| Mastodon – Crystal Skull Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| @[slowstrafe:31576] yes. learning about gout and couldn't help remembering this song. | |
| Mastodon – Crystal Skull Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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This song is about a patient undergoing arthrocentesis done by a medical professional. However, though the patient was told the sample would be sent to the lab for analysis, they find out the medical person was actually digging in the person's knee to find valuable gout crystals (in this world it gout crystals are desirable as they hold the "The source of consciousness". The passage from "A deep breath before the plunge..." to "Covered in bloodsucking flies" depicts the patient's legal battle with the medical personnel. The voices represent the many legal opinions the patient sought. The faces are the audience in the courtroom. The bloodsucking flies are those who benefit from this process while harming the patient, including the legal personnel, medical personnel and those online calling the patient stupid and generally being triggered by the patient's actions. There are allusions to skulls and crystal skulls because the pt also has Osteogenesis imperfecta. |
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| Mastodon – Clandestiny Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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I like the song's title, Clandestiny. This is not only a play on "clandestine" but also evokes imagery from the words "clan" and "destiny". So to me, this song tells a story where a secretive clan recruits someone to "Give their live". Silent all your life Running without vision Hollowed out inside Wronging all that's right In this story, the character being spoken to has suffered without a say or guidance: "Silent all you life. Running without vision." "Wronging all that's right" suggests that the character is acting out because he/she was suffering. There's no cause to be alarmed And no reason to escape from us There's no illness and no pain Have not found any suffering These next few lines are how the "recruiter" describes the clan: "no illness and no pain", "Have not found any suffering". The road is dark and bare No clarity, no light The moment came and swallowed us Blinding all our sight The recruiter describes how the environment for both of them is "dark and bare," with "no clarity, no light". "The moment" could be the the event or that started the clan; the clan's ideals therefore consumed their "sight". We will keep you free from dark All you have to do is stand with us I will mend your broken heart And retort the trials that you have lost The clan will do these things, "mend your broken heart" and "retort the trials that you have lost" if the person joins. Give your life So I can breathe Save your life It's all we need The clan's focus is revealed. It needs the "lives" of its members, literally or metaphorically: organ transplant ("So I can breathe"), vs something like devoting all your energy to the clan. "Save your life" suggests the acting out from the beginning may have included downward spiraling / suicidal thoughts/ behavior. "It's all we need": we don't need your other unique aspects; your "life" for the clan is all we need. This line also downplays "life", as if it was something fungible. We can be above the ground And devour your humanity Follow me and follow sound To the end of your eternity A few things here. "We can be above the ground": suggests they are living underground right now. Underground in a dark, silent environment. Maybe unveiling itself "above the ground" is another one of the clan's goals. "And devour your humanity": another way of saying "Give your life." "Follow me and follow sound to the end of your eternity": where, "eternity" was an infinite path the character being spoken to was on before, but by following "sound", the character now has a "destiny" or destination, bringing it back to the song title. Give your life So I can breathe Save your life It's all we need Give your life So I can breathe Save your life It's all we need I feel this song illustrates a part of the story of any number of real life people who, once lost and angry, find a cause to join after being absorbed into a clan. It seems like Mastodon is making a statement about the disaffected groups and the atmosphere around the time this song was released, and even two years later today. |
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| Verbena – Desert Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Seems to be a person being excited about about a misrepresentation of "a desert". The first clue is that the person wants to "kiss a cactus", so he hasn't seen a cactus up close. Other clues include "good earth" in relation to the "size of a desert", implying the person thinks the desert is culpable. The second verse is more vague, and can be interpreted as either the person is still excited, or the person finds out what the desert really is like. Therefore, this song could be the perspective of one who has fallen for propaganda or deceit. The end breakdown part with the guitar/drums is interesting. One might relate the synchronized pattern of the instruments to the EEG of a seizure. However, it's probably just the band rockin out. |
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| Stone Temple Pilots – First Kiss On Mars Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| what does reel over mean in this context? | |
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