| Sea Wolf – Kasper Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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I think that the singer has lost his girlfriend or wife - possibly in childbirth. And Kasper is their son, who he is now responsible for. “Kasper, I love your mother I can see her in your eyes and I owe you what I owe her or it'll burn me up inside” He’s dealing with his sadness and grief, and has been feeling numb, but is starting to come out of it - but the depression could also suck him back down at a moment’s notice. “ I think the sky is gonna clear because the hills turn green as summer nears but a lightening storm, a lightening storm can even happen when the air is warm” “And yet I hear that that nothing calling out to me I can feel that nothing reaching out to me“ It’s new being without her, but he’s been going on numbly. “It's all so new, it's all so new but my boots seem to know what to do I know it's strange, it's very strange It feels like something's been per-arranged“ He also doesn’t quite feel ready for the responsibility - but at least he’s starting to feel something again. “Kasper, I'm a man now though sometimes I feel like a kid at least that I don't feel like nothing the way that I once did.” He’s not sure what to do, or where things are going - all the paths forward bend out of view, and he wonders if he’ll ever feel like he can breath, again; and if he’ll be able to keep going on. “Looking down the avenues but every little bend is out of view Hold my breath and count to ten see if I can ever take another again” And the end is like the beginning: “Is that a light Is that a light coming through the gray and white?“ Is that light starting to break through the clouds? Is he actually starting to heal - or will another storm show up out of nowhere, and send him back to feeling nothing again? |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Casimir Pulaski Day Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| I'd realized that it meant not being functional - but I hadn't realized the putting on a facade of being put together. But you're exactly right. He's trying to put on a brave face, while completely falling apart... | |
| God Module – Me, I Disconnect from You Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| This is a cover of a song by Gary Numan; I am not very fond of the original, but I *love* this version. | |
| Insane Clown Posse – Ol' Evil Eye Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Just a small correction to the lyrics: Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should've seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded with caution with what foresight, with what "dissimulation" I went to work. I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him. Took me a long time to figure that out, but its not patience, its dissimulation - which means "to conceal the truth" - ie. that he's preparing to kill the old man. |
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| Gary Numan – Me! I Disconnect from You Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I didn't realize the version I fell in love with was a cover, until looking for it on here; so - if you like this song, you should check out the cover by "God Module." | |
| Death Cab for Cutie – Underneath the Sycamore Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I also realized that I had forgotten one thing - which was that my first thought about them being "underneath the sycamore" and finally at peace, and saved - was them being buried in plots next to each other under a sycamore tree at a cemetary. | |
| Death Cab for Cutie – Underneath the Sycamore Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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My first impression both of them are dead - and that she died before he did. That maybe she committed suicide, and he was devastated, so did the same. Or maybe she died in an accident, and he wasn't paying enough attention while driving thinking about that, and so died too. Lying in a field of glass Underneath the overpass Mangled in the shards of a mental frame Woken from a dream by my own name This makes it sound like a car accident - possibly being in a coma (woken from a dream by his own name) though that could also be him greeted in the afterlife. It could also not be a real accident, but a realization with the suddeness and destructiveness of a car accident. Well I was such a wretched man Searching everywhere for a homeland Now we are under the same sun Feel it through the leaves, let it heal us Obviously he was lost - he was "wretched" - looking for somewhere he belonged - possibly after her loss. What makes me think the most of death is "Now we are under the same sun" - implying that they weren't before, but are now, which is what makes me think that she was dead - and now he is as well. Although, if he's been in a coma, and just waking up, maybe he's referring to waking up again in the real world. We are the same We are both saved Underneath the sycamore We are the same We are both saved Underneath the sycamore I've heard this is what the insert says; I bought the album on itunes, I so don't know for sure. It's always sounded to me like he's not saying either saved or sane, but safe.. which could also imply death - they can't be hurt anymore. Although saved would imply finding each other, or being able to be together now. We were both broken in our own ways Sifting through the rubble for the wrong things I know you've got a vengeful heart I cannot be stopped soon as I start Sifting through the rubble of.. their past, broken lives, not noticing the good things that were possible? their failing relationship? Getting into huge fights over petty things that ultimately don't matter? She gets revenge, and once fighting, he'll keep at it just to keep at it, so they fight a lot about these things? But you have seen your darkest rooms And I have slept in makeshift tombs This is where we find our peace This is where we are released But they've each seen the worst possible, and so now they can be happy together. If dead, because the petty stuff is gone; there are no more bills and such to fight over. Although around here I start to think that maybe they aren't actually dead... Anyways; I love this song. And the music video is depressing, but great. |
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| Band of Skulls – Patterns Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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In looking for more information about this song, I found that its in part derived from an old nursery rhyme about magpies. According the the wikipedia entry, "The rhyme has its origins in superstitions connected with magpies, considered a bird of ill omen in some cultures, and in Britain, at least as far back as the early sixteenth century." There are many different versions of the poem, but the entry cites the most common as: One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret Never to be told. Eight for a wish, Nine for a kiss, Ten for a bird You must not miss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_for_Sorrow_(nursery_rhyme) The song may come from a different version - or maybe they relate somehow - a wish for some people to drown, a kiss or relationship that was all in her head... Other versions of the poem do refer to pleasure and love. Although both the version listed, and the song, are ominous - maybe it is bodies, or... something - related to the poem? I dunno.. :-P Anyways, I think that the line "Nothing's going to save you from the six six six" does relate to the devil, and not just to death, as the following line relates to God - "There's seven for the days and seven for the nights and seven for the heavens and the tunnel and the lights - of course the bible talks about how it took seven days and seven nights to create the world; some ancient chistian stuff refers to 7 levels in heaven, and 7 of earth, and in Paradise Lost there are also 7 in hell. It might also be important that there are 3 6s - but then also 3 7s - and I know that 777 also has some numerological meaning, and such. |
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| Malbec – Was It Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I really like a lot of the imagery in this song. I'm lying here on the floor Thinking out loud to walls, Breathing slow and drawing fast Conclusions that could never last, He's laying on the floor talking to himself, thinking of all the things that could've fixed things, yet knowing that none of them would work. God, oh god, what have I done? What have I done? Was it for me? Was it for you? Was I too ignorant to choose? Was it the will? Was it my way? Was it a foolish thing to say? Was it the heart? Was it the start? Was it the time we spent apart? Was it goodbye? Was it the lies? Would've been easier not to try.. Was it for me? Was it for you? What can we do? Obviously he regrets ending it - but isn't quite sure why thinks went wrong, and so is questioning himself about why things fell apart. Night falls, leaving me In thoughtful caliginosity, And every time I look, the sky, The stars remind me of reasons why Pondering and puzzling Is worthless in the grander scheme, With infinite possibilities And millions of probabilities. If? When? Why? What? They set it right, But I've given up. Caliginosity - I had to look this up - it means darkness. Night falls, leaving him in darkness, and he's realizing that thinking about what went wrong or how he could've fixed things is pointless compared to the scope of the universe, its inconsequential, and there's so many possibilities you could've ever consider them all. And then he goes back to questioning himself again. This place, a man is hardly home; I thought I'd left no unturned stones... I'm not sure about this line. "This place, a man is hardly home" - is he following the previous thought about the world, and commenting on how we're hardly on this planet long enough for it to feel like home? Or is he implying that he was out all the time, and never home? Of course the last line means that he thouught things were going well - that there were no more secrets. But obviously was wrong. |
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| Malbec – Irene Song Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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And I'd never quite gotten what the verses are referring to, but think I just did, at least somewhat. My life stands here where its found In a land in which my heart is bound. Lay my hands down in the ground, And dig my seed out from this mound, My compass, it points south To a land where all my soul is bound, A wind blows words out from its mouth, To catch my sail and float me down He's stuck here, in life, where is heart (his body) is. He yearns to go "south" (where his compass points - towards his love, not north as a compass should) - to where his soul is bound - to her. He's basically saying, I'm stuck here in this life, while you've died, leaving me and my heart behind - and when I die, I'll leave my heart behind, but my soul will go on, and find her. And be happy - the idea of a wind blowing to "float" him down implies that when he arrives things will be calm and gentle. |
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| Malbec – Irene Song Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Initially, I thought this song was about a breakup, or loss of a loved one. I still do, but now I also think this song is about suicide. Now I'm gonna go Now I'm gonna leave Now I'm gonna be complete Now I'm gonna go Now I'm gonna leave Now I'm gonna be happy This sounds to me like a breakup - like he's been miserable in this relationship, and has known it for awhile, but is finally getting out. But this is followed by: I can't breathe without you, I can't be without you, I can't breathe without you, I just need you now.. And this is the opposite - he doesn't want to leave, and can't breathe without the other person around. So I think its about suicide - the love of his life has died, and he can't function without her - so he's decided to leave - kill himself - so he can be complete again and happy - with his lost love in the afterlife. I love this song, and it manages to make me sad every time I hear it. The chorus strikes me particularly hard at the moment, because my mom was really sick, and nearly died, and is still fighting cancer - and every time I think about losing her, I get this tightness in my chest, and I can't breathe. I can only imagine how much worse it would be to lose the great love of your life. |
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| Bat for Lashes – Moon and Moon Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with what was intended, but the this song makes me think of the game Hearts. For those who haven't played, its a card game, in which the goal is to get as few points as possible. All of the heart cards are worth one point, and the Queen of Spades is worth 13 points. The one exception is if you manage to collect all of the hearts AND the queen, so that you'd get the full 26 points - then you get 0 points, and everyone else gets 26. This is called "shooting the moon," and you have to have just the right hand and the right luck to pull it off - and its always risky because if other players realize what you're doing they'll try to take one for the team, and take a point or two, so you're left with 24-25. "Calling moon and moon Shoot that big bad hand" The proximity of "shoot that big bad hand" to the line about the moon just brings up that connection in my head. I can think of other ways a metaphor like this could fit; if he's shooting the moon he's collecting "hearts"; its also the only time he'd want the queen, which it occured to me could fit if she was the queen - the only time he wants her is when he's also after a lot of other people, or to win something - also the line: "When this wild world Is a big bad hand Pushing on my back" Seems like something that could fit with a playing card as well, with the back facing everyone - and hoping that he shoots the moon and takes her and wins - although it he fails, things could all fall apart. |
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| Zombie Girl – Creature Of The Night Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I love this song; I guess nobody loves the undead... Unless you're a vampire; apparently they do really well. Just a few corrections: "A creature of the night I've never seen the light" "Refrain: I am a creature of night; No love for me in sight. I am a creature of night; There's no love for me in sight.." "It's getting colder, Inside I smolder; And all I hear them say Is evil lies within her.." |
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