| Vampire Weekend – A-Punk Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| For clarification, Sloan-Kettering is also a thrift store. I believe it'd make more sense for the singer to see the ring in the "young men's wing" there, rather than a cancer treatment center. | |
| 311 – Sunset in July Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Imo, this song is about how their lives are slipping them by. They CONSTANTLY reference time/days "flying by", or "sliding on". My inferred belief is that the song is about concerts they have in July, as the whole first section of the song; "I'm on pure momentum"; momentum is the buildup before energy is released; he's talking about how he's excited for tonight and how he loves to see his fans having fun while listening to their music. However, he says in the chorus "Watching you dancing and having the time of your life", and it references one of the most relatable feelings musicians have. They feel as if they just want to let go and go to another bands concert and just have fun, but they cant because they have their own concert to preform. - - - - - Two different opinions are shared in reaction to how time is flying by in the song; the first, a singer who believes in the afterlife, and the second is one that does not. The first: "Cuz time is sliding, time is sliding on hear what I say If you believe that, believe that Back-up, back-up you need that, need that Space and time and time and space is my way I'm forever in existence, I'm forever ok" Notice the last line. He legitimizes his feelings by knowing he'll go to heaven and forever be "ok". The second: "Throughout the multiverse bout anything could be true Might as well make up anything to believe in It's made inside of you" He's saying literally any religion could be true, because they're all made up inside of you. It's a two thousand year old question: "Should we live our life to the fullest because we don't know what will happen after we die, or let time pass us by and find comfort in knowing that we'll be eternally happy after we die?" Goes all the way back to feudalism and crusades in England. Anyway... - - - - - The song is about how time is flying by, and how different band members handle it. Overall, they love seeing their fans dance to their music and it makes them happy, but they wish they could join them sometimes too. Thanks for reading! |
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| Passion Pit – Carried Away Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Overall, this song is about a man and a woman whom fight frequently and are in a complicated relationship. Overall, they just want to avoid fighting and pretend to be friends, overlooking all their issues, but they keep getting "carried away". This is an analysis of the entire song, part by part: "Since my heart is golden, I've got sense to hold in Tempted just to make an ugly scene No I'm not as proper; my money's in copper Ripped down from the brownstones to the street" Here, he starts off by saying "my heart is golden, so I have sense to hold in". This means he wants to be civil, so he's not going to fight and he will hold back. Then he pulls a 180, and states "no I'm not as proper, my money's in copper". This implies his heart isn't really made of gold, but copper, a far cheaper metal (pennies are made from copper), therefore he doesn't hold back on fights and he's not as civil. - - - - - "Listen, I'm your friend, don't quote me, but not a friend worth noting. Yes, please don't ever note me as your friend Who says we have cold hearts? Acting out our old parts, let's preform my favorite little scene" Here, he states he is indeed her friend, but she shouldn't ever tell anyone that. He questions who thinks they have cold hearts, or who thinks they're mean, then follows up by saying "let's preform my favorite little scene". He's saying nobody has to know we hate each other; their "old parts" are friends, and by preforming their old parts they are pretending to be friends. This will have more meaning later in the song. - - - - - "Oh, European, once again with feeling. Higher education making sense? Justify your thesis, certain that you need this. Tell me what your point is in defense." This is a sample of a fight between the man and woman. Obviously, she uses her higher education (college degree) in defense for being smarter than the man, and he simply states he's heard it all before and mocks her by saying she doesn't need it. There is no further meaning; the artist probably included it in the song so the listener could get more a feel for their situation. Also, there is an overall theme in the song of a play; "once again with feeling" is a line directors use. Earlier on he also references acting and preforming a their scene. - - - - - "Listen, I don't really know you, and I don't think I want to. But I think I can fake it if you can Let's agree there's no need, no more talk of money Let's just keep pretending to be friends" The first line of this section could be easily misinterpreted. Him stating "I don't really know you" implies she is a stranger, which she obviously is not considering how they've talked (and fought) before. This line refers to a situational phrase used when in fights; "you're acting like a person I don't even know". This is confirmed when he says "and I don't think I want to", where he basically says "I don't like this side of you". Then he says "I think I can fake it if you can", meaning he can overlook it if she can and they can just pretend to be friends. He tries to stop the fighting by saying there is no need to discuss money. Money is, indeed, a massive source of conflict in any society or relationship. Then comes the line that captures the entire theme of the song, "Let's just keep pretending to be friends." - - - - - "Wake up in the morning, wake up in the evening Wake up when you want to. 'Cause no one's really watching Or else you'd something to say about it. But we all have problems We're all having problems And we all got something to say." Here he mocks the woman for not having a man living with her. He says she can wake up whenever she wants because nobody is watching, and she lives alone. He knows this is true, because if she had someone living with her she would hold it against him. Then, he kind of takes it back by saying "but we all have problems". This section represents their mixed emotions for each other, as he starts off by bashing her, then turns it around and states that he too has problems, as does everybody else. - - - - - AND FINALLY... - - - - - "I get carried away, carried away, from you And I'm hoping and praying, 'Cause I'm sorry, sorry 'bout that Sorry 'bout things that I've said Always let it get to my head." First off, "carried away" means "to make very emotional". An appropriate name for the song, this term represents the wavering emotions experienced from fighting with each other. This section of the song is repeated multiple times, indicating a cycle of fighting then apologizing, followed by more fighting. After apologizing, the phrase "always let it get to my head" is stated. The word "always" indicates that no matter what, they always fight, even after apologizing. They're hoping and praying that the fights will stop, or they can stop themselves from fighting, but for now they're stuck pretending to be friends. - - - - - Thanks for taking the time to read. TL;DR: The man and woman whom the song is about are trapped in a cycle of fighting and apologizing. They pretend to be friends and overlook all issues between them, but it ALWAYS just ends up with them fighting again. |
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| The Lumineers – Big Parade Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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In my opinion, this song is contrasting his childhood with his adulthood. He frequently repeats the phrase "All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see". This shows his new found view on the once seemingly perfect reality of the world. The biggest contrast off the bat is the beauty queens: as a child you look up to beauty queens and see them almost like you would a Disney princess, yet now in adulthood he realizes they've been drunk and partying all night before. There's a huge aspect on government and politics also, begging with him talking about the armored cars which he thought were designed to keep him safe, when in reality they were most likely designed to keep the people in the parade safe (the Candidate). He then goes on to talk about the soldiers whom kids look up to as heroes, yet denotes them as "violent men who dance the blood ballet". All that is fine and good, but the most striking line to me is "Marching bands and barricades". This line in itself compares the fun-loving nature of parades (marching bands) with the reality of the world (barricades). The truth is there are people out there who plot on causing mass destruction at even parades, so barricades are in place to stop chaos. Going back to my last point, armored cars as used in parades for protection of people. The singer realizes the fun, free, and safe childhood he had was all an illusion and going back to a parade in his adulthood shows him that EVEN PARADES, designed for the entertainment and relaxation of families, are threatened by cruel people in the world. |
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