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Brand New – The Shower Scene Lyrics 15 years ago
You know what's weird? There was a news story about a guy who dodged a bullet by bending over to pick up his Chapstick. I was convinced that was what the reference was, but this song came out three years before the news story.

Brand New are prophets, no?

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Brand New – Vices Lyrics 15 years ago
this song is epic. i first heard "she said goodbye to the CROWN"

my favorite parts are "those days are dead, forgive me" and "that forest burned...that forest burned..."

he's obviously talking about religion with the intro, "dog in the manger", "we need vices"... a criticism of religion i think.


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Brand New – Luca Lyrics 15 years ago
well, i was confused/amused when i first heard this because i thought he said "semen galoshes"...that's really what it sounds like, because he pronounces "cement" weirdly

anywho, this is a great song, really grew on me. it's obviously partially about the Taking Back Sunday/YFW/Deja days, with its references to "the sister," "cosmonaut," "you could never work well with our group," etc. and obviously about luca brasi from the godfather...i think of it more as an analogy than what the song is really about. i think jesse felt like luca brasi with the TBS rivalry and all that.

also: scared the hell out of me when the end part came on. i remember thinking "this is brand new, they're gonna start screaming," but i was still terrified when it happened.

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Brand New – Limousine Lyrics 15 years ago
I must be listening to a different version, because certain parts are different. And the end part about "I should be laughing now" isn't there. Weird.

Here's what I hear...not saying it's right, but it's what I hear.

Kate, it's your ride
Get your petals out
Lay them in the aisle
Pretend you are God and grow, it's your day to wed
We've found your man
He is drinking up
He's all-American
And he'll drive
He's volunteered with grace to end your life
We'll tidy up
It's sad to hold
Leave your shell to us
You explode
You firefly, you tiny boat with oars
Feather oars
The world tilts back, and pours and pours and so
You satellite
You tidal wave, you're a big surprise
And I, one more night to be your mother

The signal interrupts
This baby's frequency not strong enough
Remain in my hands and smile
We will miss you but in time you'll get settled
We will ride

Supreme
Yeah, you were right about me
But can I get myself out from underneath
This guilt that will crush me?
And in the choir, well I saw our sad Messiah
He was bored and tired of my laments
Said "I'd die for you one time, but never again"

Never again, never again, never again, never again
Never again, never again, never again, never again

Well I love you so much
But do me a favor, baby don't reply
'Cause I can dish it out, but I can't take it

(One, two, three, four, five, six, seven)

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Radiohead – Idioteque Lyrics 15 years ago
This song is about the Titanic. I know it sounds random, but bear with me...

"Who's in a bunker?"

This is about the people stuck in the rooms on the ship - not literally bunkers, but very much like them.

"Women and children first"

On the Titanic, the women and children were the first to be saved.

"I'll laugh until my head comes off
I'll swallow until I burst"

This references drowning - your lungs burst when you drown.

"I have seen too much
You haven't seen enough
You haven't seen it"

The experience of being on the ship while it sinks, that outsiders can never know.

"Here I'm allowed everything all of the time"

One of the most pivotal lyrics. The passengers on the Titanic were by and large wealthy and sheltered. All of their whims were indulged - the ship was extremely extravagant, built to suit their opulence. They could have whatever they wanted. Until the ship sank...

"Ice age coming
Let me hear both sides
Ice age coming
Throw it on the fire"

This is about crashing into the iceberg. Some people claimed there was no danger, hence "both sides".

"We're not scaremongering
This is really happening"

See above. Some people insisted there was nothing to worry about...but obviously, there was.

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