| Metric – Too Little Too Late Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The lyrics look right to me, although I've always heard the third and fourth lines more like this, but I could be wrong: "You can shave your heavy head, my carpeted hallway Be sure for the first time you're wearing the right clothes" It's only a small difference anyways. But yeah to me this song is about a couple/ affair, with strong elements of sex in there. Of course that's not the only thing it's about though. "Meet me on the band room rug" suggests they are band-mates, maybe even before they were lovers. The next verse is different. "You can take a live wire into the bath with you/ For a feeling you can't find." I'm not sure if that's mockingly suggesting him to kill himself, or something else. The next lines, about the friend in the bedroom, could mean a few things. One possibility is it's talking about the awkwardness when you feel sexual desire for a friend, another possibility is it's talking of the "couple" here when they were just friends, and the last possibility is it's her being angry/calling the guy out, because she thinks he wants to do (or already did) some childhood friend of his (which would tie in to her suggesting taking a live wire in the tub). "Oh let's move out" could mean two things. Either a) they were having an affair, and she wants them to both move out, leave their partners, and meet in a motel, or b) they were living together and she wants to go back to how things were, exciting when they first got together, meeting in motels and things like that. "Too little too late" is like saying she knows its hopeless with them, they both know, but they cant bring themselves stop their affair/fling. Anyways, that's just my take on it. Love this song. |
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| Little Joy – Don't Watch Me Dancing Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Correct lyrics: Margarita has a strange appeal Sways between suitors on a broken heel Of course her desires they always mistook She'd rather've been scarred than be scarred with love In conversation she'd often contend Costumes builds customs that involve dead-ends If she found her courage in a change of scene This Sunday social would be short it's queen All her best years spent distracted By these tired re-enactments With the right step she would try her chances Somewhere else There he is a step outside her view Reciting the words he hoped she might pursue Night upon night, a faithful light at shore If he'd only convince his legs across the floor "Please, don't watch me dancing Oh no, don't watch me dancing..." Something changes when she glances Enough to teach you what romance is With the right step they try their chances Somewhere else (Repeat) "Please, don't watch me dancing Don't watch me dancing..." Anyways, I love this song, it's so sweet. What I get is that it's about a girl (who's a dancer) who doesn't believe in love. She flirts with guys who all end up wanting her, but she never pays any attention. And then this guy comes along, who falls in love with her, and is shy to approach her (he's scared about dancing in front of her, practices talking to her before-hand because he's nervous). But then one day she notices him (perhaps catches him dancing) and starts to fall for him too, teaching her "what romance is"- ie. that love is real, and they end up together :) |
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| The Shins – A Comet Appears Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Still to come The worst part and you know it There's a numbness in your heart and it's growing I don't know what the meaning of this entire song is supposed to be really, I haven't given it much thought, but I do know that those lines break my heart every time. So beautiful and sad. I love the Shins, they're my favourite band, and this is one of my favourite songs by them. |
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| Little Joy – Unattainable Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think in this song the singer (girl) is finding herself falling more and more for her guy friend the more he becomes "unattainable"- obviously not interested, or taken by someone else, etc. She says how "only when the goal is unattainable do I start to feel like I'm losing myself", him being the goal and losing herself meaning losing her control over her feelings. And as she starts to realize how much she likes him, she buries it and keeps it a secret, knowing she cant have him if she tried. "I can't coerce you into this one/ Jealousy lay all your spells to rest/ I'll choose unloved instead": the chorus, is her knowing she cant get him to fall for her (I think because he's in love with someone else), she tells herself to stop being jealous and (possibly) to stop trying to prevent his relationship with this other girl. She resolves to "choose unloved"- in giving him up and letting her feelings be unrequited. "If only songs were sung/ to guide the doubtful ones/ beyond the rough/ where not as much is good enough" she's saying how she wishes there were songs that could help her get over him; get past this point where him even just showing signs of liking her a tiny bit, is enough to keep her liking him. "Oh, if you find yourself/ amongst the lonely ones/ I'll be waiting here with open arms" but in this line she kind of gives up on trying to get rid of her feelings. She thinks, what she of course will never tell him, that if he's ever lonely like she is, ie. not in love with someone else, she'll be waiting with open arms. This is kind of her last remaining hopeful thought that maybe one day he'll come around and notice her. Anyways, I love this song, the meaning is kind of sad but we've all been there. It's very realistic and most people can relate to it. And the song is just one of those songs that makes you want to fall in love (even if it's the painful unrequited kind). |
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| Belle & Sebastian – Piazza, New York Catcher Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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My interpretation is similar to ZinbobDan's. While I think the orientation interpretation is interesting and just as likely as mine, I picture it more as being about a couple who visit San Francisco and sees a baseball game. The narrator, the man, knowing these things are mainly serving as a distraction from their relationship problems and obstacles. "Miss Private" is his girlfriend, who he wants to marry. He romantically talks about elopement, "How many nights of talking in hotel rooms can you take?" I think is sort of him telling her he's tired of the secretive, running-around nature of their relationship, which is possibly due to someones' disapproval. "Oh, elope with me in private and we'll set something ablaze" is more of him speaking his wishful thoughts to her, saying how things would be better if they ran off and got married. They go on vacation together to San Francisco, where they see a Giants and Mets game and speculate on Piazza's orientation, as he's often rumored to be gay. I don't think these are significant things, more just their baseball conversations to keep their mind off of their other worries. Hanging out in the stadium in San Francisco and the Tenderloin, they have more casual conversations, she tells him about a book she's just reread that always makes her cry. The satue reference is possibly of the Willie Mays one, as people have suggested, due to the "well he may" play on words. "I love you, I've a drowning grip on your adoring face I love you, my responsibility has found a place" He proposes, confessing his love to her, his "responsibility" making him choose to settle down with her. "Beside you and strong warnings in the guise of gentle words Come wave upon me from the wider family net absurd "You'll take care of her, I know it, you will do a better job" Maybe, but not what she deserves" I think this part is when they go to tell her family, who warn about the serious nature of getting married, and whom he can sense disapproval in still. They say they trust he will do a better job of providing for her than he has before, but he feels they still don't think he's good enough for her (especially financially). In the next stanza he goes back to talking about their vacation in San Francisco, how they carry on after eloping discussing baseball things and debating Piazza's orientation in their hotel, etc. Then the narrator talks about different baseball players, possibly drawing parallels with their "life outside the diamond" with the busy lives of him and his fiancee/wife. "I wish that you were here with me to pass the dull weekend" The narrator misses her while one of the two is away from San Francisco, where they now live, for the weekend. Upon one of theirs' return he tells her "meet you at the statue in an hour", agreeing to meet once again at the stadium, where he'll see her again. |
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| The Killers – Exitlude Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I'd definitely agree with the comments about its meaning having something to do with death. I think that was the intent here. But I can also see it as just having to say goodbye to someone, having to let them go on. My best friends are all in the class above me, and they all just graduated. This song came on as I drove home from the graduation and it seemed so fitting a farewell to them. |
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| Phoenix – Fences Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I have no idea what this song means. I never do with their stuff, but I never really find the lyrical meaning to be of much importance for their songs. Their music is great because of the music- the lyrics don't need to make sense. Maybe French being their first language rather than English has something to do with that? I'm not sure, but either way, Phoenix's lyrics never make much sense to me. I'm fine with that though, because the music is damn catchy. Love to listen to this song, it's one of my favourites from them. It makes me want to relax and daydream while at the same time making me want to dance. |
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