| The Radio Dept. – Heaven's On Fire Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I agree, it's about the mainstream music industry. "When I look at you, heaven's on fire" When he says "you" he's referring to people who just make music to make money, not for the love of music. Or maybe he's just referring to the people who support all the garbage that the industry feeds to them. "heaven's on fire" is a powerful metaphor for destroying something good. I really like the line, "We're outnumbered by those who take no pride in constantly moving against the tide" It seems like there are far fewer people out there who take the time to discover music written by real artists who care about what the write, and way too many people who just run with the herd and listen to the crap that plays on most radio stations. I think this is all turning around with the rise of the internet though. No one has to pay money to discover music any longer. It's all free and available to everyone. I really hope this turns music back into what it was meant to be, an art form, not a business. |
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| James Vincent McMorrow – If I Had a Boat Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I really love this song. The lyrics on the album version are: Golden, golden, golden river run to the East then drop beneath the sun and as the moon lies low and overhead we're lost Burn slow, burning up the back wall long roads, where the city meets the sky most days, most days stay the sole same please stay, for this fear it will not die If I had a boat, I would sail to you hold you in my arms, ask you to be true once I had a dream, it died long before now I'm pointed north, hoping for the shore Down low, down amongst the thorn rows weeds grow, through the lilies and the vine birds play, try to find their own way soft clay, on your feet and under mine splitting at the seams heaving at the brace sheets all billowing breaking of the day sea is not my friend and everyone conspires still I choose to swim slip beneath the tide once I had a dream once I had a hope that was yesterday not so long ago this is not the end this is just the world such a foolish thing such an honest girl |
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