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Hüsker Dü – Games Lyrics 12 years ago
It's about life itself.

"I could surround myself with my props
Playing my part, getting caught up
In a game, some game, that anyone can play"

Anyone can get educated, make money, fall in love, buy shit, etc. However:

"I could be proud of things i have done
Pretend i don't have to try to be someone
I could say that i've done it all before
I could get wiser, i could get jaded
I could remember, i could just fade away
In a game that anyone can play"

The typical life of a person is a construct - all fake. It's based on pretending to be someone you aren't, especially accepting praise and awards you don't really deserve and claiming wisdom you don't really have. And in the end:

"Just when you think that all your answers are so right
You'll fade away and disappear from sight
The ones who said you're great will find another way"

We're replaceable. There will always be more scientists, engineers, politicians, businesspeople, artists, writers, etc. who are just as lauded as their predecessors if not more so. Thus:


"I could be sad, i could be lonely
I could still have some friends if i only
Didn't play the games i had to play
I was important when i was cool
Now it gets lonely playing the fool
It's a game that anyone can play"

We all get old, we all die, and few remember us.

Reading back, I realize this sounds very dark, hahaha. I like the high school interpretation a bit more, it fits just as well.

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Alice Cooper – Poison Lyrics 13 years ago
Not necessarily, stoutcarrot. Newly sober alcoholics often struggle with a desire to be sober vs. a desire to drink. He could be saying that as much as he loves drinking, he also wants a sober life, even if it means keeping his addict ego "chained" up.

This song has a lot of interpretations though. At its core, it's about desiring something that is bad for you, which really could be anything.

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Eric Church – Country Music Jesus Lyrics 13 years ago
It's about him - based on his statements about being the next Hank Williams Jr. He thinks he is the 'country music Jesus', to which I have to say:

http://youtu.be/14r7y6rM6zA

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Poison – Love On the Rocks Lyrics 13 years ago
Like pretty much every rock band, they were huge drinkers. So this song is obviously about drunken hookups.

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