| The Cardigans – Marvel Hill Lyrics | 8 hours ago |
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Some song lyrics need to be interpreted along with the music. This is one of those songs. Marvel Hill isn't a place, it's more of an achievement for the person in this song. Or at least, they can see that it's _supposed_ to be an achievement, even if they don't feel that way. Indeed, everything this person has gained, they'd gladly give up for... _something_ more. Sounds like a famous person, right? Maybe even someone in a relatively obscure Swedish band that just blew up in the US a few years before this? Listen to Nina's droning, exhausted vocals that only pick up when the end of the song is in sight. The plodding, mechanical beat, the sour guitar notes, the angelic chorus backing up Nina in the final verse that almost sounds like it could be suggesting an _ascension_ of some sort. The song also has a few spots where you expect the song to end, only for it to restart that weary march-like beat all over again. Their success is too good to be true, their fame is too good to ignore, but maybe they didn't get into it for money and fame, and they're wondering now if this is how their career and life *has to* be. |
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| The Cardigans – Hanging Around Lyrics | 9 hours ago |
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28 years later, and no one has even mentioned addiction. _"Hanging around for another **round**..."_ - of drinks. _"Seeing through your eyes/You've offered me to have a try..."_ - reads like maybe this person has been approached by their friends/family already, regarding their addiction. People who want to help someone with an addiction will often say things like "I wish you could see yourself like I/we do". _"Filters that I use give me an excuse/I take away what's real..."_ - people with substance abuse problems very often are trying to mask or escape some kind of pain or trauma. _"I wonder what it's like walking by your side, to think before I talk and to move at the same speed as you walk. I want to have a weight to keep me in your state I'm watching from above, I love it but it's not for me"_ - this entire verse reads like someone in the throes of addiction, and under the influence. They can't walk straight, can't keep pace with their friend, say inappropriate or hurtful things impulsively, and they can't find anything in their own life to anchor them to sobriety (or at least better impulse control), like their friends/family. Finally, the last two lines of the second verse, and the last line of the chorus - _"I'm watching from above, I love it but it's not for me", and "Until something stops me"_ - indicate that this person does not want to be like this, but they are utterly powerless to stop themselves, and end the destructive cycle. |
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