| Julian Casablancas – 11th Dimension Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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As some of you already said, this song has a lot going on, but I do think that most of you have missed the major point here. The whole song is quite simply about being original, thinking for yourself, and not conforming. There is an "11th Dimension" that Julian is in while the rest of the world is all busy thinking the same way. I'll just pick out a few lines that really tell the story of the song. "I'll just nod, I've never been so good at shaking hands I live on the frozen surface of a fireball Where cities come together to hate each other in the name of sport" You can see the contradictions here between Julian and societal norms. We all shake hands, but Julian just nods. Odd that cities would "come together" to "hate." "And you hear what you want to hear And they take what they want to take" This is getting a little deeper into the song that's a little more up for interpretation. I see "they" as America that he talks about briefly in the opening. He's essentially saying that society trains us to think. "So when's it coming, this last new great movement that I can join?" Self explanatory. When is this movement away from the crap that society feeds us going to take place? "You are looking for your own voice but in others While it hears you, trapped in another dimension" 'Looking for your own voice in others.' This is perhaps the most telling line that just bluntly states the overall point of the song. "I've got a mind full of blanks, I need to go somewhere new fast" "'Cause no one really cares or wonders why anymore" "That is how it once was done All the dreamers on the run" These last couple of lines just continue to show his feelings about being original and thinking for yourself. |
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| Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) (feat. MGMT & Ratatat) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think its funny that everyone is getting some inspirational meaning from this song. Heres what it really means since nobody has even come close. What you need to understand is that the "pursuit," [b]is[/b] doing drugs, weed, alcohol, other substances, etc. The song is quite simply about getting fucked up and thats what makes him happy. So the process of getting fucked up whether that be drinking, smoking, whatever is the "pursuit of happiness." Crush a bit He doesnt, get better towards the end or leave you on a positive note. Hes throwing up at the end asking why he drank so much. Hell the entire album is fairly dark. Read this again below with this in mind. Hes talking about what he is [b]CURRENTLY[/b] doing. Hes has crushed a bit, rolled it and smoking it, hes fucked up and "on the pursuit." And, "he'll be fine" once he gets his high. Crush a bit, little bit, roll it up, take a hit Feelin lit, feelin right, 2 am summer night I don't care, hand on the wheel, drivin drunk, I'm doin my thing Rollin the Midwest side and out livin my life gettin out dreams People told me slow my road. I'm screaming out fuck that Imma do just what I want, lookin ahead no turnin back If I fall, if I die, know I lived it to the fullest If I fall, if I die, know I lived and missed some bullets I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey I'll be fine once I get it, I'll be good |
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