| New Order – Your Silent Face Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| This song is the computerized version of a soul. | |
| Ben Howard – Promise Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Indeed, so many interpretations for a well written poetic song, yours is interesting and hopeful, mine is at the other end of the spectrum. BTW, at the end (I come alone here) means to me that when they talk he is by himself she isn't. | |
| Ben Howard – Promise Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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This song describes a situation within the context of a couple facing a definitive separation. The structure of the song makes one think that she had an affair and now she regrets and wants to have another opportunity with his boyfriend/husband. So, he sings the song explaining how he feels. The couple is living difficult times, they spend time together but he doesn’t see things to get better. There is certain hopelessness in the first verse: “And meet me there, bundles of flowers We wait through the hours of cold Winter shall howl at the walls Tearing down doors of time Shelter as we go” Then, he asks her to commit, telling her that it is the only way for him to consider coming back: “And promise me this You'll wait for me only Scared of the lonely arms Surface, far below these burn And maybe, just maybe I'll come home” At the end of the song, he is so insecure that asks what he means to her. He’d like to hear that she loves him but he is not sure anymore. Is she with him out of pity? |
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| U2 – Ultraviolet (Light My Way) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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It’s about love being the invisible light making living better... I loved the line Bono changed when performing ultraviolet in the past U2 concert in Mexico City: "I guess it's the price of love, and the price of love isn’t right if it’s cheap" |
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| Bob Dylan – I Want You Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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"Well, I return to the Queen of Spades And talk with my chamber maid She knows that I'm not afraid to look at her She is good to me And there's nothing she doesn't see She knows where I'd like to be but it doesn't matter" I pretty much agree with the interpretation given by AndrewJG's, except in the fact that I think that the Queen of Spades and the chamber maid is the same person/concept seen from different perspectives (otherwise, to me it does not make sense that when he returns to the Queen of Spades he can talk with his chamber maid). So, indeed the Queen of Spades is a title, e.g. a status perceived by society, friends and family: a husband/wife. However, that status may only be an illusion for the counterpart, who may consider his/her wife/husband only a good friend, a companion, a chamber maid that no longer inspires passion or love. "She knows that I'm not afraid to look at her" shows some cynicism: She (the companion) knows I’m not afraid to look at other women. Well, the Queen of Spades, to whom (IMO) this stanza is completely focused on, is and has been good to him and that creates a tie which can be perceived as an obligation. Thus, "there's nothing she doesn't see" sounds pretty obvious, a wife has that sixth sense and the husband knows that: she is aware when he wants somebody/something else (as it's the case described here). The last line is a little bit sad: she knows that perhaps he doesn't want to be with her anymore, that doesn't matter, she doesn't want him to leave (he perhaps is making too many assumptions). For me, this stanza is sort of an explanation to his lover. He's trying to justify himself giving reasons why he's not able to leave the Queen Spades to be with her, the person he wants. Anyways, it’s amazing the way Dylan joins so many ideas in just a few words. |
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