| 3 Doors Down – Kryptonite Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I think you hit the nail on the head. Very concise, clear and everything makes sense. Bravo to you, sir/mam. | |
| Gorillaz – Dirty Harry Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I agree with what the previous comments said about this being about the experience of a soldier at war (though I am not sure whether it is any specific war). At the heart of it, it seems to be about a militant fighting a war because he was told that doing so will promote global peace. He is under the conviction that he more like a "peace-loving" missionary when, in fact, he is just a pawn for some greater, more sinister clandestine agenda by the government/pentagon, and is used as a tool for destruction. At first, the soldier does not question his order or suspect any hidden motivation behind them (which is what I believe the phrase "all I do is dance" refers to) - again, because he believes himself to be a harbinger of peace. His gun is there to protect him on his mission (rather than to harm the opposition, which seems to be a more devious, doubt-provoking reason to carry weaponry). However, throughout the course of the war, the soldier begins to see the enormity of the terror the war is infliction upon others, and starts to feel guilty about his actions. He becomes restless and distraught, understanding that he is not the peaceful prophet he thought he was and is, in fact, simply a pawn for the higher ups. This distressing epiphany creates nostalgia for the mindless dancing - the unhesitant way in which he followed orders - that was shattered by the cold reality on the battlefield. Ignorance is bliss, as they say. |
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| Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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God, I love this song - and I rarely like rap. And I am probably utterly and irrevocably wrong about its meaning but...here I go anyhow. Echoing some of the comments that I read earlier (I did not attempt to go through all of them...but a couple of pages), I do not think that this song is about becoming ingesting illegal substances. I agree with what someone said earlier that it is about the increasing social obsession with trivial, insignificant things - the "Hype shit", the desire to belong to a clique (all the "different crews") because it makes you feel significant, the desire to emulate big shots who wallow in money and lavish things because that is what makes someone feel "useful" nowadays. I guess I think it is a reflection of the effect that the so called popular prophets that have become so far embedded into our culture - stars, artists, role models - have on us with the values they preach and purport. I love the near-deadpanned, almost mesmerized tone with which the chorus is sung. It makes me think of how hypnotizes we have become by (IwontsasypopularcultureIwontsaypopularculture) the aforementioned values. How useless we feel when we do not partake in them and how optimistic, how valuable, such prospects as being in on the latest trends in technological gadgetry make us perceive ourselves. |
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| K's Choice – Almost Happy Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Wonderful song. To me, it seems to be about two people in a committed yet unfulfilled relationship (either romantic or simply amicable one) that is coming undone due to one’s person’s inability to be satisfied with it. The narrator appears eager to invest his/her heart and soul into the relationship. However, the other individual, for some almost-inexplicable, irrevocable reason, sees unable to do the same (though earnestly wanting to) — to be truly “content” with the bond. Although the reason for said dissatisfaction is obscure, the dissatisfaction itself rears its ugly head within the moments they spent together — as evident in by the fact that the narrator questions whether the person would appear happy (“smiling”) in photographs. And neither really seem to know how to combat it because neither are able to identify why this person’s “head hurts”. Thus, even though the narrator is enamored with the other to the point of it being “easy to get lost in” him/her, the relationship cannot endure because the other is unable to reciprocate that sentiment. | |
| Frou Frou – Must Be Dreaming Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Whenever I hear this song, I always think of a very sudden, unexpected love. What I mean is that the narrator has certain things she wants from her significant other/their relationship - and that is what she is used to. However, she suddenly finds herself being swept off her feet by someone who completely defies all of the standards she has set for herself, making her feel like the whole thing is like a dream because she never stepped outside the boundaries she set for herself boundaries — never fell “in love lawlessly”. She finds herself happy and wants to “undeniably” belong to her partner; however, there is always a lingering worry in the back of her mind that something will go awry. |
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| Damien Rice – 9 Crimes Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I am probably very wrong (^^;;) but, to me, this song is about very shaky relationship in which the partners have not yet achieves the level of trust/communication between them at which they can work out their personal (cannot "shoot one another's guns" - cannot help one another relieve the turbulence in one another's heart when a conflict arises). Therefore, whenever a conflict arises, they have no idea how to talk it out automatically run to other people to temporarily feel better and forget the problem ("give my gun away when it's loaded"). However, after the repetitive streak of unresolved tension and promiscuity, both partners eventually realize that cheating will not iron out their relationship and finally decide to try and work out their issues with one another instead of running away from it all the time (that, "No". it is not okay if I "give my gun away" to anyone but you "when it's loaded"). Carrying out this resolution is a final but difficult step in establishing their connection with one another. The number 9 often signifies completeness. And I believe that this song shows the process off achieving the level of trust and communication that a good relationship needs to be complete. Both people cheat on one another - committed small “crimes” - until the “9th” crimes, at which point they decide that they can no longer do so and expect their relationship to survive. But whatever the song means, it is truly beautiful and I always enjoy listening to it. |
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