| MGMT – Little Dark Age Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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Love this song, I can't stop listening to it! I'm still trying to take in what the lyrics could possibly mean but I feel that "Little Dark Age" could mean the times we're living in have been getting more and more dire considering current events. This jumped out especially to me: Policemen swear to god Love's seeping from the guns Probably tying in the rise of police brutality (though it's always been there, now it's just become more reported or obvious). I grieve in stereo The stereo sounds strange I know that if you hide It doesn't go away Might mean grieving while listening to news or current events, which seem to have nothing positive to say. You could 'hide' or just ignore all the depressing reports or current news, withdraw into yourself and remain oblivious, but it's not gonna make the morbid events go away nor make it better. Still trying to figure out the rest, but I feel that's the general idea. |
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| Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| @[Zabrak12:23353] This is probably my most favorite interpretation of anything ever. | |
| Kendrick Lamar – Humble Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I'm with sphinxsnakeon on it being pointed towards all the different vain/showy things that artists do. Many people seem to interpret that specifically, he's talking about all the vain and showy things about rap culture and telling rappers to be more humble. I just barely discovered this song and I'm still digesting it but I'll see if I can figure out a few meanings. "Ay, I remember syrup sandwiches and crime allowances Finesse a n**** with some counterfeits But now I'm countin' this Parmesan where my accountant lives In fact, I'm downin' this D'USSÉ with my boo bae, tastes like Kool-Aid for the analysts" As sphinxsnakeon pointed out, while he's talking about 'allowances', 'counterfeits', and counting them-- the music video displays women in medical masks and headgear counting money. Aside from medical reasons, most people wear them during flu seasons or an outbreak when they don't wanna catch something. He's talking about Dirty Money and references that by the medical masks, touching that what is unclean. "Ay, I remember syrup sandwiches and crime allowances" If you look up syrup sandwiches, it's a reference to eating barely put-together sandwiches as a result of being poor. "Finesse a n**** with some counterfeits But now I'm countin' this Parmesan where my accountant lives In fact, I'm downin' this D'USSÉ with my boo bae, tastes like Kool-Aid for the analysts" He then goes on to switch to another character and go on bragging about persuading (finesse) people with fakes and profiting. D'USSÉ is another religious symbol actually, which is a very refined drink with the bottle decorated with the Cross of Lorraine. So this character isn't very humble and sees themselves as a higher being, despite profiting from a a bad profile. I think this is a reference to rappers who brag about their crimes. "Girl, I can buy yo' ass the world with my paystub Ooh, that pussy good, won't you sit it on my taste bloods? I get way too petty once you let me do the extras Pull up on your block, then break it down: we playin' Tetris A.M. to the P.M., P.M. to the A.M., funk Piss out your per diem, you just gotta hate 'em, funk If I quit your BM, I still ride Mercedes, funk If I quit this season, I still be the greatest, funk My left stroke just went viral Right stroke put lil' baby in a spiral Soprano C, we like to keep it on a high note Its levels to it, you and I know, bitch, be humble" I feel like this switches back and forth to both of their thoughts (the unhumble character and Kendrick himself) and in the video you see it switching between the proud character in a lavish situation to Kendrick being in more down-to-earth situations like being in a hair salon with women wearing sweats and sneakers. It might also be how initially they both started out in the same kind of background. They might even be sort of agreeing with each other until, ultimately Kendrick is basically going "yeah okay BUT-" as a rebuttal. "Yeah but there's levels to it, you and I know" and reminds the other to be humble. I'm still processing the rest of the lyrics but here's my take for now. |
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| Weezer – Island In The Sun Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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I used to see it as the happiest song ever back in the day, but now that I listen to it recently there's this odd sad uneasiness tucked in the corner of my mind when I pay attention to the lyrics. The song *is* chipper and lovely, very happy and upbeat, almost to the point of being blissful. But there's the undeniable implications of escaping and when you realize that, it sounds regretful. Anyhoo as someone who didn't exactly have a peachy childhood here's how I see it. "When you're on a holiday You can't find the words to say All the things that come to you And I want to feel it too On an island in the sun We'll be playing and having fun And it makes me feel so fine I can't control my brain" Mood is being set. First and foremost, it's described as a holiday. Holidays are arguably the best times of any year ever, as when you think of a holiday, you think of having fun and escaping responsibilities. (work, school, ect) Very cheerful times, described as being so enjoyable he's practically mind-numbingly ecstatic. "When you're on a golden sea You don't need no memory Just a place to call your own As we drift into the zone" Golden sea is a sun set, a passage of time. When you're spending time in this pleasant place you don't need to look back at the past recollections, it's all about being here in the moment. In fact one seems encouraged to not really consider or reflect on things at all, to 'drift off' instead. (Just don't think about it, just relax) "We'll run away together We'll spend some time forever We'll never feel bad anymore" This is when it hits you, what cements the whole underlying suggestion in one piece. Not only are they running away, but they intend to stay in this place 'forever'. Adding 'we'll never feel bad anymore' shows that hurt or dejection might be a constant they wish to escape from, so that they won't have to deal with it anymore. To hone it home, they even added it a second time with an altered word. "We'll never feel that anymore" Adding 'that' leans towards the bad feeling or situation being much more specific. So to sum it up, this holiday or 'momentary escape' is relief from a consistently bad situation (maybe at home) and at one point it leads to a firm decision of escaping altogether. I tend to picture a pair of siblings at a broken home or an abusive situation and maybe they ran away. I know people think the 'we' is more of a couple thing but the song doesn't really seem all that much about being in love, more of a strong bond in a friendly or familial sense rather than a romantic one. That's my thoughts on this song anyway. But despite the sad tones I pointed out, the one constant in the song is 'hope'. A very strong knowledge that in spite of all situations, everything is going to be okay and even happy in the end. It's an uplifting song in that sense, a feel-good display of relief and comfort. |
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