| Portishead – Roads Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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As most of Portishead's songs this song emphasizes a feeling, not much the "reason" or "why" you feel it, but the feeling itself. At first I thought it was political, like she can not accept how passive people are with humanity and its problems. But after reading some comments below I saw that this "feeling" fits in other subjects as well, not only political... Anyway, it is pretty clear the she is defending a "cause", an "Idea", and she can not accept that she is the only one thinking about this, even to the point of asking herself if the problem is hers (How can it feel, this wrong)... Cheers all!!! |
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| Portishead – Over Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The speaker had a fantasy (could be cheating, could be murder, could be anything, its very open and I don't think that portishead wants to define anything in this sense), tried once, and is still VERY insecure weather to keep doing it or not, because it is a big change for her, for her personality... The song is about the indecision, not the fantasy in itself. The Videoclip is amazing, Beth is in a spotlight, crosses a path of darkness and reaches light again... like she is lost crossing this dark places but going to the light again... |
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| Portishead – Sour Times Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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also check my interpretation for Glory Box, where I think that Beth more or less talks about the same things! and check this sick version of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1594M6G5byY TY ALL!! |
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| Portishead – Sour Times Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Definitely about infidelity and a severe criticism to marriage. To pretend no one can find The fallacies of morning rose Forbidden fruit, hidden eyes Curtises that I despise in me Morning rose is a reference to the bride, a symbol of marriage. Also the forbidden fruit the hidden eyes, all symbols of why marriage is "sacred". And the despise the she pretends to believe in all that. She despise the hypocrisy of believinf in all this things... Take a ride, take a shot now 'Cause nobody loves me Its true Not like you do Here its important to see that in the song she gives emphasis to "nobody loves me", kinda affirming that love doesn't exist, but when she softly says "not like you do" she is saying "but for you now, and only now, it does". Covered by the blind belief That fantasies of sinful screens Bear the facts, assume the dye End the vows no need to lie, enjoy Take a ride, take a shot now All that "cheating is a sin" are just fantasies, illusions... so just bear the facts, end your vows (of marriage), no need to lie to yourself that you believe in that and just enjoy, take a ride, do things freely... Who am I, what and why 'Cause all I have left is my memories of yesterday Oh these sour times I do not need of anything to tell me who i am, don't need judgments, for all I am are my memories, she is not afraid of what people will say. Kinda saying that marriage tends to mean to much on peoples lives... After time the bitter taste Of innocence decent or race Scattered seeds, buried lives Mysteries of our disguise revolve Circumstance will decide A criticism to the traditional values to why people tend to get married, like race, ancestry. She forgets all that and just let circumstances decide. Nobody knows that, they are just mysteries anyway... |
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| Portishead – Wandering Star Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think this song is about deep grief, sadness and depression. Please could you stay awhile to share my grief For its such a lovely day To have to always feel this way And the time that I will suffer less Is when I never have to wake She's crying for help because she can't bear her sadness. The day is beautiful, all seems right but she is still sad and it seems to her the she will only stop suffering if she dies - "when i never have to wake"= death. Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved The blackness of darkness forever She is a lost soul, her fate is to suffer forever... Those who have seen the needles eye, now tread Like a husk, from which all that was, now has fled And the masks, that the monsters wear To feed, upon their prey Even those who have achieved enlightenment now are empty and all the promises made to them were just masks of monsters. There is NO achievement, there is NO salvation. ( To explain better, "the needles eye" are the camels that went through the needle eye, they are the men that had entered the kingdom of God... as the biblical reference in many comments below, so "those who have seen the needle eye" are the men who found some illusion of salvation). (Always) doubled up inside Take awhile to shed my grief (Always) doubled up inside Taunted, cruel... Again, she is asking for help. If not help at least some company in her despair. Her deep feelings are taunted, cruel... Beautiful song, amazing contrast between the hard beet and the soft vocals... |
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| Portishead – It Could Be Sweet Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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It seems simple enough... We are not closer because we are afraid of what could happen, after all "this life aint fair" and we could get hurt. We have to try a bit harder to be together, because we wont get something (love) for nothing. We have to try a bit harder without being afraid, even knowing that love doesn't always shine through. Our pride, our thoughts will take tolls on our lives if we don't forget them. We have to forget the fear of hurting your pride to try to love someone, because if we do "It could be sweet" =) |
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| Portishead – Glory Box Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I'm not very good at this, but i'll give it a try... For me, Beth does use some reference about her homosexuality but the song is NOT 100% about it, I'm so tired, of playing Playing with this bow and arrow Gonna give my heart away Leave it to the other girls to play For I've been a temptress too long well, bow and arrow is used by the cupid a pretty clear symbol of love. So she is kinda tired of playing of being in love, she just want to let her heart go, for "being a temptress"was her way to play the game, to find and keep their lovers... Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be, a woman I just want to be a woman Here she says that there is no reason to LOVE someone to BE wit someone. I just want to be a woman... I just want to stay with you, to have sex with you, to be a woman (could be man, makes no difference) without loving you... From this time, unchained We're all looking at a different picture Through this new frame of mind A thousand flowers could bloom Move over, and give us some room She's grown. She lost "faith"in love... even if a thousand of flowers bloom (another symbol of romance, love) we still have to move over and give ourselves some room to each other... So don't you stop, being a man Just take a little look from our side when you can Sow a little tenderness No matter if you cry This is the part I didnt really get it. It might be where I'm completly wrong and my interpretation for the song falls apart... But i THINK she is trying to say something like "You dont have to change who you are to be with me... there's no need to a big fuss just because we are together, just be tender, even if you cry it doesnt mean that much... this is part of life." All I want to be is a Woman Pretty clear, I just want to be a woman and do Woman stuff like sex, like be with someone... being a woman in a social way... (again makes no difference if the phrase was "i just want to be a man", she just say woman cuz she is a female singer) So... I think this song is about deep affection without "Love", without giving your heart and yourself completely to someone else... Thanx all!! |
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