| The Killers – All the Pretty Faces Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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To put it simply, I think think this song is about the strange stage in the process of falling out of love where you are no longer attracted to that individual and don't have a desire to "touch" them, but at the same time that sense of entitlement and possessiveness still exists. It gets ugly because the person who you have loved is caught in a limbo stage of not being able to move on and be desired by anyone else, but they also do not feel desired by you. I've been through that stage of falling out of love, and along with it comes a lot of feelings of confusion and frustration that seem to be described in the song as well. |
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| The Killers – Be Still Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I haven't gotten through the entire album yet, but it seems to me that a lot of this album seems to be directed at his children or at least about having a family and growing older. I personally think this song, as well as Deadlines and Commitments are Brandon speaking to his children. He's simply encouraging them, saying all the things a father would want to say to his children: "Don't break character, you've got a lot of heart." Also, I think he is wishing them the best possible life, and trying to give them advice on how to obtain that ("Rise up like the sun, labor 'till the work is done", "If they drag you through the mud, it doesn't change what's in your blood", etc.) At the same time though he's wondering how his life would have gone differently if he would have taken all of his own advice. (Tell me, what did you see? Was there something out there for me?") |
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| The Killers – Deadlines And Commitments Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I feel pretty sure that Brandon is speaking to his children in this. He's encouraging them to grow up and find their own future, but at the same time he's reassuring them that if they ever need to escape or they need a safe place to come home to, that he's always there no matter what. | |
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