| Bic Runga – Hey Lyrics | 1 month ago |
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This song is about suicide. I'll leave someone in a more objective state to take positions on the lyrics. I love you, Nate |
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| Twin Sister – Meet the Frownies Lyrics | 1 month ago |
| @[tjdonohue:54715] this is a great vision, I hadn't noticed that yet! The tone is totally bittersweet and almost romantic feeling, of the lyrics and of the instrumentation. it kinda invokes that the singer has become resigned, but still cares too much for the subject to let go. | |
| Ben Folds – The Ascent Of Stan Lyrics | 3 months ago |
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I believe what this song is trying to get across at the most base level is a critique on capitalism and the pressures of it. I believe his ascent in the song is actually Stan lifting himself out of poverty either by entering the military or some other way he climbs that ladder. This song is reflecting on the ascent, what it's done to Stan, and portraying it in a more negative light. Its interesting Ben uses the word ascent in this song, to describe this class change. ascent is the word we use to describe something positive, like ascending to heaven, or through the ranks. but in English dictionaries, there is a very clear reason for why this particular word was used here. Ascent (noun) - an advance in social status or reputation. No inherent positive or negative connotation. This is exactly what Stan is described doing. He ascended out of poverty and into the middle class. But despite this being an accurate description of what happened, Stan sees it differently. He never wanted to ascend by this definition, this was his principle he betrayed. His ascent in security and social status is defined by his decent into modernity and this sense of regret. So when the instrumentals come in after "The ascent of Stan" it doesn't feel celebratory, it feels crushing, and the weight gets heavier and heavier with the following lines, "Textbook hippie man / Get rest while you can," detailing what he truly is at heart. On a very basic level this song isn't about authoritarianism, the Vietnam war, or the hippie movement of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. its about modernity. Its about having a principle and through societal pressures, betraying that principle. Its about the great distaste of capitalism and overproduction, and having no choice but to abet it |
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