| The Format – Swans Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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| fun. – The Gambler Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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When Nate was in The Format he did a cover of The Lottery Song and there's a line that says "if life is but a gamble, gamble if you want to win." and i think that's why it's called The Gambler. Because Nate's parents "gambled" so to speak, and they ended up winning (and maybe go as far to say they won because of how beautiful their children are, as the song does begin with the kids, have a middle section about the kids, and then end with the kids.) beautiful, beautiful song |
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| The Format – On Your Porch Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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"these last three years, i know they've been hard. but now it's time to get out of the desert and into the sun. even if it's alone." i always read or watch stuff where nate is talking about this girl that he dated for three years. and any time i hear him sing about "three years" i assume that it's about that. and i feel like this girl held him back a lot. and here his dad is taking him by the shoulders and saying, "i know that this relationship has been hard and it sucks but it's time to start growing and get out of this dry desert and become something." that's what i take from that line, anyway. fucking beautiful song |
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| The Format – Seven Digit Pin Code Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I wonder if the "scar that sis below your navel" is rape? i haven't seen anyone talk about this. but that maybe when he talks about it the first time he's talking about raping her, or at least sexually violating her by watching her. and the the second time he says it is when the priest is raping him.? also, the name of the song. this seven digit pin code. like, he believes that if he gets this girl's phone number everything will be better. |
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| fun. – At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I'm not ready to disregard that he's using sad as the opposite of happy, but i also think that he's saying "at least i'm not as sad as i used to be" as "at least i'm not as pathetic as i used to be." i think it's him running into old friends and they're partying and having a good time, etc. and he realizes that that's not his life anymore - that he used to do that, but he's grown up. and when he gets down and thinks that his life is going no where, he remembers how he used to be and he's not as pathetic as he was then. and when he says "that's my life, nothing is sacred" he's sort of saying that he doesn't think he's better than his old friends per say, but he acknowledges his change. |
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| fun. – Jumping the Shark Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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To me, and this is my opinion so i'm entitled to it, this song is about straying from religion and finding contentment and peace outside of it. and feeling like you disappointed your parents because of it, but needing to get out. There are actually quite a few songs from fun. and the format in which nate refers to religion, or the lack there of. - Benson Hedges -- "holy ghosts, when do you come out to play/ cause if the lord is gonna find me he better start looking today" - One Foot -- "i happened to stumble upon a chapel last night / and i can't help but back up when i think of what happens inside" Seven Digit Pin Code -- "I wish that i believed in heaven/ I can't thank sunday school for that" - Threes - "yeah my life is just like religion - I'm making it up as i go" I'm sure there's more but that's all i can think of right now. I cry every time i listen to this song because these are the things i think it's saying and they envelop everything i feel after personally deciding religion wasn't for me. It's so damn raw and emotional at the core. |
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