| Passenger – Things That Stop You Dreaming Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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| The Color Morale – Saviorself Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The color morale is so raw on this album. It gets me everytime. The band's lyrics are completely honest which is great to hear, but at can be at times too much on the ear and the emotional tones are overwhelming. This song is definitely the power ballad of the CD. I love the song progression and the electronic influences on the song. Now for the lyrics and meaning ... Saviorself - another play on words (save yourself) is a song about being in a state of confusion when it comes to believing in God. The author describes the limited amount of time he has, and we get the impression it isn't enough for the author to substantially think about his supernatural questions. With a sense of fatalism, the author seems to believe he has no say in the events in his life, unable to control his thinking or words. This frustration has led him to question him myself and his beliefs. The chorus "I only have myself to blame for losing control" is mostly likely referencing his inability to control his thoughts and behavior. He thinks that by spending time along he will come to some clarity about things in his life. The author describes a lot of things as having changed since he believed in God, and he isn't ready to give his beliefs up, but definitely is struggling where he is. He goes back and forth with how Christians identify God and how atheists refer to God. Garret's lines "Just do and say the same thing", may be referencing those with religious convictions who act differently than they speak. The vocals speak as someone who has seem some hypocrisy and wants people to be honest with themselves. The line "No opinion preserved in stained glass holds more moral truth to me" is how the author feels about church leaders. He is not inspired by their words, and while he doesn't attribute the cause to them, he doesn't really want to be a part of it anymore. Beautiful and sad, I pray Garret finds clarity. |
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| Walk the Moon – Iscariot Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Without the title, Iscariot, I would interested to see what people think this song means. If you aren't paying close attention, the name Iscariot is only mentioned once and can be missed. When I first heard it I thought it was about someone had made a poor life decision and a friend was describing the aftermath with a sense of sorrow for what happened. Anyway, this song describes the paragon of beytrayal stories, that of Jesus Christ and Judas. The lyrics of Iscariot start with Judas as the speaker. Then the rest of the is Jesus's reply. In the song, Judas expresses his regret, saying "can't trust just anyone". Jesus's reply begins with the cryptic chorus, which if you don't know the name of the song, is abit obtuse. However, as described elsewhere, Jesus is talking about Judas's decision and what the consequences of it. In the second verse, Jesus describes what it really means to lose someone, losing not only that person, but also tarnishing the memories of that person. Jesus also explains how little Judas had grasped the consequence of his decision but went about it anyway. In the biblical story Jesus lost a close friend, and it was because of the decisions of that friend. In the lyrics, Jesus seems to still remember that sense of brotherhood they shared, which I found really amazing about this song. The references to Judas sound familial, in which Jesus considers Judas a brother and friend. In the bible, Jesus mentioned that 1 of the 12 will betray him. The line "you know you had it coming" speaks to his knowledge of Judas's temptations and eventual demise. It's a beautiful song, that even if you don't know what WTM is referencing, you still can feel the passion expressed in this song. |
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