| The Whitlams – You Sound Like Louis Burdett Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| @[Lissette:42616] Ooh, I like this train of thought.. | |
| Ben Folds Five – Don't Change Your Plans Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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"I love you. But I love me more." He loves his selfish cocoon more than the her. He doesn't want to change, grow and be the man she will one day need. He doesn't want to be relied on. He doesn't want to rely on someone else. He like the certainty of shutting love out, than the possibility of hurt, change and true love. And, he knows fully well what he's saying no to. And, he's ok with it. It's who he is. |
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| Ben Folds Five – Missing The War Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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I have a much more literal impression of this song. Probably because I was so young when I fell in love with it, and have held this view for decades now. I have a bit of a historical view - this being set in old war times. I've always thought of this was about the tension between a couple who want different things. She wants him home and safe. He wants to be out fighting for the country - fighting with his peers for the future. He's literally angry he is missing the war. But - if he leaves, he may die. And this would crush her. So he is choosing his wife and their little baby over his 'calling' to fight for his country. He knows that staying is cowardly. There are others risking their lives for the safety of families like his. But as important as the country is (and important it is to fight for the future) - the most important thing in his personal life is the safety of his family. So he stays, ashamed but rest assured knowing he is there to protect his wife and child. |
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| Gladys Knight and the Pips – It Should Have Been Me Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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I heard this song as a child and it stuck with me. I heard the pain and discomfort, the hurt and yearning, the anger and disbelief. Now I'm older, it reminds me of Adele's 'Someone Like You' - in the sense of that pain of recognising how someone you love loves someone else. |
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| Ben Folds Five – Evaporated Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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When I was 17, I had a bad night. One where I made a series of poor decisions and awoke to a new set of problems; all of my own making. I wasn't a kid anymore. There was noone to blame or hide behind. I had to take responsibility and own the consequences of my actions. As I watched the morning light unfold, slowly unveiling a bright sky over my dark circumstance - I was walking back and forth in bare feet across a random driveway. I couldn't leave the property - but I couldn't go back inside. I was stuck. And I was so hungover, everything hurt. Most of which, my pride. This song was my company that morning. I couldn't get it out of my head. I must have heard it before, but never really knew it. That morning, it's all I knew. |
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| Augustana – Boston Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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This song recently came into my life, thanks to Spotify. It encapsulates some epic moments of my past. I can't get enough. |
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| Guided by Voices – Trashed Aircraft Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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I've just found the Journal and your post came up. Journals are fascinating and I've kept them much of my life. Never shown anyone; but reading them back now, I see how much they've helped me reflect, process and grow. |
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| Patrick Park – Something Pretty Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| When I hear this song, I think of a solo traveler, walking along a road in the middle of nowhere. He's escaping something as he isn't building relationships with others he meets. He's friendly, but not committal, always moving, never resting in one spot for too long. Most people think he's escaping his inner expectations or his past; things he's done wrong or regretted. They are mistaken. He's actually escaping their expectations, the things they pin on him to fit their own understand of who he is. They can't seem to grasp that someone may be comfortable on the road. He knows who he is. He's done bad things and has come to terms with the reality that he is not a 'good' guy. He wants to be an afterthought because that's who he is at the core. He's not the main character, even of his own life. He want to see Something Pretty because that's what will make you feel like you've contributed to the interaction. The Pretty Thing is for you, not for him. Showing him Something Pretty completes your need for a valuable interaction. He wants you to feel valued so you can move on and he can be an afterthought again; as this is who he really is. | |
| Ben Folds Five – Emaline Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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@[FirstFace:31323] I read your interpretation years ago and it always stuck with me. |
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| Ed Sheeran – Happier Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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Great song. I assume the reason there's no comments here yet is because it doesn't open itself up to much interpretation. We can hear the heartbreak in his voice, read the story in the lyrics and remember how shit this kind of closure can feel, yet at the same time know it's right. Reminds me of SATC when Carrie sees Big with Natasha in S2E18: "Three weeks ago when I saw them at Cafe M. He was smiling and holding her hand and I finally got it. They're happy slash we're over." |
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| Iron & Wine – Flightless Bird, American Mouth Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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@[eeewalkable:31322] Thank you for sharing this. I've visited this site for years, however not until reading your interpretation have I felt the urge to create an account and comment on a post. What you've written is beautiful, hauntingly so. I wish I could read more from you. |
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