| July Talk – I've Rationed Well Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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The song is pretty straight forward, It talks of a couple in July Talk's conversational style. The first verse showing the person walking to their old home before they moved away, trying to remember memories of their previous significant other, but all they remember is swapping lies between each other because thats all that felt right between their relationship. The next verse goes on to speak about trying to replace them with whiskey and moving away, away from their home and the people they know, but specially them, justifying the reason as being young and high strung over them. Next two lines go on to say now they're at a point when they need the other person the most, but they're now across town but they need time meaning maybe it was a recent breakup. Ending with "We'll survive by tellin' lies we've rationed well" saying they survive by telling lies to eachother, and they'll do well for themselves keeping this space and lying. |
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| The Constantines – Young Lions Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Personally I feel like the song is referring to the audience as "Young Lions", Saying the world is our kingdom, and that we all have things we crave, and we all do things that can be hurtful or things we shouldn't do. But as young lions we need to put that behind us and "Choose your crime, pour the ashes out the window" meaning we take a wrong doing of ours and we forget about it, We stop framing it on a wall for us to remember and we relive ourselves of the "crime" again the "bottle of mickey" being a metaphor for regret and it being smashed being smashed. Relieved of the regret. The rest goes on to say "Roll out of the cradle, climb out the window. Make your love too wild for words. Stumbling thru the city with the ordinary birds" Basically saying Carpe Diem, Live your life to the fullest and make your love (for whatever or whomever it may be) and be around "ordinary birds" meaning people without regret or those who don't hold onto it. Also the last verse just goes onto emphasise the fact you need to loosen up, run free and shine. To excel in what you love and make it worth living for rather than holding onto regret and being dull through the lines "Loosen your collar, shake off the wires. Run like a river, glow like a beacon fire." So overall - Pour your ashes out of the window, and make your love, too wild for words (Let go of your regrets, move on and excel, and make your love/passion for something or someone too wild for words) Probably some of the best advice any song can ever give. |
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