| Radiohead – Morning Bell Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| @[richeye:29435] Radiohead is never that straightforward. That scene you can picture so vividly is meant to tell a different story than the one on the surface. What's underneath? | |
| Radiohead – Morning Bell Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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@[ParaniodAndriod:29434] It's true. The meaning of any given Radiohead song is generally found in the abstract, not the concrete. Whatever concepts the lyrics employ make up the frame of the song, not the substance of it. Apparently, the song came out of Yorke sharing his house with a ghost. Divorce of self, divorce from reality, waking up and not knowing who you really are or what's really happening, those are more in line with the theme of Morning Bell. |
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| Radiohead – Morning Bell Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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@[kelar:29432] Actually, that story was about King Solomon, and it wasn't his child. The phrase "cut the kids in half" is generally used in reference to custody, whether each parent takes custody of one of their two kids, or just splits their time. It's not a direct reference to King Solomon's wisdom. Also, Yorke has stated that the song isn't really about divorce, though that theme is used throughout. It's actually about a ghost he believed lived in the house he had just bought at the time. |
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| Radiohead – Morning Bell Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| @[whapcapn:29431] divorce is existentially violent, though, if not physically; it tears people apart. Of course, Radiohead's lyrics (especially Yorke's, I think) are more abstract than concrete, so the idea that it's about a divorce from reality and/or self is spot on. Plus, in some Q&A, when asked directly if the song is about divorce, Yorke's answer was "no, not really..." and he went on to describe how the house he bought between OK Computer and Amnesiac was haunted, and that fated MiniDisc was filled with various ideas, ramblings, and such inspired by that. | |
| One Day As A Lion – Wild International Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Y'all need to drop the bias and realize religion doesn't start wars, people in positions of power start wars. Those in various positions of power twist religion to justify their actions, but without it is by their own ambitions that they perpetrate violence and oppression. [Wikipedia] When Zack de la Rocha was asked about the song, he said, â€�...that song is a response to the way we saw the U.S. government try to reframe the conflicts of the world. Particularly when the Soviet Union had collapsed, there was no way to subject the country to the kind of fear needed to justify what I consider to be an ill distribution of wealth. After 9/11 you could see that reframing taking place. The specter of Communism no longer haunted the U.S., justifying its actions in Latin America and all over the world. What filled that void were Al Qaeda and the Muslim world in general. That song is, in an abstract way, addressing the way the right has distracted people from this huge rush of wealth from the bottom to the top. Beyond that, I’m speaking toward a deeper sentiment that I feel and I know a lot of people feel. Most of the songs have to do with redemptive moments that come in the face of some real indignity. And that’s the current that I’m trying to tap into, because I think that for a lot of people – for the real participants who live in the shadows and work at car washes and are forced to cross the border and are struggling and facing the real economic consequences – they’re often left out off the debate because of the language they speak or even the terminology that they use. So it stems from my own frustration. It stems from seeing how things have been developing politically, and watching so much dissatisfaction and people very upset about the way the country is going. And watching all of that frustration steered back into a more traditional political process.â€� When told the song seemed anti-religious, he said, â€�I don’t see it as an anti-religious song. I see it as the West has been using Christianity as a way to justify its actions when in reality, those figures, Christ and Muhammad, were rebels. These two religious figures have been co-opted to justify power, although they fought against the abuses of power and the expansion of empire. It’s almost like, what would Christ and Muhammad do?" |
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| One Day As A Lion – Wild International Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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CrabMcNasty doesn't know what he's talkin about. Direct quote from Zack de la Rocha: "I don’t see it as an anti-religious song. I see it as the West has been using Christianity as a way to justify its actions when in reality, those figures, Christ and Muhammad, were rebels. These two religious figures have been co-opted to justify power, although they fought against the abuses of power and the expansion of empire. It’s almost like, what would Christ and Muhammad do?" Word Life |
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| One Day As A Lion – Wild International Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Why people gotta be hatin? Zach spits conviction and everyone loves it. Hiredpun speaks from his own conviction, and biased minds vote it down. Straight prejudice. | |
| One Day As A Lion – Wild International Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Never a reason, always an excuse. | |
| Autolux – Blanket Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Dumb Just like I need your Dumb Now you can kick it (I don't hear a 'k' at the end of what wuold be "kneejerk" and he's pretty good at enunciating his 'k' sounds, so...) |
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| As Cities Burn – '84 Sheepdog Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Why can't it be both? | |
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