| Bombay Bicycle Club – The Hill Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think this song perfecty fits into people's thoughts when they are in their last year of college and they're about to leave and "rise, rise, rise to the meaning of life". They're "all falling out" because they have started to become more selfish and started thinking about themselves in the future, i.e. their goals, ambitions. This can be shown by the fact that the writer mentions that "looking back, looking out are different things" because they look back to reminisce about the fun they had as a group of friends, and look out to the future. They are different things because one gives a sense of happiness, whereas the other is filled with uncertainty. The writer longs to "go back to old times" and everyone can definitely relate this- as the writer wants to go back when it was all easier and fun i.e. their childhood, but they are now becoming adults and this is hard to face up too. The writer says "we never thought it would be us" meaning that they as a band never thought they were the ones that were going to make it big. I think this song perfectly captures what 18 year olds are facing- changes to their lives and not seeing their friends again. |
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| Bombay Bicycle Club – Many Ways Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think this is about him making a decision to break up with a girl. He does not want to hurt her like other men, who take away her "fortune"- her happiness. The start of the song is him explaining the disastrous relationship, as it "burned' and now someone has to clear the "embers" away- which might symbolise the devastation left over by the "fire" which might denote a fight or a big blow up between the two In the next stanza we get the impression that he is talking with the girl about how the situation needs to be resolved, and she knows why he has come to her, and is "quick to guess his(my) choice". They both realise the relationship is unhealthy, as she says "I am sure your choice is right" to leave her, but he still feels quite guilty about it and mentions how he has "always been a coward" about breaking up a relationship- possibly because of the hurt he has gone through with them, and times when he has been dumped. Truly beautiful lyrics, hats off to Jack Steadman <3 |
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