| Tune-Yards – Gangsta Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| It's "rockstar." Fixed it. | |
| The Strokes – Games Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I'm addicted to thing song... I don't know what it is, but I can't stop listening to it. Anyway, IMHO, I think it's about how a lot married couples (or just couples in general) that never really love each other and get divorced. The word "love" and marriage are meaningless nowadays because for some reason, people can't stay faithful ("living in an empty world... I was out late last night... empty life"). The third stanza, I think is about how a lot of couples when they get married deep down don't realize or expect that they'll be married to their spouse "till death do them part" ("the diamond cuts arrive... they weren't all that proud") and/or they ignore all signs that it's not going to last until they can't be ignored anymore ("with all the noise above, we tried to call his name... by now they hear it loud."). Just a guess.... |
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| David Bazan – Level With Yourself Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Corrections from the official lyrics: "and be at peace with me" should be: "and be at peace with thee" "You're building a wall between" should be: "We're building a wall between" "level with my kid" should be: "level with my kin" "We've fucked the gatekeeper as I'm flying outside the gate" should be: "means fuck the gatekeeper cause I'm fine outside the gate" |
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| David Bazan – Won't Let Go Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I think it's pretty obvious this song is a personal message from David to his family about how no matter how much he struggles with his inner battles with his faith and how lost and confused he may get, the one thing he will never question is his love for his family. Ultimately, that is the only thing that matters. | |
| David Bazan – Level With Yourself Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Here are some quotes from a recent interview David did that sum up the meaning of this song nicely: "sometimes something will get expressed within culture that is just super asinine but because enough people agree about it then you have to take it seriously so then you’re kind of negotiating with these people about this thing that you shouldn’t have to negotiate at all. So I started thinking of those aspects as like, this is a strange negotiation we are involved in. The example that I had in mind was that Obama wasn’t born here… “Where’s the birth certificate?” Because enough people believe that, then you have to take it seriously. That’s strange. It seems inappropriate. You should just be able to dismiss stupidity as such, but nonetheless, here we are." "...more common is the political dissonance that happens between generations. The political dissonance, in general, that you have to co-exist with people who are vehemently opposed on a political level and how you go about that. It’s a record where I, in a vague sense, voice philosophies and ideas that pertain [to politics] and make accusations. But then, it’s also a record about how you interact with people who think so differently from you in a fundamental way. Do you dismiss them? Do you pretend like you don’t disagree? Do you try not to talk about it? Do you engage respectfully? Do you let your own ideas become watered-down in the process? " |
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| David Bazan – Future Past Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Some corrections from the official lyrics: "You stick it to the blackened around you" should be: "You stick it to the black and blue around you." "Did my new solution" should be: "Dig my new solution |
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| David Bazan – Future Past Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Here is quote from a recent interview with David that I think sums up the meaning of this song: "Evangelical Christianity, as I grew up with it and as it seems to exist currently, seems preoccupied with the confession of Christianity. That one would confess the right things, and that seems to be one of the main points of it. I find that so unsatisfying. To me, the best cases for Christianity are when people actually bear the fruit that they say they are going to bear. To me, that is the most compelling reason to think anything or do anything or to respect a confession. A confession of belief on it’s own is just the most flaccid thing. In that sense, an academic book, self-help book, or just a Christian apologetic book means so much less. [They would say] “So this is what I think…” [I would respond,] “So you’re divorced three times, you’re estranged from you’re kids… who cares what you think about the universe? I want to be at peace. This peace that passes all understanding that you’re talking about, you don’t have it. You treat people badly; you misunderstand fundamental ideas of the world at large.” These [bearing fruits] are far more compelling to me than, “You have to get the confession right or you’ll burn for eternity.” And I just think: “Yeah, that’s becoming less compelling by the minute too because everything else you say doesn’t seem to match up with reality, so why would I assume that would?”" |
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| Kanye West – Stronger Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Dude... you're saying that Kanye is being unoriginal because they sampled Daft Punk?! Daft Punk are the kings of sampling!!! Also, Daft Punk COLLABORATED with Kanye. They ADMITTED that they like his version better! (Look it up). You're basically disrespecting Daft Punk's judgement. |
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