| Misfits – Last Caress Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| I always think of Tate from AHS when listening to this song | |
| MGMT – Kids Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Personally this seems like a failed marriage to me. Maybe the narration is a take on a parent's divorce. The happy moments are always followed by bitter ones ("making momma so proud, but your voice is too loud"). And with being so caught up with their new kid, they have "no time to think of consequences." And just the phrase, "a family of trees wanting to be haunted," shows that maybe they are/will be haunted by the bad memories. They're supposed to be happy with the kid (warm water) but they're left feeling empty and cold (shivers). The good memories start to "fade," things start to turn sour. And, in the end they have to make the painful decision of a divorce, which may have to do with the decisions aren't "bought" terminology. Though I doubt it's the point of the song: don't have kids before you are sure you are right for each other. It will just lead to more pain than necessary. |
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| AFI – Miss Murder Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I don't know why, but this song always reminds me of the poem Richard Corey (maybe because I thought this song was about suicide): "Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and imperially slim. And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked; But still he fluttered pulses when he said, "Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked. And he was rich—yes, richer than a king— And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place. So on we worked, and waited for the light, And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head." --I guess the lyrics in the song seemed like someone one who was very popular killed himself and left everyone in the mystery of "why"...although, now that I've looked at the lyrics in depth, it seems a lot more complex then that. |
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| MGMT – Flash Delirium Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I have to completely agree with Ode. I think this is about fame, and not exactly knowing how to take it. Let’s see how well I can break it down…Oh boy, this is going to be long… “Mild apprehension, blank dreams of the coming fun” — they didn’t realize at first what they were getting themselves into. Unprepared, even. “Distort the odds of a turnaround, gut screams out next to none” — they have the “gut” feeling that maybe what they’re getting into will turn out bad, with how they have seen fame go before, but maybe they’re hoping it’ll be different for them. “So turn it on, tune it in, and stay inert” — what most famous people want you to do. How do you think they make their living? “You say, ‘I've got the backbone’, The back way to escape the gun” — he thinks he’ll be able to go against the odds and be famous/handle the fame. “Climbing a tree with a missing limb, and not saving anyone” — possibly saying that because he has no experience with how to handle fame, it might not benefit anyone. Or that their kind of fame is simply useless. “And now it hurts to stay at home and see flash” — I picture him sitting in front of a television and seeing how others are portraying his image, possibly a shock to him. Or maybe the image that is being portrayed isn’t flattering, and other’s opinions are hurtful. “The mirror ball's throwing mold” — the future is looking bad “you can’t get a grip if there is nothing to hold” — my favorite line from the whole song. It’s the best example of how the lyrics show insanity. Maybe it means you can’t be sane in a situation where nothing is sane. “See the flash catch a white lily laugh and wilt” — this is a tough one. Maybe how fame makes beautiful people in one moment, but the next thing you know all that beauty is sucked right out of them. “But if you must smash a glass first fill it to the hilt” — I think this might be saying something about doing pointless things. Backtracking, maybe. Why fill a glass if you’re just going to break it? “Plants as far as I know are still, still bending toward the light” — fame seems like such a beautiful thing, and so most people will do whatever it takes to get it. “And if we dance, until the heart explodes, it'll make this place ignite” — not quite sure what this has to do with fame. Maybe they feel they have to keep entertaining, or acting like everything is perfect even through the ability to bare it, “until the heart explodes.” “And even if this hall collapses I can stand by my pillar of hope it's just a case of Flash delirium” — basically, even if everything is falling apart, there’s still the hope that he’ll become more used to being famous, get through the “delirium” of it. Either that, or he hopes that his fame will pass entirely. “Here's a growing culture, deep inside a corpse. Ages stuck together, taking it to the source. Timeless desperation, pictures on a screen scream, "Hey people, what does it mean?" — well, this is definitely anti-media. I think this song could also be dissing what’s mainstream now a days, but I don’t think that’s the only meaning behind it. I think the culture part is saying that what might have the potential to be great, is being hidden or ruined. The ages part could be saying that the past is coming back in style, maybe that nothing is original anymore. The rest I think is obviously about the media. “Comfort keeps us nice, so quick to donate everything (nothing arrives), Die wolken drifting blinding smiles circling (einkreisen)” — I think this is about the lies the media feeds the public. “But time's tingling spines, attaching hands to floor, the rosy-tinted flash” — time is constantly changing what’s in style, and when you’re famous it can be hard to keep up with it. “The hot dog's getting cold, and you'll never be as good as the Rolling Stones” — he’s starting to feel his fame fade out, he doesn’t feel good enough anymore, or at least that’s what he’s being told. “Watch the birds in the airport gathering dirt, crowd the clean magazine chick lifting up her skirt” — an interesting comparison. Maybe the birds are what’s old, the magazine chick is what’s new. Maybe she was clean before, and is now doing something bad to keep from losing fame. “Why close one eye and try to pledge allegiance to the sun?” — starting to wonder why he has to go along with what everyone else is doing/telling him to do. Maybe he’s realizing how ridiculous it all is. “When plastic ghosts start terrorizing everyone” — “plastic” meaning fake, “ghost” possible meaning empty in comparison to what they were before being changed by fame or pressure. “Terrorizing” could be saying pressuring everyone else to be like them. “Geometric troops aligning, carried up to the burial mounds” — saying that perfection kills. Maybe not in the literal since, but it kills the truth of who people really are, or something like that. “My earthbound heart is heavy. Your heartbeat keeps things light” — He’s talking to someone who is more in tune to what in style. He feels he can’t keep up. “Lines when I close my eyes and just aim blindly at the sun and hear love” — I think he’s saying that he’s just winging being famous. Maybe even giving it up or wanting to. It only says he hears love, but doesn’t feel it. “Carried up to the burial mounds with gold. It's a heavy load but your rhythm makes it light and explode” — I think this is basically saying that fame is golden, but a heavy burden. Whoever he’s talking to probably makes it look easy, or enjoys it more than he does. “And even if this hall collapses, I can stand by my pillar of hope and trust that our heads won't bust” — he’s still hoping that all this fame won’t break him or who he is. “66 55 red battleships, 40 earthlike planets, 3 holes 2 tits, 1 fork in its side, zero tears in their eyes” — this is where it starts getting confusing, though I’m sure there’s a meaning behind it. I think the rest of the song shows insanity quite well. The last part for sure is talking about how much people don’t care. I think the rest of the song is just one big mash-up of the media’s agenda. I think they do a good job of making it sound so hectic in the song, because it really can be hard to keep up with. Like spinning in circles, never knowing which direction to head into next. I think this song is about all of what most people are saying. The media, being famous, AND insanity. The only thing I disagree with is that this song has no meaning. The meaning may not be completely clear looking at the song as a whole, but when you break down each line, there’s a lot of meaning. They didn’t just slap a bunch of complete nonsense on a paper and title it. There was thought put into each lyric. |
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| Animal Kingdom – Get Away With It Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Personally, I think it's about an affair. It's saying that they can get away with it, as long as "they look away". I'm guessing it's referring to the people they're cheating on. I'm not really sure what "look at this hand" is talking about, but in one part it says, "not at what we've done" I'm guessing he's trying to distract from the guilt they're both feeling. | |
| Florence + the Machine – Falling Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I don't think this song is necessarily about suicide, as much as the tendency people have to do things without thinking about the consequences. The "falling" part could mean a lot of different things (drinking, partying, drug abuse, anything fun but destructive). "It's only when I hit the ground it causes all the grief" at some point, any kind of reckless or careless behavior catches back up. And that's the biggest problem with having fun sometimes. Personally, I take the song on more of a literal route. It would be amazing to just be able to fall through the air and never have to hit the ground. Just to fall and some how magically appear back to the point you fell at, or something like that. I don't know, it sounds pretty appealing to me. |
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| Dia Frampton – Don't Kick The Chair Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I heard this playing in a store a little while back, and thought the tune was catchy. It wasn't until I looked it up and realized what it was about that I really liked it. That is the importance of good lyrics. | |
| Cults – You Know What I Mean Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I always thought she was saying "I ain't afraid of the light" as in not afraid of death, and possibly contemplating suicide, but I guess knowing the actually lyrics always helps understand the song. | |
| Billy Squier – Lonely Is The Night Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Am I the only one seeing the lyrics for Everybody Wants You? | |
| Harry Chapin – Cat's in the Cradle Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I really love this song, and it's rare for me to love a song just based on the lyrics. The meaning of the song is pretty obvious just by listening to it. The father in the song doesn't seem to have time for his son (whether he actually wants to spend it with him or not), and in the first half of the song, the son says that he wants to grow up to be just like him. In the second half of the song, its clear that in all the years of being constantly busy, their relationship has been negatively impacted. Now that the father has time to spend with his son, the son is either too busy or just simply doesn't want to. In the last scene, the son is all grown up, and the father is retired and wanting to talk over the phone. When the son said he was too busy to do so, the father realizes that his son has done exactly what he said he'd do. He'd grown up to be just like him. This song perfectly demonstrates the sadness of this kind of situation. I honestly feel bad for the father at the end of the song, despite his initial misdoings. There is no fix to all the years he spent too busy working. Sometimes you don't realize the importance of things until it is too late and there is nothing left but regret. |
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| Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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As much as I'd love to think this song has some kind of deeper meaning, whenever I listen to it, I just picture some guy walking down the street, enjoying the beautiful day. Maybe it had been a while since the sun had shown (winter, stormy weather, etc) and he's just happy it's bright outside again I guess you can interpret this into life, like most things. Life can get down at times, but there's always good that's waiting around the corner. But I just like to imagine this song as the perfect day. Especially since the ending music perfectly describes the feeling of a sunset. I just imagine him saying good by to the sun as it slowly goes down in the horizon. |
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| Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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For the most part, I think this song is about a boy who commits a murder, and is sentenced to execution for it, but I also see the possiblity of it being about a boy who commits suicide. The beginning line "is this the real life, is this just fantasy?" could be after he has committed suicide, and is experiencing the after life. This also shows with "look up to the skies and see," which could be talking about heaven. When he says he killed a man, he could be talking about himself in third person. It's obvious he wasn't thinking before he pulled the trigger, and feels guilty for leaving his mother behind. Then he talks about leaving everyone behind, and facing the truth could mean his judgment. He also says he doesn't want to die, which could mean that he hasn't faced the fact that he is dead yet. He also wishes that he'd never been born at all, which I'm sure most suicidal people feel. This would also explain his words, "nothing really matters" In the next scene, It could be God(s) judging him, and sentancing him to hell (which would explain the thunderbolts and lightening, and devil, Bismillah (in the name of God), and what not). But that is all a really abstract interpretation. I think this song was supposed to be pictured like a play, because that's kind of how I picture it in my head. If you take the more obvious interpretation, the main part of the song is the boy pleading to the jury, and the jury not feeling any sympathy for him. This is shown through the many different voices, and the one tiny voice supporting him is probably his lawer (who isn't doing much, if you ask me.) Scaramouch means cowardly buffoon (or rascal/scamp). Fandango means to do a foolish or useless thing Beelzebub is another word for the Devil |
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| Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I always have a vivid vision of what's going on in this song whenever I listen to it. When it says, "Daddy works a long day, He be coming home late, yeah, he's coming home late, And he's bringing me a surprise" the "surprise" part seems more sarcastic, like his dad is abusive, and the surprise is being abused. And then, after, "Because dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice" also shows a bad home life. Possibly that his parents aren't around much. Having a bad home life makes the rest of the song make sense. I've heard time and time again that this song is about a school shooting, which is obvious in the lyrics. If the kid in the song has a bad home life, where his parents aren't around much, it makes getting the gun from his dad's closet easier, and being able to take it to school easier. It also shows that he is lonely, and probably unstable, which shows the drive behind his actions. The music in the song is very contradicting to the lyrics. But it highlights the craziness someone has to go through before shooting up a school. Whenever I listen to this song, I always picture a boy with a twisted smile on his face, possibly happy with his actions because he's gone insane. The insanity part shows with "And say your hair's on fire, You must have lost your wits" I agree with charmedone89 about him telling kids to "outrun his gun" because he knows they can't outrun a bullet. But I don't think he was the bully, as much as the bullied. |
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