| Jukebox the Ghost – Hold It In Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| It might just be about so many different uses of the phrase "hold it in" ... I think it's really clever | |
| The Reign Of Kindo – Just Wait Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song is definitely the stand out of the six songs on the EP, though I enjoy all six tracks. The lyrics seem to foreshadow a lot of Kindo's writing in the next two albums dealing with life, aging, and the passage of time. (Till We Make Our Ascent, Hold Out, Flowers by the Moon, and Battling the Years stand out among others.) While these later songs seem more focused in their respective messages, this song seems to very effectively represent a conflict in interests. I think this is part of what makes the song so great: we hear a seriously unsure attitude in the words that are sung and I, personally, find it very effective. On another note, this song continues the pattern in the EP of the pair of accented musical jabs, if you know what I mean. We hear it in the chorus of this song, as each chord is played in two strong and short impulses. A similar effect is achieved in Needle and Thread, and to a certain extent in Hard to Believe. I'm not sure of the significance of this, but it seems interesting to me. |
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| The Reign Of Kindo – Psalm Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| This is such an awesome, emotionally charged song. The way they represent this internal conflict is extremely powerful, and it really resonates with me. | |
| Dashboard Confessional – As Lovers Go Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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One reason this song is interesting to me is because it seems to take the form of a dialogue. My argument or interpretation is that maybe some, if not all of the dialogue is internal. When I first listened to it, I did hear the dialogue between two people, but upon listening more closely, I sort of started to see these words bouncing around in one person's mind. This person, from my point of view, is trying to make a tough decision, maybe whether or not to ask this other person out. A part of his mind is telling him that he's mistaken in his judgements, that it's all a waste of time, and that he's crazy. The other part of his mind argues that he has real, true feelings for this girl, and that this situation is perfect for him and what he wants to do. This side of his brain also addresses his sanity, admitting that he has questioned it, but also claiming that "She" would be the remedy for any lack of sanity. There is a clear focus on the conundrum of what is real in this song, and the two sides of the dialogue don't seem to agree. However, the second, more optimistic side seems to overpower the first in the end, signifying to me that the person thinks he has made his decision. But I still question his conviction. Even towards the end, when the chorus is convincingly repeated three times, he is still telling himself (if you assume my perspective) "this is easy...", as if he needs to tell himself over and over in order to believe it. He even closes with a question "what's the sense in waiting?". Though most people may interpret it as rhetorical, I actually think this shows his lingering uncertainty, about both his decision and his sanity. To wrap things up, I think that this person's conflict is perhaps presented and interpreted in a very straight forward way, while in reality, it may have more depth than that. Though he may think so, I don't think he is more sure of his convictions at the end of the song than he was at the beginning. The point is, perhaps, that he doesn't know what is real and what is not, and therefore, will never be able to trust himself to make the right decision. |
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