| Good Old War – Coney Island Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think that the song expresses the idea of being able to dislike a place so much but still miss/love the familiarity of it. "I'm going to Coney Island have myself a dog And reminisce why I still hate it here" here he is conveying that he misses certain aspects of this place. "It's all these people with their cotton candy eyes It's so sweet, now put the train in gear." and here is conveying how everyone in coney island is the same. they're sweet but their personalities soon melt. (like cotton candy in your mouth? eh? maybe.) the "diamond ring" symbolizes the fact that he will always come back, if only for a moment. the ring binds him to the city that he loves underneath it's sweet, melting exterior. "The ground is swallowing my options full release And if it rains they might just disappear" and although he knows staying in this town might stiffle any sort of potential growth, he is willing to come back again and again. when he gives the answer, "I counted 27 birds up there today I'm thinking that's why I still love it here" you get the idea that he's looking for an excuse to love the city, when he already loves it. also, note the "melting" symbolism here. it connects back to the "cotton candy eyes" |
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| Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Killers Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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it's obviously about birth control but i think it has either one of two further meanings: 1. that he told her to take the pill, and she didn't and now he's telling her to get an abotion hence "we could be killer just for one night" or 2. that he's warning her that if she does get pregnant that they would have to get an abortion. the line "we could be killers just for one night" seems to parody "we could be heros just for one night" in that he's saying if we get pregnant this night, then we will become killers in aborting the fetus. |
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| Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Optimist vs. the Silent Alarm (When the Saints Go Marching In) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| nope. he is definitely saying "schlitz". it makes more sense in this context because schlitz is the beer that made milwaukee famous, and he's singing about wisconsin throughout the entire song. | |
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