| Seether – Six Gun Quota Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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First, Shaun tells us why he's writing the song: ( And by inference, to whom ) I find it hard to live with all my choices It's time to turn a deaf ear to those voices Then Shaun tells us what specifically he's trying to do: ( Voice his opinion ) Did you ever think to ask my opinion? (Yeah!) Did you ever think to ask if I'm ok? As implied by other posts, Shaun talks about alcohol messing up his life and limiting himself to a six pack. ( Note the clever reference to self destructive behavior Shaun uses by using the name of a kind of gun to allude to the alcohol. ) I burned down every bridge that I found Now I limit myself to a six gun quota Suggests trying to quit or better himself in fact led to him becoming worse, and should have never tried. Some would imagine this occurred during the relationship that inspired this album and song. I played down every feeling I felt and I bottled them up til the well ran over Shaun then basically asks: " You think you're better than me? " Then answers his own rhetorical question. Give every indication that you're mended Take every rule you come across and bend it The final unique phrase, perhaps tragic, comes in the bridge. Here Shaun is talking about why he continues to drink and needed to drink in the first place. We feel some irony here because he's gotten better physically, but the pain has not gone away. It feels so good to be numb Whoa-oh I hate what I have become Whoa-oh it feel so good to be numb (Whoa-oh) That's my assessment. :) -Knight |
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| Dio – Holy Diver Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Dunno why people can't have a legitimate positive opinion or thought without getting gnashed on these days. : / If that's how you feel about music, don't even bother listening to it. | |
| Dio – Holy Diver Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Ronnie did an interview on this that revealed a little bit on this, so I'm going to communicate my interpretation based on what I got out of it. -KnightofhopeX Holy Diver You've been down too long in the midnight sea Oh what's becoming of me " Holy Diver " refers to the person listening the song. The midnight sea are the trials of life; These are choices we make between good and evil. It also refers to the night time that our character is walking through in the song. It might be that Ronnie is singing to us because he feels some distress about the choices he's made in the past. I support this by saying that each line has a special meaning to him and " What's becoming of me " is a reflection upon one's self. Ride the tiger You can see his stripes but you know he's clean Oh don't you see what I mean Ronnie has described the tiger as your personal strength; And he has described the stripes of the tiger as the exterior of those around us. Oh don't you see what I mean? This is telling us not to judge a book by it's cover. We have to be strong and choose our allies by their character and despite what would seem like their flaws when we have a challenge to overcome. Gotta get away Holy Diver Again, " Holy Diver " is us. When we see the stripes of the tiger, our first judgement is to run. Our first instinct can be wrong. Shiny diamonds Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue Something is coming for you Shiny diamonds gets explained in the very next line, it's the eyes of our tiger and he sees us. We know what we're capable of and that strength comes in accepting our fears and facing them. That decision is coming a little bit closer for us every day. Race for the morning You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light Oh we will pray it's all right Race for the morning! Obviously our character the holy diver is running, but this makes me think of sleep. Personally instead of making a decision or working to solve a problem, I often find myself falling asleep and hoping that the next day everything will turn out alright. This is what this reminds me of. Gotta get away-get away Still running. Between the velvet lies There's a truth that's hard as steel The vision never dies Life's a never ending wheel Velvet is a traditionally comfortable cloth. Here, velvet lies are the things we're comfortable with believing out of convenience or comfort we wallow in instead of owning up to our mistakes and anxieties. The truth that's hard as steel makes you think of a sword. Again, this is another symbol of our inner strength. You think of a sword or a shield, hard enough to stop any enemy. We can overcome. Now as far as the vision that never dies, I tend to think of visions like those diviners believe they have. I think of tarot symbols and predictions. We never lose our destiny. No matter what, we'll end up discarding the velvet lies and seeing what lies beneath, because it's already determined that it will happen at some point. Life's a never ending wheel. This echos the previous statement, but people like Ronnie who are aware of symbolism are reminded that spinning wheels represent understanding and wisdom. In a way, he might be saying we never stop growing or becoming more understanding. We might take longer or shorter to do it, but we'll understand our problems, our friends, our enemies, as long as we try to find what lies beneath those velvet lies to the " truth that's hard as steel ". Holy Diver You're the star of the masquerade No need to look so afraid " Holy diver ", we're about to make a realization. Why would we be the star? Why would we not need to look so afraid? Because of course we realize we're running from the thing that will set us free. We won't deny the truth anymore. We can do whatever it takes to go on living. We can turn and face the tiger because his flaws, his " stripes " don't scare us anymore. Jump on the tiger You can feel his heart but you know he's mean Some light can never be seen Jumping on the tiger is obvious, we use our inner strength finally and the fear is over. He feels like a friend but you know to anyone else he would be an inescapable horror. This is how we know he's mean. The strength of accepting flawed people and having wisdom that lets us look through the velvet lies, the convenient truths in our lives, lets face any enemy; This is an ally that no one can defeat in the long run. Some light can never be seen? The real light, the real inspiration of human beings comes from their hearts and minds and their willingness to fight. The tiger's ferocity seems terrifying right? But not to us. Not to the holy diver. He has all his talent, all the wisdom, and all his hidden strength and reservation of judgment to rest upon. This is the light that others cannot see. This light is inside of us. |
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