| Los Campesinos! – We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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so far I think Fueled by Jersey has it closest. So there are two levels to this song. First, superficially, it clearly tells the story of a relationship he's in that doesn't work out. Sounds like due to distance and lack of interest on the girl's part. Second, and more importantly, it has generalizations about a fear of death, aging, mortality. This is evident: a. language: references to very physical, mortal issues (sutures, throwing up, organs) b. specifically in the song title. The fact that he only says "we are beautiful...." after the line about dying makes it more universal. We as humans searching for love are all beautiful. And doomed to die. c. The closure of the song. This is a song that tells the story of a relationship, clearly builds musically to a climax, and then finishes with the line: "I cannot emphasise enough that my body Is a badly designed, poorly put together vessel, Harbouring these diminishing, so-called 'vital organs' Hope my heart goes first, I HOPE MY HEART GOES FIRST!" Its seems to me a pretty clear reference to our mortality, which one is faced with when one invests significant emotion and TIME into a relationship that fails. This is everything that art should be. Beautiful (catchy music, invigorating music), personal (a pretty detailed story of the author's own experience), and with a more universal message (what can we all take from this experience). |
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| Sea Wolf – Black Dirt Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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One thing I disagree with most posts about is that I don't think the girl dumped him. I think the promise was the promise of love and commitment. He is acknowledging that damage he did to this person and also feeling sorry for himself because, hey, sometimes it breaks your own heart to break up with someone. |
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| Okkervil River – Another Radio Song Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I think P to the G nailed it. I have one exception. I think the unborn baby is at least symbolically if not specifically referring to babies that BSB has fathered and left behind. I think that deadbeat fathers abandoning kids is one of the repeating themes of the album. See "Black" which (although some think sexual abuse) I think is about a father that abandoned the protagonist of the song. The father may or may not be BSB. | |
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