| Gorillaz – To Binge Lyrics | 9 months ago |
| I think this song is about how drugs affected damons relationship with Justine I KNOW you people hate it but I do think it's about Justine because we all know how drugs affected that relationship | |
| Blur – Dan Abnormal Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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At the time from parklife to the great escape Damon was going through a lot. He was dealing with the pressures of fame, mental health issues (anxiety, depression, panic attacks), and substance use, which left him feeling detached and overwhelmed. The sensation of being "switched off" or "losing the plot" was something he struggled with while becoming a pop star. The line "It's not his fault, we made him this way" directly relates to Albarn's feeling that external forces—fame, media, societal expectations—were responsible for shaping him into someone he didn’t fully recognize. He was in a state of emotional conflict: on one hand, he was achieving great success, but on the other, he felt mentally and emotionally drained. His insomnia and anxiety are evident in the imagery of the song (e.g., the character staying up late, watching disturbing media). The disconnection from his partner (Justine Frischmann) and the intensifying demands of his career further added to his feelings of isolation and abnormality. Ultimately, "Dan Abnormal" serves as a vehicle for Albarn to express the confusion and emotional turmoil he was going through, while reflecting on how fame can distort one's sense of identity. It’s a commentary on how society shapes people, particularly in the public eye, and the psychological toll that comes with it. |
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| Blur – Coping Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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I think this song is quite literally about coping using dissociative/day-dreaming methods and living in his own ideal world. But I will delve into the lyrics. 'primal, evil what am I? Tongue-tied till' the day I die' the words primal and evil suggest that Damon's feeling inner conflict/guilt towards himself and the phrase 'tongue-tied till' the day I die' shows that Damon is having difficulty expressing his feelings and he believes he will never be able to express them. The lyrics 'theres no love made with mermaids it's just distraction so they say' is to me Damons unrealistic expectations/ daydreams getting shut down and he's getting told that it's just a method of Disillusionment/maladaptive day-dreaming with superficial ideas of LOVE in this instance. The lyrics 'and I'm too tired to care about it, can't you see this in my face?' also makes me think that when you are dissociating/day-dreaming you usually have an unavailable/distracted expression on your face and it is normally quite obvious to tell when someone is doing that. Especially when the lyric 'the emphasis is on coping' comes after, it sort of confirms my idea of the dissociating/maladaptive day-dreaming coping method Damon has inhabited. It also suggests that Damon is waiting for someone to notice his pain even if it is unspoken. 'when I feel this strange, can I go through this again?' shows the feeling of being overwhelmed and disoriented. The repetition of these lyrics show how much he is worrying about it and that he is dreading going through emotional turmoil like this again. It's a question of endurance, can he withstand another round of feeling trapped in his mind? 'Its a sorry state your getting in the same excuse is wearing thin' the sorry state is obviously Damon's current state of emotional turmoil and despair. The 'same excuse' is Damon getting tired of explaining or justifying his struggles, or probably just denying it and lying that he's okay. It's also as if he's tired of his own excuses of not being able to 'cope' better. 'Theres no self control left in me, what was not will never will be.' where damon references to 'no self control' he is possibly referring to his inability to manage his thoughts of behaviours. And the last bit is a bleak acknowledgement that certain things (love) may never materialize. It speaks to a sense of defeat or resignation. 'Could I be dreaming? Or am I just coping?' the final line is Damon slowly coming to terms that he is living in a state of unreality (maladaptive daydreaming) or if he is merely coping- not surviving. He is unsure if he is even present in his own life anymore, the blurred line between reality and his coping mechanisms creates a sense of existential confusion. Overall this song highlights the ideas of Disillusionment, mental fatigue, isolation and coping vs reality. |
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| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Abattoir Blues Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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I feel like after hearing this song in the scene in peaky blinders where Tommy is shown dealing with his PTSD from war the song really shows what it was like for a soldier who has lived through a war and now has the shell shock and PTSD. 'do you see what I see dear Slide on over here let me give you a squeeze' That line gives the impression that the main character in the song is currently dealing with flashbacks and only he can see them because only he went through it, and he wants to hold someone to remind him that he's okay and that he's safe. Again when he sings 'can you hear what I hear babe, Does it make you feel afraid?' Links back to the idea of having war flashbacks, and only him being able to hear, because it's as if he's back there in the trenches. And it's also sort of giving the impression that he's asking how the other character would feel if he could hear it. 'the sky is on fire, The dead are heaped across the land' Speaks for itself really when looking at this from the perspective of a soldier. Obviously in war you see dead bodies everywhere, and the bombs are flying across the sky and falling from it, hence the sky's on fire. And obviously the song is called abattoir blues and the abattoir is a slaughterhouse right, but that could be used at a metaphor for being listed in the army in war, singing yourself up to go to a slaughterhouse. |
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