| Of Monsters And Men – From Finner Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Apparently, finner is another word for rorqual, which according to Wikipedia “are the largest group of baleen whales…[which] include the largest animal that has ever lived, the Blue Whale.” Moreover, the article mentions “Rorquals take their name from French rorqual, which itself derives from the Norwegian word røyrkval, meaning ‘furrow whale’.[2] All members of the family have a series of longitudinal folds of skin running from below the mouth back to the navel…These are understood to allow the mouth to expand immensely when feeding.” The song seems to use the ocean as a backdrop, so the connection to a whale is a real possibility, especially in light of the use of the word ‘furrows’ (I think the transcriber made a mistake in using the word farrows, which elsewhere I only found used to describe a litter of pigs). In this sense, ‘the rocking of his house’ refers to the sea itself, reinforced by all the other marine references, including ‘the salty ocean wind made the seagulls cry,’ ‘the waves that hit his face,’ and the advice to ‘keep your heads held high.’ Along with the high seas setting, there seems to be a longing for adventure and even hardship. At times it verges on being a hymn for the pirate’s life, especially in the simplified, accordion-backed chorus. I find this song to be fanciful yet nostalgic and somber. When I listen to it I simultaneously yearn for a sailor’s life, reminisce of time spent vagabonding around this wide world, feel empathy for (emi-/immi-)grants, and rock out. I think it’s the best track on an amazing album. |
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| The American Analog Set – Fuck This... I'm Leaving Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I agree with Salty Kevin 1000% that the first two lines are transcribed incorrectly above. The first line, "Do what your dad don't: say should," simply makes no sense. And the second makes a lot more sense if understood how Salty Kev explains. I think the first line is a grammatically ridiculous, beautiful song lyric, saying "Do what your dad says you shouldn't" or "Don't do what your dad says." But by phrasing it, "Do what your dad don't say should" it creates this wonderful rhyme and wordplay, which is usually what lyrics are all about. The second line, "Do what good girls don't do good," is, in my humble opinion, an obviously sexual addition to the theme developed in the previous line. By taking it as, "Do what 'good girls' don't do well," it seems the singer is "aching" for physical intimacy with a girl whose has been encouraged by her father to abstain from sex; the singer seems to ask his partner for the same in the following line, "Say your aching, please don't stop." |
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