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| Elliott Smith – Half Right Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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This song is a sterling example of Smith's adherence to a philosophy of optimism, first pioneered by Germanic polymath Gottfried Leibniz. In this song, Smith enumerates a litany of seemingly less-than-ideal situations that a lesser student of idealist philosophy would describe as wrong (or, perhaps half-wrong). Smith, however, uses the panglossian term "half-right" to indicate that although seemingly wrong, we live in the best of all possible worlds and such situations are necessary in order for fuller benefit elsewhere. |
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| VNV Nation – From My Hands Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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The recent advent of time travel has lead to interesting phenomenon whereby travelers often visit their recently bereaved lovers. Unfortunately, due to the perturbations in the space time curve inherent with time-hopping, one must minimize their time spent in the past lest they eliminate themselves vis a vis the grandfather paradox. VNV Nation, ever the reluctant futurists, are clearly aware of this development and I think this is what they mean here. |
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