| Genesis – Mama Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Definitely about a man who is obsessed with a prostitute. That's been confirmed by the band over and over again through the years. The subject is supposed to be a teenager who has fallen in love with a much older prostitute (which is probably why he also sees her as a mother-type figure to him as well as his lover) and he's pleading with her to give him a chance to prove that he is worthy of her love. | |
| Solution .45 – Clandestinity Now Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I've always interpreted it being told by the perspective of a person who has found out in death that all of the promises of an afterlife (i.e. Heaven) and the end of worldly suffering that he believed in were all a lie. The subject dies only to find out that they've either wound up in Hell or some other state of complete emptiness and is disappointed in this realization. Perhaps the person has taken his own life wishing to end his worldly suffering only to wake up in a new Hell that is even worse than the pain he was trying to escape? The first person plural change towards the end of the song could be the subject speaking for all of the other disgruntled souls that exist in this place with him, as they may have also believed in some sort of salvation in death only to find out that they have created an even worse Hell for themselves by taking their own lives, as well. That's just my interpretation, though. There are many different ways you can look at it, but I've always kind of seen it as a cautionary tale. |
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| Solution .45 – Clandestinity Now Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Your interpretation is interesting and I agree with your assessment that the song is told from the POV of someone who is dying in the beginning and eventually passes on during the song. I've always interpreted it being told by the POV of a person who has found out in death that the promise of an afterlife (i.e. Heaven) and the end of worldly suffering was all a lie. The subject dies only to find out that they've either wound up in Hell or some other state of complete emptiness and is disappointed in this realization. Perhaps the person has taken his own life wanting to end his worldly suffering only to wake up in a new Hell that was even worse than the pain he was trying to escape? There are quite a few theories that could be used when interpreting this song. I also agree with you that the song is awesome, definitely one of my favorites off the album. |
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