| The Flaming Lips – Powerless Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I don't know if this song is as easy to understand as it seems. I mean, obviously, this guy's girlfriend (maybe mother) is trying to tell him that he's not as powerless as he seems, and that he should strive for success. But the guy doesn't really believe her. But the question is, who's right? Is the guy just paranoid or is he onto something? | |
| The Flaming Lips – I Can Be a Frog Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Omigosh dude, don't think I'm laughing AT you, but that was the most hilarious interpretation of this song ever. I know EXACTLY what you mean. I have an ex JUST LIKE THAT. I never even liked that song, but after reading this, this song speaks to me. You might be wrong, but you gave this song meaning for me. | |
| The Flaming Lips – All We Have Is Now Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Most people seem to be on the right track, though I never thought it was about a relationship until others brought it up. Originally, I imagined it was a man talking to the entire world; the song doesn't really say that. But I had this picture in my head of a crowd, standing around a man who appeared out of nowhere in a time machine, telling everyone, "how the end will come." So when he says "you and me were never meant to be part of the future," he's not talking directly to past-him, or to his lover, or to anyone. He's saying that we shouldn't worry about the future, because its only a matter of time before all things end. Nothing lasts forever, so "all we have is now." It's quite an interesting philosophical statement, and it was put quite beautifully. This song ties in really well to the song "Evil" in the Embryonic album. In this one, he's listening to himself from the future, talking about something bad that will happen. In "Evil" he wants to go back in time and tell someone (himself? his lover? the world in general?) about something bad that has happened. They both have slower, calmer moods to them; they're almost sister songs. |
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