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Frightened Rabbit – Not Miserable Lyrics 5 years ago
So the hymns that I sung
Prayers for the fucked, from a bitter, forked tongue
Sing of history now

This is just a remarkable and satisfying line in so many ways. Man, I miss him.

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Frightened Rabbit – The Modern Leper Lyrics 5 years ago
He's got all the things a cripple has
not working arms and legs

made me laugh out loud first time I heard it because it was just so irreverent

You should sit with me and we'll start again
And you can tell me all about what you did today
What you did today

Cutting. The melody in the last words. This is what you do when you love someone who isn't ill. You try over and over to silence the abstract bullshit in your head, try to keep from spreading it and shut up about it and listen to them talk about their trip to the grocery store or their day at work. And you know it's important even though it feels empty. Because it's important to them. And when you slip and let too much out, the guilt of it bites you... let's just start over...tell me about your day


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Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can't See Land Lyrics 5 years ago
I always interpreted this as being about suicide and then changing your mind, and deciding to keep swimming. Beautiful song...I'm sure it has a couple layers of metaphor.

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Frightened Rabbit – Foot Shooter Lyrics 5 years ago
This song singlehandedly kept me alive at one point. Not for any particular reason except it was really catchy and clever and was stuck in my head constantly in the lowest point of my life when I was hospitalized. And I was like oh ok, I'll keep living to hear this song in my head I guess, that's kind of satisfying. I am not joking lol. Thanks Scott

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Frightened Rabbit – Living in Colour Lyrics 5 years ago
Though i dreamt with a rapid eye
By day i hope to rapidly die
And have my organs laid on ice
Wait for somebody that'll treat them right
But as the night starts swallowing
You put the blood to my blue lips
Forced the life through still veins
Filled my heart with red again

Heard this for years but heard it again today and the meaning actually sunk in.

"And have my organs laid on ice
Wait for somebody that will treat them right"

--> Referring to donating organs after you die and hoping someone else will respect them better than you did.

God. I can't say I've never felt this way before. Depression is such a multi layered thing--even as you're in the depths you're still conscious and there's also that grief/guilt of abandoning yourself and your body, over and over. But I never could have put that exact feeling in such a short and evocative line. How can you explain such a particular kind of sadness in only two lines--i dunno. He did it. Oh man Scott. I miss you.

I love this song, it's so hopeful.
Wonder if rapid eye refers to REM. Living in your dreams, then waking up and not wanting to live in real life.

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Snow Patrol – Life-ning Lyrics 14 years ago
Very truthful and personal-
The meaning straightford, not much room for interpetation. It's all Gary ever wanted from life.
Wonderful song.

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Snow Patrol – Just Say Yes Lyrics 14 years ago
Holy cow I love this song.

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Kate Nash – Nicest Thing Lyrics 15 years ago
Contrary to some opinions, I love this.
It's honesty in it's purest form, almost overwhelming, but she makes it beautiful. The violin kills me.

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