| The Mountain Goats – Romans 10:9 Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Need to grab your (maritime) dictionaries... List is a nautical term referring to the tilt of a ship. It's used when a boat is flooding (or shifting cargo, either way it's not a positive thing). The line is "ship to list". | |
| The Rolling Stones – Dead Flowers Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Um, I know this is a 5 year old post, but it needs to be said, Little Susie/Brown-Eyes Susan are not terms associated with H. Neither is "roses". I think you're really stretching here. While yes, there is a common drug theme throughout the entire song, you cannot make up drug slang on the spot. First thing to remember, is this is a country song. It was written with the intention of being played as a straight country song. I think you'll have more luck finding a reason for "Susie" keeping that in mind. You didn't mention "another girl can take my pain away", which is a direct heroin reference (golden girl). Just listen to the song, the "too good" girl left the bad boy. She thought she was the queen of the underground, ie slumming it. She's gone, and the junkies are left self medicating like they always do. The lyrics don't seem full of hidden meaning, it seems straight forward, and (side note) I've definitely been in the same spot from which the narration comes... nonetheless, beautiful song. |
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