| Neon Indian – Fallout Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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it's not so much about falling in love with drugs, but the narrator's recognition of the potentially devastating effects of drugs, and his desire to wean himself off drugs. this song is in two parts. the first illustrates the effects of drugs, both fantastic and confusing, while in the second he expresses his yearning to end his dependence on drugs. the song begins with his hallucinations. he describes the 'melting asphalt', which is really him imagining the ground melting away beneath his feet, then he asks if the drugs are still 'coursing through [his] veins' or if he's confused it with 'rain'. so he's on a real funky trippy trip, then we start to see the sinister side of taking drugs: 'are you still carving out a man?' this could mean two things: 1. moulding the character of a person into something finer and nobler 2. cutting out and discarding the insides (mind, heart, soul) of a human and leaving behind only a husk of a person I believe the lyrics refer to number 2 here. he fears that drug addiction will hollow him out and cause a gradual decay in his lifestyle -- hit, waiting for a hit, hit, waiting for a hit. now we move onto the second part of the song. he wants to 'fall out of love with you'; 'you' presumably refers to the sensations that the drugs provide him with. he's seen through the 'imagined' 'magic', and now knows that it's nothing but the release of chemicals, though he still doesn't understand the full ramifications of drug-taking, as is shown when he says he doesn't 'pretend to know what's inside [them]'. it's interesting that the title is 'fallout' (noun) instead of 'fall out' (verb). 'fallout' means 'adverse side-effects of a situation', which again refers to the sinister side of drug-taking. he juxtaposes this beautifully against his description of a trip. |
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| Bruce Springsteen – We Take Care Of Our Own Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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as expected, this is a highly politicised song by Bruce. to take his personal political views into consideration, when I say 'the government', I really mean 'the Republicans', because Bruce is staunchly Democrat. 'I been knocking on the door that holds the throne' = questioning those in power 'stumbling on good hearts turned to stone' = politicians who came to do good and stayed to do well 'we take care of our own' = the government doesn't take care of us, so we've got to do it ourselves. 'our own' probably refers to Americans. 'wherever this flag's flown' = this could mean any number of things, but given the USA's status as the 'international police', they make their presence felt in a LOT of places around the world, i.e. fly their flag. 'where... where... where...' = these are all typical questions that voters ask of their politicians. the line 'where's the work that'll set my hands, my soul free' is particularly interesting, because it has its origins in Nazi concentration camps. the Nazis placed 'arbeit macht frei' on a sign above the entrance to their Auschwitz concentration camp, which is translated as 'work sets you free'. basically Bruce is drawing a parallel between the govt. and Nazis. |
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| Screaming Females – Sheep Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| ha, this is cute. 'you'd count sheep with anyone' = you'd sleep with anyone. I think 'you' refers to an ex. the product of a bitter break-up. | |
| The Strokes – Taken for a Fool Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think this song is about an individual in a toxic environment, but who still manages to remains a cut above the rest. Opening lines: "Sister, a visit just yesterday" and "don't you forget my number" is basically him telling this person (to be referred to as X from now on) not to ignore what he said. You can just imagine X acting like they don't need any help. "You've got something and it's so good to see Something wonderful that I could not be" -- X has something special, something amazing about them "Everybody hanging on for their lives But you can't help them 'cause you don't have the time" -- everybody surrounding X is struggling to survive (mentally, I think), but if X tried to help elevate them to a higher state of consciousness & awareness, X would have no time to improve themselves (the pronouns are getting confusing, please excuse any mistakes) "I hope this goes over well on the toxic radio" -- he hopes his pleas to X won't be drowned out by what X's environment is telling them, which is referred to as the "radio", since it's definitely pervasive in X's life "You get taken all the time for a fool" -- because X remains in these unflattering conditions, everyone automatically classes X as one of them, and fail to recognise that X is actually head & shoulders above everybody else, even people like Julian Casablancas "You're so gullible but I don't mind That's not the problem" -- X has begun to believe that they are a "fool" as well, but this isn't the main problem (the crux of the issue is that X is being taken for a fool in the first place) "Monday, Tuesday is my weekend" -- Julian said that he just inserted these two lines in because he felt like they described his life...I don't think it really fits into the overall meaning. "Blame yourself for once, quit putting it on me I can't let you 'cause I've seen what it means It's so early I don't wanna wake up Oh we're so lucky 'cause we never grew up" -- this stanza can be read as a response from X, as though X has gotten increasingly frustrated with Julian's advice/admonishment, and burst out in anger (listen to the music). X is saying that although Julian is telling X to "wake up" and "[grow] up", it's too "early" and X and X's friends/family are actually lucky to not have "[grown] up" "I don't want to be the one to let go" -- Julian is repeating what he said earlier, but adding that he isn't going to give up on X "Tourist, in the ghetto, not afraid of anything" -- X is in a bad environment (reference to Elvis' song "In The Ghetto"?), but remains a "tourist", reinforcing the fact that X is NOT a product of circumstances, and remains in transit, going to leave eventually because X doesn't belong to that kind of place So in essence, Julian is trying to tell X to leave their poisonous environment, but X doesn't want to listen to him or recognise they are better than anyone else. As a result, X is forever being taken for a fool, even though X isn't like that at all. Not good with musical interpretations though, don't know anything about guitar/bass/drums. |
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| The Strokes – Soma Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Actually, it's 'losing against fig trees'! | |
| Julian Casablancas – I'll Try Anything Once Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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in response to the above: yes, it is, but to be pedantic about it, I think Julian says "I can see you in my pants" in his Electric Lady version, vs. "I can see you in my bed" in the original. (this was on Julian's 'Live From Electric Lady Studios' album) |
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| Sonic Youth – Mackin' for Doober Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| wow, I really love this song. every word is so precise and exact; no frills but all the thrills. this is poetry. | |
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