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Five Finger Death Punch – Far From Home Lyrics

8 years ago

Most closely relates to a soldier who has been in the battlefield for far too long, seen too much death, and has been apart from his family as well. The chorus, "It's almost like, your heaven's trying to keep me out", is referencing the soldier's desire to simply want to die, and leave this world that seems to have no more meaning after all that he has loved and wished for is obliterated. However, he manages to pull through his depression and trudge on for another day, with something deep inside him pushing him forward. This song can also be sung from the point of view of someone who has been in a horrible natural disaster such as an earthquake or tsunami and has made him face the death of his loved ones, family, and loss of dreams as well.

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Death Cab for Cutie – Your New Twin Sized Bed Lyrics

8 years ago

One of Death Cab's simplest songs in terms of melody and lyrics, but one of their deepest and most meaningful. This is a song about a person who has given up on finding love, and therefore sees no more use for a bed with space for anyone else but themselves.The metaphor of the bed and a lonely man or woman laying in it paints quite a vivid image that is sadly easy to relate to by most people. The constant chase of feeling wanted and loved is one that eventually tires some people out, and leave them feeling worse each time they find someone who turns out not to be "the one". While there are many fish in the sea, what does someone do when they've been to every single ocean over the world and still catch nothing?

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Fall Out Boy – 20 Dollar Nose Bleed Lyrics

8 years ago

One of the greatest collaborations ever on a track. The song is about drug addiction as well as PTSD that is faced by soldiers, or anyone who has gone through sever trauma in there life for that matter. "Call me Mr.Benzedrine, but don't let the doctor in I want to blow off steam" as well as "Have you ever wanted to disappear?" references the illegal use of medication by people whose lives are too f***ed to stay in their regular head space all the time and require an escape to to stay sane. However, this backfires and more than likely turns them into addicts, as well as gives them physical symptoms, hence a "20 Dollar Nosebleed". The references to "flags on coffins, saying we won" is about how soldiers are completely expendable in the government's eyes, and their death in honor is what is celebrated more often than a soldier actually coming back victorious. My favorite line in the song, "Permanent jet lag, please take me back", is alluding to PTSD and similar conditions that never truly leave soldiers, and make it hard for them to concentrate on anything after the war, as a part of their mind is always left behind on the battlefield.

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Placebo – Every You Every Me Lyrics

8 years ago

One of the best songs about infatuation, unrequited love and obsession every written. The singer is essentially addicted to the feelings of despair and rejection he feels after being with his lover, as it gives him a masochistic kick of sorts, as well as making his heart and mind long for her affection even more. The line, "My heart's a tart, your body's rent, my body's broken, your's is bent" sums up a relationship where both people using each other almost like leeches to satisfy their own feelings of loneliness, rather than getting joy from each other's company. The saddest thing about these kinds of relationships however, is that in the end one person eventually will get bored and move on, while the other one is let completely lost and even more lonely than before. In this case, that person is the singer. He even acknowledges the fact that nothing about their feelings was real or reciprocated to begin with, by constantly referencing "Sucker Love". There seems to be no happy ending for him, as he'd rather be relishing in painful memories of her, then forget about her altogether and move on - "Carve your name into my arm, instead of stressed I lie here charmed"

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Trivium – Until the World Goes Cold Lyrics

8 years ago

The song, in my opinion, is essentially about someone who was either very well known to a lot of people, but due to some unfortunate circumstances, ended up either dying, or falling far from grace and now lives as a recluse. However, after a long stretch of time, something overcomes him and pushes him to "come back to life", and reclaim the position of power, notoriety, or respect that kept him going. He wishes to take this path, no matter how much hardship is in his way, as he can't go on living the way he is now. It wasn't an easy road, or one that anyone helped him travel, but he kept his focus on the light at the end of the tunnel and made it back in even better form to the position that made him great. He was willing to fight to the death for his goals, or "until the world goes cold".

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Audioslave – Like a Stone Lyrics

8 years ago

First of all, Rest In Peace Chris Cornell. Thank you for a lifetime of amazing lyrics and music, including the best James Bond theme of all time ("You Know My Name"). This has easily become one of my favorite songs, due to Chris's incredible songwriting and uniquely downtrodden vocal work. To me, this song is about a man who is either is sitting in a prison cell or somewhere in isolation where he is an inch away from dying, or knows he has some sort of disease and knows his life will end shortly. However, he suddenly discovers the Bible, or symbolically something that sparks a wave of mixed emotions that range from regret and comfort with death throughout him. The discovery of this item leads him on a long mental journey of all he has lost, the love that could have been, how he could have made better use of his time, as well as his new belief in something greater, or at least just as awesome in the afterlife. Being an atheist, I personally cannot relate to having an epiphany through religious texts, but certainly am touched by the song's message of not waiting till your close to dying to appreciate the time you have to live, as well as not being afraid of dying, but rather accepting it as a part of living, and looking forward to whatever comes afterwards.

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The Killers – Spaceman Lyrics

8 years ago

This song has so much personal history for me, and will always remind me of some of the most painful, yet also most redemptive times of my life. It is basically about a man who tries to commit suicide but fails, or is revived shortly after losing consciousness. During his hallucinatory and dream like state, he compares the experience of being nearly dead to an alien abduction. This makes for some very unique and poignant songwriting. "They ripped me from my bed, and then they took my blood type" is a clear reference to doctors in the ER, cleverly disguised as an alien probing session. While the whole first part of the song is more about the actual suicide attempt and his near death experience, the chorus and second part of the song are very uplifting. The singer has a change of heart after realizing what life could be like on the other side, and how drastic of a decision he chose to make. He talks about how life is too beautiful and short to end over problems that may seem too titanic in the moment, but a shift in our perspective is all we need to get through our darkest day, months, or year. Eventually it will pass, and you'll look back thanking yourself for not deciding to end it all. Your mind is the biggest culprit when it comes to feeling like life is not worth living, more than the actual problems themselves. I also love the line, "I'm fine, but I hear those voices at night sometimes". The singer is alluding to the fact that even though he has moved onto a happier and more motivated place in his life, those thoughts and feelings that initially drove him to suicide never really go away, and also come back to prick at him in his darkest moments. You just have to learn how to deal with those tough spots and abysmal emotions throughout life, and never give in. Absolutely brilliant song.

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Counting Crows – Mr. Jones Lyrics

8 years ago

One of Counting Crows more deeply intrinsic and heart wrenching songs. It is essentially about how the fear of being lonely, average, and unnoticed in life is the main motivation for many people to aspire to do great things. Whether or not they accomplish their goals is irrelevant in the meaning of the song, as it is more about how they end up falling into the trap of living their life based on the opinions of others, and will eventually become a puppet of sorts. The character of "Mr.Jones", is either an actual man that the singer aspires (or is very jealous of, rather) to be like as a result of his immense charisma and the halo of attention he has around him constantly, or it could be an alter ego the singer has created, and brings it out when he wants to get a certain reaction and level of respect from others, but in the end is not being true to himself. And the funny thing is, the singer realizes that the people who do end up becoming famous and on TV, prob are just as broken as him, and end up being false idols of sorts, for the "happiness" being noticed by everyone brings. It is essentially an inevitable circle of low self esteem and morality for anyone who end up living their life for other people. This is obviously quite a cynical and dark look at the lyrics of a rather upbeat sounding track, but it def is what I get from the song. Be yourself, and never live for anyone else.

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Radiohead – Last Flowers Lyrics

8 years ago

To me, this song is written from the perspective of someone who is either very old and feels like the world around them is too new and lively to give them the time of day anymore, or it could be about a person who has decided to sink further into isolation as he cannot deal with the changes around him, as well as the opinions of his peers. "Houses move and houses speak", could be a reference to how easily people lose sentiment for things as important as their own home now days, or it could be the child of an elderly parent getting rid of them by placing them in a nursing home ("If you take me there, you'll get relief"). "I just wanna talk, please don't interrupt" is stating how people don't really care what you have to say anymore, but rather are more interested in trying to convince you to agree with their ideologies right of the bat. Again, it could also be an old person who feels left out of conversations and is constantly ignored or talked over cause of his age. Very sad song, and def one of Radiohead's best.

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Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone Lyrics

8 years ago

Very beautifully tragic song. Simply about a man who can't get the image, smell, taste, or feeling of warmth of his ex girlfriend or wife out of his life. He seems to see her everywhere he goes, almost to a point of delusion. He finds himself getting more and more hopeless as the song progresses, but just as he is about to be comfortable with the fact that he will stay miserable in his life without her, he spots a girl who is either a complete doppelganger to his ex, or actually her twin sister. He therefore decides to immediately go after her, more cause of the fact that she is a spitting image of the girl he once loved, as opposed to what kind of person she truly is. The ending, where the girl says, "You can call me anything you want", can be interpreted one of two ways. Either this girl is truly flattered by this man's sudden overwhelming interest in her and gives him a shot, or the singer is so deluded and obsessed with his ex that he is pretty much hearing what he wants to, and is not taking no for an answer. Probably in their top three best songs.

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