| Thursday – Past and Future Ruins Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This is about how people struggle with living in this world while trying to stay true to their faith in something unworldly. First verse: A lot of Christians will tell you this world transient or hollow. It isn't all there is and somewhere is something more like Heaven. When you're hurting in this world and need advice to stay true to Christ it can be real hard to find the right people to speak to. Let’s be honest, there are some people who're just as hollow as the world simply going through the motions making their lips sync for what ever reason. Maybe because they were taught to as kids and it became habitual, their friends were doing it so they think it's cool and they followed the hype, or whatever. Second verse: Because of that, it's best to go get the answers yourself! Don't ask, read! Let's call the paper ambulance the Bible that can trace the paper cuts, or mend the pains that come from life. Don't call on people because chances are they're just as lost/ confused/ desperate as you. The song then talks about someone who couldn't stand it anymore. All things have failed her so she takes her own life to see for herself what's on the other side. The ending is my favorite part. Even I think religion feels more like a mountain of names, values, and laws weighing on us rather than fill us up with hope like a fountain of light. It’s so much harder being religious because you’re cautious of every little move you make, always trying to do the right thing even though it hurts. More times than not your love for God, or rather your views on how to love God, turn against you. Some people take it too far like those in Babylon. You hear a lot about Christians who use racism, sexism, or ageism instead of love to make a point. No doubt we’ve all heard some go on to say its okay to hate homosexuals. Side note: What I like most about this track is that it doesn’t bash religion but simply states how rough it is to follow nowadays with so many people ruining it. |
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| Thursday – Past and Future Ruins Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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| Thursday – Magnets Caught In A Metal Heart Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think this is about the relationship between Geoff and his wife if his wife was a vinyl record player and he was a record. I think this rings the truest for the lines at the end of the chorus. As if to say, only when he (the record) is together with his lady (in this part of the song, the needle) do they feel in love. After all, records can't make music on their own nor can their players. They'll need each other to sing love songs. It took me a while to think of this because the part about him, the second verse, was a bit hard to translate. However when I thought about how a silver lining in the sky would look on a rough and ‘bevely’ record, it hit me. Like dirt on the ground. (the metaphor of how his hopes, his silver linings, fall about when he's removed from her aside. lol) Honestly, I've read a lot of good and bad reviews on this song and I gotta say for those who don't like it, they couldn't possible see how, dare I say, 'deep' Thursday can be even when they make pop. That says a lot to how this band operates. Even when they seem to take it easy they go hard to make something worth while. I can't wait for 'No Devolución' for this very reason. |
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