| Michael Penn – Brave New World Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I really love this song, but its lyrics are very surreal. I think the title is interesting... "Brave New World" was novel by Aldous Huxley written in 1931. Its a rather dark view of the future as a utopia gone wrong. Thats seems to be a good representation of the theme of the song: The realization that you are lost, just like the rest of the world, which seems to be heading toward disaster but has no idea how to get on a better track. There is a repeated theme in the second and third stanza of people realizing they are lost and wandering, and are looking for help getting on track. The second stanza I think is a metaphor for joining up with a group (the caravan of people could represent a social movement or something) that has lost their direction. The narrator decides to get out while he can since he doesn't want to get too caught up with it. The third stanza is about a group that's realized they're going in circles and is trying to get help finding a way out. There's a reference to a "third world war" in the first and third stanzas. I think its used as a statement that the world is headed for disaster and everyone knows its just a matter of time before everything blows up, but no one knows exactly when its going to happen. So I guess much of the song is a metaphor for the realization that your life is not really going where you want, but that all the wrong turns are a mirror (or maybe consequence) of the state of the world in general is in. The chorus seems to be the narrorator's telling someone that he's realized his life is pretty messed up, but then again, so is society as a whole, and that he just wants to make the best of it by enjoying the journey in the company of someone he cares about. |
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| Vampire Weekend – The Kids Don't Stand a Chance Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I believe a verse is missing from the end. I've heard several versions of the song and it looks like the final verse that is missing goes something like: The devil put a dollar Into the valley's hand The embassys now hollow The kids don't stand a chance Can anyone confirm that? |
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| Vampire Weekend – The Kids Don't Stand a Chance Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I believe a verse is missing from the end. I've heard several versions of the song and it looks like the final verse that is missing goes something like: The devil put a dollar Into the valley's hand The embassys now hollow The kids don't stand a chance Can anyone confirm that? |
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