| Soundgarden – Gun Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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What's with the amount of idiocy here? --- "The song's lyrics appear to relate to the views of some Constitutionalists and Libertarians on the right to bear arms as a protective measure against tyrannical government." "its satirizing the mentality of war and bloody revolution by sarcastically saying to shoot people "until their minds are open". --- Stop trying to amend the song to fit with your political interests. Really, the song isn't that difficult to interpret; interpret the meaning in the perspective of a gunman with a lust to kill -- for whatever reason, it DOES NOT explain it, and Soundgarden was never really a political band (although there are a few political implications in a few songs). The song is supposed to be a terrifying account of a shooting spree, and perhaps Soundgarden wanted to experiment with emotions like fear. |
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| Massive Attack – Pray for Rain Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I would argue that this song is about horror and the cycle of war and violence, in a general sense. The vibe is incredibly dark...and, well, has a sense of rain to it. The first stanza already introduces the listener into a dark song. People strain their necks for rain. I conjure that this could be a few things, but the one in most accord to my argument is that rain is symbolic for violence/bombing. For some reason, I associate this song with WWII a lot. Heligoland is in Germany, and was used in WWII after all -- not to mention that the album cover is horrifying. A lot of people were war-mongering for WWII. To be fair, rain could also symbolize mourning or loss or a peace/purity, but for my argument I'll go with bombs (to be specific) I would assume that residue of "what once was" would be spilled blood, thus violence, and thus war. People learn to see through a perspective of violence as a means to an end, and to survive. The peace breaks. Innocent people die -- suffer, and people want revenge. As the rain turns into a storm, "Hearts and wings commence to beating". People become emotionally captivated by "war", whether the feeling is disgust or praise. "Wings" or fighter planes are called to war. In a war, perspective is cut -- people think unclear. The unyielding visions of leaders kill all who oppose, crushing them so the vision survives -- so the regime or government survives, until there is only one left. All that's left is vengeance, which brings more death. I'm not telling you its correct, but I can definitely see this interpretation being incorporated into the lyrics. |
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| Them Crooked Vultures – Reptiles Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Ahh! It's so simple; I can't beleive I didn't see it before. I think the meaning of the song that Homme's intended it to be is about his experience with the papparazzi, or maybe not even HIS experience but the papparazi in general. If you want to see how that idea correlates with the lyrics, look no further. If you're confused, this is what I thought: Imagine an entertainer in a cage that performs in front of an audience. They expect the entertainer to perform and when he or she does make a mistake, they lash out at the entertainer. "Questions are a fire That needs feeding to survive So just you let those flames die down" Dealing with the Paparrazi is incredibly annoying; they barrage people with questions, and with every question you answer, there is always another one in succession. Homme is saying don't answer those questions and they'll die down. Their "scars" flash like jewelry, or cameras. If you become too much of a figure of the public's interest, you become trapped in a realm of fame. |
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| Them Crooked Vultures – Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think this song general embodies Homme's experience with people who have sex with him in attempt to manipulate him. All they want is money, but they pretend to care for Homme, when Homme may believe he is cared about by someone he appreciates (or believes to appreciate). Homme is saying "Take off the mask" of being a predator (in some sort). "Give it a try to care for me; throw that mask away, or kiss your ass goodbye." |
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| Them Crooked Vultures – Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think this song general embodies Homme's experience with people who have sex with him in attempt to manipulate him. All they want is money, but they pretend to care for Homme, when Homme may believe he is cared about by someone he appreciates (or believes to appreciate). Homme is saying "Take off the mask" of being a predator (in some sort). "Give it a try to care for me; throw that mask away, or kiss your ass goodbye." |
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| Them Crooked Vultures – Reptiles Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The song somewhat goes by free indirect discourse: it allows for free movement among all interior monologues; the song establishes two perspective bodies: the oppressed and oppressor. Throughout the lyrics, what I'm referring to as free indirect discourse can be found when the perspective of the oppressor changes without warning to the perspective of the oppressed. The only difference is that this is first person and not third. While the theme is about some form of oppression, "like animals in a cage" - as entertainment for an audience - much of the song is freely ambiguous. I think Homme tried to introduce many concepts into this song to be interpreted. Some lyrics that stuck out to me were related to the entertainment that comes from oppressing situations. The oppressor subdues the oppressed and displays their horrific works to audiences that watch the show and leave. "Watch the monkey dance Give 'em a taste Look at him he's always smiling Help me to escape Your mouth agape You foreign tourist" -- What better embodiment of entertainment than the circus where audiences can witness all sorts of acts? Questions challenge authority...and to challenge authority, they need to be pursued for the oppressed to bear any kind of voice. If questions are not pursued, authoritative oppression continues. Woe is me, it will be a funeral A circus, I'll rap on the cell door Questions are a fire That needs feeding to survive So just you let those flames die down" -- There is something called operative conditioning; it is basically the notion of training or "conditioning" the behavior of others. If the oppressed want to rebel, they will be punished with violence until the rebellion is exhausted. Now "their" praise could relate to the praise they - the oppressors - receive from others, or the oppressors praise for an idea that would punish the oppressed. Scars may refer to blemishes that expose themselves in the dark of night only under the moonlight, and in other words, it would mean that lies are concealed from the public - the oppressor's true nature may be hidden. And scars may represent past violence. You dare challenge these lies or uncover them, you go to jail...you lose your voice. "Trained by consequence and the lash It leaves me breathless Their praise is a poison to us all In the moonlight their scars flash like jewelry Get too precious Get locked up in a cage" Great lyrics. Josh is very intelligent, and more people should have the chance to listen to him. |
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| Massive Attack – Paradise Circus Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The song generally seems to be about lust and not having it dominate a particular incident, but rather becoming more routine and less uncomfortable to act on it. The song refers to lust being apart of human nature - which she first clarifies before explaining how it pertains to herself. "She will love you like a fly will never love you again." I have a few interpretations. At this moment in the song, the perspective is changed from first person to second. For the quote, I visualize a failed relationship in which one person is heartbroken while the other is apathetic. The emotional quandaries of a fly are insigificant, and the fly is a metaphor for the apathy by "she" that is conveyed to her counterpart, I believe. A fly's desires could also be an extension and metaphor to the character of "lust" (whomever it may be) the vocalist refers to in the song, meaning that the character the song refers to may love another person, but only out of desire. |
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| Massive Attack – Paradise Circus Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The song generally seems to be about lust and not having it dominate a particular incident, but rather becoming more routine and less uncomfortable to act on it. The song refers to lust being apart of human nature - which she first clarifies before explaining how it pertains to herself. "She will love you like a fly will never love you again." I have a few interpretations. At this moment in the song, the perspective is changed from first person to second. For the quote, I visualize a failed relationship in which one person is heartbroken while the other is apathetic. The emotional quandaries of a fly are insigificant, and the fly is a metaphor for the apathy by "she" that is conveyed to her counterpart, I believe. A fly's desires could also be an extension and metaphor to the character of "lust" (whomever it may be) the vocalist refers to in the song, meaning that the character the song refers to may love another person, but only out of desire. |
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| Massive Attack – Paradise Circus Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The song generally seems to be about lust and not having it dominate a particular incident, but rather becoming more routine and less uncomfortable to act on it. The song refers to lust being apart of human nature - which she first clarifies before explaining how it pertains to herself. "She will love you like a fly will never love you again." I have a few interpretations. At this moment in the song, the perspective is changed from first person to second. For the quote, I visualize a failed relationship in which one person is heartbroken while the other is apathetic. The emotional quandaries of a fly are insigificant, and the fly is a metaphor for the apathy by "she" that is conveyed to her counterpart, I believe. A fly's desires could also be an extension and metaphor to the character of "lust" (whomever it may be) the vocalist refers to in the song, meaning that the character the song refers to may love another person, but only out of desire. |
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| Delerium – Silence Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The song's disclosure covers: -- Desire for identity and peace -- Suppressed voracity -- Fervor, but disconnection for and from euphoria -- Desperation -- Liberation, or deterioration Sorry for the second post below, I needed to make corrections The connotations can be religious. However, I would suggest that they lyrics are more desperate for faith - in anything that the writer can say she is proud of. Heaven is the longing reverie of her desires, and it does not exist to her while her rage cannot subside, which she believes will not. Whether Heaven be a dream in substitution for reality, or a religious one. "In this white wave," her definite failures, limitations, purpose of existence is discerned. Whatever she is, or has been, can succumb to this "white wave" she can finally believe that a concept like euphoria or compassion exists. The color white can be associated with death and or purity. Death discerns, but doesn't discriminate. You are, at least, accepted without any hesitation, i.e. "In this silence I believe." With purity, it can symbolize a spiritual or religious notion that is entirely ambiguous. The song is is passionate, potent, independent, daunting but relieving. |
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| Delerium – Silence Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The song's disclosure covers: -- Desire for identity and peace -- Suppressed voracity -- Fervor, but disconnection for and from euphoria -- Desperation -- Liberation, or deterioration The connotations can be religious. However, I would suggest that they lyrics are more desperate for faith - in anything that the writer can say she is proud of. Heaven is the longing reverie of her desires, and it does not exist to her while her rage cannot subside, which she believes will not. Whether Heaven be a dream in substitution for reality, or a religious one. "In this white wave," her definite failures, limitations, purpose of existence is discerned. Whatever she is, or has been, can succumb to this "white wave" she can finally believe that a concept like euphoria or compassion exists. The color white can be associated with death and or purity. Death doesn't discerns, but doesn't discriminate. You are, at least, accepted. With purity, it can symbolize a spiritual or religious notion that is entirely ambiguous. The song is is passionate, potent, independent, daunting but relieving. |
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