Biffy Clyro – Stingin' Belle Lyrics | 8 years ago |
Love this song and album. I think that the lyrics shown here are mostly correct, but that "You make me lose" should be "You make me laugh". |
Biffy Clyro – Opposite Lyrics | 8 years ago |
Great song, great album. I'm pretty sure that the line "Sooner or later we all have to wait" should be "Sooner or later we all have to wake", although other than that these lyrics seem right to me. |
Fall Out Boy – Death Valley Lyrics | 9 years ago |
@[lesbifobfans:2966] I definitely see how you could get that interpretation of that line, but what it struck me as - especially given the context of the rest of the song - was a situation where they're flirting and drinking together and then they have drunk sex. Consider that that line follows just a few lines on from "Oh there you go, undress to impress", making it clear that she's actively trying to make this happen as well. There's nothing to suggest a lack of consent or any sort of drink-spiking, and the "undress to impress" line makes it seem fairly clear that the situation being portrayed is a consensual one. |
Fall Out Boy – The Phoenix Lyrics | 9 years ago |
@[naunga:2965] I actually disagree. I obviously don't have any proof at all, and it could well be that you're right, but I don't really see any evidence for the idea that Fall Out Boy were trying to call out people like Beiber, or people like Adele (and they're not the same kind of people; Adele's music is massively different to Beiber's, it has a significantly different fan base, and she actually writes/co-writes all of her songs). This song is clearly primarily about Fall Out Boy themselves, and perhaps also about them compared to inauthentic musicians in a general sense, but I don't get the sense from it that they're trying to call out anyone in particular. And "Just One Yesterday" is simply another jilted lover song; the idea that, because both that song and "Rolling in the Deep" are jilted lover songs, Fall Out Boy must've intended their song to be calling out that song is frankly ridiculous. There are an incredible number of jilted lover songs, because it's a common emotion. And, incidentally, "Rolling in the Deep" is actually not a "shallow song about a jilted lover telling her ex how much he'll miss her"; it's much more like a song of anger and bitterness at an ex, with such lines as "Don't underestimate the things that I will do" and "And I'm gonna make your head burn / Think of me in the depths of your despair". I get the sense that you've just jumped aboard some bandwagons of criticism without actually looking into what it is you're criticizing. You seem to have a really odd idea of Adele and to be projecting your own opinions onto Fall Out Boy. But at least I'm sure we can agree that this song and album are awesome |
Arctic Monkeys – Snap Out Of It Lyrics | 9 years ago |
@[Ralph26:96] I think that that's an interesting take on the song, and I like it. However, I think that it's very unlikely that that's what was intended, because the song just fits really well the idea of a guy really liking a girl and wanting her relationship to end so he can have her. The clearest evidence for it being that rather than a girl talking to a guy is the line "But it don't sound much like you, girl"; the person being spoken to is thus clearly female. Additionally, lines such as "I heard that you fell in love" and "It sounds like settling down or giving up" make it seem more likely that the "problem" (from the speaker's perspective) with the person being spoken to is that they're in a relationship with someone else, rather than that they have a drug addiction. I still think your take is an interesting one, though. |
Arctic Monkeys – Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? Lyrics | 9 years ago |
It's "And I can't see you here, wonder where I might?", not "And I can't see you here when I'm high". Apart from that, I think the lyrics shown here are right. Also, great song, fantastic album. |
Arctic Monkeys – I Want It All Lyrics | 9 years ago |
Clearly the protagonist strongly desires this woman, though I'm not really sure what the precise nature of the relationship between them is meant to be. It also seems to me like Alex is trying to get across the idea that what the protagonist is asking for and wanting too much, and that he can't possibly get all that he wants. This struck me when I heard the line "Space age country girl"; it sounds like he wants something that can't exist because it's internally contradictory. For example, it could be that he wants her to be both dangerous, unpredictable, and out of reach on the one hand, and stable, dependable, and firmly his on the other. (This reminds me of the fantastic "Do I Wanna Know?", which seems to me to partly be expressing a worry that he might miss the chase if he ever actually gets the girl; he wants to have her, but when he has her he might just wish he could go back to wanting her again.) Then it seems like this is also supported by "Old dogs / New tricks", since the expression is that you *can't* teach an old dog new tricks, but he still seems to want both the old dog and the new tricks anyway. And then obviously the repeated "I want it all" suggests that he's after far more than he could ever really get. I don't know if Alex actually intended any of that, but that's what it seemed like to me. Incidentally, the line "Ain't it just like you to kiss me and then hit the road" immediately reminded me of the line "It seems like once again you've had to greet me with goodbye" from "505". I don't know if there was any intended connection there or what it would signify, but I found it interesting anyway :) |
The Killers – Flesh and Bone Lyrics | 9 years ago |
I'm not sure what the significance of this is, but I noticed several lines in a row that seem to be tie-ins with Day & Age songs. "Defences are down / The stakes are high" reminds me of "When your chips are down / When your highs are low" from "Joy Ride" (not that similar, but a bit reminiscent), then "The fairytale end" reminds me of the opening line "Dustland fairytale beginning" from "A Dustland Fairytale", and finally "The staggering blow" reminds me of the titular line of "A Crippling Blow". The "dustland fairytale" one definitely seems like it must have some purpose, although I'm not sure what it is, since this song seems to me to be a significantly different story to "A Dustland Fairytale" (otherwise I might think that this is meant as the sequel or something). The other possible tie-ins aren't all that similar and might be me reading into it too much, but the fact that they're all right there together suggests to me that it was on purpose, although I don't know for *what* purpose. |
The Killers – Here with Me Lyrics | 9 years ago |
Great song. Simple meaning, well expressed. Also, I think that it's meant to be "In my head, no!", rather than "In my head now". |
Kaiser Chiefs – Little Shocks Lyrics | 9 years ago |
Woops, I left off the ending The last section should be: "I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't I wish I could have just a little bit more, just a little bit more of your time I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't" |
Kaiser Chiefs – Little Shocks Lyrics | 9 years ago |
The lyrics according to the album's lyric booklet are: I don't want much I'm happy with what I've got On the second floor I passed the ruffian on the stair What the driver saw Ah, through the letter box of number four I don't laugh much It will be deafening when I do And all these little shocks are deriding my imaginary dynamo I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't Cleanse my heart And everything will be explained In the diaries Especially the latter part I'll be a somebody Upon my hectic last day in hell Give me ability To knock the pen away from his hand And all these little shocks are deriding my imaginary dynamo I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't I wish I could have just a little bit more, just a little bit more of your time I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't [Repeat x4] I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't And all these little shocks are deriding my imaginary dynamo I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't I wish I could give you undivided attention every minute of the day, but I can't I wish I could have just a little bit more, just a little bit more |
Kaiser Chiefs – If You Will Have Me Lyrics | 9 years ago |
Beautiful song. I don't know what it's about, but something like what Ashtray-girl said would probably fit it. It definitely does seem to be about the protagonist's relationship with his parent/s, at least. "You can't fight life / So just dance while you can" seems to me to be a beautiful and succinct way of saying that we're all going to get caught up in some bad or even just time-consuming things sometimes and we've only got so much time in our lives, so we should seize moments whenever we can and just create our own happiness. And that would probably especially fit if the song is about the person's father having died, because that would get him thinking about how fleeting life is and how we should try to get as much out of it as we can. Incidentally, the lyrics shown here are slightly off; the lyric booklet shows the lyrics as the following: I don't know if you'll hear this song And if you do you might not know That it's a tribute to the man who made Our world go around I don't know if you'll hear this song But if you do, you're not alone So dance while you can and cry while you can Let the world go around And if you will have me I want to be the son that I was And if you will have me I want to be the boy from the photograph I miss the daily phone call And I miss the good advice And my brother misses everything He's just looking for you It's the longest of goodbyes So many lows and no real highs There seems so little we can do We see glimpses of you And if you will have me I want to be the son that I was And if you will have me I want to be the boy from the photograph You can't fight life So dance while you can You can't fight life So just dance while you can And if you will have me I want to be the son that I was And if you will have me I want to be the boy from the photograph And if you will have me I want to be the son that I was And if you will have me I want to be the boy from the photograph |
Kaiser Chiefs – Man On Mars Lyrics | 9 years ago |
I love how "Put a man on Mars today / It wasn't the first time / I've seen it all before" so concisely gets across the feeling of being so jaded that nothing can excite or interest you anymore. Incidentally, "And the picture at the factory floor / Rats in a suitcase" should be "And the picture of the factory floor / Like rats in a suitcase" (I have the lyric booklet), but the rest of the lyrics shown here are correct. |
Kaiser Chiefs – Coming Up For Air Lyrics | 9 years ago |
The line shown here as "And if you can't get that through your head then fine" should be "And if you can get that through your head then fine", and "If I'm on this road I'm gonna wait again" should be "If I'm on this road I'm going away again" (I have the lyric booklet). |
Kaiser Chiefs – Long Way From Celebrating Lyrics | 9 years ago |
According to the album's lyric booklet, the actual lyrics are slightly different from the ones shown here: I'm only here trying to make a living I need another midnight idea Forty-five bottles lay abandoned And my discount disappeared Two lines written in the paper And one of them is my name I'm a long, long way from celebrating And it's never gonna be the same Do I miss you? I don't know I just need something For my soul Cos I'm a long, long way from celebrating Ever since I knew that you were crazy You're like a human TV Spending time with you is some challenge With a reaction guaranteed We'll all be home in time for tea and medals And I could lick the pattern off the plate But I'm a long, long way from celebrating It's gonna be bittersweet Do I miss you? I don't know I just need something For my soul As I'm a long, long way from celebrating Would I miss you? I don't think so Just give me something For my soul As I'm a long, long way from celebrating Do I miss you? I don't know I just need something For my soul I'm a long, long way from celebrating Would I miss you? Don't think so Just give me something For my soul An I'm a long, long way from celebrating |
Kaiser Chiefs – Dead Or In Serious Trouble Lyrics | 9 years ago |
Great song. I really don't know what it means, but I love the line "Then he hit self-destruct with a battering ram". The actual lyrics (based on the album's lyric booklet) are: His photograph was taken in 1980 In New York on a subway train He emerges days later The sun in his eyes And its started all over again Its spread through the city like a hand-made virus And catches a glimpse of their lives The beggars and bankers and fly boys and hookers All hang on together inside He's either dead or in serious trouble He's either dead or in serious trouble Criminally minded and partially blinded Surviving on minimum sleep There's scars down his face And a stone in the place Where his heart would previously beat Travelling even faster in the wake of disaster And reaching at you from the bleak Escaping and hiding or simply surviving Way down in the fluorescent deep He's either dead or in serious trouble He's either dead or in serious trouble His photograph was taken in 1980 In New York on a subway train Then he hit self-destruct with a battering ram And it started all over again He's either dead or in serious trouble He's either dead or in serious trouble He's either dead or in serious trouble He's either dead or in serious trouble He's either dead or in serious trouble He's either dead or in serious trouble |
Kaiser Chiefs – Out Of Focus Lyrics | 9 years ago |
Great song. It should say "I'm making up the numbers" where it says "Making up a number" (I've got the lyric booklet that comes with the album). |
Radiohead – I Can't Lyrics | 9 years ago |
I really like that idea of interpreting this as a kind-of sequel to "Prove Yourself", and after I read that I realised that "Lurgee" (next on the album) could also be like the third part of the story. "Prove Yourself" is a guy getting jealous and clingy in a way that pushes his girlfriend away. "I Can't" is him after he's calmed down trying to apologize and to convince her not to leave him because he feels like he really needs her. Then "Lurgee" skips ahead a bit to after she's left (despite him begging her not to in "I Can't"). He's now trying to pretend (to himself and others) that's he's over her and better without her, despite the implied fact that he's actually not at all. (Instead, he's "gutted like [he'd] never been before", as he predicted in "I Can't".) I really doubt that the song were actually written with that intention in mind (especially because I actually think that "Prove Yourself" is more about low self-esteem due to general failings or failings in an artistic endeavor, rather than a relationship going wrong), but I like interpreting them that way. Also, I think that it's possible that the band did have it in mind when they chose the order of tracks on the album, at least, even if they weren't *written* to go together. |
Radiohead – Prove Yourself Lyrics | 9 years ago |
I took this to be about an artist of some kind moving to a major city to try to "make it big", but really struggling. The city's very expensive and he's making very little money because he'd had hardly any success, so he "can't afford to breathe in this town", and he can only afford to live in really dangerous areas ("Nowhere to sit without a gun in my hand"; I got that idea for that line's meaning from what Apcrypha wrote). So he's very stressed out for financial reasons, and then, on top of that, his lack of success is crushing his self-esteem and making him feel like he might never achieve his dream. He really wants to become great (the voices in his head keep saying "Prove yourself", and he's thinking "I want to breathe, I want to grow), but he doesn't seem able to. "I'd say I want it but I don't know how" seems to me like it could mean either that he wants it ("it" being success and greatness) but doesn't know how to get it, or that he wants it but doesn't know how to tell anyone he wants it because he's scared that he won't be able to succeed and doesn't want them to be watching him as he fails. And ultimately, because he was so focused on doing something significant with his art and hasn't yet had any validation that he's good at it, he's started to feel like he's entirely worthless as a person, and so he keeps thinking he might as well be dead because he's not adding anything with his life. That could potentially work as a personal song for Yorke, or it could be some imagined artist (musician or not) or artists in general. I don't know if that's what the band intended with the song, but that's what it sounded like it meant to me. Also, I think that what fadedstars and Apcrypha wrote pretty much captures most of what this song struck me as being about, and what I wrote is really just like a more specific instance of the more general meaning they wrote. |
Jimmy Eat World – Please Say No Lyrics | 9 years ago |
The lyrics shown here are mostly right, but just slightly inaccurate. I listened to the song several times, and I referred to both the lyrics shown here and the lyrics in the lyric booklet included with the album (which was almost totally accurate, but actually wrong on a few minor things such as having "all you're looking for" in place of "all you're hoping for"). This is what I determined the lyrics to be: It was a freezing night And not a single cloud I had a couple in me So I reached out And when I heard your voice Felt you all inside I prayed for the distance To keep us in line But there's things I've done You understand like no one else There's pain I kept buried deep inside myself I've been saying for forever Hey, that's not me But me with you is who I think I'll always be Please say no Please say no Please say no Please say no Say anything you will Except how you'd have me still Say anything but no And I'd go, I'd go, I'd go It was the peak of summer And I thought I'd drown We couldn't get close All the kids were around But I could read you plain You want a different life Someday, hell, you might ruin mine I've lately come to wonder What it might feel like If one last time We went and did this right And somewhere no one possibly could know our names Somewhere no one bothers to remember a face Please say no Please say no Please say no Please say no, no, no, no, no Say anything you will Except how you'd have me still Say anything but no And I'd go, I'd go, I'd go With you, with you, with you If all you're really hoping for is peace of mind Don't come to me with questions You'll just waste your time Exactly what you're looking for Is what you'll find And all I see around me Is a losing fight Please say no Please say no Please say no Please say no, no, no, no, no Say anything you will Except how you'd have me still Say anything but no And I'll go, I'll go, I'll go Say anything but no And I'll go, I'll go, I'll go |
Jimmy Eat World – Please Say No Lyrics | 9 years ago |
...just realized that the "with you" part after one repetition of "Say anything but no / And I'd go, I'd go, I'd go" makes it seem more likely that I was right in the idea that "I'd go" in that part refers to the idea that he'd leave his current life to go and start a new one with her |
Jimmy Eat World – Book of Love Lyrics | 9 years ago |
The lyrics shown here are slightly inaccurate. I listened to the song several times and referred to both the lyrics shown here and the lyrics in the lyric booklet included with the album (which was almost totally accurate, but actually wrong on a few minor things such as having "call it like it is" in place of "say it like it is"), and this is what I determined the lyrics to be: I wasn't worried about the small things Tried to bury what they might or could have meant And as far away as you could get As distant as you'd ever been You'd still love me The book of love is fiction Written by the loneliest who sing Thinking they're doing their best Learning things they should forget Until the end So maybe we should plan, then Of who will go, and who will stay, and when Until one of us can say it like it is... You've already made your own bed Can you tell me what just happened? Where's my girlfriend with her engine pinned redline I pick you up on a Wednesday night Go off on a secret ride Like we were kids Will we be alright? I have never doubted it before, my friend Are they ever coming back again? Those feelings that we started with? I'll give it time But maybe we should plan, then Of who will go, and who will stay, and when Until one of us can call it like it is... You've already made your own bed I deserve the truth But I'm so afraid of what it'd do Finally seeing us for how it really is I've been alone, just never known it So maybe we should plan, then Of who will go, and who will stay, and when Until one of us can say it like it is... You've already made your own bed I deserve the truth But I'm so afraid of what it'd do Finally seeing us for how it really is I've been alone, just never known it |
Jimmy Eat World – Please Say No Lyrics | 9 years ago |
I think you've nailed it with that post. In particular, I hadn't thought of the idea that the last verse could be the second person's response, but now that I've read that idea from you it makes that part make a lot more sense. Great song. I'm also not sure what he means by "Say anything but no, and I'd go, I'd go, I'd go", but my first impression of that was that he was basically saying "If you do anything other than give me a clear, definitive 'no', I'd go for you immediately". So this would be him explaining why he wants her to say "no"; he's pretty certain that starting the relationship up again would be a bad idea, but he feels like he wouldn't be able to stop himself from trying to "go for it" unless she gives him a solid "no". Also, with the idea of the "Somewhere no one possibly could know our names" part in mind (the idea that they could hypothetically move far away together to try again somewhere new), "I'd go" could be referring to how he'd leave his current life straight away to go and start a new one with her, if she doesn't clearly tell him that that's off the table. But maybe I'm wrong about the "Say anything but no / And I'd go" part; I'm not sure. |
Jimmy Eat World – You Were Good Lyrics | 9 years ago |
Great song I think moose2438's interpretation is pretty much what comes to my mind as well I just wanted to add that the lines "And there's so much of you I love / But loving you alone isn't enough" reminded me of another beautiful song, "My Very Best" by Elbow. That song has the lines "If it seems that it's just not enough to love / Then love lie down", which seems to me to express a similar idea: just one person loving the other isn't enough, and if that one-way love is the best it's gonna be then it'd be better to just let it go and move on with respect. The story of "My Very Best" is also reminiscent of this song's story (or at least the one moose2438 suggests), with the affection remaining very strong on one side but gradually fading on the other, while both people still respect each other. It's also suggested that the fading affection on one side is due at least partly to the relationship being long-distance for a time, with the line "Long away and far apart / That's how forest fires start". Sorry for going on about the wrong song; I just found the coincidental similarity between these two great song interesting :) |
Paramore – Whoa Lyrics | 9 years ago |
Great song. I think that the correct lyrics are as follows (just slightly different from the ones above): I've hoped for change It gets better everyday I've hoped for change But still I feel the same There's something wrong 'Cause everybody knows That we can do this on our own And we got everybody singing Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh And we got everybody singing Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh We're doing fine And it gets better every time We're doing fine But I'll let you decide There's something wrong 'Cause everybody knows That we can do this all alone And we got everybody singing Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh And we got everybody singing Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh And I'll confess That I can be a little selfish Yeah I'll admit I don't want you to help me through this I don't want to start over again And we got everybody singing And we got everybody singing Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh And we got everybody singing Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh oh And I'll confess That I can be a little selfish I can, I can Yeah I'll admit I don't want you to get me through this I don't want to start over again |
The Script – Science & Faith Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I just heard the song again and vaguely remembered your comment, and I came to this site just to see it. Then I saw a comment from "FeederForLife", which is an account I used to have but forgot the login details for, so I made this one. Seeing that made me realise how much your comment had resonated with me: The memory of your comment remained with me with greater strength than the memory of my login details. |
The Living End – Loaded Gun Lyrics | 10 years ago |
There are Muslims, there is Islam, and there are Islamic things (things related to Islam). "Muslamic", on the other hand, is not a thing. I don't mean to be pedantic, I just thought that you should know. This seriously isn't meant to be douchey, it's just that a lot of people would probably think that someone who uses the term "Muslamic" is ignorant. |
Biffy Clyro – Diary of Always Lyrics | 10 years ago |
Thank you for this interpretation. I actually enjoy the song more now that I've read your interpretation. |
Kaiser Chiefs – Can't Say What I Mean Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I think that this is close, but that the lyrics are: Nothing I say's so important That it can't be shortened to fit on a badge I wish that I could be contrite And deliver her sound bites, but here is the catch I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean Everybody applauds her From the lord to the hoards and the/a nation is swept By her one to one conversations In adult education - I would tell her except I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean Do you know when you go I get all tongue-tied? I'm the same all again back when you arrive Can't say you're unattractive But I'm out of practice at this sort of thing It's not like I'm talking Italian Or I wear a medallion and a sovereign ring I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean Do you know when you go I get all tongue-tied? I'm the same all again back when you arrive What a face What a face Can you blame me for pulling a face? What a waste What a face Great things can be expressed In fifteen words or less and pinned onto your heart But words just don't do it justice The world and its crust is still drifting apart I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean I can't say what I mean Do you know when you go I get all tongue-tied? I'm the same all again back when you arrive Do you know when you go I get all tongue-tied? I'm the same all again back when you arrive What a face What a face Can you blame me for pulling a face? What a waste What a face |
John Mayer – Born and Raised (Reprise) Lyrics | 10 years ago |
Yeah, I think you're right. Thanks. So now I reckon that the whole songs lyrics are: Born and raised Locks of brown and streaks of grey I was brought up in brighter days It's good to say, now I'm born and raised Born and raised In half the time, I'll be twice my age Better learn how to turn the page 'Cause time is strange when you're born and raised Born and raised Locks of brown and streaks of grey I was brought up in brighter days It's nice to say, now I'm born and raised Now I'm born and raised Now I'm born and raised |
Marilyn Manson – Get Your Gunn Lyrics | 10 years ago |
The lyrics shown are close to correct, but here is a slightly more accurate version with better formatting: (Goddamn your righteous hand) I eat innocent meat The housewife I will beat The pro-life I will kill What you won't do, I will I bash myself to sleep What you sow I will reap I scar myself, you see I wish I wasn't me I am the little stick You stir me into shit I hate, therefore I am Goddamn your righteous hand Goddamn (hoo, Lord) Goddamn (hoo, Lord) Goddamn (hoo, Lord) Goddamn (hoo, Lord) Pseudo-morals work real well On the talk shows for the weak Selective judgement, goodguy badges Don't mean a fuck to me I throw a little fit I slit my teenage wrist The most I can learn Is records that you burn Get your gunn Get your gunn Get your gunn Get your gunn Pseudo-morals work real well On the talk shows for the weak Selective judgement, goodguy badges Don't mean a fuck to me Pseudo-morals work real well On the talk shows for the weak Selective judgement, goodguy badges Don't mean a fuck to me I am the VHS Record me with your fist Want me to save the world? I'm just a little girl Pseudo-morals work real well On the talk shows for the weak Selective judgement, goodguy badges Don't mean a fuck to me Pseudo-morals work real well On the talk shows for the weak Selective judgement, goodguy badges Don't mean a fuck to me Get your gunn Get your gunn Get your gunn Get your gunn Get... |
John Mayer – Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I think sinshereinsong got most of the corrections right, but this is how I think the lyrics are: We pick up in New York City I'm tryna to find the man I never got to be But when I pushed down on the pavement I found the whole thing so much harder than it seemed The only deal I ever signed No devil drew a dotted line The stage was set, the words were mine I'm not complaining Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Wake up, shake it off And repeat It's just a phase It's not forever It's just a phase But I still might have a ways To go Every night around this time My friends and I, we treat it like a race But when I really start to break it down I wouldn't trust a girl who knew about this place Walking on/home with no one left Speak softly underneath my breath Hey world, you ain't seen nothing yet Great, now it's raining Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Wake up, shake it off And repeat It's just a phase It's not forever It's just a phase But I still might have a ways Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep Dream somebody missed me Wake up, shake it off And repeat it, repeat it, repeat after me Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Cut me off and pour me in the Street Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey Water, water, water Sleep |
John Mayer – Born and Raised (Reprise) Lyrics | 10 years ago |
These lyrics are the ones for the original 'Born and Raised'. The lyrics for the reprise, as best as I can work out, are as follows: Born and raised Like SOMETHING streets of grey I was brought up on brighter days It's good to (sit down?), born and raised Born and raised In half the time, I'll be twice my age Better learn how to turn the page 'Cause time is strange when you're born and raised Born and raised Like SOMETHING streets of grey I was brought up on brighter days It's nice to (sit?), now I'm born and raised Now I'm born and raised Now I'm born and raised |
John Mayer – If I Ever Get Around To Living Lyrics | 10 years ago |
It's "It's gonna be just like I dreamed" rather than "It'll be just like I dreamed". Great song about missing youth and coming to terms with being an adult, like many of the songs on this album. |
John Mayer – Born and Raised Lyrics | 10 years ago |
Yeah, I think that that interpretation and those lyrics are correct. It's definitely 'the' rather than 'and', and with that in mind 'light' and 'face' make more sense than 'lie' and 'fates', though it's quite hard to actually hear the difference in those spots. |
John Mayer – Something Like Olivia Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I'd understand if it was, she definitely deserves a song like this, but is there any particular reason why you think it's about her? |
John Mayer – Speak For Me Lyrics | 10 years ago |
Oh, and also that line is sung three times in the last section rather than just once, and the first two lines and then repeated at the end. |
John Mayer – Speak For Me Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I agree, except that in the third last section "Someone come, speak for me" is sung twice rather than once. Apart from that, these lyrics are what I heard as well. |
John Mayer – Shadow Days Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I doubt that, but to be fair there is one other thing that could be taken as evidence for your theory: "If I ever get around to living / I'm gonna put my things away / In the drawers and in the closets / And there I'll stay, stay" The "in the closet" metaphor is very often used to describe those who are gay but not open about it. However, in that he's saying that if he finally gets around to living, he'll stay in the closet, whereas from your theory I'd have guessed that he'd say that if he finally gets around to living he would finally leave the closet. |
John Mayer – Queen of California Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I'm pretty sure that the fifth line is "That no one knows" rather than "And no one knows". This would fit the interpretation that he's talking about getting away from his previous celebrity-style life in order to record a more authentic album, since it means that it's a song that know one knows; i.e. he's still working on it and it's at the stage where no one else has ever heard it. |
John Mayer – A Face To Call Home Lyrics | 10 years ago |
Yeah, I agree with that interpretation, and I think that that metaphor of him pencilling the other lovers into his heart but writing this latest on in in ink is really beautiful. |
Joe Satriani – I Believe Lyrics | 10 years ago |
Well said. I very much agree. Thank you for not being an elitist, and recognising that musical preference is a subjective issue (it's a bit weird that there are people who don't recognise that, but that's how it is unfortunately). |
Joe Satriani – I Believe Lyrics | 10 years ago |
It's subjective, so it doesn't make sense to say "definitely". Also, lot's of people know of Satriani and have very high opinions of him; he's actually quite famous. I can understand why you'd want him to be more famous, but he's certainly not unknown. And it isn't as if everyone in the world apart from you listens to just crap bands, and to be honest I doubt you've done enough research into even just those two bands to write them off as crap. For example, the song 'In Between' by Linkin Park is actually lyrically excellent (in my opinion) and quite different to their usual style, showing they have a range. Overall, your comment is elitist, generalising, and obnoxious. |
Cute Is What We Aim For – Marriage To Millions Lyrics | 10 years ago |
"The chorus is about the proverb we all know, shouted and louder than the next lyric, which i seemed to ALWAYS miss and not realize how stupid it really is. he thinks the opposite, meaning money CAN buy happiness, but then the next lines are if he had a one RARE chance (he's saying it's not that rare earlier) to buy happiness, he'd buy romance. contradictory thoughts about money and happiness." I thought that at first, but then realised that there is another possible "opposite". At first I thought that by "Man, I think the opposite" he meant "Man, I think money CAN buy happiness", but now I think that it's much more likely that by it he means "Man, I think money often results in people with it being sad". In other words, instead of money buying happiness, money creates sadness in those who have it. The whole songs seems to give a sense of feeling lonely and isolated in a city centre; quite possibly symbolic of how living too much like a pure capitalist and ignoring interactions with others can leave one alone and depressed. |
Cute Is What We Aim For – Loser Lyrics | 10 years ago |
"Once you are dead, your "fate" of Heaven or Hell is already determined by how you chose to live your life on Earth. " But he's saying he'll choose to live well and do the right thing, in addition to saying that he won't simply follow any particular religion. If doing the right thing isn't enough to get into Heaven if you don't believe in a particular God, then Heaven isn't a place worth trying to get to. All Gods ask you to take a leap of faith towards them; how are you meant to know which way to leap? Isn't it better to just do the right thing in any case (helping real people who definitely exist), rather than trying to stick to the exact wordings of a certain religion's rules? |
Cute Is What We Aim For – Practice Makes Perfect Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I approve of both your post and your name. |
Cute Is What We Aim For – Practice Makes Perfect Lyrics | 10 years ago |
The person was just noting a similarity, and the similarity really is there, and the person didn't suggest that either band was better or worse than the other or that CIWWAF copied for FOB or anything. |
Cage the Elephant – Soil To The Sun Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I agree, and think that you stated that quite reasonably. Therefore, I think that the fact that your comment had a net of two down-votes and was flagged, apparently, reveals the presence of some Cage the Elephants fans who are quite over-sensitive about their own religion and oblivious to the fact that CtE seem to quite often criticize religion. |
Cage the Elephant – Judas Lyrics | 10 years ago |
I agree with what you said on the likely general meaning of this song and on the way that artists often allow listeners to bring their own meanings to the table. However, the reason I'm writing this comment isn't any of that, oddly enough: It's because that little quote from fLyGuRl69 (great - sorry, gr8 - name by the way) is just hilariously terrible, thank you for bringing it to my attention. Also, why the hell do people type like that? I find it extremely difficult; it takes me a lot of concentration to get that deeply dumb. |
Cage the Elephant – Judas Lyrics | 10 years ago |
Google is your friend. |
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