| Massive Attack – Protection Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The last two commenters were clearly raised by wolves, so just disregard what they said. This is a love song. Tracy Thorn starts off by singing from the perspective of an outsider in the first verse and slowly becomes both the recipient of "protection" and the giver throughout the rest of the song. Clearly in the context of different relationships. It's all very cleverly woven together. And the idea that the human-to-human physical bond can protect us from any and all things that might be troubling us otherwise is a very romantic notion. Awesome. |
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| Bee Gees – I Started a Joke Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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| Talk Talk – Living In Another World Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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He obviously can't let the terminated relationship go. Heartbroken, etc. He's obsessed, fixated, possibly deranged in his denial, wishful thinking, etc. And the results are fascinating. She'll probably get a restraining order at some point. My favorite Talk Talk song. |
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| The Church – Ripple Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song's obviously about heroin. It kind of saddens me because this is one of the greatest songs ever written and I have this theory that most great songs are written about love or death. And while you could make the joke that a song about heroin is about both of those things, it's not really the same thing. So what's the kicker for me? "I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles. And you can have all the money soon?" And there's no denying it as it gets even more direct thereafter. So Kilbey (the mail protagonist) is offering both a trail of tears AND his credit card (i.e. everything he owns and more)? The sad part is that these are some of the most romantic lyrics ever laid to tape within the context of an equally romantic aural context (instrumentally). The 19th century British Romantics could only have hoped to have penned desirous feelings such as these. Most of them were only slightly aware of opiates and their effects. I'm sad to report this to the female specimen: even if you're currently in a relationship, the chances of your beau ever even conjuring thoughts such as these because of you is slim to none. Why? It's simple science. You are not a physical addiction. |
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| American Music Club – I've Been a Mess Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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If you were ever looking for the blues in a de-racialized (i.e white) and otherwise pure context, this is the best you're ever gonna get. I promise you. Mark Eitzel bares his soul all over this track and explains the biblical significance of raising the dead at the same time while he laments what (I hope) was a temporary separation from his significant other. Bobby Dylan: I'm sorry, but you ain't got shit on this! |
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| Adorable – Sunshine Smile Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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One of the best love songs ever. I don't think it gets any more simple than that. The author is clearly infatuated with the subject, at the very least. |
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| Primitive Radio Gods – Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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On the most general level this song is a comment on the inverse relationship between death and time. The lyricist uses a variety of particular scenarios to illustrate this point. Listen to this song on headphones if you never have. It'll change your life. |
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| Spiritualized – Broken Heart Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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With all apologies to Husker Du, this is the best breakup song of all time. Why? If you've read the lyrics and need to ask, then you've clearly never suffered through a broken heart and should probably move on to some other songmeaning. J. Spaceman covers all of the bases here in just a few short stanzas: the things we try to do in order to preoccupy ourselves (e.g. substance abuse, work, pretending it's not happening by surrounding ourselves with people that make us feel better - temporarily.) And if that's too terse for you, the orchestration does the rest of the talking. |
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