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Built to Spill – Shameful Dread Lyrics 13 years ago
The lyrics are pretty muddled here, the song goes more like this...

Before I get myself unwound
come around
docility is tempting bait
clearcut faith
you settle with a different god
tiny thoughts
no other way to come to terms
no need to learn

I'm hoping for a change of heart
hundreth start
a precedent to call my own
barely shown
I'll never let you in my head
simple dread
I'm hoping for a change of hope

til I spent some time with you
thought that everything I do has no weight
doesn't float
has no weight
doesn't float
has no weight
doesn't float

what the hell do you think i'm gonna do?
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My take is that it's about conflicting feelings around love. On the one hand, if you don't have anyone who really listens to you, your words don't really carry any meaning. On the other hand, your lover's identity can take over yours, and perhaps it's difficult to come to terms with that sort of change. So, falling in love is like this deal where you can give meaning to your life, but you also have to be willing to lose yourself.

It's such a great song anyway.

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Whoever You Are Lyrics 13 years ago
freedom in love

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Kurt Vile – Freak Train Lyrics 14 years ago
I can relate to this. It's obviously about the weirdos you see on trains. The line "There's a man with hands for every finger" refers to a man with an egotistical nature. Kurt writes brilliant metaphors.

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The Knife – Neverland Lyrics 14 years ago
I didn't see the link to Michael Jackson. My take is that it's about the detatchment to the world that female sex workers must feel. And I think that the song title is a reference to the importance/glorification of youth in the prostitution industry.

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