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| O.A.R. – James Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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I think this whole song is a reference to heaven. The lyric "I made the mistake once of fearing an end" is saying that you shouldn't fear the end of life on earth because heaven is waiting. In the lyrics "is this life that we live just the world's accident? Not a chance, so I move on with a smile." Marc is saying that the world was definitely not a mistake (he denies the first lyric immediately in the second). He is saying that god created the world and gave life. It wasn't a mistake, god has a plan for us all. He also references heaven in the chorus, "I've heard about heaven for years" and when he says "the curtain will fall but behind it I know that your here." He's saying that even after James (I think someone said that that's the sax players grandpa?) dies, he will still be with the person who is "singing" the song (I'm assuming the sax player?). The whole idea of heaven is that you don't truely die and rot away when your there. Your spirit or soul lives on and I think this was a risky last lyric and a risky song I'm general for anyone who sees it this was and doesn't believe in heaven etc. however, I believe that it's a beautiful song (one if my favorites) and I love the meaning and reality behind it. |
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| O.A.R. – Living In the End Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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I think this song is categorizing people. People who "live in the end", whatever that means, are people who are able to live their life without looking back and dwindling on the past. This could be in a good thing or bad. I think OAR is trying to say that living in the end isn't a good thing. Marc uses the lyric "don't you ever wanna see some change" to illuminate the fact the people who act before thinking and don't realize it are going to keep making the same mistakes and not ever realize causing them to be unable to change themselves for the better. He takes this further in the lyric "he didn't see it coming, that's the tale of his life" by trying to say that people who don't regard their past and are unable to see the flaws in it will also be unable to see whats in store for them in the future. This song holds great meaning and I simply love the message of it. |
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