| The Temper Trap – Science of Fear Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The title: "Science of Fear" seems to suggest fear is something that has rules and laws just as gravity or relativity does. At first we are given a scene where a car is running down hill slamming it's brakes to avoid a collision. This action maybe have been done more frantically than needed since we are told, "the crash is coming slowly". It is also said, "the car is running empty" so by braking more than necessary we lost some much needed perhaps vital momentum that could have been used to reach our destination. So by over reacting out of fear we initially screw ourselves over. This is the preset of our song. The chorus: "There's a science to fear/ it plagues my mind/ and keeps us right here" confirms that fear is a mental barrier that prevents us from moving forward. In the second verse we are hit with some pretty vivid imagery: "my ear/ my eye/ my brain is slowly busting/ black smoke/ red skies". Elaborated: what we see and what we hear has a mental effect on how we picture a situation; black smoke and red skies are visual images of fear "plaguing" his mind. And the 'science' is revealed in the verses "the television is saying/ down hill/ head on/ another crash is coming". The television being a symbol of media/ propaganda using the science of inflicting fear into people's mind in order to control the masses. And that's what The Temper Trap is saying: fear can be used to manipulate us into submission. However, in lines 30-31, they give us a solution: "the less we know/ the more we stay still" which suggest if we stay well informed then we can become immune to the fear machine and move forward. |
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| The Temper Trap – Resurrection Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Excuse the length, but I wanted to cover everything: Artists, poets, and authors will often refer to religious stories or mythological fables to relay their point in a more glorified manner. (experienced ones anyways) With the image of a mother crying, the plea to god: "lord, imma' lose my baby", and the antagonist's conclusion "living means I'm dead here" the crucifixion of Jesus most definitely fits our bill. However, the song uses the story metaphorically to appeal to a universal idea. We can assume this is the night before the crucifixion by the way Marry speaks of her son as alive and yet to be "lost'. If we were to see the antagonist as someone like you or me this 'crucifixion' could also mean an upcoming trial that is bound to test the limits of our physical, mental, and/or spiritual capacity. To jesus, "living meant he's dead here"; if he did not go through his trial then his entire purpose of living is obsolete. It's either die literally or metaphorically. So might as well go through your trial; and, if you die trying nothing was lost, right? This is exactly what the antagonist concludes when saying, "Imma drop my head/ before I'm ready to stop!" "Imma dig that grave/ and fall in line for the drop" I'll keep going even if it kills me. But at last the song's meaning is revealed: "we're babies/ in a scavenger's glimpse" To compare us to babies would be saying we are vunerable and in need of protection; the scavenger is a force that intends to inflict harm. However the neon cross shines and shows us the way we need to go. The cross could literally mean god or metaphorically faith, in god or in our cause. Either way: the song is about not giving up and having faith in what you're doing; then maybe you'll be 'resurrected'. |
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