| Counting Crows – Round Here Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Agreed! It's so beautiful and heartbreaking...I love it | |
| Counting Crows – Round Here Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This reminds me of my old town, a town of about 20,000 in the Texas Panhandle. "Round here we talk just like lions, but we sacrifice like lambs" This right here reminds me of how we'd always put off that we were better than we actually were, that we had all this stuff/beauty/money ect. when in reality we had nothing. We sacrifice our friends - "lambs" - for popularity. "But the girl on the car in the parking lot Says Man, you should try to take a shot Can't you see my walls are crumbling." This, for me, really hits home. Because we put up walls, it only worsens our hurt. We can't bury the ugly or shove it behind our walls, because then, it only gets worse. "Man, you should try to take a shot" is the equivalent of "why don't you break the rules and be your own person instead of conforming". Maria - the girl in the parking lot - is telling him that she's hurting because he's conforming and not being himself. "Round here we're carving out our names Round here we all look the same" Some people are trying to escape, but in the end, we're all stuck under the same umbrella. "Step out the front door like a ghost Into the fog where no one notices The contrast of white on white." We're not different - and if you are, you're an invisible outcast who doesn't exist (much like I was). This song reminds me of "Subdivisions" by Rush in the way that they both talk about the effects of conforming and how it hurts everyone. I love this song so much, and CC! :) |
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| Of Monsters And Men – From Finner Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| the song really is about a whale with a house on his back... | |
| Of Monsters And Men – Dirty Paws Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think that this song could be about WWII. "Dirty Paws" is the USA (I'll get to this later); the bees are the Axis Powers; and the birds are the Allies. The "creatures of snow" are most likely England, Russia, and France. The birds - the first countries to declare war on Germany, Italy, Japan, ect. - got help from the USA, England, Russia, and France - hence "Dirty Paws and the creatures of snow". "The forest that once was green was colored black by those killing machines" represents the toll the war took on the world. The forest = the world, killing machines = the countries fighting in the war, colored black = all the death. Dirty Paws and the creatures of snow/her "furry friends" - USA, England, Russia, and France - take down Germany (the queen bee) and Italy and Japan (her men). Now for Dirty Paws: the last line of the song is "the beast with those four dirty paws". I think that the four dirty paws could represent wars America took part in: 1. American Revolution 2. Civil War 3. War of 1812 4. WWI That's my interpretation of the song. It's a great song from my favorite band. |
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| Shinedown – Second Chance Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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has anyone ever thought this song might be about suicide? My eyes are open wide And by the way, I made it Through the day I watched the world outside By the way, I'm leaving out Today I think that right here, the singer is referencing death. When you die, your eyes open. "My eyes are open wide" He's also talking about depression. "And by the way, I made it through the day" Depression sucks, and it completely drains you. It's hard to get up in the morning. Now, the "leaving out today" part is talking about the suicide. "Leaving out" = dying. I just saw Hayley's comet She waved Said, "Why you always running in place?" Even the man in the Moon disappeared Somewhere in the Stratosphere "Even the man in the moon disappeared" This is basically like saying, "hey, we all die, so I might as well just go." The running part is like this: Why are you just going through the motions? Why don't you just end it? [Chorus] Tell my mother, Tell my father I've done the best I can To make them realize This is my life I hope they understand I'm not angry, I'm just saying... Sometimes goodbye Is a second chance He's saying that he hopes his family will understand his choice to commit suicide. "Sometimes goodbye is a second chance" could be a reference to heaven, reincarnation, ect. Please don't cry One tear for me I'm not afraid of What I have to say This is my one and Only voice So listen close, it's Only for today He's saying, "please don't cry for me, this is what I want." The "voice" is his suicide note. "It's only for today" = he's gonna die that day/night/whenever Here's my chance This is my chance His chance is death. [x2] Sometimes goodbye Is a second chance |
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| Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This is my interpretation. "I don't like walking around this old and empty house [So hold my hand, I'll walk with you, my dear] The stairs creak as you sleep, it's keeping me awake [It's the house telling you to close your eyes]" Here, we see the wife grieving-over her loneliness. The husband is trying to comfort her; maybe he's softening her up so he can convince her to join him? This is supported by the last line, "It's the house telling you to close your eyes". This may not mean sleeping; it could mean dying. Maybe he's saying that even the house wants her to join him in death. "Some days I can't even trust myself [It's killing me to see you this way]" Once again, the wife is acknowledging her spiral into insanity. However, the husband is trying to be sympathetic. But his line could also be another ploy to try and get her to commit suicide; maybe he's hinting that if she just goes and does it, she'll be free from her insanity. "Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore" The wife is acknowledging that she's going crazy, but she seems to be saying that in the end, it will all work out in the end and that a "ship" (death) will carry their bodies safe to "shore" (heaven, I'm presuming). Also, the husband's ghost seems to be convincing her to "join" him by committing suicide, but she's reluctant to do it: "There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back [Well tell her than I miss our little talks]" The wife seems to be going insane with her grief but is finding it hard to want to join the husband in death. "Soon it will be over and buried with our past [We used to play outside when we were young And full of life and full of love]" I think that right here, the wife is saying that at some point, she will probably move on. The husband is seemingly agreeing, saying that when they were young (and before he died) they were full of life and love for everyone, but now, the wife feels dead inside. "Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right [Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear]" The wife's mental health is just getting worse. The husband is once again hinting that her joining him will free her from her mind; "your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear". If she dies, she'll be free. "[Don't listen to a word I say] Hey! [The screams all sound the same] Hey!" Now, I think that the husband is telling her that yes, she is going insane ("The screams all sound the same"). But he also seems to be warning her; if she does "join" him, she may regret it ("don't listen to a word I say") “You're gone, gone, gone away I watched you disappear All that's left is the ghost of you” The husband is haunting her every thought. “Now we're torn, torn, torn apart, There's nothing we can do Just let me go we'll meet again soon” She’s promising her beloved that she will see him again. This verse ties back to the second part of the chorus — “Though the truth may vary, this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore”. “[Now wait, wait, wait for me Please hang around I'll see you when I fall asleep]” The husband is telling her not to let him go; he wants to be with her. The wife is refusing to commit suicide for him. However, he’s saying that he’ll see her when he falls asleep; this could mean that he thinks about her all the time. |
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