| The Submarines – Shoelaces Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I think this song is about two people who have a history and are both having trouble letting go of each other completely. "Words trip like untied shoelaces" - They're trying to tell each other how they feel but it comes out all wrong. "Still you're worth falling down for once in a while" - My favorite line, the hope that something could still be there even though they've been down this road before "And I'm disinclined to admit with you and I, this could be it. Something tells me that we'll know before too long" - They don't want to admit it's really over, but when they crash and burn again they'll know. "Are you really going out there on your own? These tangled lines all come undone. How did it feel when you let go?" - Possibly the reason why they first ended their relationship, someone had to leave for a job or a different life. The "tangled lines" was their relationship unraveling. "You try your luck in your best suit, tied to a broken parachute." - To me, the broken parachute is the relationship that's ultimately going to fail. "It's the hole in my heart you fell through" - Pretty self-explanatory, even though they had to let go of each other it still hurt them. "Tried reading tea leaves and the stars in all the day we were apart" - She tried to look for some sort of sign that this relationship would work. "Maybe my mind wasn't made up, but I chose love" - They wanted to see if the relationship would work even long-distance although they both had their doubts. "Still I'm inclined to admit, with you and I this could be it" - I like this because unlike the previous disinclined, it's the opposite, showing the indecisiveness at this stage of the relationship. "These failed predictions kept us wondering all the time" - Possibly predictions from others about whether or not the couple should try long distance This chorus is just slightly different, which is awesome because it shows time passing/how things are different this time around: "And now you're out there on your own These tangled lines all come undone Tell me how it feels letting go You try your luck in your best suit Tied to a broken parachute It's the hole in my heart you fell through" - These people still feel something for each other even though now separated. |
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| Mumford & Sons – Babel Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Oh babe, oh babe? Did you even look at the album cover? | |
| Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Also, "just let me go; WE'LL MEET AGAIN SOON" not "me against you" | |
| Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I agree with several of the comments already here in that the song is about a woman whose husband has died and she is grieving him. I also agree that she is suffering from something mental, whether it be dementia/Alzheimer's, or just going crazy with missing him/loneliness so that she doesn't know how to move on. Hey! Hey! Hey! I don't like walking around this old and empty house (She hates being in the house by herself, without him, where everything reminds her of him.) So hold my hand, I'll walk with you, my dear (He's still there, watching her and trying to be with her, to bridge that gap between living and dead.) The stairs creak as I sleep, it's keeping me awake It's the house telling you to close your eyes ('Telling you to close your eyes' - a.k.a close your eyes for good, die and come meet him so they can be together again.) Because though the truth may vary This ship will carry Our bodies safe to shore (The 'truth may vary' - meaning that she sees an alternate version of the truth, him, than everyone else does. The 'ship' referred to could very likely be the boat that crosses the river Styx to bring souls into the underworld after they die.) Hey! Hey! Hey! There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back I tell her that I miss our little talks Soon it will all be over, buried with our past (Soon she will be dead and with him.) You used to play outside when you were young Full of life and full of love This part is heartbreakingly beautiful: Go, go, go away I wish you'd disappear All that's left is a ghost of you Now we're torn, torn, torn apart There's nothing we can do Just let me go, me against you (These lyrics here are incorrect, it actually should read: 'Just let me go, we'll meet again soon.' Meaning that she will die and go to meet him in the afterlife soon.' Also, I love how up to this point, they are both singing, but it is very soft and sad as they are saying goodbye and both know that they have to let each other go for the time being, that they cannot continue to exist together because one is alive and one is dead.) Now wait, wait, wait for me Please hang around I see you when I fall asleep (This part gets louder and more crazed, desperate. As if they want to take back the rational goodbyes they have just said and continue to try to connect despite their different states.) I LOVE this song, and this is just my interpretation. No matter how you think of it, I think it is a touching song between a couple that shows the growth of love between two people. |
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| fun. – It Gets Better Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Okay, since there's a project called 'It Gets Better' to help gay youth through the struggle of adolescence/coming out/being different, here are my thoughts: What have we done, oh my god What have we done, oh my god (Could be either from the POV of the person who has just decided to 'come out' or a person who made fun of these people in his youth, but now looks back on it and regrets it.) This is really happening (Life is really happening. Now's the time, and once you go through with your actions and decisions, you can't take them back.) You never looked so bored (I agree with some of the other interpretations, this could be sex. Especially with the line about the fingernails.) Can you feel my fingernails? They've never been so short It's hard to lay a golden egg with everyone around (It's hard to do something different, i.e. be homosexual, when everyone is around and judging you.) It's hard to stay inside my head when words keep pouring out (It's hard to stay in the closet when he feels he needs to be true to himself and come out. Also could be addressing a lover in saying, 'it's hard to keep secrets from you when I so want to tell you how I feel about you.') Like starlight crashing through the room, we'll lose our feathers (Starlight is bright and flashy, indicating a great change in life. Losing your feathers could be some sort of molting/indicator of growing up, or even that feathers are a commonality among other people [i.e. birds of a feather] but once he comes out, he'll be different and will lose his feathers.) Yes, I know it hurts at first but it gets better (It hurts at first emotionally because a lot of people don't accept it. But - and here's where the theme of the whole project comes in - it gets better once you get older and get out of the judgmental world of adolescence.) It gets better, it gets better It gets better, we'll get better (Okay. Obviously the 'it gets better' is the same, but the 'we'll get better' may even reference the people who made fun of him in the past [as I mentioned in the first line.] They'll eventually grow up and realize that they were wrong.) It gets better, it gets better It gets better, we'll get better I can taste your summer sweat (Basically just discovering new things about this new lifestyle.) It's never been so warm So can we kick the covers off? (Kick the covers off of our lives, i.e. come out of the closet and tell the world.) They're always on (They're ALWAYS on, meaning we're always hiding our secrets/true selves from the world.) It's never been so warm (Warm as in stifling as in can't live/breathe under the pressure of these secrets anymore.) It's hard to keep a straight face when I just want to smile (Maybe he feels he should be somber if someone who is close to him is having trouble accepting it. However, he knows this is who he truly is, so he just wants to smile.) If you could see the look that's in your eyes (This is a bit ambiguous. Could be a reproachful look from someone who can't accept the news, or could be the look in his lover's eyes, who's glad he's finally told his secrets and can be with him.) Like starlight crashing through the room, we'll lose our feathers Yes, I know it hurts at first but it gets better It gets better, it gets better It gets better, we'll get better It gets better, it gets better It gets better, we'll get better There's a fire in sky (The uproar and drama caused when first coming out.) Some snow on the ground Not quite enough cigarettes To calm me down (He's smoking trying to get past the problems of the present.) What have we done, oh my god What have we done, oh my god It gets better, it gets better It gets better, we'll get better It gets better, it gets better It gets better, we'll get better (This is really happening) It gets better, it gets better It gets better, we'll get better (This is really happening) It gets better, it gets better It gets better, we'll get better |
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| Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Thank you for the feedback :) I'm eighteen. But definitely Andy Hull is more brilliant than I am. Lol | |
| Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Although I do see where the questioning the belief in God comes in, especially in certain lines such as “What if I was wrong and you had never questioned it? What if it was true, that all we thought was right was wrong” Here’s an analysis based on my original/gut feeling about the song, as a song about a loss of innocence/morals: Hunter eyes — He feels pursued by his lover, his own desires, society’s expectations, etc. I'm lost and hardly noticed, slight goodbye — He feels as if he is saying goodbye to a part of himself, but only slightly because he is so caught up in the moment. In retrospect, he sees that he “hardly noticed” leaving his values/part of himself behind. I want to rip your lips off in my mouth — Simple animalistic desire, the feeling that leads him to do what he now regrets. And even in my greatest moment doubt — Even though this moment is so great with all its intense feelings and passion, he still does feel doubt about the actions he is about to take. The line between deceit and right now — I take the deceit as maybe deceiving both himself and his partner, telling both of them that they were ready for the next step “right now” even though they clearly were not. Or possibly, he is just deceiving himself, telling himself that it is okay to throw his morals away in the “right now” and in the “greatest moment.” Simple math It's how our bodies even got here Sinful math The ebb and flow to multiply — This part of the chorus is pretty much saying that although it is simple and something that has been done since the beginning of time to procreate (the ebb and flow to multiply), intercourse also has a much deeper and emotional connection. He begins to realize it is “sinful”, a type of math he did not calculate for in the beginning. Also, I believe the “ebb and flow” refers to how life goes on as his guilt/doubt/regret “multiplies.” What if I was wrong and no one cared to mention? What if it was true, and all we thought was right was wrong? Simple math The truth cannot be fractioned Either way — This is pretty much just rhetorical questions, either to himself or things he wishes he could say to his partner. In the aftermath, he can’t bring himself to talk about it with her; he worries that he was wrong and possibly pushed her, but she didn’t “mention” or say no. He also feels that he has made a huge mistake in his life, that even though he thought his decision was “right” at the time, it turned out to be “wrong.” The “truth cannot be fractioned” means that this story cannot be split up; it is all one giant mess. I imply — Still he cannot bring himself to talk to his partner about the act, so he hints around it and “implies.” It’s eating away at him, but he cannot bring it up directly. To mitigate the guilt, we could align — He knows that he feels guilt, and that she probably does too, and he is trying to find a solution to ease it. A perfectly constructed alibi — I feel that this is more lying to themselves; like they cover it up and smooth it over, as if to say “Oh, it’s okay because we’re in love” or some other shallow excuse. However, this will just be a surface saying, when inside, it is really tearing them apart, and possibly tearing them apart from each other as well. To hush the violent guilt that eats and never dies — This imagery is just…amazing. It personifies guilt, and I can imagine it as sort of a black creature. But anyway, this line is pretty much saying that no matter how hard they try to create excuses or “alibis”, they cannot rid themselves of the guilt. In actual blame, they called me once the dark divide — I am a little puzzled by this line, I will admit. My best guess is that he feels he is the one to blame, and that his foolish actions and his desire to have intercourse when they were not ready created a “dark divide” between him and his lover. But I don’t know, the order of the words is a little funny, so it could mean something else. Simple math It's why our bodies even lay here Sinful math The truth cannot be fashion — The same thing as before, except “fractioned” changes to “fashion” — My take on this is although sex is glamorized and fashionable, the truth is that it was not as fun as it looks and in the aftermath, they are changed people who destroyed a big part of themselves. So truth does not equal fashion. What if you were crazy, would we have to listen then? — Maybe he is thinking that his lover was crazy for suggesting/going along with the intercourse? Or maybe he is wishing that they are crazy in the aftermath so that they would not have to deal with the regret that they feel; they could just go through life not “listening”. What if we've been trying to get to where we've always been — After sex, the couple tries to get back to the loving relationship they once had, but the blame is too great — both blame for each other, but mostly blame for themselves. What if I was wrong, and started trying to fix it? — Again, he feels that he is in the wrong and really wants to fix it with his lover, but feels he cannot reach her. So this is mainly a hypothetical question — What if I TRIED to fix it? As if he does not even know where to begin. What if you believed me? Everything is brilliant — What if his lover just accepted whatever shallow excuse they created (the “alibi” from before). Everything is brilliant: at the surface this means, Yay, everything is back to how it was, isn’t life brilliant? But I think a better meaning is, Everything is brilliant; we are blinded by our dazzling lies and excuses so that we do not even have to look back at the sin that caused us so much pain. What if I've been trying to get to where I've always been? — A personal journey to regain, well, not his physical virginity, but the part of himself, the moralistic part, that he threw away along with his innocence. What if we've been trying to get to where we've always been? — Again, the journey to get through all this pain and regret while still maintaining their relationship. Simple math — It did really seem simple, but it turned out to be quite the opposite. Believe me, all is brilliant — We can’t see anything anymore because we’re so busy lying to ourselves about what we did, consumed in our sins. What if we've been trying to kill the noise and silence? — Nothing is right anymore after they sinned, both the noise and the silence need to go away. The silences are just painful, and the noise is equally so — shallow small talk as they both try to tiptoe around the subject that they both need to speak about the most. As they journey, they are going to have to talk about it eventually, and therefore “kill the noise and silence.” What if I was wrong and you had never questioned it? — Again, questioning whether he is the one to blame for this whole mess. (What is his lover wanted to say no, but didn’t “question it” at the time?) What if it was true, that all we thought was right was wrong? — A repeat of the questioning of morals and values — how did we screw up so badly? Simple math — This simple math is different. It’s not, Oh, everything is so horribly complicated. It’s, Oh, this is simple. What’s done is done, it’s irreversible. But it is quite obvious that they need to get on the road to healing emotionally. The truth cannot be fractioned — We cannot divide or split up the truth. We cannot tell a half-truth. Basically, we have to face up to what we did, accept responsibility for our actions, take the consequences, and eventually find a way to move on and heal. I imply, I've got to get it back then - This is so beautiful, how phrases from throughout the song come together to make up the end, but have a different meaning at the end than they did in the middle. “I imply” means that it is obvious; I must stop questioning everything and forgive my lover/myself eventually. There is nothing I can do about it; it is implied that I have got to move on. “I’ve got to get it back then”: I have to get back on my own two feet; I have to stop being an emotional mess. I made a mistake, and although I will regret it forever, I have to learn from it and continue to live. Anyway…This song is incredible. I believe it could have multiple meanings, but here's one stance. Sorry for the novel |
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