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| Assemblage 23 – Divide Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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this is definitely a song about isolation. he is lost within himself; lost inside his own mind. i particularly like this song, however, because it describes him becoming comfortable in this state. early on, he is "awkward" and uncomfortable (curtains as hard as steel). but as time passes, the solitude becomes "inconsequential". even though he has no companion, and thus life has no meaning or form (shapeless oceans), he finds clarity in the darkness. in the end, he is no longer afraid of being alone and has no more doubts about his isolated existence. |
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| The Doors – The Crystal Ship Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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i feel like this song is about jim pursuing his own interests due to the advantage of having "a thousand girls" at his disposal. early in the song, he is going about his business of taking advantage of this situation: he describes a kiss with one of the girls as a moment of bliss. in the second stanza, he describes dissatisfaction with life remedied only by these blissful moments. by the third stanza, he is so deep in his own world of use (drugs and women), that he has caused these girls to be hurt, but he just continues to fly...and he doesn't want the reasons why that others would "rather cry". by the end of the song, his intentions are clear: there are a million ways to spend your time, and for jim, his time will be spent dropping a line... |
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