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| Freelance Whales – Ghosting Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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i agree that it's about a less than happy childhood, but i don't think the mother was so much neglectful as it was that she just had too high expectations.
'all your little molars cracked in the pressure' is like grinding your teeth, something people do when they are stressed. 'come here little sister, let's get you to bed' like he has to be the responsible one, or maybe he's trying to remove her from a situation where the mother is just berating them.
then 'but oh you caught me sleeping in the power sockets/you caught me mildew in the tiles of the bathroom/and oh you shot a glance like I was doing okay/oh I am never on my way' this whole verse is like he's saying that she only sees what he does wrong, and he's never moving forward in her eyes.
'do you ever run with him in the morning/think about jumping over the back fence' seems like (and i'm not sure who he is addressing, perhaps his sister with 'him' being a boyfriend or something) he's asking if they ever want to run away from it all, kind of like, 'do you ever feel like that because i do'
'seven different places need a bitter mending/all we use are eyes to fill in most the gaps' i'm not really sure about this one, but maybe he's referring to the seven days of the week? how his mother never let up and so he's saying she thinks they need a bitter ending, but now he's looking back and knows that things need to be sewn up so 'mendings'. that seems kind of chaotic, haha, but that's just what i'm thinking.
'the reasons my molars are so broken is i spend too much time ghosting with the likes of you and yours/the reasons my insides are swollen is i spend too much time ghosting with the likes of you and yours' sounds like he he's saying that he still feels like his mother made him feel because he lingers in the past, hence 'ghosting'. so he's still stressed and feels inadequate because he still allows his childhood to haunt him. |
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| Neutral Milk Hotel – My Dreamgirl Don't Exist Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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i would agree that it's simply about not finding the person for you, due to the inconsistencies in the song. i don't think it would be about someone becoming a ghost if he goes from saying 'at the age of five, she slit her wrist' to 'i believe...she had three children on the coast of maine' to 'walked in front of a greyhound'. doesn't really add up to make a coherent story, does it? haha |
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| Freelance Whales – We Could Be Friends Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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this song sounds, to me, like he's speaking to someone that he has ended a relationship with. she's upset (please don't put your face into your hands) but he's trying to be sweet and wanting to start over. it just sounds like he's trying to be clever about it and skip the parable with things like 'we have many interests in common' and that's all it takes to be friends...but i don't think their can't be any context to this song because of the 'please don't put your face into your hands' line. i don't see why anyone would do that at such a suggestion unless there was history. (: |
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| Freelance Whales – Broken Horse Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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oh golly! i got the horse reference and figured it was a metaphor, but i didn't make the connection with the pumpkin line! kudos (: |
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| Freelance Whales – Ghosting Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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this is my favorite song by them, and that says something because they're all so lovely. this one starts off so beautifully though, and progress so sound so bitterly nostalgic. |
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| Tegan and Sara – Dark Come Soon Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Guys, is the 'So what, I lied, I lie to me, too' not totally obvious? It's a demoralization of herself. She even says before 'everything I do, I do to me first'. She's saying she doesn't respect herself, so how can she and why would she respect you? |
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| Jonny Craig – The Garbage Pail Kid Gang Bang Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Am I the only one who sees how spiteful and egocentric this song is? I love it, don't get me wrong it's awesome when you're pissed, but really. Are all of you ignoring how much of a totally drugged, drunk ASSHOLE he's always been, or are you just unawares? Because honestly, I would find that hard to believe. Why are you clapping him on the back?
I think this song is really obviously about DGD and everyone else who got fed up with his bullshit. 'Do you think I ever cared?' About the band, about any of them, etc. 'I can't be brought down, I stand so high', his over-inflated ego has always been cause for conflict. I think this can also be related back to his drug use....ANYWAY, if you listen to his tone, it is clearly not spiteful. This is not an anthem of empowerment, this is a bitter retort. |
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| Cage the Elephant – In One Ear Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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If the lyrics are incorrect, how would you draw any kind of accurate conclusion from them? That's like writing an essay using the wrong information. |
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| Phantogram – When I'm Small Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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It is definitely "Lucy's underground" and "Am I underground?" Listening to it right now. :3
Also; completely and utterly in love with this song and Phantogram. I have no words worthy to describe Phantogram. |
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