| Brandon Boyd – Courage and Control Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think this song deals with a common theme that Brandon often talks about (both in song and in interviews) which is allowing yourself to live a life of expression and freedom from fear of how others might judge you. It can be easy to let this fear control every aspect of your life, from the petty things like how you dress, to more major decisions like what you do for a living or where you live. Without even realizing it, many people make these decisions based on what they feel is expected of them (go to college, get a job nearby, etc) rather than what they may have done if there was no one judging their decisions (maybe travel the world, pursue a life of art, move somewhere radically different). If I am even remotely close with my interpretation, I see the song as a person looking at society as an onlooker, and feeling very distant from it. The temptation is to smother this feeling and attempt to blend with society, but the song is suggesting it is better to find a way to express these feelings and truly be yourself, instead of who you feel you should be (There is a noise inside of me / That bustles asymmetrically / Oh how have I to balance / Those sounds into a song ) In the chorus he is saying that while it can be difficult to do this ("it takes courage and control"), rather than fight it you simply have to "let go" of all your attachments to the person you are pretending to be and you will find yourself in what is left. Anyways that is what I took from this song. It's so simple and beautiful I love it. The lyrics on this album are incredible. |
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| Slightly Stoopid – I Couldn't Get High Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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wow Sublimedude1992, how about being even a tiny bit open minded. I know slightly's songs are usually pretty straight forward, but I also agree with Cbachmann in some way. at least its one way to interpret the song. clearly its about trying to get fucked up but nothing is working, but it could be viewed as a metaphor for not being able to shake a feeling with substances. All that aside, why even come on a site like this where the whole idea is to discuss one anothers interpretations of songs, just to rudely and stubbornly say that it only means what the lyrics explicitly state. we could all figure out that much on our own, we come here to see what more there could be to it. try opening your mind up to new ideas. its nice. |
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