| MGMT – Flash Delirium Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"STAB YOUR FACEBOOK" is probably up there. hard to do without it nowadays :) still need to read it and analyse it to find my own meaning to it... |
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| Arctic Monkeys – Catapult Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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oh and i almost forgot to interpret, haha. but the meaning is pretty clear. this song is about a player/womanizer, experienced heartbreaker. the first paragraph i first thought of it as the person trying to end this unhealthy relationship but the growling suggests sex. so they're enjoying each other's company. alex describes him as a strong man ((haha, chuck norris... no ignore the parentheses)) able to split the mist with his whisper. the whisper could be during sex or just when seducing the girl; either that or he's go a foul breathe but i'd go for the former. the girl tries to get rid of him but it's too late, hence "nice try" and so on. she plays with fire and flirts, but he goes further (is the building blocks thing meant as spread or just something weak? i don't know, but anyway he's in control of her body) second, then i go high pitch (i as in the person, alex often writes about characters so it doesn't necessarily mean me as in alex turner) (possibly turner in this case though): the person compares themselves with this seemingly strong man with a cold heart/heart of stone and jaw, and feels inferior. then it's possibly the protagonist talking to a friend/someone they cares about saying they hope they never end up alone with just him, cus bad things could happen to her if they did end up alone. then the part with the catapulting means he can get rid of you easily without any warning, and make you weep just like those other girls before you. he will tell you seems like the catapulter bragging to other men: "And he will tell you how the day after a triumph feels as hollow after the day of tragedy He'll extinguish any chance of escape when he slaps you on your arse or kisses your nape " once you've gotten involved with him you'll just end up being sad/depressed afterwards the line about "queuing up to watch him piss" and "watching some poor girl blub" means that this/these person(s) (i feel it's from different views here) are/is so obsessed/in awe/infatuated with this man (i'm guessing it's a man and not a boy with all that strength and the emphasis on daddy making the girl sound like a little girl) that they'd do anything to see them do the most disgusting, cruel or detestable, mean things and they look up to them (hence following them around and wanting to join the club). the narrator ads a warning: "and i've seen him talking to your lady friend" = be careful, i've seen this scummy man talking to your girlfriend. (if it was to a girl he was addressing he'd just say your friend and not lady friend, and same with a guy) (i'm trying to guess); then the bridge is saying how this mentor will teach you what the apprentices before you weren't able to learn (he'll teach you all the bits they've missed). i'm not too sure about the dust track yet... that's exciting. maybe dust represents something old, so maybe an old path? not sure. and the betrayal path neither... maybe it's the apprentice outshining the master... so this would be the twist. in the end the catapulter will end up getting what he gave to people, will be betrayed then the last is not a warning anymore but an observation. you've gotten involved, it's too late, you're doomed. |
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| Arctic Monkeys – Catapult Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| eugh, typo. i meant monkeys, of course. | |
| Arctic Monkeys – Catapult Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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NO COMMENT? instant new favourite. ah, arctic mnokeys... amazing song. favourite line; It's the same stone, his heart was cut out of the same stone That they used to carve his jaw, its impossible not to feel inferior. |
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| Arctic Monkeys – The Bad Thing Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| ...how would YOU know? no offence, but... | |
| Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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oh and sorry for the extra comment but i just remembered something. anyone who's been loving the monkeys for a good while should know the song seven, right? well, this is the never ending story of the pursuit of the unknown girl... http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858574303/ on an old live from 05/06 probably of this i have, alex says that this (seven) explains the story behind it; Alex: "So like... we played this gig in Nottingham and this lass... and I really liked this lass over there and... and I...I went and then she'd gone and stuff [then I hear] ...it's a bit of a shit thing to write a song about that night in reflection, but... it's called 'Seven' " That might be it really... :) especially because of the pirate references: Well I wrote my number down I never wrote it down before Were gonna bring it over like something from a film But I didn't have the bottle at all ** BOTTLE - message in a bottle? ** I were looking and you kept staring Your thoughts pairing up with mine Cause your so pretty and I'm so shy You proper did give me the eye though I'm sure you did Well I went outside Couldn't say I tried and I felt regret It's good to have a bash I had to dash back in Cause the ship hadn't sailed yet **Ship?** But when I did I couldn't see your face I could see your mates But that won't do I dashed around trying to find you But you were nowhere to be seen Oh no no La la la la la la la la la la la Well she moved in ways That kept her there in our minds for days Weeks and months it was I was that amazed and there she stays Surrounded by the what-ifs and the maybes |
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| Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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lost its energy?! it's just starting!! |
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| Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| lost its energy?! it's just starting!! | |
| Franz Ferdinand – Live Alone Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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One thing: "Catcher in the Rye", Yes? Holden gets kicked out of his school and decides to go to a trip to New York for a few days. Talks to taxi drivers and invites one for a drink as he's very lonely. Goes to bars, is bored talking to stupid girls, often thinks of Jane Gallagher ("Wherever you are, whoever is there, you know that I'll be here wishing I could be there...") - Holden often wants to call Jane but always ends up telling himself he "doesn't feel like it" and in the end, doesn't. If my memory isn't letting me down, Holden likes saying "alright", I think. And "live the rest of my life with the vaguest of feelings" - I don't know, teenage angst? I really don't know here, but Holden is always "depressed" by everything. Anyway, that could be a source of inspiration... |
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| Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| *jane | |
| Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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- this reminds me of "catcher in the rye" a little because of the quest and going from bar to bar... it's a bit like that thing holden has for janie. also, the elongated taxi ride reminds me of that, though in CITR it seems to be unintentional, it's more like holden is distracted by something and gives the wrong address to the driver. maybe, who knows, going to new york played him the same tricks as holden... - also, this is a bit corny (but it is the CORNerstone after all) the "smelt scent on seat belt" can be literal if someone with the same perfume was in the car just before him [it has happnened to me before to smell the scent of someone i know at places where he wasn't], and i think was alex means here is he's so distracted by this distinctive smell that he loses his train of thought and misses out giving indications to the driver and just lets himself drift in a fantasy about the girl... - and of course, i agree with the Bakery similarities. we could say the Bakery was the demo to this, and this is the sophisticated version, in terms of lyrics anyway... |
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