| Barenaked Ladies – Brian Wilson Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| To me (someone who has suffered from depression), it all goes together..."drove downtown in the rain, 9:30 on a Tuesday night, just to check out the late-night record shop". When you are really down, you don't want to go out in public and you tend to do a lot of things at night to avoid people. | |
| K'naan – Wavin' Flag Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The song is about Africa...he is Somalian and so it's about the struggles in his Country. The song could easily be transfered to almost any country in Africa (my husband is from Zimbabwe and he really relates to the song). I think the basis of the chorus is him saying: Someday, the country will be free, strong and better...and the "and then it goes back" meaning he either goes back to reality or the situation will go back to the same, which happens over and over in African countries. The verses are just talking about the struggles of people living in African countries (for him, Somalia). These lyrics; "So many wars, settlin' scores, bringing us promises, leaving us poor, I heard them say, love is the way love is the answer, that's what they say But look how they treat us, make us believers we fight their battles, then they deeive us try to control us, they couldn't hold us 'cause we just move forward like Buffalo soldiers" I believe to mean the lack of support or help from the rest of the world. The UN and other developed countries express their sympathy or disapproval for what happens, but nothing is actually done to help them. A lot of the African countries have also helped the developed ones in wars (like sending army, or donating arms, ships etc) and feel that no one helps them because they are Africa, and a lot of people think there is no use helping countries like these since things will never change there. I love the lyrics "I heard them say, love is the way, love is the answer, that's what they say", which is a typical first-world "quotes" in many songs that are "supporting" African countries. As for the previous comments, it is not about racism or apartheid since he is from Somalia and not South African and he did not go through that. The struggle I believe is with the state of the country, the government, irrational wars and violence, corruption, etc. |
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| Knaan – Wavin' Flag Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The song is about Africa...he is Somalian and so it's about the struggles in his Country. The song could easily be transfered to almost any country in Africa (my husband is from Zimbabwe and he really relates to the song). I think the basis of the chorus is him saying: Someday, the country will be free, strong and better...and the "and then it goes back" meaning he either goes back to reality or the situation will go back to the same, which happens over and over in African countries. The verses are just talking about the struggles of people living in African countries (for him, Somalia) |
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