| Hootie & the Blowfish – Let Her Cry Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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I had put together a narrative that this song was about his daughter, who had a substance abuse problem. And he watched in suffering, only able to effect limited influence on the situation. But, this interpretation requires that the first verse reads "She says, "Dad's the one I love the most But (Michael) Stipe's not far behind" The lyrics say that the song actually says 'Dar's' the one I love the most. Who is Dar, and what kind of a name is that anyway? :) |
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| Tracy Chapman – Fast Car Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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It is the first half of the song, that really gets me and gets everyone so captivated, because it is so powerful, raw, and relatable. Everyone has felt this way before, approaching desperation about some or all aspects of life. You got a fast car, I wanna ticket to anywhere, Translation: I'm nowhere now, I want a ticket out of here to go anywhere because where I am right now is nowhere. Maybe we can make a deal, Maybe together we can get somewhere, Any place is better, Startin' from zero, got nothin' to lose, Translation: I'll bargain, just get us out of here it is so unbearable where we are. Maybe we'll make somethin', Translation: I am nothing right now, maybe I can become something. Me myself I've got nothin' to prove. Translation: Not for anyone else, but for myself, I'll become something. You got a fast car, I got a plan to get us outta here, Been working at a convenience store, Managed to save just a little bit of money We won't have to drive too far, Just 'cross the border and into the city, You and I can both get jobs, And finally see what it means to be livin'. This last line is the capstone: Finally see what it means to be living, means that she doesn't consider herself alive/living now. How so very powerful the imagery of the extent to which she feels downtrodden. |
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| Anna Nalick – Breathe (2 A.M.) Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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I subscribe to the theory that it is an abortion clinic. I choose to believe that she elects to keep the baby at the last moment. Fast forward years ahead and it is her son, who is now in the military turning 21 and struggling with alcoholism. I think the song is an ode to perseverance. Everyone has some share of life's problems they can't get away from (we're like cars on a cable,) and a hint of desperation that any relief will come (there is a light at each end of the tunnel) so the traveler is confused about whether they should turn around or press through. More desperation (you are just as far in as you'll ever be out, and these mistakes you made, you'll just make them again if you'll only try turning around) coupled with a warning: either abandon the current direction and turn around, or be doomed to repeat the past mistakes. She is beckoning the traveler to turn around and abandon trying to get to the false light at the end of the tunnel (if you'll only try turning around.) I think it is wonderful that this song has prompted so many different interpretations, great song. |
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