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| Nirvana – All Apologies Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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One word can sum up nearly every Nirvana song-HEROIN. Though not recommended, there is something to this addiction that allows for serious introspection. Maybe its cuz its all consuming or takes up all your time. Kurt was definitely someone who could channel his pain into art though |
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| Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Devil's Waitin' Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I also think that it is important to not ignore the spiritual nature of this song. However, I believe that it is an anti-gospel gospel song. There is a cynical undertone to these lyrics (note-the devil's a waitin with christ like a son). The format of this song is a folk spiritual, but if you analyze the tone and what the lyrics say, this song seems to be about how we need to leave the foolish belief in christianity behind, something that anyone who has faced the realities and hardships of life or developed capacities beyond that of a twelve year old should be able to do. Honestly, this song seems like social commentary on those who cling to their mythology, hoping and praying that the next life will deliver us from the suffering most people on this planet must endure.
The "condemned" character has done wrong by society's standards(whether it is a criminal or a soldier is unsure to me) and now when facing death all this representative character can do is hope and pray for forgiveness. It is especially important to note the refrain in which the manner in which we live life is "sold/told." There are many lyrics that twist the gospel style to criticize the belief in salvation as we cling to empty institutions while the civility of our world crumbles around us. Most important is how the song ends, which almost every lyrics site leaves out (thanks nopoetic). "Falling fast be we've no cares, we know our lord's gonna meet us there, we pray our lord's gonna meet us there." The first part is a comment on our devolution and the apathy we portray as society goes down the tubes and the second and third come off as a weak and faltering hope that there is a better life than this when all reason tells you that this is it. In essence this song is a comment on the futility of prayer and that our "sins" are real and cannot be undone here on earth, no matter how much we selfishly hope that repentance will undo the harm we cause our fellow humans. |
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