| The Dresden Dolls – Missed Me Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is very obviously about how her piano teacher seduced her in her teens. Another important issue though is her anger and obsession. The whole ordeal left her with a lot of issues she needed to work out like treating every other mate the same and becoming quite vindictive when they leave. |
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| The Dresden Dolls – Girl Anachronism Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I don't think this song is as much about mental issues as people are saying.I mean,clearly it is an issue, but it doesn't stop at that.I would have to say the whole anachronism part relates to her feeling like she's either ahead of her time or behind it.This would mean she doesn't find herself insane,she just thinks the people that currently surround her wouldn't accept her as part of the zeitgeist.It sounds like more of an issue with her surroundings than with herself, but of course the opinion of those around you will always hurt you to at least some degree.It seems to be more about people thinking she's insane than her worrying about her own sanity.I suppose it's just in the way that she sings those parts where points to her issues that make it sound satirical to some extent. | |
| The Dresden Dolls – Bad Habit Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think everyone gets the pretty obvious reference to an addiction to self inflicted wounds, but I have also heard that this song was not about Amanda's own addiction to cutting; it's about her addiction to biting her nails.She just simply switched it out for another habit for it's intensity. I particularly like the stanza: "and you might say it's self-indulgent and you might say it's self-destructive but, you see, it's more productive than if i were to be happy" I don't think this is JUST about her physical addiction to biting her nails and relating to cutting but also about her deeper addictions.Many of Amanda's songs have shown evidence of sexual addiction, addictions to past lovers and vengeful feelings, and especially her addiction to depression and pain itself. I have a similar problem with my depression.There are so many things that one can gain from agony that really make it more productive than being happy.I particularly believe this is a reference to her music because without her pain, she would have nothing to write about.Without my pain I would have nothing to draw, paint, write or create.I think she just wants to show that it's not just destruction for the sake of destroying herself, it's a form of creation as is all destruction.To her,it is a personal sacrifice necessary to keep her music going in order to inspire others. |
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| The Dresden Dolls – First Orgasm Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I've heard many refer to this song as having to do with "masturbation" and "loneliness" but I think the key thing being ignored here is addiction. " i make some coffee I eat some rice chex and then i sit down to check my inbox i only read a word or two i stare across the street and see the churches and the blue" These are the things she does in the morning leading up to the masturbation itself.Usually, I don't think these details would be worth stating; except that here she uses them to illustrate how a very normal day will always lead to her jacking herself off, along and depressed somewhere in her home. I think another key detail is her calling it the "first orgasm".Before listening to the song I thought it would be about her first time, but it became obvious after listening that it was just the first of the day; meaning: more are expected to follow somewhere throughout the day. This interpretation is only further solidified by the lyrics "there won't be any second coming as far as i can tell i arch my back cause i'm very close now" As we all know, the more you do it,the more familiar you become with your own body.After having this addiction for so long, it's all become routine to her.She also later refers to it as "not enjoyable". The two last stanzas really did it for me. "i am too busy to have friends a lover would just complicate my plans so i will never look for love again i'm taking matters into my own hands i think i could last at least a week without someone to hold me i think i could last at least a week without someone to hold me won't you hold me? " She clearly expresses the reasons why she avoids love and "[takes] matters into [her] own hands".Love is "complicated" as it could be a source of pain if you get too close.For this reason she seeks seclusion and just masturbates to satisfy herself.The last stanza, to me, sounds like she had at once seen sex as a source or proof of love, affection and attention.Her addiction has become a replacement for relationships in her life, but at the end she admits she still has a desire for real human love and affection; the addiction has not filled the void. |
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