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Magazine – Definitive Gaze Lyrics 13 years ago
It is sad that I am the first one who posts a comment for such a great song.

I think it's totally about existence, the awareness and clarity of " real life."

Also, it may be interpreted as Magazine's welcome song for Real Life.

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Television – Friction Lyrics 13 years ago
Hello. It is my first post and I want to interpret Friction.

In my opinion it is totally about a teenager who starts to discover sexuality.

Firstly, in the first stanza;

I knew it musta been some big set-up.
( he is surprised at the sexual feelings he has )
All the Action just would not let up.
( he knows that there is no way back to days without sexuality)
It's just a little bit back from the main road
Where the silence spreads and the men dig holes.
( he is a teenager and doesn't have a lot of years behind him
and he compares his birth with death by using men dig holes/graves)
I start to spin the tale
You complain of my diction
( I am new at sex and you complain about my dick )

The chorus, in my opinion, tells the tension between him and a girl who's in a dilemma to be with him and the boy likes this tension.

I am not sure about what second stanza means but I have some ideas;

My eyes are like telescopes
I see it all backwards: but who wants hope?
( who wants hope when you have sexuality and lust)
If I ever catch that ventriloquist
I'll squeeze his head right into my fist.
( ventriloquis may be a metaphor for an imaginary woman he desires sexually)
SOMETHING comes tracking down,
What's the prediction?

Lastly I wanna interpet these lyrics;

I'll betcha it's Friction...
Stop this head motion...set the sails.
You know all us boys gonna wind up in jail.
( jail is used to symbolize a world without women so a world without sex
and jail may be death or being too old to have sex)
I don't wanna grow up
There's too much contradiction
( he is still surprised by the change in him and he doesn't
want to change anymore. because being a human is full of contradictions)

As I mentioned before, this is my first interpretation in SongMeanings and I am open to any criticisim.

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