| My Morning Jacket – Dondante Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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I always thought the last lyrics were: "You had me worried, so worried, that this would last But now I'm worried, so worried, that this will pass" The "learning" makes sense, but the above hits deeper - originally, he was worried he would never escape the grief caused by his friend's passing. Now, he's more concerned that the grief will pass, along with the memory of his friend, and he'll be forgotten (like a ghost that never was). |
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| My Morning Jacket – Dondante Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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As has been pointed out, it's about his friend committing suicide. What gets me the most is the outro: "You had me worried that this would last" - his friend's suicide clearly weighing on Jim; will he ever escape the grief and nightmares? "Now I'm worried that this will pass" - reluctance to let the grief go; will /his memory fade? will I still see him in my dreams? Can't imagine the conflicting emotions in a situation like this - you want to escape the grief but not erase the memory. Beautiful song, brought me to tears seeing it live. Thank you, Jim. |
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| Tom Petty – First Flash of Freedom Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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The lyrics here are less about a message and more about an image. Petty broad-brushes the setting/state of mind, and Campbell comes in and splatters the shit out of the canvas with screeching solos between each verse. Overall, a more musical than lyrical song, Petty's vocals serve as imagery to compliment music, rather than his usual lyrics-first method. This seems to be mostly true of this album overall, one of the reasons it's a sneaky late-favorite offering. Mojo, throughout, is simple yet visionary in lyric, while intricate and punching musically. Very guitar-driven, lot of deep cuts, lot of Mike & Tom ripping loose on solos. Fun stuff. |
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| Phosphorescent – Song For Zula Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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| The National – Sea of Love Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song, like so many on the album, is about a casual relationship that evolves into a lopsided one. I love this theme personally, as The National continues to be unafraid to capture actual human experiences, and not trumped-up love fairy tales. In this case, and elsewhere throughout the album, he's describing the painful experience of falling in love with someone who is reluctant to move beyond the previously established casual nature of the relationship. Unlike the rest of the album though, this time the narrator is the one watching the other person fall into some "sea of love", and he's the one who won't be dragged down with her. Funny how it can feel life-shattering when you're the one in too deep ("you said it would be painless, it wasn't that at all" - Pink Rabbits), but when it's the other way around, it becomes "hey, sorry I hurt you... welp, at least love is a virtue! Cheers!" Interesting to compare this to songs like "Pink Rabbits" "This is the Last Time" or "I Need my Girl", all of which allude to the narrator slipping into the dreaded Sea of Love alone, while the girl he loves stands steadfast on the shore. All beautiful, real, completely relatable songs. I personally have been on both sides of this arrangement and there are some lines (not to mention some swelling brass-filled crescendos) scattered throughout this album that are straight piercing to listen to, but in a wonderfully alive way. Which to me is the point: sure their music can be downright depressing, even death-obsessed at times, but it is more in touch with actual human emotions than anything else out there right now--what better way to feel alive? (Point of reference: Jenny = he's in love and she won't reciprocate, Jo = vice versa.... as Matt says, Sorry Jo) |
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