| Metallica – Damage, Inc. Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The album is thematic, with all the songs are about being under someone's–or something's control (with the possible exception of "Orion", which is an instrumental). Only a couple of those songs speak of rebelling against control, namely "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" and this song. So maybe "Damage Inc." is a kind of sequel to the earlier song. In "Sanitarium" the inmates have only started to rebel, while in "Damage, Inc." the rebellion is in full swing. I've always wondered what "razorback" and "damage jackals" referred to but maybe that also lends itself to my theory; i.e. "Razorback" and "Damage Jackal" could be nicknames (thus, not "damage jackals ripping..." but "Damage Jackal's ripping...". Just a wild guess, of course. I agree with the more general interpretations of this song too. |
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| The Shins – No Way Down Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I'm a bit surprised no one commented on the line "keep your head in a hollow log as the ruling fog are about to creep." This, for me, is the most informative line in the song. It's a comment about how most people seem to go about their business, blithely unaware of what's happening in the world; specifically what the "ruling fog" is up to. The "hollow log" is a stand-in for "sand." It's interesting that "gold teeth" appears here. A possible nod to The Shins' own "New Slang" though probably in a different context. This is tied with "Turn on Me" as my favorite song by this band. |
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