| Echo and the Bunnymen – Heads Will Roll Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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The additional verse in the "Summer Mix" goes like this: When all the bottom has dropped out And sadly times are the times I love That's when all our lights go out Oh yes... did you know I came so close I suspect this extra verse was edited out of the album version because it's just not very good, and doesn't really make much sense within the context of the rest of the lyrics. And it may even be taking the POV of God himself, saying something like, "I tried to take control of everything, but I failed, so now I'm really depressed." If so, that POV switch is confusing and sort of detracts from the rest of the lyrics. Overall, the whole impression is unclear and indistinct anyway - though that may be intentional, so as to avoid upsetting religious people too much. Ultimately I think this song is supposed to be about how religion corrupts politics and human society in general. The word "call" is used in the sense of "summon," as in "if God isn't summoning us to some higher purpose, then God has lost His power over us and religion must be losing its grip on political power in society." The line about "the value of my face" is another way of saying "face value," as in "you can take what I say at face value," which is something you can't (or shouldn't) do with religion. |
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| The Divine Comedy – The Complete Banker Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think Samantha and Margaret Thatcher are supposed to be "riding next to me," rather than "right here next to me" - he's in a black Bentley, after all. Also, the final "when I was free" sounds more like "well that was me," or at least what I'm hearing. I could be wrong... |
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| Stars – Dead Hearts Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I don't see this song as having anything to do with boyfriends or girlfriends or relationships at all, nor is it a reflection on lingering memories. Apparently Stars' keyboard player (Chris Seligmann is his name, I believe) moved into an apartment that he became convinced was haunted by a ghost who wanted him dead, and that got him interested in the subject, enough to write songs about it. I believe the lines "It's hard to know they're out there/it's hard to know that you still care" are a reference to the emotional impact of seeing ghosts and coming to the realization, even though it might be a completely delusional one, that these entities actually exist and are suffering, endlessly, with no hope of relief. Eventually, fear gives way to compassion, and for some people dread gives way to something like scientific curiosity. The idea that someone you once loved or cared about might be wandering the Earth in such a state, whether or not you've encountered that person's ghost yourself, must be very difficult to bear. I suspect it's also one of the things that makes other people resistant to believing in ghosts in general ("I can say it but you won't believe me," etc.) I should say that I myself don't believe in ghosts, but obviously a lot of people do - I might even be in the minority for disbelieving in them. |
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