| Vixen – Edge Of A Broken Heart Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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These lyrics are completely wrong in a glaringly obvious way to anyone who knows literally the first thing about Vixen. (Hint: it’s an all-girl band. None of them would describe themselves as “a man” on the edge of anything.) That this was their biggest hit, and these are the lyrics you have for it, is egregious. Here are the actual lyrics: I can't believe I could've been so blind, but love is strange I thought about it for a long long time, but the truth remains I don't need another lonely night to dry my tears The answer's plain as black and white, and I can see the picture very clear I been living on the edge of a broken heart I don't wanna fall, I don't wanna crawl I been living on the edge of a broken heart Don't you wonder why I gotta say goodbye It isn't like you never had the chance to change your tune Did you think that I'm a dime a dance, well the dance is through I been doing things your way too long, but baby that's over (baby that's over) It won't be easy, but I gotta be strong And if I wanna cry I don't need your shoulder I been living on the edge of a broken heart I don't wanna fall, I don't wanna crawl I been living on the edge of a broken heart Don't you wonder why I gotta say goodbye I'll find someone else who's nothing like you And who can play the game as well And you're gonna be sorry baby - when it's over I been doing things your way too long, baby that's over (baby that's over) It won't be easy, but I've got to be strong And if I wanna cry I don't need your shoulder I been living on the edge of a broken heart I been living on the edge of a broken heart Don't you wonder why I gotta say goodbye I been living on the edge of a broken heart |
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| The Zombies – Time Of The Season Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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To me, this song symbolizes everything that went wrong in the late 1960s. It borrows the beat and intro from "Stand By Me" - a song about devotion to, and willingness to sacrifice for, another person - and references "Turn! Turn! Turn!" - literally a reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes set to music - and it takes elements from these early '60s songs with these deep emotional and philosophical meanings, and twists them into a song that is most generously interpreted to be just about sex. (Least generously, what is that "who's your daddy" verse about? How friggin' creepy is that? Is it a reference to incest? Is it a reference to prostitution and pimps, as other commenters have suggested? Just how old is the girl he's singing to? The whole verse makes my skin crawl and lends the song as a whole a very predatory tone.) Without meaning to, this song says it all: the hope and high aspirations of the early '60s, curdling into the pure hedonism of the '70s. Revolutionary "free love" used as an excuse for good old-fashioned sexism. It really tells you everything you need to know about the time period. |
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