| Dillon – Thirteen Thirtyfive Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I'm not really a huge fan of her/this genre (I actually found out about this song on accident) but I liked the lyrics. At first, as some other commenters have said, I thought that she was making a reference to Lolita. (You'd be thirteen, I'd be thirty-five, I can say that you look pretty...you set my heart on fire, etc., etc.) but most people are saying it's about her miscarriage. "Strongest taste Loudest drop Head is filled The thought unlocked" Here is where I imagine things happening in slow motion as she is haunted by the memory of her unborn child, thus initiating a cataclysm of emotions and mental turmoil. Perhaps she is drinking and she drops the glass, it shatters (loudest drop), and she doesn't notice due to being in some sort of depressed haze. "You'd be thirteen, I'd be thirty-five Gone to find a place for us to hide" Had the child be alive whenever the story in the lyrics take place, the child would be thirteen, and she would be thirty-five. To make up for all the time they never got to spend with one another, she feels the need to find a place for them to "hide," away from the rest of the world so that she can protect and nurture the child. "Be together, but alone, As the need for it has grown, yeah" This idea of being with the child, however, is entirely fictionalized; the child is dead. Although in her mind they are together, in actuality they are alone. Over time, she has obviously not healed from the miscarriage, and the need for them to spend time together has grown, rather than the wound being healed with time. (The scatting, if it can be called that, that comes next is one aspect I found somewhat annoying, considering the content of the song. At the same time, it could also signify baby talk, or even that she is regressing to a childlike state or losing consciousness) "A cave or a shed A car or a bed A hole in the ground Or a burial mound A bush or a tree Or the aegean sea, will do for me" Wherever they meet, whether it be in the physical world or in the afterlife, it doesn't matter. Also, I feel that she might be alluding to the fact that she would've preferred that, if the child had to die somehow while she was still alive, she would prefer that they die together (i.e., drowning and being buried together). "I can say that you look pretty You turn my legs into spaghetti You set my heart on fire" No matter what the child would've looked like physically, she would tell her (assuming it would be a girl) that she looks pretty (OR, in the afterlife, her soul is beautiful). The thought of the child makes her experience emotions she never thought she could feel. "For you I found a vent In the bottom of a coal mine Just enough space for your hands in the inside" I honestly don't have an explanation for this lyric. The same with the one that mentions a prison cell. Perhaps this symbolizes the burial of the child (or lack thereof). This may also reference her mental state; she is "trapped," so to speak, in her own mind similar to a prisoner in a prison cell. "If you go Do/please let me know" She doesn't want to be separated from the child again. She had no idea that she would the first time, so she's saying that if the child, once they are reunited, were to go somewhere, to at least let her know first. "I go running with a heart on fire" She re-references the line "you set my heart on fire." Her heart has been set on fire by the child, one which can never be unlit, even after they are reunited; because she loves the child and will never stop (ask most parents). As she is forced to resume normal life, she goes about doing so with a heart constantly on fire. She blindly runs towards the child, in hopes of finding her again. |
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| Stereophonics – A Thousand Trees Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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One of my absolute favorite Stereophonics songs. I love how the song is written, and how meaningful it is despite simply being about small town life. I also believe that the song is about how a girl was assaulted by a gym teacher, and it wasn't just a rumor, though that plays a big part. "Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands When I'm overhearing elder ladies as the rumors start to fly You can hear them in the school yard, in the scrap yard, in the chip shop, in the phone box, in pool hall, at the shoe store Every corner turn around" A very "true" lyric that paints a picture we've all seen/heard about. It describes how an average guy (Kelly) was doing average things (grocery shopping) in a town where nothing much happens. He first hears it from gossipy old women, chatting about it with contempt. From there, it's everywhere, all over town. "Corners turning around" might symbolizes how the town has turned upside-down due to the commotion. "It started with a school girl who was running, Running home to her mam and dad She told them she was playing In the change room of her local football side They said tell us again, she told them again Tell us the truth, they found it hard to believe 'cause he taught our Steve He even trained me Taught Uncle John, who's a father of three" The young girl runs home to tell her parents; she is the "spark" that causes the "burning of a thousand trees." Without going into too much detail, she was fooling around at football practice when it happened. Her own parents are in disbelief, due to the good reputation of the coach, who taught many of the townsfolk. "But it only takes one tree to make a thousand matches, Only takes one match to burn a thousand trees A thousand trees" A really interesting metaphor. It took years for the coach to gain the respect of the people of the town, but it took one bad deed for that to be taken away from him. This also symbolizes how fast rumors spread. "You see it in the classroom In the swimming pool, where the matchstick men are made At the scout's hall At the football, where the wise we trust are paid They all honor his name, he did a lot for the game Got his name knocked up above the sport's ground gates But now they're ripping them down, stamping the ground Pictures gather dust behind the bar in the lounge" More of Kelly's ever-wonderful descriptive writing skills. A list of all the places where people are still talking about it. When he mention's "at the football..." he might be talking about the colleagues or other teachers of the coach, "the wise we trust" and pay. (That phrase alone references the trust we put in teachers and how we pay them to take care of our kids). The people who once respected and loved him (to the extent where there are pictures of him, most likely with past students) are "ripping down" the pictures, and "stamping" in frustration. "Pictures gathering dust" references the amount of time he's worked as the gym teacher, and how this one act has ruined his career and reputation. "Wake up and smell the rain Shake up he's back to stay Hasn't been on a holiday His growing seeds don't believe why he's been away In the school yard, change room, playing fields, bathroom, phone box, office blocks Corners turn around They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates But now they're ripping them down, stamping the ground Pictures gather dust in the bar in the lounge" Many people, possibly his own students or the parents of the girl, are in denial about everything; thus, Kelly tells them to "wake up and smell the rain." Then, just when everyone has begun getting over it, he returns to town (shaking things up), and this time, he's here to stay. Him "being on holiday" was most likely the lie told to his students, his "growing seeds," but they don't believe it; they believe what they overheard from their parents and teachers. Upon his return, the rumors and talk are back, just as bad as they were previously. Some people remain in denial, "doubting the flame," while others question whether or not the coach or the girl is at fault ("tossing the blame"). The song ends rather ambiguously, while restating the refrain, so the listener doesn't know the fate of any of the song's briefly mentioned characters--only with a weak, passing "moral" about starting rumors that we probably all learned when we were about 16 or so. Still, the song definitely sticks with you, and the entire sound of their first album is just great. They haven't been able to recreate such greatness in following albums, which is depressing. I'd love to know if anyone knows of any bands with a similar sound to Word Gets Around. |
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| Dillon – Thirteen Thirtyfive Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| @[ExtremelyWell:1165] Probably the best lyric interpretation of any song, ever, :). | |
| Chevelle – Clones Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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No, actually, you're all wrong. The song is about an alien invasion where they create clones of a lonely man using space-age technology and chemical reactions. Then, they take the clones on an adventure into outer space, where he and his army save an obscure planet from annihilation. Seriously. If you don't like the guy's interpretation, don't read it. Just listen to the damn music. |
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