| Lorde – Still Sane Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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THE SHINING ALLUSION PT 2 I forgot to write, perhaps the most obvious reference to The Shining; All work and no play Never made me lose it All business all day Keeps me up a level All work and no play Keeps me on the new shit, yeah This is a DIRECT quote taken from the movie, and possibly one of the most famous movie quotes of all time. During the turning point of Jack's downward spiral in the movie, his wife discovers that the manuscript of the book he has been writing for months consists of one phrase repeated for hundreds of pages: "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." |
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| Lorde – Still Sane Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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This song is a direct allusion to The Shining. First off, the title is obviously alluding to sanity, which is a central theme of the story of The Shining, since the people who live in the resort lose this. But more specifically, the lines: "I still like hotels, but I think that'll change Still like hotels, and my newfound fame Hey, promise I can stay good" The shining is about a hotel, and Lorde is touring the world with her music, spending a lot of time in hotels. Touring and fame can make a person lose it, just like the hotel in the shining made Jack go insane. He thought he could "stay good" and avoid the fate of the people who stayed in the hotel before him, but he couldn't. Lorde is hoping she can "stay good" even though she's seen so many celebrities before her go bad. Also the line, "riding round on bikes, we're still sane" is a direct reference to the bike scene(s) in the shining where the son rides around on his little toy bike exploring the hotel. He does this innocently and this curiosity is what leads him to lose his innocence when he discovers the truth of the hotel. |
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