| Interpol – Ancient Ways Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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This is a great song! I can't help thinking about the revolutions that happened all around the world in the beginning of this decade: the Arab Spring, for instance, and the riots in Brazil for less corruption in the government. The city is a great stage for all of that, and here Banks seems to celebrate that. "Oh, fuck the ancient ways/ They are heretofore/ Show no claim", means that people should not feel subdued to a power that is in government for a long period of time - and they shouldn't show mercy in representing all their dissatisfaction. All the noise that usually follows a riot is represented in "Oh, shape the fight of sound/ Become beautifully bound to the ground". The constant mention of a supposed "station" may represent a place where people usually meet themselves to make this noise. In "Come in people and enjoy our glow/ Every change we allow", they clearly show that a change is needed and now is time for them perform it in the streets. "They are to be beaten to the weight of it" may show that the government is going to feel threatened by these manifestations. By the end of the song, he seems to look for all that's bothering people: the social causes, personal dissatisfactions and unfulfilled promises. It's like he's saying: "Hey, guys, don't you think they [the government] should know all of this and make something about it?" |
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| Stars – Take Me to the Riot Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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| Bombay Bicycle Club – Whenever, Wherever Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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It pretty much sums up the idea of a someone who has just broke up with his date because he has done something unrepairable, but still keeps continuosly being chased by that person. And he doesn't want to give up, but also doesn't want to compromise; still, he is always there for her. When she gets lonely, obviously. She seems out of sight, nowhere to be found, until the moment she feels alone. Then, she seems to care and call him. 'Well', he says, 'I'll be here whenever you want it, wherever you want it'. I love the part he sings: "Walk out the door get rid of the tells/ say it's ok but we're kidding ourselves/ trick me to thinking that you could be all mine." It's like they're at some kind of party with their mates, and then, they see them holding each other. He wants her to get there and tell everyone it's ok, even though they themselves know it's absolutely not, it's wrong and she is just fooling around with him. Although, it is still lonely - not to say unfair and one-side'ish - to be always waiting for someone. |
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| Kings of Convenience – Parallel Lines Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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In the early years of the study of architecture, we learn a lot about shapes and stuff. Every time I hear that song, I remember of that and try to connect with some of those ideas. 'Parallel lines' by itself is an intriguing metaphor when we talk about relationships. If you think about them, they are closely related with the ideas of 'convergent lines' and 'perspective'. When we look to parallel lines from a distance, they seem to achieve the same point, but they don't. "Infinity is as near as it's far" may mean that. No matter how you see that you are going to be with this person someday, you will never reach it. It's just an optical illusion. Another conclusion I get from this is that parallel lines may not ever intersect at just one point. They might be in the same plane, but nor they will ever be touched by each other, nor they will ever be together, as congruent lines. It's a sad view from the an person who's into an one-sided love and have to deal with the idea they'll never be together, even though his brain say the opposite. |
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