| Perfume Genius – Never Did Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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This album covers some very heavy emotional material, and Mike's songs have this gentle sombreness to them that the listener really feels. This one is vague enough that anyone can probably relate in one way or another. I've always interpreted "his plan" as a reference to God. On the one hand coming from a place where there's no faith left but just wishing it were true. If "it" was part of God's plan then that would mean everything is okay. But on the other hand... "it" is not okay... it's not part of any plan, and it's not okay... Just coping with that understanding... that's my interpretation. Acceptance. Mike's discography taken as a whole is really something truly beautiful. |
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| The Joy Formidable – The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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Themes about the nature of love and relationships are pretty common with this group. I wish I knew more about their story, cause watching them perform together there's something pretty beautiful between them, whatever it is. I don't think snake is off the mark, their interpretation fits. I don't think the lyrics are specific enough for us to know exactly what she means but the overarching theme is pretty straightforward and can be applied to our own lives. Love will not heal you. Only you can heal yourself. We sidestep our issues, feigning that everything is alright because we are "in love". And we want our lovers to magically be fixed because of our love for them. That's not to say friendships or romance can't help us get ourselves together, but I think this song is especially applicable to codependent relationships. I see it as if she is explaining to someone hesitant of starting a relationship with her that she understands all of this - "Can't you see I'm good"? That said, it would also make sense to interpret that line as something along the lines of "I'm in love, therefore everything is good". Like most good songs there's many ways of finding meaning in it. |
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