| The Extra Lens – Only Existing Footage Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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"Oblivion's been calling since it found out where I live.." Such a great line. |
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| The Doors – Five to One Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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It says something in the biography of Jim by Stephen Davis that once, when Jim and a few people connected to the Doors were riding in a car somewhere, somebody, mentioning the possibility of The Doors playing bigger venues in the future, told Jim, "Your ballroom days are over." Jim, liking the sound of that line, wrote it down and it eventually showed up in this song. It's interesting how he took a harmless comment in a conversation and turned it into a cryptic line in one of the band's darker songs. |
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| Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| What "The Road Not Taken" is to American poetry, "Born In the USA" is to American music. | |
| Bruce Springsteen – Open All Night Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Driving north out of Lincoln on Highway 77 going back home to South Dakota at 4 in the morning after visiting my girlfriend.. Driving through all the tiny, quiet prairie towns in the middle of the night trying to get back in time for work the next day.. That's what this album's made for. Just perfect. | |
| Bruce Springsteen – Reason To Believe Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"Reason to Believe" reminds me somewhat of "Born in the USA" in that upon first listen, the sound of the song gives one distinct impression, though deeper examination of the lyrics gives one a slightly different one. "Born in the USA" has a chorus that, if one wasn't paying attention, seems like a joyous expression of patriotism. Similarly, "Reason to Believe," being probably the most upbeat song on the Nebraska album, appears to close the album with a lingering hopefulness after the bleak nature of first nine songs. Though immediately in the first verse, Springsteen paints a pathetic picture, of a man hoping against all reasonable hope that his dog will spring to life and return to the way it once was. Though the man somehow has found "a reason to believe," this verse is far from inspiring and comes across as merely sad. Could Springsteen be employing a touch of uncharacteristic ironic humor? The following verses continue the themes of loss. Though each character does maintain hope, Springsteen never gives any of these characters fulfillment, and leaves them waiting and longing for the days before their loss. This makes "Reason to Believe" a perfect fit as closer to a near perfect album. |
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