| Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I'd like to try again after some thought... I've heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah I really think this first verse is about leading a humble life, but not being content and not understanding life. If you're composing Hallelujah - you're working toward happiness, although maybe you are confused as to what it is. Music has rises and falls- both happy and sad moments. It is bittersweet just as life is. If you don't care for the music- you find it boring and lifeless- you need more drama. Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah This second verse seems to be about having faith in love, and loving from a distance. His faith was strong in the two of them, but he needed proof- to prove their love with sex. If she broke his throne and cut his hair- she was his weakness. He was no longer great and powerful, and was seduced by a beautiful woman- moreover (Bathsheba was) a married woman. He follows the verse singing the confused "Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu- uu- jah." Maybe I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I've seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah I'm guessing about this third verse, but I think he's been here before- this is the lull after the magic in love has died. The couple stops having such lust-driven sex and nothing makes sense for the two being together. It feels cold and lonely, there may be arguing, etc. Love is definitely not a victory march- it is not all happy all of the time which he confirms by singing it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah. There was a time you let me know What's real and going on below But now you never show it to me, do you? And remember when I moved in you The holy dark was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah He continues singing about their now mature relationship- and she doesn't tell him everything going on in her life anymore. He sings that their bond used to be stronger, even more physical and their sex used to be more magical. Maybe there's a god above And all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you It's not a cry you can hear at night It's not somebody who's seen the light It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah This last verse is about how imperfect he sees love. He learns that love is about arguments as well as times of great joy. A cry in the night may be a newborn baby, and someone who has seen the light may have had a near death experience. |
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| Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song holds great meaning for me, even from the first time I heard it- but I am not very religious, so I can only give a bit of interpretation. I could tell from the sadness and pain in his voice in this version that he had almost sinned. It's a bit about lust. She deceives him. He says "all I ever learned from love was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you." Too often love becomes sort of a battle of ego and will, when love should be, in my opinion, not proud and selfless. She uses him and violates him. He sings "love is not a victory march- it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah." Love is sacred. Love is not lust. While sex is an act born out of love and love can sometimes be born out of sex, the two do not always go hand-in-hand. "The baffled king composing Hallelujah," I think relates to the fact that he is progressing through life- chord by chord- composing a humble tune in his relationships. There's falls and major lifts. |
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| Bassnectar – Underwater Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Thanks for posting this song. I really want to know what it means... and have no clue. Many places you look online you will find the lyric as: "Noria, where have you gone..." I am not sure if this is correct or not, but to me, it REALLY does not sound like the syllables on the track when you listen. If I had to guess... and I'm not even making this an interpretation at this point, I would say this song has some element of a lost love. It sounds distant and mysterious. I know this is sort of abstract... but underwater, sounds travel farther than in the air. I get the sense that this person feels connected to their love despite the distance. She sounds at peace at times. It seems also as though she is wondering if that person still thinks about her... I think she says "wondering whatever in the morning you think..." but I am not positive. To her, the person is obviously cherished and sacred... so she sings "Holy-a..." Would like to get some other ideas about this. Maybe info is posted online I haven't looked hard. |
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| Audioslave – Exploder Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I also had to say I first heard this song doing a "power hour." I don't know if you all know what that is, but for some reason it is a great song for that. | |
| Audioslave – Exploder Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This one is pretty straightforward, but the last verse was kind of curious to me, so I decided to break it down: There was a man who had a face That looked a lot like me -- Speaking of hisself obviously here I saw him in the mirror and I fought him in the street -- This is the day-to-day battles ongoing, not a discrete incident And when he turned away -- We torture ourselves subliminally sometimes I shot him in the head Then I came to realize I had killed myself -- He comes to the realization that he is the one torturing hisself, and he is/can now be free from the walls because of this realization This song is special to me because it meant something to me first, and then a girl I fell in love with told me some terrible things that had happened in her life, and without knowing it I had posted it about myself and in doing so she might have thought I put it there for her, too. I am very happy that such songs are written to free us from the hell within. Thank you to the group formerly known as Audioslave. |
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| Audioslave – Exploder Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Beautifully put | |
| Massive Attack – Teardrop Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think the whole reason songs are made with such vague lyrics is so that they take on different interpretations. This very site has categories such as "My Opinion, My Interpretation." Now if you want what the ARTIST was thinking about when he/she put it down to relate to other people- maybe, yes, there is one meaning for that person. Or maybe, again, for one person it could have multiple meanings as they try to make sense out of the world and relate to others through music. Some songs are written purposefully to inspire thought and feeling and what it means to that individual, so I wouldn't knock others too hard. I can definitely see how this song could be about abortion... even though maybe that's not what the artist meant. I actually thought it meant something completely different than both of these things, but I will buy the death/loss interpretation because I was looking for what the artist was talking about. Here is my, somewhat looser interpretation of such a vague song: "Love, love is a verb" - Verbs are action words, love is more than words, it is action "Love is a doing word" - Possibly talking about sex here- sex is the act born out of love "Fearless on my breath" - I'm still not sure she says "breath" every single time. I've listened to this hundreds of times to try and find out. At any rate, fearless on my breath could mean she's not afraid to express herself sexually. "Black flowers blossom" - Obviously unpleasantry is blooming. Could be death, or just consequence. "Teardrop on the fire of a confession" - A confession was made, and through the confession that individual is seeking freedom from pain. The fire of the confession may be punishment for one's sins- wrath of God, hell, etc. "Water is my eye" "Most faithful mirror" - The person making the confession is crying and will never be the same, and will never look the same in the mirror I don't know- this one is still tough. The "confession" word does not fit the explanation about loss of a loved one. What would either party have to make a confession about? Also, why would loss of a loved one involve crying in the mirror? And, she keeps repeating "Fearless on my breath" as if to remind herself of the bad decision she made. The jury is still out on this one for me personally. Also remember, just because an artist tells a story to the camera, it doesn't mean it is true. There are plenty of songs out there that are puzzles like this. It's the artist's way of hiding the truth in plain sight. |
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| Massive Attack – Teardrop Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I will buy this interpretation. I've been trying to figure this one out for a while now. | |
| Silverchair – Tomorrow Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I wish the music video I saw for this song was available on youtube. The "official" one they offer is not the one MTV played. It featured a man with a pig mask. ...This man in the pig mask would reinforce my interpretation. Anyhow... the reference "fat boy" isn't necessarily talking about an obese person, rather, a glutton. Gluttony can come in many forms, and the lyric "wait 'til tomorrow," to me signifies that this person is waiting on change. "You think you can keep on going living like a king," to me means that this person has a false sense of security in their gluttonous(sp?) ways, and life is sure to send them a crystal clear message that they need to change. In addition I think he definitely points to a female he has come in contact with or knew with the "babe," line. "Won't you come with me to a place in a little town," is a dare to this girl to get out of her comfort zone and experience life less fruitful. |
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| Green Day – 21 Guns Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I had to comment, because I think people are missing the intonation. This is actually a love song. Read the lyrics as you listen to the way he sings the song. Heck, watch the video, too. The song (I have to put in my opinion, here) is about a person going through tumultuous times- pain- etcetera on the inside. The final line of each chorus "You and I" is really saying- you and I belong together, no matter what. To further the point-- "Did you try to live on your own... when you burned down your house and home"... etc. is signifying the person is toxic to themself. I could go on, but you get the idea. It's a love song. |
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| Audioslave – Moth Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| ....more to number 2... after listening to it again. The beginning says "thought I was different seems I'm just the same" means he thought whatever or whoever it is... would have a different effect on him, or maybe he would have a different effect on it (if it was a person). "It turned out the way it does with everyone" means he got burned, later singing "I don't fly around your fire anymore." This really seems to me like he's talking about a lost love. The person just uses people, and finally he sees that they are damaged in that way. | |
| Audioslave – Moth Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I take two meanings from this song. It's a very great song and so powerful- wish I could thank them for doing it. 1.) Overcoming Addiction - The moth is attracted to the flame, but the flame would obviously kill it. "When did the flame burn so high and get so hot" is a point in drug/alcohol/other addictions when it stops becoming fun to get high anymore, and you feel the addiction, whatever it is, starting to take hold of you and kill you. He sings "I love(d) the heat I love(d) the things that I forgot," meaning the addiction was used as an escape from whatever led him to that addiction. The power of this song, and what I find gratifying is that it speaks to that point where you know you've beaten the addiction. The chords have a power and a resolve after the deep grittiness that makes you feel like they were climbing a mountain in the song and finally reached the top. 2.) Overcoming Someone rather than Something - I think the song could have a dual meaning to. The lyric "I don't fly around YOUR fire anymore" seems to personalize it. He could be singing to some inanimate object, but these lyrics seem to personify it a bit and bring it to life. The addiction was a person, not a thing. Who is it that was getting the best of him? Now he is free. He doesn't feed their ego anymore, and really, that person was just an escape from his problems. He never truly loved the person that got the best of him. But now that he's stronger, he doesn't have to keep getting burned like "so many times before. I don't fly around your fire anymore." What an amazing, empowering song for someone going through tough times! |
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