| They Might Be Giants – The Mesopotamians Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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none of them did, no.. but I remember when I was little, my dad told me about all these silly jokes/rumors about how the Beatles messed with people and said "Paul's dead" or something like that REALLY quietly in the back of a record.. i dont really remember.. BUT yeah, this song could be using the Mesopotamians as a joke.. refering to them as cornerstones in human civilization, like the Beatles were corner stones in the rock n roll genre.. and the song has a HUGE retro (Beatles-ish) feel for some reason.. might be a happy accident reference |
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| They Might Be Giants – We Want A Rock Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Does anyone else by chance think that the title itself (in reference to fads) is a shot at Hair Metal? "We Want A Rock" - "I Wanna Rock" ?? just a thought to add onto the idea of fads.. | |
| Sonata Arctica – Caleb Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I'm actually starting to divide the points of view in this song by musical sections.. - -The main themes are Caleb reflecting on the past -The sections generally following them ("mother was yet confident," and "followed his father..") are mother-orriented -The weird middle section from "I hate it" through "lost one more way back home" are the dad -And I stick by my idea of the last part being Caleb in the military for whatever reason and becoming slightly morbid. I also have come to believe "Known to us from this day on by his father, Caleb" means he was named after his father, adding more torment to all 3 of them.. His father gets more shame from it, his mother's subconsious seething hate grows, and he is constantly reminded of his past. |
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| Sonata Arctica – Juliet Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I'm pretty sure... that At the end of DSaW, Juliet was in a hell of a pickle... but saw a way out, and that way to trick Caleb into the idea that she'd die with him.. But she didn't really drink the poison, and so he's the only one who dies.. this would explain the lines where he implies she's betrayed/lied/decieved him again.. and the whole rest of the song is one or the other of his personalities having their say in whats happened/happening. then he finally dies. | |
| Sonata Arctica – Caleb Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I'm fairly certain I've got 90% of it figured out... SECTION 1 (begining - "happy you're dead") A couple had a baby. The baby had some head-issues. The dad hated and wanted to kill the kid for being weird. The mom comforted him with kind words and lies. Both parent had detrimental effects on his psyche in the long run. SECTION 2 ("drinkin' face" lines) The dad drank to ignore his problems with the kid. The drinking more than likely led to domestic problems. These furthered issues between the parents, and hurting the kid's mind. SECTION 3a ("Mother was yet confident..") The child and mother grew tight as the dad grew bitter. She promised that even though its bad now, things will be good one day. SECTION 3b ("He can fulfill..") At the same time, she hindered his developement as a person, keeping him dependent on her, implying she's a bit whacky too. SECTION 4 ("I hate it..") From the view of the dad; he's so ashamed of his messed up kid. I'm truly still lost on the apple tree lines.. SECTION 5 ("Lost hopes..") The kid is SO messed up from the relationship with his parents, that nothing can really do him good, only hurt him worse.. "lost one more way back home" = one step further away from a normal life SECTION 6 ("out on the lake..") Idk why he was rowing, or where he was.. Anyhoo, he's heading back towards his mother (the monster) His past has been so bad, he's losing his sense of right and wrong SECTION 7 ("follows his father..") His mother has convinced him to kill his father (he's a young man at this point) He follows him to bed and tucks him in.. and almost follows through, BUT due to hints in Don't Say A Word, I believe he chickened out, and his mom had to finish the deed.. She acted like everything was beautiful now, and they'd live happily ever after but.. he got drafted SECTION 8 ("Over the hills..") He had to go all over the place in the war, doing awful things.. Things that made him desensitized to killing, and showed him beauty in death. Now he's found a mindset (his alter ego) to help him do away with his mother. SECTION 9 ("Flowers and people..") He accepts that the world is cruel, and he's never going to be happy.. I've got a few minor issues unresolved with the song.. but i think I'm mostly right. |
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