| Lifehouse – Storm Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Well my take on this is totally different than any I've read so far, and I think it's only natural and right that it is. We all have different experiences in our our lives and only from our personal experiences can we form our thoughts, beliefs and feelings. I didn't think about God at all when I heard this. I immediately thought of my husband who died in my arms. It was a very unexpected, sudden death. I adored this man. After he died, I was so grief stricken and depressed that I felt like I was in the middle of the ocean without a boat or life ring. I couldn't deal with his death let alone continue living my life as it had now become. Dealing with one thing after another, was more than I could cope with anymore. I was a STRONG woman but when he died, I literally felt my heart and soul, break apart. I couldn't find my way out of that dark place. That was my storm. "I know you didn't bring me out here to drown". When I hear that line, it's like him telling me he didn't mean to die and leave me in this pain and darkness. I've spent years trying to want to live this life and continue on. "Barely surviving has become my purpose". I've been in this pain for so long now that it's all I know now "Cause I'm so used to living under the surface". If I saw him walk thru the door right now, "This darkness would turn to light". It always did. Everything was always fine, just knowing he was by my side. If I was upset, he was my soft place to fall if I felt the need. He was my bestfriend. He was the kindest person I ever knew. Just to see his face, put a smile on my face. So you can see how my take on this song would be totally different from the rest of you. This song couldn't have been written to reflect my feelings, more perferctly if he tried. It is a VERY emotional song to me. It almost feels like the soundtrack to my life and feelings since he died. There shouldn't be any arguing as to whether it's about God or not. You take away the personal moments of the song and how each person "feels" when they hear it. That's what it's about. The "Feeling". Be it good or bad, it's the "Feeling". Thanks for letting me share. |
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| Toad the Wet Sprocket – Walk On The Ocean Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Toad was way ahead of the rest of the pack with respects to songwriting. Phillips is a master of the written word. He doesn't write the lyrics to read in a black and white fashion. He makes you really think about the words he has chosen. I love the song "All Right". There is a great video in Youtube for this song and it's worth a look. Pretty bizarre stuff but really well done. Another is "Somethings always wrong" which has a pretty clever video in youtube as well. Windmills, Pray Your Gods, Fall Down....the list goes on. If you want a song to really think about, listen to "Fly From Heaven". We all have our interpretations of a music. It is how the music makes me "Feel" is what I find to be the most important part of a song. Their music will make you "feel" and that my friends, is music at it's best:) | |
| Jimmy Eat World – Hear You Me Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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If you were with me tonight I'd sing to you one more time a song for a heart so big God wouldn't let it live No sadder and powerful lyrics have ever been written. I write this now as my father lays in the hospital, ready to die at any time. He is 1300 miles away, and I can't get to him. |
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| Toad the Wet Sprocket – Windmills Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I have been reading through each and every comment/interpretation and realized that your folks are very book smart and perceptive. I don't believe I could have disected and interpreted the music the way you all have. It's quite impressive and I really find it fascinating to read your thoughts. It gets kind of deep sometimes but I understood what most of you wrote and they all seem plausible. That's one of the great things about music. It's open to interpretation. I think the meaning of the song is in the "Ear Of The Beholder", which means there is no right or wrong (unless the artist provides us with an explaination as to how the song came about). When I hear a song, especially one as amazing as this one, I pay attention to how it makes me "Feel". I think the purpose of music is to make your think and feel. And if your lucky, it will transport you back in time in a matter of seconds and the memory that was brought back to you is as clear as if it happened yesterday. It's a wonderful gift it gives us. I love the Toads/Glenn Phillips music. I think he is a brilliant songwriter. He not only writes songs, he writes masterpieces. He hasn't recieved nearly the credit he deserves in my humble opinion. I rambling on to long here. I love to talk and it crosses over when I write a comment. I haven't learned to self-edit:) | |
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