| Cage the Elephant – Right Before My Eyes (Timber Me Shivers) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The album version is a little more rock-influenced, but there's a solo reprise of it at the end of the album on "Flow" My favorite track from the album, no doubt about it. I agree with Rickles insofar as to say that if you aren't emotionally effected by the song right away, you won't understand it, but in retrospect, that's true with a lot of songs. I pity those who won't understand music sometimes. However, I will share my interpretation: "timber shakes these trails they are derailed phony false and frail an empty ocean lost our way with no direction home" This guy aims for something and tries so hard to get it, but never got it; he ended up somewhere else, like he always had, be it for better or worse. "golden needles names we take in vein find it harder to remain nothing sacred waiting on that explanation" Sometimes you take for granted the things and the people you have (derp). You still want to know why/how you didn't get what you wanted or just stopping everything and wondering "Wait, how did I end up doing this?" "right before my eyes saw the whole world lose control the whole world lost control before my eyes uh huh I fell through the floor couldn't take it anymore I can't take this anymore it breaks my mind uh huh" It seems like everything around this guy is changing for the worse, and so he just tries to find a way to hide from all of it, but he needs to realize that everything changes and that eventually he'll grow to accept it. "hold her dirty hands over the flames getting pleasure from the pain softly screaming the pistol that she raised has spoken" I don't know, maybe a bitter history with a girl who he loved no matter what she did, but she just kept hurting him. *shrug* Maybe it's just a part of this whole ordeal that makes him feel like everything is going downhill. "everything I thought I knew fell to the side time went on and on can't see past my own eyes past my eyes past my eyes past my eyes" Again, everything is changing for him and he feels trapped because he knows he can't stop it. Not good at interpreting things, I don't know :/ Love the album though! |
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| Cage the Elephant – Flow Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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My interpretation: A nostalgic look at the past; maybe looking at opportunities that were never seized when they should have been, and realizing how everything you've done has led to exactly where you are right now; leaving you to question if you're OK with everything that has led up to this point. The screaming heard in the background possibly represents the frustration accompanied with this revelation? The song also contains an Alternative (Somewhat) Acoustic reprise of the track "Right Before My Eyes" (formerly known as "Timber Me Shivers") Timber shakes These trails they are derailed Phony false and frail An empty ocean Lost our way with no direction home Golden needles names we take in vein Find it harder to remain Nothing sacred Still waiting on that explanation Right before my eyes I saw the whole world lose control The whole world lost control Before my eyes, uh huh I fell through the floor I couldn't take it anymore I can't take this anymore It breaks my mind, uh huh Hold her dirty hands over the flames Getting pleasure from the pain Softly screaming The pistol that she raised has spoken Golden needles names we take in vein Find it harder to remain Nothing sacred Still waiting on that explanation Right before my eyes I saw the whole world lose control The whole world lost control Before my eyes, uh huh I fell through the floor I couldn't take it anymore I can't take this anymore It breaks my mind, uh huh Everything I thought I knew fell to the side Time went on and on Can't see past my own eyes Past my eyes Past my eyes Past my eyes Right before my eyes I saw the whole world lose control The whole world lost control Before my eyes, uh huh I fell through the floor I couldn't take it anymore I can't take this anymore It breaks my mind, uh huh |
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| Cage the Elephant – Indy Kidz Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Seems like a tongue-in-cheek view of Hipster/Indie kids I love it, really reminds me of a Sonic Youth influenced sound, it fits the lyricism. |
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| Cage the Elephant – Always Something Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Clearly a pessimistic view of things; no matter how much good you do, something always is gonna turn around and bite you on the ass. Love this new album. |
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| OK Go – Needing/Getting Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song really speaks for itself. Seems to be a simple story of a man's pilgrimage to love, only to take the wrong turn and end up in the friend zone. "I've been waiting for months, waiting for years, waiting for you to change. Aw, but there ain't much that's dumber, there ain't much that's dumber than pinning your hopes on a change in another. " Guy loves this girl, wants to be more than friends, and hopes every day that she'll look at him the same way he does, but she never will. And I, yeah I still need you, but what good's that gonna do? Needing is one thing, and getting- getting's another. He's torn apart by not being with her; he needs to be with her or he feels like he's missing a piece of his life, but he's never going to get her. So I been sitting around, wasting my time, wondering what you been doing. Aw, and it ain't real forgiving, it ain't real forgiving sitting here picturing someone else living. And I, yeah I still need you, but what good's that gonna do? Needing is one thing, and getting- getting's another. Guy's sitting at home, thinking of how happy she is doing something without him, and imagining how happy he know she'd be if they were together. Again, he needs it, but he just won't get it. I've been hoping for months, hoping for years, hoping I might forget. Aw but it don't get much dumber, it don't get much dumber than trying to forget a girl when you love her. And I, yeah I still need you, but what good's that gonna do? Needing is one thing, and getting- getting's another. My favorite part, a lot of people can relate to this. Now, he's trying to just forget her and move on with his life; but he knows it's not that simple, and that it's going to be one of the hardest things he's ever done, because he will keep thinking about how much he loves her. When? When? Why not now? Why not me? Why not me? Stereotypical final thoughts that constantly go through his head that he really knows the answer to; she doesn't love him. I may be wrong, sometimes I relate songs to what I'm going through at the moment, bu I'm pretty sure I'm right. Great song, my favorite track off Of the Blue Colour of the Sky |
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| Weezer – Memories Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Meaning of the song is simple and literal, like a lot of their songs. Nostalgic for their earlier days | |
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