| The Psychedelic Furs – Heaven Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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"Heaven" is not quite what it seems. Despite its title, this song, from the Psychedelic Furs' fourth album, Mirror Moves, is far from a testament of faith. Tim Butler, the band's co-founder and bassist, on the meaning of "Heaven": "It's about planes flying over ready to drop bombs, nuclear bombs: 'And I'm standing on ice when I say that I don't hear planes.' It's sort of strange that people would dance to it and stuff with a happy vibe, when it's quite a heavy song." |
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| Matt Nathanson – Wedding Dress Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Huffpo interview where he talks about the meaning of the song. It's about his marriage and (he implies) his own adultery. http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3705634/ MN: That one felt like it, but "Heart Starts"... That's the thing. Before, in my catalog of songs, the one that felt I was being most honest was a song called "Wedding Dress." MR: Yeah, really strong. MN: I have to tell you, it's about coming dangerously close to divorce and the wreck of a marriage and people are like, "I love that song, I'm going to play it at my wedding." At first, I started saying, "Well people just don't pay attention." It sort of took me a while, but with this record, I said, "I'm not being f**king straight up about stuff. People are misinterpreting things." Here I am pouring my heart out and showing everybody my f**king terribleness, and they're like, "It's so beautiful, I want to put it on my list!" So that was the catalyst. That was two records ago, but it really took until this record to be like, "Okay, no more f**king mystery here." The things that saved my life as a kid and the records that save my life now are records that you hear and you're like, "I can't believe that person just said that." I love music so much that I felt like music deserves more than my trying to save face and be clever. If I get to do this for a living, I feel like I have to be straight, as straight as I can be, you know? |
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