| Joanna Newsom – The Book of Right-On Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The hopeless romantic in me wants to agree that its about a relationship but to me this song is not about love but about war, poverty and inhumanity. "We should shine a light on, A light on, And the book of right-on's right on,It was right on." I get the feeling that she's saying we should take a look at what's happening around us, the way she sings right-on, Its almost like someone is chanting right on! in a protest or like a leader is trying to motivate his army. And in the last "right on" she sings like she is amused by such antics. In the 1st verse I think she is living vicariously through a soldier. "I Killed my dinner with karate Kick 'em in the face, taste the body. Shallow work is the work that I do" She alludes to the art of fighting, - its quick and painful, almost bittersweet. Necessary to his survival but frowned upon in the real world. She almost condescendingly, challenges the supporters, the soldiers employer. "Do you want to sit at my table? My fighting fame is fabled And fortune finds me fit and able" Do you want to trade places, have a taste of my dinner b/c its not heroic but the money desired is what justifies it. And you do say - That you do pray - And you say -That you're ok" At this moment she changes gears in the song completely and gets off her high protesting horse and sympathizes w/ the soldier. 'Are you really ok?' "Do you want to run with my pack? Do you want to ride on my back? Pray that what you lack does not distract" She continues do you want a piggy back ride? Do you want to run with us for a day? I hope that your fear doesn't give us away on the battlefield. And you do say -That you do pray - And you say -That you're ok. This time She imagines the soldier saying. " In God you trust huh? But are you really ok?" She challenges the war supporters source of faith. "And even when you run through my mind. Something else is in front, oh, you're behind And I don't have to remind you to stick with your kind." Even when the soldier does have the time to contemplate his shallow work there's always an enemy in front of him but the one who is financially gaining is safely at home. Our war's supporters don't have to be constantly reminded to stick with their kind, unlike the military which promotes the ideal of brotherhood in order to survive. In the last verse, the soldier is gone and the flag is being folded. "Even when you touch my faith and my face you know your place." -- Nonetheless that's just the vibe I get from the song, but only JN knows the true meaning. -- |
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| Little Dragon – Twice Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Hunnybunbunny - I completely agree. I definitely think if you watch the video it does makes a little bit more sense. This is what I think: "Thought I had an answer once,but your random ways swept me along. Colossal signs so I got lost, with so many lovers singing soft." I think the song is saying that when she left she thought that she had made the right choice. Each lover had a way of showing their love and she got lost in what they truly meant. "Colossal signs so I got lost." At the end of the video she realizes that they were only pretending to serenade her or that such affair are only short lived. She hears the "lovers singing soft" and she hopes it is the one whom she betrayed. As she reaches the top of the mountain, I get the feeling that she realizes its not the man she truly loves. Now it is her holding unto him like he always had "one mirror holding us dearer now." The other men holding her close whom she doesn't love and her holding the man she truly loves close. This is just my take on the song,of course I could be wrong. What I do know though, is that this song is simply magical! |
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