| Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – This Life Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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From what I've read about Alex Ebert, the band's lead singer, he's dealt with a severe drug addiction in the past and to me this song sounds like it's about overcoming that. He's been "trying to pretend that death is his friend," meaning he wanted to give himself an excuse for his lifestyle and that death is okay, but the key word in the song is "now." "This life ain't for me NOW." To me, the lines, "Well I walked into black, Said I weren't coming back" represents either a blackout or a dream that began the point of turnaround, and the next lines "Saw my angel in blue, She tell me 'This life ain't for you'" represent an angel or some higher power intervening and making him realize that his lifestyle isn't for him. I'm not entirely sure about the choruses, but I think it has to do with his change in lifestyle in the eyes of others, i.e. friends, family, public, etc. In their concert in Sydney, Australia at the Enmore Theater (April 2, 2014), "This Life" was the last song they performed, and Alex himself said he hadn't wanted to do this song because it takes so much out of him. In the recorded version of this song (on iTunes), you can hear him getting emotional with it, so it's obvious that whatever the subject matter is is something very personal to him. |
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| Die Prinzen – Mein Fahrrad Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Recently I've been doing 120 Riding about on my bike And as always could only hope The police don't pull me over Because then I would have to pay a fine And be led to the interrogation And my poor little bike Would stand alone in front of the door Oh how I love my bike Why, that I don't exactly know I will be faithful to my bike In contrast to my wife I will never leave it I will never go from it Because we fly as if on clouds Since we understand each other so well Every booger drives an Opel Every monkey drives a Ford Every buffoon drives a Porsche Every ass an Audi Sport Every weirdo drives a Manta Every fool a Jaguar Only aficionados ride a bike And always get there more quickly My bike is not purple Because that doesn't turn me on at all It's also not brown Because I can't stand brown No, I've had it painted blue from the saddle to the innertube & I think that says it appropriately Because I'm also sometimes blue Music Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ6vG0JoG9c&feature=kp |
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