| The Menzingers – Sculptors and Vandals Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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About dealing with alcoholism. He remembers his younger days when he was reckless and partying, not caring about the repercussions of his behavior. But it wasn't all that he wanted it to be. They thought it made them interesting, but then they just fell asleep (from drinking too much). He's in a better place now ("where the nectar's plenty"), but I think the song is directed at someone from his past who is still drinking. Or maybe he's speaking directly to the drink itself: "Sometimes I need you around" (Sometimes I want to drink again) "my conveniences are so convenient" (drinking is such an easy escape). But the drinkers are of course lying to themselves. There's nothing good that comes from a bottle. It wrecks you romantic relationships and even if you go there with your friends, once you start drinking you're really there alone, and you go back home to your empty apartment with nothing but a hangover ("walk home single, seeing double...") |
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| Joyce Manor – Heart Tattoo Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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The singer is dealing with the fact that he acted in a selfish, heartless way. He's probably got a history of this behavior. The only way he can "have a heart" and behave in a way that's not selfish is to fake it -- to get a tattoo of a heart in lieu of the real heart that he doesn't have. |
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| Avi Buffalo – Truth Sets In Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I believe this song is about the singer's battle with narcissism (perhaps a "shy" narcissist as opposed to a grandiose one). The singer is adept at causing drama in his relationships in order to elicit an emotional reaction from his partner, which gives his self esteem a boost. Ultimately though, his partner gets fed up and leaves. "witchcraft seems to unload and say that you don't love me anymore" - despite reality, some unconscious force (the singer's narcissistic personality) makes him believe that his partner does not love him any more. It's not based in reality, it's the witchcraft of his sick brain. "maybe one more about the team, try to improve the local scene, we ain't no good anymore" - the common relationship pattern with someone like the singer is one that starts explosively, a romance that feels all-consuming. However, quickly it devolves into dysfunction, a long series of selfish acts followed up "wake-up calls" where the narcissist promises that he can change and things will get better. But it doesn't last for long. "wait 'til the truth sets in" - his partner will come to realize what's been going on soon enough... "pay no attention to how we've been" - in the very next line the self-centered singer once again tries to convince his partner to try again, the up-swing side of the cycle "you know that i thought too much of when i made my fatal mistake" - even though he has the perspective to see that he ruining yet another relationship, his mind convinces him that he's thinking too much about it, that it's not really his fault (and even worse, perhaps he is even proud of how well he created yet another situation of emotional manipulation). Commonly narcissists blame their destructive behavior patterns on anything and everything but themselves, and therefore resist any effort to change. "hope for the consequence" - the narcissist feeds off of these dramatic, emotional situations. He wants the repercussions that will come from his selfish behavior. "pretend that you hope that it's ok" - once again, hoping that his partner will forgive and allow the cycle to begin again |
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| Everyone Everywhere – No Furniture Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Sounds to me like they were living together but that ended ("ask why I loved this"), and they've moved all of their stuff out now. Maybe they're both doing one last run through the place, having one last conversation and one last goodbye, before calling it quits for good. It's tough for them, neither completely wants to let it go ("we can rewrite something"), but ultimately they know there's not other choice ("it's fine, we can all go and do whatever we want"). She offered to drive him to his new home but he would rather stay in their old empty apartment than spend any more time alone with her, which would certainly be emotionally hard for him ("spare me the car ride home"). |
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| Ween – Mutilated Lips Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| i don't know if you meant for this to be funny or not. but this comment made me laugh really hard. | |
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