| Circa Survive – Airplane Dance Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Oops, sorry, I accidently clicked add comment when I wasn't done :( Anyways, I've had this song on my iPod for a while and never really noticed anything special about it besides a catchy guitar rift and interesting voice from Anthony, but yesterday I started thinking about what it could mean and was surprised I started really listening to it at: "And even off the aircraft Everything seems to make us laugh" When I heard this, I spontaneously thought, 'What would make me laugh at everything?" and after a few seconds, marijuana came into my mind. I then thought about the alignment of laughing to aircrafts, and airplanes are generally 'high'. At this point, I doubted the validity of my assumption because I have repeatedly heard from fans that Anthony Green is drug free, and a song dedicated to drugs would be a bit unusal. But then, I remembered Drug Dealer from Avalon and thought maybe it's a similar structure. So, I kept listening, and eventually heard: "We're all, we're all over the influence" And I immediately thought of those "above the influence" commercials. I hadn't quite persuaded myself yet, but after starting the song over and hearing: "They've got something green just for our condition" I was pretty certain it was related to weed. After realizing this, I started to actually analyze the lyrics. From what I understand, marijuana is symbolized by the 'airplane' that he dances on, and eventually, even when he's off the airplane (the drug), he still laughs at everything. Then later, again saying "We're all over the influence, and collecting interest." I thought maybe that either drugs had permanently made his life better and he no longer needed them, so he could sell them for "interest", or he was permabaked and doing the same thing. Either way, it seems to be about someone's addiction to pot eventually spiralling into a dealing state. Of course, I may be completely backwards and incorect, but there is clear evidence supporting this interpretation for a song with an otherwise hidden meaning. |
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| Circa Survive – Airplane Dance Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I've had this song on my iPod for a while and never really noticed anything special about it besides a catchy guitar rift and interesting voice from Anthony, but yesterday I started thinking about what it could mean and was surprised I started really listening to it at: "And even off the aircraft Everything seems to make us laugh" When I heard this, I spontaneously thought, 'What would make me laugh at everything?" and after a few seconds, marijuana came into my mind. I then thought about the alignment of laughing to aircrafts, and airplanes are generally 'high'. At this point, I doubted the validity of my assumption because I have repeatedly heard from fans that Anthony Green is drug free, and a song dedicated to drugs would be a bit unusal. But then, I remembered Drug Dealer from Avalon and thought maybe it's a similar structure. So, I kept listening, and eventually heard: " |
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| Circa Survive – Get Out Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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At first, I really didn't even think about this song relating to writer's block, but after reading some of the explanations I can understand why it seems likely. I prefer to think that Anthony wouldn't write two songs about an identical subject that, in my opinion, isn't really worth discussing. Stress should be placed on the lyrics, not on how difficult it was to write them. I still love The Only Difference, it's an amazing song, but a rather uninteresting topic. With that being said, I interpreted this song, moderately similar to the others found here, as Anthony's style of living how he has changed. "I can't get started from the part Where I left off yesterday I should've spent my time a little wiser." Obviously, he was doing something important and was interrupted. In my opinion, he was most likely thinking about an event or several events in his life that upset him. Instead of continuing to think about it and getting it sorted out, he pushed it out of his mind. In the end, however, he realized that it needed to be taken care of, as he is thinking about it again but can't remember where he left off, and he knows his time should have been spent wiser. "I sat alone, guilty, in sin, Waiting for words to come From out of my head Still making sense to anyone." This part hints at his time spent in solitude and inhibition of what he feels. The phrase "Waiting for words to come" shows either his confusion about what is happening in his life or his difficulty expressing these analyzations to those around him. "I can't wait to understand the reason. I have yet to translate Any meaning, besides, it's not worth it to try. Get out, get out." Look at next stanza analysis. "Locked myself up in a room without a window Just to see If it was any easier to breathe. I was wrong Never underestimate the daylight, The air is so much easier to breathe." This is by far my favorite stanza. I felt that the room without the window represents his withdrawal from his surroundings; specifically, talking to other people about his problems or worries. He shut himself up in the room in an attempt to think more clearly about his life, but found that just talking with other people and expressing himself, symbolized by the daylight and how much easier it is to breathe, was a more productive endeavor. In the preceding stanza, I think that he is saying that he cannot interpret anything traumatic or even beneficial in his life without sharing his experiences with another person. This is why I feel that "get out" is a Anthony's advice to his audience to just get out of the room and open up. As for the event or whatever inspired his troubles, I cannot even begin to speculate. I appreciate his music and Circa Survive is by far my favorite band, but I have just never taken the time to learn everything about his life. Feel free to respond, but if you do, please disagree with me or at least add something on to what I've written. Nothing's more boring than "I totally agree, you're totally right.", which I know I'm not. |
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| Circa Survive – Every Way Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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To start, I couldn't disagree more with sodidgewse. Every way you wonder if you're wrong Inaccurate and inprecise There is no gift without a price I'm so mistaken, lost my direction My souls been shaken Do you really think that Anthony Green and the band in general have any doubts or concerns about the music they make? If so, you are either expressing misguided ignorance or venting teenage angst against a common (and often wrongfully accused) antagonist. I wholeheartedly believe that any issues between Circa and Atlantic have been settled before the production of the album, otherwise it would not have been produced by them. Also, brenddun makes an excellent point in the increased obsolescence of record labels. If this were a newer, less experienced band, I would most likely agree with you sodidgewse. But Anthony Green is a lyrical artist that would never simply whine about his difficulties with a recording company in one of their songs. Now, this is my interpretation of the song, which may be just as wrong as yours, but it's what makes sense to me. "I will find a different way to say Your gonna have to change everything you made Your going to have to reword every metaphor you've used So that people who are hearing are confused" I took this part as a slight to the motif found throughout music, especially Circa Survive and similar bands, that appear to disguise the meanings of their songs so as to leave them open for unique interpretation among their fans. However, it's possible that fans began characterizing Circa's songs with common metaphors that fans have been exposed to. For example, in several of the songs on Juturna and On Letting Go, much of the meanings (at least on this site) pertain to relationships due to Anthony's diction, when he may have meant something else entirely. Therefore, he has to restructure his figures of speech and syntax to confuse his audience even more, ironically helping them form their own ideas about the songs. Running out of time so I'll just do one more stanza. I would find a different way to go There's no signs in life to guide you on that road And if its the most important thing you'll say Make sure they understand I interpreted this part as an observation Anthony has found in his career, similar to the legendary Robert Frost poem detailing taking the "road less traveled by". In this song, he strongly suggests avoiding that road, the opposite of what he has done, undeniably, because you have seemingly no one to relate to. I have difficulty understanding what is represented by the pronoun "its", but he could mean that if you do decide to take the less traveled road in life, music, etc., then be sure to let people know what is important to you. This doesn't really coincide with another track from Blue Sky Noise, "Dyed in the Wool", where he literally says "Nothing's gonna change that hopeless feeling I get when you say you understand, but I know you can't," which seems to condone avoiding the subject in general. LULKBAI |
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