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| CHVRCHES – Bow Down Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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Chorus ×3 at the end, followed by "between the white lines" ×2 and then "white lines" again. |
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| Purity Ring – Obedear Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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"oh but dear"
"in gauze with grateful arms"
Oh.
I thought Obedear was someone's name, and the other line was "in God's ungrateful arms". |
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| Austra – Hulluu Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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Google Translate tells me the song's title is Finnish for "crazy things". I should ask my friend who speaks Finnish for confirmation, though. |
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| Austra – Shoot the Water Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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Apparently this isn't really supposed to have much or any meaning. From an interview:
>TQ: There are some very ambiguous lyrics and song titles on the album. What does it mean to "shoot the water"?
>KS: [Laughs] You know, my lyrics are incredibly ambiguous. I don't ever write lyrics about literal things, and often the way I write lyrics is just through singing vocals and going with it. I'll say a phrase and if I like the way it sounds I'll sing it for other people, and they'll have a completely different interpretation of what it means. And I kind of like that.
>TQ: So do you see words as another note with the sound being more important than what they mean?
>KS: Yeah, kind of. On my first recordings I didn't write lyrics. It was just a lot of gibberish. Then I realised that people really like listening to lyrics. I never listen to lyrics. To me it's 100 per cent about the vocal line and the melodies and it's all about finding words that fit into that. I look for words that have a vowel that fit a particular line, rather than words that prompt you to think about what I'm saying.
http://thequietus.com/articles/06158-austra-interview |
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| Green Day – Longview Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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You must have meant agoraphobia (fear of open spaces). I've never heard of agrophobia, but I'd guess it's fear of agriculture. |
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| Lorde – Tennis Court Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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Does anybody know how to interpret this line?
"Getting caught soft with the triple is it" |
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| Lorde – 400 Lux Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I've been listening to Lorde on shuffle for a week and a half and I JUST got the line "Dreams of clean teeth". It's a reference to White Teeth Teens. Duh. I am so slow sometimes. :/ |
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| Lorde – Biting Down Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I really enjoy singing along to this one. It's like a chain-gang song, easy and fun. |
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| Lorde – The Love Club Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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"Getting punched" reminded me of the "tapping" process in which Yale secret societies select their new members each year. (see Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collegiate_secret_societies_in_North_America#Yale_University) So maybe it's how you become a member of the love club. Or maybe it refers to an emotional injury incurred in the course of membership, as part of the Fight Club allusion that LovesMambo mentioned. |
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| Lorde – Bravado Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I don't think so, but if you do, please explain why. Lorde's songs seem to often have more sensible interpretations than any one person would come up with. |
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| Lorde – 400 Lux Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I wondered about this song's title, so I went to Wikipedia. It turns out that 400 lux is the illuminance experienced on the earth's surface at sunset or sunrise on a clear day. |
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| Lorde – Tennis Court Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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The second repetition of "And you can watch from your window" sounds to me like she's inviting voyeurism… does anybody else think so? |
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| Lorde – Glory and Gore Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I think I understand most of the song, but I don't get the meaning of "I'll show you what that big word means". |
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