| David Bowie – The Stars (Are Out Tonight) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Some kind of ambiguity between celebreties and angels. "Dead", "sexless", "they know just what we do". Angels are watching over us, but not clean and easy ones; it's rather about angels who don't let you go numb and apathic. They provoke us out of our comfort, and stir, and challenge, and consumme themselves. And, some celeb's do behave like that. Any thoughts? |
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| Soul Coughing – Disseminated Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| This song seems to be about making something brilliant out of something simple, in different domains (art, nature...). The author appears to find this happens inevitably, and is flabbergasted by it. | |
| Brian Eno – Golden Hours Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This may sound mental, but this sounds like a cerebral, almost detached image of the death of Jesus. Plus, which is rare in Eno songs, he seems to be celebrating the humble, brilliant, restless Christ during his last moments (Golden Hours). Eno did attend some sort of catholic school (check wikipedia), why wouldn't he write some beautiful abstract landscape for Jesus? In any case, I find this to be one of his most delicate, both emotional and meditative songs. any thoughts? |
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| Brian Eno – Baby's On Fire Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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something extremely sexual is happening here. every word has a physical, bodily, non-brainy feel to it. even the "clever" guys are just clever about maracas, dancing and making money. sort of an impressionistic sex bomb thing |
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| Brian Eno – Needles in the Camel's Eye Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Eno can say whatever he wants about his lyrics, this one seems pretty coherent: "Those who know" are like gods or creators (omniscient). They "hide" the purpose or the meaning of life and yet they throw you into life and expect you to put the pieces together and sort it out. So the biblical camel will not only have a hard time to get through the needle, he's actually being ****ed over by the powers that be. So nevermind solving the mysteries of the universe, do something else, dont "ask why", don't obey those capricious gods. The punk-ish / in-your-face / mocking tune goes along with this sort of easy atheism. It also fits in with Eno's taste for post-modernism and rejection of "big truths" (check out his published diary A Year... on that matter) I personnaly think this kind of philosophy is too simplistic, yet it's a great song with a clear message. Any thoughts? cheers |
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