| Highly Suspect – Lost Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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Most of this is obvious, but then there's this line: Sometimes I fall without makin' a sound To me, this is like when you're going through what this song talks about, you've been acting out of fears - times when you panic about the situation and fight with your significant other or whatever it is that usually happens when you freak out here. But then at some point you might stop acting out on the fear, and just freak out on the inside - sometimes I fall without making a sound. |
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| TestAmenT – The Ballad Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I couldn't agree more with what jengirl105 wrote. I would only add to that something that sticks out in it for me - and I have to point out a mistake in what's written above first because the real words are part of my point. The transcription above (at the time of my comment here) reads: …I'm happier being alive Now I know the trust is your own most sacred lesson I've ever learned ... I believe the text is wrong on a word or two and also missing quite a few words and, like other sites have it written - it should be: …I'm happier being alive Now I know the means to my oppression were all lies… The only truth is your own most sacred lesson I've ever learned ... the next line is "I know we are free" and so put that all together and to me he's describing an epiphany about the control we have on our destiny. I think that's what he means by free - we are not tied down by destiny unless we don't go meet up with at a place of our own choosing. So - that's what has always stuck out in my mind when listening to it, but I probably never knew all the words but reading it now I see other thoughts through-out. Some seem a little disjointed or maybe I'm just missing a bigger picture. Like "I pray to see another day" and "I don't mind doing the time, I'm happier being alive" lines both seem very Taoist to me - in a good way. I guess maybe I could see the big picture - now typing about it. The ending is just pure energy - the metal version of a very good motivational speech. And that's what makes me see a connect back to the ~Taoism and so a big picture - just a good bit of positive philosophy. I've always thought metal was therapeutic - almost purely based in catharsis, haha - think about it (or wiki it and then think about it) To me, this is one of the best songs ever. The music is incredible, the guitar parts are so fine, powerful, visceral, inspired, sweet - that's too many adjectives but it's true. |
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| Blind Melon – Drive Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think "The Wind Cries Mary" is a better example of Hendrix playing that riff. The whole song sounds very Hendrix-inspired. This is one of my favorites. vinyInnyIncy - I got a little choked up reading your post. I was getting ready to drive to New Orleans for the show when my girlfriend called me to say she just heard on the radio that he lost the battle that day - from what I understand parked outside Tipitina's where they were supposed to play that night. I still have my ticket. Always wished we could have heard more of him. bah... well, Blind Melon is making music though and has a singer that sounds so much like Shannon it's a little spooky. I saw them at The Varsity in Baton Rouge a few years back. They really sounded really good. Someone was telling me sometimes his daughter - Nico Blue sings with them. You can find some videos of that. So anyway - song meaning - I agree this about a friend with a drug problem of course but I don't see much in the way of deep metaphors or anything - I think when William asks 'can you drive' - he wants a ride. The story about his boss is the narrator thinking about how he repeats himself and he finds this story interesting in particular. I feel like I've met this William before especially with all the things he talks about doing - so many plans. ADHD and drug use go together like hunger and food - and feed the disease long enough and you end up being nothing but talk. Ok, yea so there's that - I'm diagnosing William with that too. If I can give Shannon-less Blind Melon a chance anyone can. Oh man, look at that - it's Feb 3rd - "the day the music died" |
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