| Streetlight Manifesto – The Hands That Thieve Lyrics | 11 months ago |
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I think the song is generally about war, also why the ending makes it so powerful. "I felt no guilt until I was caught and I was told that I was guilty" the entire first verse is the realization that as a soldier, no matter the virtue you have, killing the "enemy" in battle, you're still taking a life and are guilty of that When he see's behind the curtain he's realizing he's fighting and killing for people who are soulless and vapid, they have nothing. Soldiers are off to kill for people who would not care if they died, thats why theres "Nothing much to see" behind the curtain. "We will bite the hand that thieves, We will not turn the other cheek" Its referenced to the above, its about when they realize all the evil caused was for these soulless power hungry assholes. The end of the song is one of the most powerful to me, " When It was time to fight, we chose a side, but everyone knew that something didnt feel right, so we stood our ground, and waited for a sign". Very reminiscent to me of the ideas exposed in "all quiet on the western front", the realization that you're going to murder someone for reasons you could never explain. When you're killing another man in war over the most trivial reasons. Theres points when fighters on both sides look across and wonder why theyre there. In another life they'd be friend, hanging out, yet instead you're there to take his life and visa versa. TLDR: IMO, the song is about war and the human nature aspect of it at the personal level. |
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| NOFX – Linoleum Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| Ok, made an account just to say all you people are digging WAY to far into this. The first line summed up the entire song. Its just about how you dont need things to be happy, thats it. all the shit in his pockets falls out and he doesnt care. The people mentioned dont have things but are like him, they're happy where they are regardless of possessions. If you've ever been part of the punk scene you know all of this is true for a lot of punk kids, As long as you have enough to survive, you can be happy. | |
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