands of innocents in the name of God, but this could also be attributed to many other conflicts past and present, such as the Thirty Years' War or the Allied or Axis side of World War II. The song is a group of people repetitively singing their chorus - we should follow religion, we are right by God's will, we should follow our leaders, because we're the ones that are right. People die, but people always die, and this is a glorious cause to die for. A second voice is sick and tired and complaining about the conflict - less repetitive, indicating a greater disillusionment about the situation. But he is continually drowned out by the primary group, indicating that he is also the less commonly believed speaker. In the Thirty Years' War, both Protestants and Catholics believed that God was on their side. In the end, a third of Germany at the time (even bigger than it is today) ended up being destroyed, and 8 million people ended up dead, not including disease that wracked the famished warring states. A ridiculous percentage of the able-bodied young men had been killed as well, because they were Godless if they didn't join the fight. In World War II, the Axis and the Allies used terribly nationalist propaganda to enlist soldiers to fight. Both sides spread lies about the other in order to garner a greater moral support and make that "you're on the right side!" feeling. Even though the Germans carried out the Holocaust, the majority of civilians and soldiers alike were unaware of this except for rumors that they didn't believe their "glorious leader" was possible of. |
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| Scatman John – Scatman's World Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I don't think that's what he meant when he made the song... I think he meant that morality applies to everyone, no matter who you're born as. | |
| Randy Houser – Anything Goes Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think the meaning is pretty clear here. He got left by his wife/girlfriend and he now hangs around in bars at night, having sex with strangers. Because it doesn't matter when you have nothing else. It mocks the real emptiness of many people's lifestyle. Although they have beer and sex, which many men who don't get those want, they're actually only doing it because they have nothing else. |
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| Blind Guardian – Battlefield Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Wow, this is one power metal song that conveys meaning. Honestly, Through the Fire and Flames and Emerald Sword, two other power metal songs I like, aren't that meaningful. This one is. It tells about how so much is lost during war; people are blinded by hate, anger, death. Loyalties are unquestioningly kept, slayings are unquestionably performed. The world loses all civility on the battlefield. | |
| Scatman John – Scatman Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Wow. Scatman was a stutterer but he turned it into scatting. He said his greatest weakness became his greatest asset. That explains so much about his song, literally. The scat and the stutter are the same. As a matter of fact, don't let nothing hold you back; if the Scatman can do it, so can you. And a little more vague: While you're sleeping the Angels are still weeping because things you call dead haven't had the chance yet to be born. I think he didn't believe he'd ever have a singing career. He declared it dead from the start. But then he made scatting, and before that he hadn't even let his singing career have a chance to be born. |
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| Coldplay – Clocks Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I don't know why so many people think this has a romantic meaning to it. I don't see any reference to that in this song. My interpretation is that this applies to all problems. I think it especially applies to students. All the hardships unsaid, all the clocks ticking, all the walls closing in, especially in the world of today's expectations. In this song it seems as if he's talking to someone who is worried about him, or understands his dilemma. |
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| Coldplay – The Escapist Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Anyone know why this is on the end of Death and All His Friends instead of a separate song? | |
| Coldplay – Swallowed in the Sea Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I agree. Seriously, couldn't this be about any relationship? Same with Death and All His Friends. People take the "married" part literally. |
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| Owl City – Fireflies Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The singer has insomnia, so no wonder this song includes a lot about it. In fact, his music making started because he couldn't sleep. |
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| Monty Python – Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best And always look on the bright side of life Always look on the light side of life If life seems jolly rotten there's something you've forgotten and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you've feeling in the dumps don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle, that's the thing And always look on the bright side of life Come on Always look on the bright side of life For life is quite absurd and death's the final word you must always face the curtain with a bow Forget about your sin give the audience a grin Enjoy it it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece if shit when you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke it's true You'll see it's all a show keep 'em laughing as you go just remember that the last laugh is on you And always look on the bright side of life Always look on the right side of life (Come on guys, cheer up) Always look on the bright side of life Always look on the bright side of life .... |
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| Monty Python – Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This song, just like Every Sperm is Sacred, makes fun of Christians so much. It's insanely funny. The whole movie makes fun of Christians. | |
| Monty Python – Every Sperm Is Sacred Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Oh my God, I LOVE HOW SATIRICAL THIS IS TO CATHOLICS. It's AMAZING. For those of you who can't see the satire, go to school. |
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| Donny Osmond – I'll Make a Man Out of You Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Time is racing towards us 'Til the Huns arrive Heed my every order And you might survive You're unsuited for the rage of war So pack up, go home, you're through How could I make a man out of you? Fixed. |
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| Coldplay – Violet Hill Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I think the love is an allusion to God's love. That's how I see it. | |
| Coldplay – 42 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The guy in this song is trying to figure out the question of life. "Time is so short and I'm sure There must be something more". Or something similar to it. 42 is the best answer anyone can come up with, but almost everyone is sure that there must be something more. |
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| Coldplay – Cemeteries of London Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| If you like pop better than soft rock, GO LISTEN TO POP. Nobody's stopping you except your own rants. What, you want all the popular songs to be pop again like it was a few years before? At least now soft rock is going up; it has more morals than pop. Pop isn't bad, but it's always about some love or some pseudo-gangster crap. I've had enough of those songs for the past almost 6 years. | |
| Coldplay – Life in Technicolor Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This is the perfect introduction to the album. It short of shows the world we live in; it's like an introduction in an essay. Death and All His Friends is like the conclusion; it sums up the whole album's basic meaning. It uses a mix of history and morals to create a set of values for life. Especially, in my opinion, Viva la Vida. |
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| Coldplay – Death and All His Friends Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is about humans in general. Humans always hurry and rush everything; I think the "let's get married" part is just an example of this. This song is about breaking that human tradition of hurrying, sitting back, and enjoying life. Life is not a battle, or a competition. "Making our escape" is, in my opinion, the afterlife. |
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