| Taylor Swift – Long Live Lyrics | 5 years ago |
| I can't help but feel like this song might be about recalling the memory of senior year homecoming, with Taylor being homecoming queen of course | |
| Snow Patrol – If There's a Rocket Tie Me To It Lyrics | 5 years ago |
| This is definitely not groundbreaking, but I believe that the person being sung about has died. The obsession with "pulse" throughout the song suggests that the person has perished, as the "beat" of their heart has stopped. Our lonely fellow is now clearly depressed and grieving, as the word "reprieve" elicits, as well as the fact that he is literally cutting off the circulation in his finger - an indication of possible self-harm. Lastly, the title of the song, "If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It," conveys the message that he would like to be sent up to heaven to see his lost beloved. I love this song, truly one of my favorite SP tracks. | |
| Snow Patrol – It's Beginning To Get To Me Lyrics | 5 years ago |
| This is by far my favorite Snow Patrol song and is likely my favorite song of all time. The track features a unique and rather nontraditional progression, not to mention brilliant instrumentation and an epic build-up! The actual writing in this is something to behold as well, especially with how they carry the imagery of water, coldness, and ice throughout the song. Anyway, this song is the epitome of what contemporary music should strive to be in my opinion. | |
| James Blunt – Shine On Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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I completely agree with and understand the interpretation of this song as the end of a relationship, but I also think there is an entirely valid secondary interpretation as well. I can definitely see how one might view this song as the relationship between God and a devoted believer. Specifically, I think that the follower is near death and desires God's reassurance and blessing. The line "And when silence greets my last goodbye" brings to mind the death of the believer and the departure of the soul. Not to detract too much, but I would like to connect this line to Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', as Hamlet's final words before death are "The rest is silence." The earlier phrase of "our last dance" in the first line of the song also brings this thought, perhaps of the final moment of life. Furthermore, the line "Cause they're all just slaves to the Gods they've made" suggests that those who are in the physical world surrounding the dying believer are not followers of the same religion, and actually worship false deities. The line follows with "But you and I, just shone, just shone," insinuating that the believer was unbothered by the others because he/she had the light of God in life. Finally, the principle images in the song are eyes, the sun, and a cloud, and they all connect to the interpretation of faith. The eyes are suggestive of the ever-present eyes of God. The sun connects directly to the song's title and has symbolized almighty power and salvation since ancient times. The cloud is likely a simple metaphor for heaven, with the "dancing" as a representation of basking in heaven. This is personally my favorite of James Blunt's songs because of just how ambiguous it is upon examination. Blunt often wrote on themes of religion in some of his songs and this song is no exception. Lastly, I will add that this interpretation connects fairly well to the title of the whole album - "All the Lost Souls" |
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| Paramore – Franklin Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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This song serves as an ode to the band's hometown in Tennessee, written and sung in a rather loose form of a passionate lament. The lyrics are short and pretty simple, but are packed full of meaning, focusing on three main themes - memories, homesickness, and the inevitable change with time. The idea of recalling memories is directly evoked with words such as "remind" and "remember," and the recurring lines of "It's taking up our time again" and "we can't go back at all" suggest that the memories are persistent and unable to be relived. Additionally, the line "And I miss who we were and the town we could call our own" summons a clear sense of longing for what is now only present in the past. The thought of homesickness is brought up in the very first line, with the repetition of the word "home." The line "And going back won't feel the same if we aren't staying" expresses the desire to remain in the hometown, rather than leaving it again. Most importantly, however, is the idea of changing with time. The word "time" is repeated numerously, as well as the line "Everything has changed," obviously hinting that the current town (overall) is profoundly different from its past self. When viewed alongside the related theme of memories, a stark juxtaposition occurs in the sense that while the actual memories do not change with time, the physical location associated with the memories changes dramatically. I adore this song and I appreciate its sad, yet personal themes, as well as its overall message - we can never truly return to the "time when we were so alive." |
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