| OK Go – Before The Earth Was Round Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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The earth became round when Columbus discovered America. This song is about the native Americans and the world before the ensuing industrial revolution. The laws of nature were true, assuming they survived, everything was free to live and love: everything was war yet everyone would love. That was soon replaced with war and the modern version of "love" that is so mysterious we have to seek couples counseling. The sky doesn't know what to do: pollution, climate change. My favorite part is that God isn't mentioned until the second part, the part where they're explaining how everything is fucked up. I think his exasperation is told as more of a symptom of the problem. We messed the world up, but there's this comforting thought that God and Heaven and a second chance life await us after this one we've destroyed. |
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| Vampire Weekend – I Think Ur a Contra Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"contra" is slang for counter-revolutionary, which is doublespeak for a revolutionary, an anarchist. The point of the song is that this person claims to be a "contra" and he's buying it and maybe even he's falling in love with this person. Then they start telling each other things for real (life goals like having a house in a good school district and neighbors with swimming pools) and he realizes that this person isn't a contra, they're just a normal person, but, despite her earlier "contra"ish declaration that a person should never choose between two things, he's still in love with her and he chooses her. It's about young love maturing with the lovers. The people grow up, and so does their love. Vampire Weekend is the greatest band of all time. |
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