| The Sisters of Mercy – You Could Be The One Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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no question here, hippie chicks are good for a quick lay sayth eldritch the subtexts of using hippie chicks for sex are plentiful we're going for a ride - this line is a double entendre, mixing the metaphors of riding someone (sexually) and taking them for a ride- to scam or trick them also, "... to get your flower pressed" to deflower someone is oldschool for taking their virginity pressed flowers are usually added to a collection. on the other side, for him, it is just today, like getting his "collar pressed," its just part of his daily maintenance. Finally, "this pretty little thing in the armor plate" is one of my favorite references to the gothic persona of all time. excellent synical take on the beatles' "love is all you need" / the free love movement in general free love? i'll take 3! pretty little thing in the armor plate may be my favorite reference to goth ever |
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| The Sisters of Mercy – Marian Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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the real question isn't is Marian a specific person or that concept of 'longing for someone out there' at least to me, the hearing her calling above the maelstrom (aka the sea of faces) - denotes her being a specific, not to mention the 'communication'- he can hear her, and wonders if she can "hear" him the same. I think the real question is, is marian dead? I am alone, and give me something beautiful again both imply that she is gone, and not just far away, which would in turn imply him commiting suicide to be with her. also, "what i can and what i could do i don't know anymore" sounds a lot like suicidal ideations beggining to manifest. the option has always been available, but he finally thinks it may be something he could acctually do. |
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| The Sisters of Mercy – Marian Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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i believe the main metaphor of the song is between drowning and being away from your loved one, (missing them) |
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| The Sisters of Mercy – Amphetamine Logic Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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falling over = either dieing or compromising their beliefs standing still= going nowhere, either mentally or in the world I think that the "knife" is logic, as an occam's razor-like way of seeing the world, (as an amphetamine prescribe logic major, this is more or less the story of my existence) so "nothing but the knife to live for" is kind of a logical version of live by the sword, die by the sword "One life is all i need" then is quite literally, i understand this world well enought that i dont feel the need to live another one. "give me one good reason" (to live?)- like the above, if you see the world for what it is, and its essentially meaningless, what reason do you have for living (or wishing to live (again)) -alternatively, "one good reason," might be logic, or, in the thinly veiled metaphor of the song, More Speed! I'm going to skip the second verse, Its pretty much a reiteration of eldritche's analysis of love, like his "life is short and love is always over in the morning" from temple of love "hit up steel in hand" working away with the compulsion of amphetamines. im not sure what exactly is meant by steal in hand, but i picture something along the lines of a blacksmith pounding away at the anvil. "lit up, like candles" first off, 'lit up' is old school slang for sped out of ones head. lit up like a candle is a popular phrase these days for often used to mean 'high off your ass' This refers to the fervor of the speed, the veritable brink of madness as it were. |
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