| This Town Needs Guns – Baboon Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Yeah, I think the song is very much about commitment. He sings of absolute wonder and control that this girl has over him "One touch and I am in a trance like state". But he questions her commitment "what was in your head when you said until death". There's definitely some doubt there, but the twist that he was right, "you lies unfold". Which is very very much the amazing climax of the song. | |
| The Gaslight Anthem – She Loves You Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Its pretty much what we love and come to expect from the Gaslight boys, beautiful, but almost tragic at the same time. For me, the song is about two people, the girl is unsure whether they would be good together ('would we be for better for worst'). Brian uses the words "true love" and "baby" to indicate that shes interested in her, but she is impartial to the idea. The image of a girl, staring out of the window, coldly saying "Yeah, I believe you..." just brings this point home: it's so nonchalant, she so removed. Then we have the thoughts going to the boys head, who is also unsure. Clearly he also has doubts, but he suffers more. The imagery behind 'And in the quiet in the night where Romeo's mind is burning' has him troubled, hes mind is in a perpetual state of trouble, hence the burning. This motion of "navigating the seas" tries to bring to life the size of her doubts. "From putting all of his blood into them sermons" is wonderful too. Hes put hes body into hes efforts to get her, and suffers from receiving no reward. The use of sermons is great here, it exemplifies how he feels about hes efforts, they are not mundane, hes efforts are beyond that, they are almost religious in dedication perhaps. Anyway, thats what I think. |
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| The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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SmitZy: I know what your talking about. I thought it was near impossible that this CD would be as good as the others, and whilst I am a fan thru and thru, I was prepared for some mediocre release. But now, dare I dream the near impossible? Boy, I m excited. :) |
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