| The Rolling Stones – Happy Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The song spells out a philosophy - a way to approach life... ok - so the first two lines are easy ... Spend every penny that comes your way cos life is too short to save up for a rainy day - hit life now with all you got. line three is less obvious ... but I think its about never shacking up - never settling down. line four is easy too - learn from your mistakes and go for it the next time - no wimping out! then the chorus... well - love is a big deal and you need it to be happy - you just do really. so yeah - Keef is pleading here - for his baby to keep loving him and so making him happy. next verse is also a cinch - 1st line effectively means take risks - life's too short - go for it! 2nd line - don't pussy around tryna set up deals and do business and other boring boring boring stuff - no! 3rd line - ditch daddy's ways (ways of the previous generation) i.e. 4th line - don't work for a boss ... ever ! be you own man (or woman ... ha!) third verse : well this is more more tricky for me - I gotta admit it.... line 1 2 ... er ?? all I can say is I get some kind of gist of not wanting to seek the high life for the high life's sake... like chasing money to get rich and do rich things - hell no - screw that! not when there;s something real to do as an alternative. like sure - if money comes your way - then fine - but only if you are doing your own thing - the thing that you are passionate about. that's it. This song is probably the greatest rock song of all time cos its so easy but great at the same time. Plenty of others are sensational - 'over the hills and far away' by led zep for example. But this song has it all - great lyrics - great meaning - great riff - great tune but all easy and beautiful and just wonderful. |
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| The Cure – Push Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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NO NO NO! The beauty of this song is its lack of clear meaning... And how instead its packed with pure passion... For me... This song is about growing up... or more accurately ... transforming - metamorphosing even. Let's examine it closely: 'Push' (as the butterfly 'pushes' from the chrysalis...) Go go go, go go go! (run / fly away) Push him away (push 'him' away so as to free yourself if you can't escape) No no no, no no no! ... Don't let him stay (get rid of this guy!) ... He, this guy is the 'old' you, the 'you' built by those who educated and made you 'you' but who also hid the real 'you' ... He gets inside to stare at her (this is probably a reference to some form of 'sex' - in how the world is mostly sexually repressed in one way or another its a very obvious way in which we mostly all are not our true selves) The seeping mouth (a mouth from which something trickles / oozes slowly ...) The mouth that knows (perhaps this mouth is slowly telling you the truth) The secret you (about yourself - your real self - your true self ... your secret self) Always you (and the mouth trickles nothing else... it just whispers on about you) A smile to hide the fear away (this I think plays on mouth - but this time is yours - smiling despite your inner most thoughts of distraction, discomfort, frustration and feelings of being trapped - feelings of fear with regards to the truth about yourself) Oh smear this man across the walls (kill this man) Like strawberries and cream (destroy him utterly - smash him to bits) Its the only way, its the only way, to be (life is yours for the taking and you're going to have so much fun as your true self!) (its the only way to be.... yeah) owww! Exactly the same clean room (this refers to your state of living .. the same as ever .. cos you haven't changed - still a child - still 'in your parents house') Exactly the same clean bed (its time to take a risk- to leave the shelter of your upbringing and become your true self) But I've stayed away too long this time (now you've come home - like after a big trip - a gap year or something - and ... ) And I've got too big to fit this time... (you've outgrown it - so move on - change your circumstance) This song is massive and by that I also mean - very important. it advices you to get away from your situation... and specifically from the you that you have been made into by everything... your parents, the t.v., the radio, films, books, teachers, friends, family etc. etc. And stay away for long enough... So that when you get back you will see how you no longer fit... BECAUSE you will have destroyed your 'sculpted self' and found the inner / secret you deep inside all the layers. Now - live your life from here - with truth by your side and FUN in your heart. |
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