| Sufjan Stevens – They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhhh! Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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@[zachharrisment:2248] I think this explanation is a bit dismissive and overly simplistic. The song is about the things you describe, but the other 2-3 themes in the song are moreso what the song is about, spirituality and patriotism. You just said the zombies are poor people, that's highly unlikely. The religious undertone is more sophisticated; it's not simply 'honor they neighbor', it's 'how and why do I honor my neighbor when my neighbor is a victim of corrupt systems and false ideologies in both the state and of humanity itself?' The zombies are those corrupted/misled people. According to the Bible, "all fall short" so how can you honor someone's falling short? How can you honor a country when everything is backwards and bankrupt in every way? Why should you? The reason is because there are things greater and more important than our own lives. FAITH in your country or in our Lord are what give us unimaginable strengths of mind and soul and lead us to do many amazing things in the advancement of His plan. However it's when these aspects are corrupted, usually in the pursuit of wealth and power that the worst things are done in the 'name of God'. Faith is like a muscle and it can weaken or be strengthened. The ability to be faithful builds character and improves your life and the lives of those around you, that's why you do it. It is right. The narrator isn't a zombie because he is Christian, yet he is far from safe. It is so easy for anyone to be lead astray at any time. /////////////////////////////////////////////||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ tl;dr To simplify my summary of the bigger point of this song: Questions: How do I honor my neighbor who is morally corrupted? How can I be patriotic when everyone is poor and the government is corrupt? Answer: Hold your tongue and don't divide people, God is with us and will make everything right/ (and alternately) The U.S.A. is the best country in the world, they will make all these economic problems go away /////////////////////////////////////////////////////|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ |
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| DMX – Ruff Ryders Anthem Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| @Phily 911 MPG Get munny | |
| Zero 7 – Destiny Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| LOL UM NO | |
| Zero 7 – Destiny Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Faith is Elisa Dushku's character. You meant Spike. | |
| Foster the People – I Would Do Anything for You Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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"Every day is a battle I face Strange life i live but its what You've decided I’ll give it all into your hands, Do what You will with me, and oh I’ll smile when you speak Remember all those times I was hoping for something And shaking my head from all I have done But You never left me" I think this is one of those songs that's secretly about God, just like the song Love by Musiq Soulchild. |
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| Evanescence – Bring Me To Life Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Oh yeah, or it's about calling out for the eternal comfort found by many in Christ. | |
| Evanescence – Bring Me To Life Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think in this case' the dead wants to be 'brought to life'. I think you are missing the point of the song, its hope. Yes, it covers the dark numb cold but this song is about those times when you see a little light ahead. Suddenly, remembering what it feels to be alive again, even if its only temporary because the person is uninterested or unavailable etc. |
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| Drake – Take Care Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This is a Gil-Scot Heron song, produced by Jamie xx. That's what really makes it a cool one. | |
| Lupe Fiasco – He Say She Say Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Such a powerful song. | |
| Metric – Black Sheep Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Just watched 'SP Vs. the World' with commentary and found out this is a real song. I didn't realize it the first time I saw the movie. Anyway this song is awesome and makes me think a lot about an odd friendship I used to have with a girl. It's kinda like the girl is singing it to me when I listen. I met her at a party through a mutual friend right at the time I was experiencing my first true heartbreak. I was pretty close to friendless and very depressed, anti-social. Well I guess she saw something in me and we became close friends. I thought she was cool but wasn't really into her in that way so being friends worked for us. Years passed and we built a strong friendship, we would hangout, drink, smoke, and party all the time. Pretty self-destructive narcissistic behavior, but we never got intimate. Maybe there was some innocent flirting but for years we just remained friends. Then in '08 after 3 years of friendship I started looking at her as more than that, I wanted more. Well I relayed those feelings and it was too much for her, we tried to remain friends after that but things just fell apart. My feelings stayed the same for a while and although I wanted to be her friend, I couldn't lie to her or myself. She would always say I shouldn't feel that way and that I was twisting things and had 'shape-shifted' into something else from what we agreed on as friends. The friendship pretty much just became me in pain watching her date goofballs and her telling me she couldn't take losing me. I decided I needed to stop talking to her, which resulted in like 4 of our other friends not talking to me either. Although our whole group of friends pretty much fell apart at that time (coincidence?). Anyway it's been a year since we've seen each other, but we're gonna see each other this weekend at our friend's band's show. I'm bringing a date and she has a bf now but this is totally the soundtrack to that night. |
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