| King's X – Lies In The Sand (The Ballad Of...) Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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@[ksandbergfl:52038] yeah, that's the only interpretation I've read here that actually makes sense. It comes down to the question whom to trust, which is probably what is pondered in these lyrics. Be it as it may – whom to trust in the end only matters if there's an eternity beyond this life; trusting (only) in the material realm is pointless as its end is thermal equilibriu, aka heat death of the universe. So you better place your bets on, or rather put your trust in, the One who created and surpasses it. I hope the King's X guys will keep on pondering and come up with reasonable answers and decisions. |
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| The Rolling Stones – On With The Show Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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I do like the song although I don't approve of the things described in the lyrics. I saw a page, probably with an AI generated interpretation, that put escapism as the central theme of the song, which I think is actually a good summary. How to judge it is another matter. I personally interpret it as criticism because of the sleazy and comical tone Jagger puts into the voice of the announcer guiding the visitor of the cabaret through the show, its customs, services, promises. After all, the song depicts the methods of the sex industry from the very beginning when some guy obviously invites a passer-by to join the event inducing a kick of dopamine with the line "they're naked and they dance". The implicit promises of fulfilling a perceived need are empty ones, though, of course, as this kind of business lives off of one of men's weaknesses: sexual pleasure without commitment. The announcer even condones the visitors to lie to and this cheat their wives. Not to mention of the exploitation of the young women involved who do it to pay their bills. Given Jagger's, or the Rolling Stones', for that matter, reputation, I'm not entirely sure that that interpretation is what they had in mind, though. |
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| Kansas – Bells of Saint James Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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The general scenario is clear: a guy is off to a foreign land to fight a war and gets his strength from the letters his wife back home writes to him. With time, the content of her letters to him changes not mentioning her dreams about their future anymore. So the meaning really boils down to what that change in her life was. The first thing that comes to mind is that she has met someone else she has engaged with. Contrary to what the lyrics in the booklet say, what they're actually singing after "There was just one thing I had to know" is "Are the Bells of St. James still ringing?". So maybe he is appealing to her to think back to their wedding day with those memorable bells of St. James ringing and cling to that vow of the past despite the love fires having fleeted long ago. I choose to believe that she did the right thing and that their marriage has endured the hardships of life because that chorus is so uplifting (not only the eyes of those homeward bound (o;). |
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| Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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@[skymir:45375] I think this interpretation is spot on, though sad to say. Concerning the drugs, I'd like to add one personal story. As a teenager, I was in a small forest on a hill to smoke Cannabis for the first (and in my case only) time. It was getting dark and being stoned, I had a hard time finding out of the woods again. Anyway, the four of us made it out and while I was walking lightly down hill, I had the sensation that I was walking upon the outer shell of a Zeppelin. During this episode, I was constantly hearing these lines from Houses of the Holy: Now the world is spinning faster / are you dizzy when you're stoned / let the music be your master / will you heed the masters call. I wholeheartedly rejected that suggestion saying to myself: I don't want to let the *music* be my master. I know that there's a God! So this is the main reason why I did not indulge in weed consumption further. Though i was only religious at that time, I found Jesus Christ some years later after I had to undergo emergency heart surgery. I still like Led Zeppelin as they made outstanding music although I reject many of their lyrics. I am glad I know where I belong and it's not Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy. |
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