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| Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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That was my first thought too, that he was talking about a relationship that he messed up with his son. "Learn from your mother..." like the boy would be better off emulating her than him. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Swim Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I've always wondered if this is something about how she feels about her fans at concerts. I remember that one dvd she made when there's part of a concert when she basically asks them to stop singing along. I think she felt like they/we demand much of her and try to own her somehow. Which to some extent is true. So this song is making peace with that. Talking about the ocean (have you ever seen a crowded concert from above, everyone dancing, it's like waves in the ocean) pushing and pulling at her (sing Ani!), giving of herself at each show but it's never enough, we would bleed her dry if we could (have you ever not screamed for another encore?)...I was a little offended when I first thought of this interpretation, but realized that a lot of what we love about her is how real she is. And if we were being mobbed by fans, we'd probably also have some defensive thoughts about our own needs. |
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