| Spacehog – In The Meantime Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song has always been a standout with it's guitar riffs, quirky bass line, and all of it's idiosyncrasies from the very first note carrying all the way to build up at the end. The lyrics have a very positive message, while the video puts quite a different spin on it. For this post I will focus just on definitions first and then lyrics. Space Hog= literally means: a person taking up a lot of physical space, esp. that which belongs to or is needed by others. Space Hog =figuratively could mean: "When pigs fly" (Space Hogs) is an adynaton, a way of saying that something will never happen. The phrase is often used for humorous effect, to scoff at over-ambition "In the meantime" = the intervening time or period, as between events Resident Alien = In law, an alien is a person in a country who is not a citizen of that country. Figuratively not of this world but residing here "in the meantime" The song is as one commenter put it, " taking the tone of some monumental galactic message to the human race, . .". The song is- a message whether it be from the band or some celestial being. But the lyrics also take the celestial overtone to a religious level with lines like: "The thing they call divine" "With tears of holy joy" and the constant reiteration of the message of Love "We love the all the all of you" In short, we are resident aliens living in this world "In the meantime" and that in our lives "In the meantime" we need to love the all of we all. We are all living "in the meantime" which makes us all alike sharing the same boat. "We love the all the all of you" |
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| Madonna – Borderline Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I like many of the guesses here, but there isn't a shred to support what many of the comments are about. It has nothing to do with orgasms, Sean Penn, guy Ritchie, or borderline personality as some have mentioned. Here are some facts- It was written before Madonna even met Sean Penn/ Guy Ritchie. In fact the song was written by Madonna's producer Reggie Lucas, not Madonna "Its lyrics dealt with the subject of a love that is never fulfilled and was written as a rebellion against male chauvinism." Being that it was written by a male I think it takes more of the general aspect of being emotionally abuse. The male chauvinism aspect (which is emotionally abusive) only comes into play because it was song by Madonna - not because of the lyrics itself. When a partner with holds love as punishment, it's emotional abusive and demeaning. Stonewalling, emotional abondonment, and other behaviors can be cold followed by strong affection which plays head games with the victim. The bar is set to high and ones best is never good enough- They are at the mercy of trying to please the abuser giving them all they can destroying themselves in the process. The abusive partners holds the victim prisoner by overwhelming them one moment giving them hope and crushing them in the next moment by abondonment. "When you hold me in your arms, you love me 'til I just can't see, But then you let me down, when I look around. Baby, you just can't be found" The cycle of emotional abuse is dehumanizing, destroying self confidence, and feeling trapped. Because they love their abuser they can't let it go, and they are pleading to be set free. The last few lines mention at how much the abuse has taken it's toll. "Look what your love has done to me Come on baby, set me free You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline You cause me so much pain, I think I'm going insane What does it take to make you see You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline" "Look at what your love has done to me" is really "look at what your (emotional abuse) has done to me. She is losing her mind knowing that this relationship is destroying her and wants out before she loses it. Borderline the song and video has been observed in academia for it's symbolism as well. It's actually rather sophisticated and worthy of a lot discussion that's hidden in just a few lines of what just appears to be another upbeat top 40 pop song. It's the most artistic thing Madonna has done in her career. |
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