| Black Sabbath – Paranoid Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Ozzy says, "love to me is so unreal" But then, he says "I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it's too late" That's an expression of love, Ozzy. You could have just said "F all of you" but you opted to permit others to be happy. Thank you for making a song that's incredible fun to drive to. |
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| Seether – Driven Under Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Considering this song came out the same year of Shaun's divorce, I'd say this song is about somebody, but his name doesn't start with a K but an S. | |
| They Might Be Giants – Whistling In The Dark Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Also, telling the truth when it is unwelcome is a faux pas and will get you ostracized. This is symbolized by the men being in jail. |
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| They Might Be Giants – Whistling In The Dark Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Art means different things to different people. For me, I saw the man in the second stanza making fun of the words of the woman in the first. She is your usual person who values comfort over truth. She says, "I'd like to poison your mind, with wrong ideas that appeal to you though I am not unkind." She is compassionate, and would rather you feel good than know the truth. The man values truth over comfort. He says "I'd like to change your mind, by hitting it with a rock though I am not unkind." which is recognized as a joke in the next line. To him, giving someone false information, even if comfortable, is harmful. Like hitting someone with a rock. The sex differences are significant. I am sure they were intentional. Compassion-over-truth is a feminine trait; the reverse is a masculine trait. The authors' subtle sexism is evident in that the feminine attitude is regarded as laughable. There's a lot of meaning packed into these lyrics, that is lost on the casual listener. It's a great song. |
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