| Tool – Stinkfist Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Something has to change. Un-deniable dilemma. Boredom's not a burden Anyone should bear. Constant over stimulation numbs me And I wouldn't have It any other way. [It's much harder to deal with a level of stimulation less than what you're used to, and even though stimulation behaves in many ways like a drug, tolerance, dependence, the human animal does not identify the bizarre consequences of desensitization to violence, sex and love to actually be a problem.] It's not enough. I need more. Nothing seems to satisfy. I don't want it. I just need it. To breathe, to feel, to know I'm alive. [The feelings of frustration toward whatever is missing are heavily portrayed to be similar to a drug addiction here.] Finger deep within the borderline. Show me that you love me and that we belong together. Relax, turn around and take my hand. [Perhaps this suggests that this part of the song is more or less about a relationship, romantic or not that has ended due to a lack of stimulation, asking the subject to "turn around." The borderline may serve to indicate how far the narrator is reaching and hoping as time passes to get what he wants back.] I can help you change Tired moments into pleasure. Say the word and we'll be Well upon our way. [Bargaining, the narrator is in shock because he perceives himself as perfectly adequate and ready to change.] Blend and balance Pain and comfort Deep within you Till you will not want me any other way. [Frustrated, the narrator wants to manipulate the emotions of another] Knuckle deep inside the borderline. This may hurt a little but it's something you'll get used to. Relax. Slip away. [This part may be a metaphor for the idea that our habits, addictions, desensitization can be hard to deal with for people around us] Something kinda sad about The way that things have come to be. Desensitized to everything. What became of subtlety? [This lyrics means exactly what it sounds like to me] How can it mean anything to me If I really don't feel anything at all? I'll keep digging till I feel something. [Trying to stuff a wound that hasn't healed] Elbow deep inside the borderline. Show me that you love me and that we belong together. Shoulder deep within the borderline. Relax. Turn around and take my hand. [At the end of the song the narrator is still reaching for his friend / girlfriend / drugs / pornography / whatever it is that the LISTENER can relate to the lyrics, most of us have had struggle that involved dependence or tolerance to something, not necessarily drugs.] |
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| The Shins – Sleeping Lessons Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| It's, "Jump from the hook, you don't have to swallow anything you despise." | |
| The Shins – Sleeping Lessons Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I don't think this song has anything to do with a relationship. I think it's supposed to be about anything that can make someone seriously lose sleep, and ultimately the action to move toward a decision to do something about it. It's a motivational song. The first two segments of the lyrics, to me, seem to be about taking your time, mourning, grieving, worrying, contemplating, coping, when you're done with that you need to do something about it and change yourself. The parts about the guard seem to be about overcoming rumination, not dwelling on something that is past, because you know you're beyond it. |
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| Tom Waits – Invitation to the Blues Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| This song tells a story, and it paints the story in a way that is much clearer than most other songs which try to do the same thing. | |
| Tom Waits – Hoist That Rag Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Tom Waits isn't Maynard James Keenan, he doesn't try to hide complex emotional or existential subjects in his songs. Tom Waits makes the meaning of a song revealed in the poetry of the lyrics, and if there's a part you don't understand, that's just because it's something Tom Waits is familiar with that you aren't. The only reason war is even mentioned in this song is as a comparison to love, showing us the song intends to portray how inherently unfair, hard, unpredictable life is rather than being "about" one thing. This song can be related to if you're a soldier fighting in a war or if you're single and sick and tired. I'm willing to bet that's what Tom intended. Hoist that rag, the chorus, to me, sounds just like it's supposed to sound like someone shouting to get back to work. It certainly wouldn't be the first time Tom Waits wrote a song that was easy to interpret. Next thing you know I'll be reading about how invitation to the blues is a metaphor for the futility of buying a small quantity of silver or something. |
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