| Bruce Springsteen – Devil's Arcade Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I am 100% sure it's about a soldier who's dying of combat wounds (narrated by his friend): Remember the morning we dug up your gun The worms in the barrel, the hangin' sun Somebody made a bet, somebody paid The cool desert morning, then nothin' to save Just metal and plastic where your body caved In the ward with the blue walls, a sea with no name Where you lie adrift with the heroes Of the devil's arcade Then, his lover visits him, promising him he'll recover: A voice says "Don't worry, I'm here" Just whisper the word 'tomorrow' in my ear His condition worsens as the song goes on: Rising from a long night as dark as the grave On a thin chain of next moments And something like faith At the end of the song, he dies: A bed draped in sunshine, a body that waits For the touch of your fingers The end of a day The beat of your heart, the beat of her heart The beat of her heart, the slow burning away Of the bitter fires of the devil's arcade |
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| Bruce Springsteen – Wreck On The Highway Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The song symbolizes Bruce's depression at the time: Cars were used as a symbol of freedom This time cars are used as a symbol of death, the ultimate crash and burn. |
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