| Megadeth – Youthanasia Lyrics | 1 day ago |
| @[Shamseer:55306] or doing bad shit... | |
| Anthrax – Invisible Lyrics | 1 day ago |
| @[Blaze_Infernus:55305] Yeah, I think so... | |
| Atmosphere – Modern Man's Hustle Lyrics | 8 days ago |
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This lyric is wrong. "I've had the pleasure of seeing I hear her kick and scream" it is "I've had the pleasure of seeing our hero kick and scream |
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| Megadeth – Family Tree Lyrics | 9 days ago |
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Others got this mostly right, It IS about abuse done to a child by a parent. I don't see anything in the lyrics to say that it is specifically sexual abuse, but the video had a father molesting his son, if I remember right, so there's that... Anyway, I always thought it could refer to any kind of abuse as the song is written... But here is a line-by-line breakdown so you can fully understand… ------ “Forgotten things remembered” This refers to repressed memories… “The tigers eat their young” refers to idea that the abuser is damaging his own offspring. “The body stayed but inside the head The mind was on the run” This illustrates emotional state at the moment of the abuse. Inside his head, he is in flight mode, but the person abusing him is his guardian, so running isn’t a real option and the body just freezes. “A conspiracy of silence” Refers to how they tell him not to tell anyone and how enablers support the silence… “The only way out of pain Is turn around, run through it man" My take on this is that he is saying that the best way to deal with it is to just take it… face it and take the pain… think about it, if you know pain is coming, and there is nothing you can do about it, you prepare yourself and take it the best you can… "Too wet to come in from the rain,” refers to the irreversible damage that has already been done… The rain is both sadness and the proveyor of damage. he is wet because the storm has damaged him.... he is damaged, so he is sad (in the rain)... I think that this is what it is meant to mean. “Tell them... I know they were doing it to you But don't try doing it to me” Refers to the cycle of violence, while giving us a window into the anger that person experiences, and giving recommendation to potential listeners for how to stand up for themselves all at the same time. Quite eloquent IMO. “Let me show you, how I love you It's our secret, you and me But keep it in the family tree The secret of the family tree” Refers to how abusers often justify their abuse by claiming that they do it out of love. And the irony of having to keep “love” a secret… “When you hear them saying "trust me" Don't wait to see what's next” Refers to the fact that the you can’t trust a person who lies to you, and another reference to the abuse itself. “Thrown to the wolves Forever trusting Raised in a form of living hell” Refers to the fact that there is nobody protecting this child’s interests, and the horror that growing up this type of environment is. An environment where the people who you depend on as a vulnerable child are the ones that hurt you. That is why the focus on trust… because it is a confusing issue for the child. “Sing a one note song of rage” AAARRRRRGGGGHHHH! “Live and die within your heart” Refers to the isolation… “So beware in the shadows Your family tree waits in the dark” Refers to the fact that this violence exists in your roots, either biological or psychological, or both… even if you hide it or try and run away from it, that violence is you… It is something that will affect you forever, and you can’t escape it. Whether you are just forever traumatized, or you become an abuser yourself, the effect of it will always be there. ---------- It is quite heavy and dark, and I can understand why people avoid such messages. But I see this song as a positive take on the situation. It isn’t supporting the conspiracy of silence… it is acknowledging the existence of violence and encouraging people to stand up to it… It is illustrating the damage done, so society will fight for our defenceless children, and not make excuses for abusers. |
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| Atmosphere – Always Coming Back Home To You Lyrics | 29 days ago |
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I think that the first verses are mostly just an illustration of the life of a person who lives in south MPLS... how they think, what they witness, etc... The message is kind of like, your roots are what makes you... you will always be where you come from... That is why when he is in line, he notices that he is "invisible" and that the till is full... a person from the rich part of the city might not reallize that there is an opportunity for a robbery... but he does... even if he doesn't have the intent to rob the place... similar things apply to the single mother and the kid with the gun. The stroll through the town, and the various encounters is a kind of metaphor for life... these are the experiences that we live, and the experiences that make us. the last verse is different... He is getting near the end of the journey (of life)... the constellations dying are his friends and family... the heavens opening is a very death vibe too... but I think that the moral of all this is in the last lines... I think the rest of the song, on the surface seems inconcequencial... but at the end we realize it is about his lonliness as a way of life... I mean, he has the chance to find companionship with the young mother, but decides to walk off... living his lonely life is kind of his way... "I'm coming back home to you" isn't as much a place or person, as it is his nature... He can do certain things, or try certain things, but his nature will always be there... he will always be what he is... his roots are just that, his roots, his essence... A place (Southside MPLS in this case) makes a lot of what a person is... And I think that is why the easiest interpretation is that he is coming back to southside... but it goes a bit deeper I think... the place is also a metaphor for all that he is... I don't know... that is my take... |
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| Atmosphere – Always Coming Back Home To You Lyrics | 29 days ago |
| @[happymess3:55209] Specifically, South MPLS... | |
| Brother Ali – The Travelers Lyrics | 2 months ago |
| This is more than a slavery song... the primary moral is that even the abusers are harmed... The idea that everyone today is affected by the stain that slavery is on our country. | |
| Atmosphere – In Her Music Box Lyrics | 3 months ago |
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@[jahB:54753] Nah, He's totally a drug dealer... He drives around, talks to strangers, avoids police, goes to court... knows people... That's a drug dealer... |
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| Twista & the Speed Knot Mobstaz – Motive 4 Murder Lyrics | 4 months ago |
| teh question mark at the end is "girl" | |
| Atmosphere – Lyndale Avenue User's Manual Lyrics | 5 years ago |
| @[RonDizzle:33521] Lyndale Avenue is just a major road that runs through Minneapolis. Runs through the area that he went to HS, close to where he grew up anyway, not sure where he lives now.... | |
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