| Panic! at the Disco – This Is Gospel Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I know that this isn't what the song actually means, but this song has a very personal meaning to me. As someone who was raised in a Christian home, and now has chosen to be agnostic, this song speaks the feelings I have about pulling away from the religious upbringing. Before I go any further, I want to ask that PLEASE, no one start any fights over religious beliefs in response or reference to this comment. I'm only speaking of my own experiences here. I'll take a few specific lyrics and talk about why this song means what it does to me: "This is gospel for the fallen ones Locked away in permanent slumber Assembling their philosophies From pieces of broken memories" This introduction is the writer addressing who exactly this song is for. It's for those like me, who have been raised in a way they no longer agree with, whether it be a religious view, or otherwise. The line "assembling their philosophies" especially speaks to me, because to me, it means that these people who have been raised a certain way, are now finding their own philosophies, and what they believe in. I hope that makes sense |D "The gnashing teeth and criminal tongues conspire against the odds But they haven’t seen the best of us yet" This is the first reference to pulling away from the beliefs you've been raised with, and I honestly don't know what else to say for that lmao "If you love me let me go If you love me let me go" This is speaking for those people who have been raised in one way and want to live another, basically saying to those who raised them that way to let them live however they want, and believe in whatever they want to. This is expanded on in the next part of the chorus: "‘Cause these words are knives that often leave scars The fear of falling apart" Now, I'm going to speak of my personal experiences in this part, though this could apply to differences in things other than religious views. IN MY EXPERIENCE, Christians are honestly not the best people out there like they like to believe they are. I'm not saying all Christians are like this, but a lot of the ones in my life are frankly very closed-minded. Additionally, a lot of them are very critical. I've heard plenty of Christian parents voicing their displeasure with their children dating someone who isn't Christian, for example. Their closed-minded and critical nature is really hurtful to their children a lot of the time, particularly those who decide they don't believe in Christianity anymore. They're scared to tell their parents that they don't share their beliefs anymore, in fear of being criticized or getting into an argument with someone they love. All of this is especially true of LGBTQA+ youth who are raised in homophobic Christian homes. For someone whose parents are homophobic, coming out becomes an incredibly dangerous and emotional thing to do. So, yeah, "these words are knives that often leave scares / the fear of falling apart" connect that with my interpretation, I'm sure you can :P "And truth be told, I never was yours The fear, the fear of falling apart" This is expanding on the last two points, and putting them together. "Truth be told, I never was yours" is talking about how no one can shape someone else's philosophical views, only YOU can decide what you believe in. It doesn't matter how you were raised; if you believe something, you believe it, and it's the same if you don't believe something. "The fear, the fear of falling apart" is bringing back the feelings from my last point, with the "knives that often leave scars". You can also interpret it as being scared of pulling yourself from the beliefs you've been raised with, for fear of "falling apart" without these beliefs in your life. When I was 12, I started learning about evolution in school (and yes, I did go to a Christian school, but I think they were supposed to teach it to us anyway, even if it went against their beliefs) and I started believing in evolution instead of Christianity and creationism. I legitimately slipped into a depressive phase due to this, and restoring my faith is what brought me out of it. I'm being completely serious here- as someone who has experienced depression again since then, I know how it feels, and I know that's what happened. So yeah, it can be really scary to pull from the beliefs you've been raised with. "This is gospel for the vagabonds, Ne’er-do-wells, insufferable bastards Confessing their apostasies Led away by imperfect impostors" See my first point, it's basically the exact same thing except with different words/names for the people the writer is addressing "Don’t try to sleep through the end of the world Bury me alive 'Cause I won’t give up without a fight" If I'm honest, I'm still trying to figure out what the first two lines of this section mean, but the last line is basically saying that no matter what, you're determined to let go of your past beliefs, and shape your philosophy yourself. Aaaaaaand there it is! I know I basically wrote a book here but xD idk man, this song has a lot of personal meaning to me ;v; |
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| Eminem – 25 To Life Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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@[1bookfish:23014] ... wow, I wrote that four years ago, and to be honest, I've completely forgotten about this comment. I logged on to talk about a different song, and then I found this, and it's really interesting for me to see, honestly. I was in a relationship at the time that I wrote that, and these days, I connect this song to that relationship. The time I wrote this comment was actually right around the time things started taking a snowball effect to disaster, and I won't go into the details of it because it's extremely personal, but just... wow It's amazing how time can change the meaning of a song or any other piece of art for you |
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| Eminem – 25 To Life Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I just wanna specify: I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT EMINEM AS A PERSON. I don't even listen to his music, for the most part... I just want to express how I interpret this song because it is very close and personal to me. I don't care if anyone disagrees with me or criticizes me, this is how the song makes me feel. To me, this song connects to a past friendship I had. This "friend" wasn't much of a friend, and she basically became my worst enemy. Granted, we were in elementary school, so it wasn't terribly bad, but I may not be remembering correctly, either, and maybe it was worse than I remember. I do remember that she was essentially a bully, though, and she was my only friend, so I was scared to leave her because I would be alone. That's something that the line "And I know that if I end this I'll no longer have nothing left" particularly connects to. I felt trapped, just like the songwriter did; they were in a relationship with someone that treated them unfairly, but they felt that they had no choice. I know that may not be what it's really about, just remember, that is what it means to me on a personal level. That's the general idea of the song, I think, and to add to it, the songwriter is walking away from the relationship. The same thing happened to me, so I understand how they feel there as well. And something that really stuck out to me in this song are the following lines: "I'm addicted To the pain, the stress, the drama I'm drown in so I guess I'm a mess" That is something I thought no one else felt. I have never met someone who has felt that way, who feels like they're addicted to pain, stress, drama, etc., and now here it is in a song... you have no idea how good it feels to know that there's someone else out there, even just one person, who feels that way. That's just my view on this song. I know it's probably inaccurate, since I know nothing about Eminem's personal life, but I just wanted to express this view because it means a lot to me. I know I might sound stupid in saying this, but I would appreciate it if I didn't get any criticism on this... you have your view, I have mine. In the end, it's in the eye of the beholder. |
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| Marianas Trench – Alive Again Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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To be honest, to me, the meaning of this song is pretty obvious, but that may be because I've felt the feelings I think are being mentioned here. Think about it- Josh dealt with some pretty heavy stuff as a teenager. His family and friends knew about them, and they would try their best to help him out, and he would pretend it was all better even if it wasn't because he didn't want to upset them. To be more specific, I think it's about the time he went from anorexia to bulimia (more about that later in my comment) I'll go through some specific lyrics so it makes more sense... "I don't know why it just won't die It breaks me in to stay alive" In my eyes, that's where he's talking about the fact that these issues (for example, depression) just won't seem to go away no matter how hard he tries, and it's getting harder and harder for him to stay alive. "It seems so long since I've been gone I got so used to just hanging on I feel so wrong I don't belong Got so used to just hanging on" This is hard to put to words, but I think it's about recovering from these issues he was dealing with at the time. Trying to recover, but he got so used to just hanging onto these addictions, and now that he's trying to let go, he feels like he doesn't belong... he doesn't feel normal... this is all new to him. "I'm used to starving out instead It's easier than faking it Sometimes it hurts but That's no worse than than all those times I guess it works I know they walked away with a piece of me" To understand this part, you have to know his story very well. He said in an interview about mental health (if you google "Josh Ramsay on Mental Health" you'll find it) that he first struggled with anorexia, but his parents found out and forced him to eat more, hoping it was just a phase. Wanting to keep it a secret, he turned to bulimia instead. So basically, this seems to be about his transition from one to the other. "And I walk around like I'm alive again But I know it's just not the same" This is pretty easy for me to interpret. This is what I was talking about earlier. He's pretending he's all better now since everybody wants him to be, so he's putting on an act so he doesn't upset/worry them. "I'm sorry, I broke it all I'm sorry, I broke it, I broke it all I'm sorry, I broke it, I broke it all And I'm fading" Here, his secret has been revealed and his loved ones discover the he really ISN'T okay and that he needs some more help. He feels like he's ruined everything for being the way he is and for being broken. He feels like a burden, and the he's tearing everything apart. The last line is basically saying "I'm getting worse". That's my opinion, anyway... this song means a lot to me and is one of the most meaningful songs in my life, so it might not be correct, but hey, it's the way I interpret it, and if you see it another way, that's fine, too. |
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| Sick Puppies – No Mercy Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Okay, so this song is one of my personal favourites because it's so relevant to my life, in the way I see it. Basically, the person singing the song (or songwriter, or whatever you wanna call them :P ) feels as though they deserve abuse because they've done things that, in their eyes, are unforgiveable. Their want/longing/need for abuse has gotten to the point that it feels like it's cruel for people to not abuse them because they really do believe they deserve it. It's gotten to where they're literally begging people to hurt them because they feel so horrible without getting the punishment they think they deserve. I'm not proud to say that I have actually done this before... I've told people "you can go ahead and hurt me, if you want" or even begged them to beat me to a pulp because I feel so horrible about what I've done and I feel like I should be abused and hated. Yeah... that's basically a summarized version of my take on it ^^; |
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