| The XX – VCR Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I recently had a falling out with one of my oldest and best friends. Unrequited love, yadda yadda, I'm over it. But this song definitely reminds me of some of the times we spent together. The whole time, I always felt that she knew I had feelings for her. I thought they were reciprocated. I was really wrong. She always seemed really mature to me, or at the very least she was trying to be. It was cute. She knew how she wanted to live her life. She had her shit together. She had all the answers. I'm sure she's doing fine without me around. I miss her. We never went on big adventures or road trips together. Usually, we would just sit around and get stoned while talking about our futures, our dreams. We would watch stand-up comedy and shitty B-list horror movies. Even though we never did anything outrageous, I was content. I had such strong feelings for her and I thought she could see right through me. Now, I am moving on. I had childish intentions and expectations and have learned from my mistakes. With my new outlook, I want to move out of my city, preferably to the Northwest. Dive and have no fear, to be free. This has been really cathartic for me. |
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| Brand New – Daisy Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| champion of the sun. | |
| Coheed and Cambria – The Suffering Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I'm going to take a stab at this one. I haven't listened to the album consecutively in a while, and I know the Apollo albums have a specific storyline, but I don't really know it. I'll interpret what this song means to me. "Is there a word or right to say Even in this old fashioned way? Go make your move, girl I'm not coming home" The first stanza kind of sets the stage for me. I see it as a man who has strong feelings for a girl. Traditionally, he doesn't care about girls' feelings, but he sees this as different. He wants to woo her. He makes his point clear and waits for her. "Would things have changed if I could've stayed? Would you have loved me either way? Dressed to the blues. Day to day with my collar up." Something has changed in their relationship, possibly because of fear of complacency. Would things have changed if he didn't express himself fully? I see it as rejection, so his days become darker, hours at work become painful times to reflect. "Decision sits so make it quick A breath inhaled from an air so sick I cursed the day I had learned Of the web you spun... You had your hold till bleeding" Time is short. Time goes by too quickly. Hesitation can ruin. He now knows what her intentions were, and they aren't what he wanted. She didn't want him, or at least not how he wanted. "Hey, Hey! If it was up to me I would've figured you out Way before the year clocked out Oh, I hope you're waiting" He had delusions, thinking there was a connection or spark that wasn't there. He wish he could have been in reality, but he was trapped in what he constructed to be his world. He desperately wants her to feel the same way, but she really doesn't. "Hey, Hey! If it was up to me I would've never walked out So until the sun burns out Oh, I hope you're waiting" He's still for there for her, but he can't help his feelings of angst. It's not anger. It's sadness. "Would we have lived as a child would care? With this vial to drink I dare (Oh where have you been, oh where have you been) Only to cry all alone with your taste on tongue (Oh where have you been if it hurts to be forgiving? Bye)" Would they have continued their innocent relationship? I feel like the rest of this stanza takes a "Romeo and Juliet" style of suffering, referencing the drinking of poison, and that she herself also indulges in this poison. I can see the poison as a metaphor for the poisonous relationship that the too share. It needs to end. "Should we try this again with hope? (Bye, bye) Or is it lost, give up the ghost And should I die all alone as I knew I would... Then burn in hell young sinner" My personal favorite part of the song. Should they go along like nothing's wrong? No, things have changed, they have to forget the past. If he can't find happiness, then he will indulge in his self-fulfilling prophecy of being a loner. "Then burn in hell young sinner," is saying a lot of things in my mind. The change in the voices could either put in an emphasis on the man's message to the woman, or could even be the man speaking to himself subconsciously. I don't think its meant to be taken literally with a religious undertone. Either, "I am entitled to my own suffering since I brought this on myself (man to self)," or "Go fuck yourself (man to woman)." "Listen well... will you marry me? Not now, Boy Are you well in the Suffering? You've been the most gracious of hosts You may be invited, girl, but you're not coming in" This is where the song crescendos for me. The song goes back to his proposition to her, and her denial. He is torn apart emotionally, so of course he tends to imagine her feeling the same way, but she doesn't. She has plenty of people in her life to forget about this insignificant guy. He says she is always welcoming to him, but he resists the temptation to go back to how things were. Even though he truly wants her in his life, he pushes her away. Again, I could be completely off of what the band was trying to say with its lyrics, but I'm not worried about that. The beauty of songs with lots of metaphors (or what could be interpreted as metaphors) is that they leave plenty of room for different interpretations. Isn't that what its all about, how the music makes YOU feel? |
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| Prince – Darling Nikki Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| someone sounds insecure with their sexuality.... | |
| Billy Joel – For The Longest Time Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| if anyone didnt pick up on the joke, they might be damn near retarded. | |
| Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I see this as a guy always trying for a girl attention, but always coming up short. Might be different in context, but I guess this is my spin on it. "Save up all the days A routine malaise Just like yesterday I told you I would stay" Everyday without her, the man is uncomfortable, longing. He's used to it. He affirms that he we will always be here, but this is nothing new. He's always been waiting. "Would you always Maybe sometimes Make it easy Take your time" He talks about his insecurities, his worries. "Take your time", I believe this is referring to a man not trying to put pressure on the situation. If its meant to be, they'll eventually see. "Think of all the ways Momentary phase Just like yesterday I told you I would stay" Maybe he is saying, imagine us together. He's still waiting. Nothing new. "Every time you try Quarter half the mile Just like yesterday I told you I would stay" In this, I believe he is saying that he has not given enough effort at expressing himself, letting his true emotions out. She may be oblivious to how he really feels. Evermore, he waits. This verse really hammers a point of futility in my opinion. I feel like I can relate to the song, at least in my own definition of it. |
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