| Dead Can Dance – Don't Fade Away Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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I am not sure about the song’s initial meaning, but it resonated very strongly with a particular situation that I went through. Two people meet and fall head over heals for each other, they start a passionnate and deeply loving relationship. Unfortunately, some people around them are jealous and angry, especially against the girl, they engage in a smear campaign, trying to blame her and to isolate both of them. She feels very lonely and punished just for being in love. This song is the guy talking to her. “Don't fade away My brown-eyed girl” Because she tends to make myself as little as possible, he says she should not fade away in the face of adversity. “Come walk with me I'll fill your heart with joy” He’s inviting her to find happiness in their relationship. “And we'll dance through our isolation” They are feeling isolated, let down by their friends, so they spend nights dancing together, just the two of them. “Seeking solace in the wisdom we bestow” They know they are the wise ones in this story. “Turning thoughts to the here and everafter Consuming fears in our fiery halos” Looking at their future (and not dwell on the present) and overcoming their fears. “Say what you mean Mean what you say” Him telling her to be strong and speak up for herself. And to act according to what she thinks. “I've heard that innocence Has led us all astray” She shouldn’t keep being innocent, and nice with those people, as this will put her even more down. “But don't let them make you and break you” He says to not let them define who she is by their judgements, and to not let them hurt her. “The world is filled with their broken empty dreams” They’re acting like this beause of their own failed relationships and dreams. “Silence is their only virtue Locked away inside their silent screams” The only good thing these people can do is stop talking (about her, about them) because it all comes from them projecting their own pains and issues. “But for now Let us dance away This starry night Filled with the glow of fiery stars” He says they should enjoy themselves, that they should dance, and be fierce. “And with the dawn Our sun will rise Bringing a symphony of bird cries” In the end, their love will win. “Don't bring me down now Let me stay here for awhile You know life's too short Let me bathe here in your smile” He asks her to not push him away, to let him be here for her. “I'm transcending The fall from the garden” He’s overcoming the fall of eden, the lost of paradise (their pure and innocent love). “Goodnight” Which is where his words have reassured her, calmed her, and she can now fall asleep… |
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| PJ Harvey – Good Fortune Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| That's simply PJ being in love and being light-hearted. | |
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