| Panic! at the Disco – Time to Dance Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Song clearly about Invisible Monsters. First verse, Brandy Alexander bleeding out at the beginning of the book. There are a couple of allusions in the first chapter, and most likely when it's revisited later as well although I'm too lazy to look for them, about how even in a tragic event like this, the 3 characters are still vying for their share of the spotlight, vying for attention. Hence the reference to whether or not she's bleeding on the floor for the attention. "Here's the setting:..." is even kind of a direct lift from the very beginning of the book; "This is called scene setting: where everybody is, who's alive, who's dead." The chorus, the "Have some composure, where is your posture?" part, I think is an extension of the idea of such deep vanity that it extends to such a serious moment. Even when Evie is shooting someone, in her mind, she it is a superficial act for the attention, so to me it's either what she's saying to herself in the back of her mind, or it's coming from one of the other two characters present, scrutinizing her form while shooting Brandy for beauty and gracefulness. "Give me malice. Flash." is right there in the first few pages. I know I saw "Give me attention. Flash." at some point a bit deeper into it. "Give me a break. Flash." was definitely in there. I would be willing to bet "Give me envy" is in there somewhere too. "When I say 'shotgun', you say 'wedding'." is a clear reference to the shooting. Even though Evie used a rifle, the narrator describes Brandy as being "shotgunned, at the bottom of the staircase, bleeding to death." So, yeah. Obvious. Second verse could be about Shannon, as said. I would think it's about Brandy though, the same scene, her lying on the floor bleeding. "She didn't choose this role, but she'll play it an make it sincere." (For anyone who has read this book, think: Do what you LEAST want. Hence, she chose the person she became, but didn't in the sense that she didn't want to be that.) And it's talking about her fake emotion, the overly sentimental way she's asking Shannon to tell her what happened to this point, after which it has the "Give me a break. Flash."...so I think the "Give me a break" in the background after "You cry" is a clue as to what it's referring to, possibly. "Boys will be boys, hiding in estrogen and wearing Aubergine Dreams" is not about Seth or about a generality of gay men, as has been suggested by a couple of people. Definitely Brandy, since as someone pointed out, she used to be a man, and it references about a hundred times her "aubergine eyes" and even the particular shade of eyeliner she uses: Aubergine Dreams. "Come on, this is screaming 'photo op'." seems to just be a reflection of that superficial mindset in general, where everything is artificial. Could quite possibly also be a fairly directly lifted line from somewhere in the book. And yes, excellent book. Not his best though. Rant, people...read Rant. xD |
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| Brand New – Play Crack the Sky Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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So, as to the question of the title, since I think the lyrical meaning is well-worn territory, with the all-but-certainly intended meaning rehashed a billion times on these pages... I'm not sure I buy the assertion someone made that "Play Crack the Sky" is a reference to lightning. I also tend to think there's no way it refers to the rock band named Crack the Sky. However, there is a song (and album) of that title released in '87 by this guy named Mylon LeFevre. The lyrics run thus: "Sometimes at night I close my eyes and wish, Sometimes I wonder if I'd ever be missed if you came for me, If you came for me. I've never asked you for a whole lot of things, I've never begged you for the riches of kings, But I've one request and I hold it up to you... Come on and crack the sky for me, Come on and crack the sky and take me home, Take me home, Come on and crack the sky for me, Come on and crack the sky and take me home, Take me home tonight. I know you've got me where you want me to be, I know you've got a plan to use in me but I long for you, I long for you. So, now I'll work until you're ready for me, I don't know if I can guarantee that I'll never cry, never try to get to you. Come on and crack the sky for me, Come on and crack the sky and take me home, Take me home, Come on and crack the sky for me, Come on and crack the sky and take me home, Take me home tonight." So, I'm thinking that's what the title alludes to. It kind of applies to the literal level of the narrative given by the lyrics; sailors who are facing their death. All that's left for him is for God to "crack the sky and take me home tonight." "Play 'Crack the Sky'" in particular, to me is sort of like a dying wish, the song he would want played at his funeral, or the song he would like to hear as he dies. Utmost apologies if all of that has been gone through before, there are so many comments for this that I could never read them all to see. And of course that interpretation of the title is up for debate. But it makes way more sense to me than any other attempts I've seen to nail down what Lacey meant with it. |
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