| Iron & Wine – Upward Over the Mountain Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Reminiscing his life with his mom makes him happy. This song makes me happy too : ) | |
| Radiohead – Climbing Up the Walls Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I always took this song as being from the point of view of the voices in Thom's head, hence the echoyness. Also, as OK Computer is one of those albums that works as a whole, the climax of this song is the climax of the album. The thing with the differing lyrics from the lyric book that SnapHappyActivist mentioned - Thom varies them a lot. He sang that line when I saw this played in St. Louis, which I have to say was possibly the most amazing thing I've ever experienced. |
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| Sage Francis – Makeshift Patriot Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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Beautiful. It's too bad that most of the U.S. doesn't even see it happening, plenty of people have called me a traitor for saying anything like this. "Don't waive your rights with your flags" |
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| Radiohead – Paranoid Android Lyrics | 23 years ago |
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Here it is through partymidget colored glasses, divided by the three parts: 1.) The paranoid android and the voices The "paranoid android" is hearing voices. The voices his conscience and are the same computer voice as on Fitter Happier and aren't included in the lyrics. They say "I may be paranoid, but I'm no android" and variations. Then he has a flashback, which seems like the moment that he made a threat to someone of greater power, lets say a boss (when I am king...). The computer voice plays again to show you that it's still just this man and the voices present. Now assume from that point, this man became very powerful, because he was paranoid that he might not be the best, and that his whole life might go to hell. He therefore spent his whole life as this "paranoid android," and has become pretty much soleless trying to deal with his fear of his perception of failure. That's what his conscience is pointing out. 2.) Death and the P.A. The first little verse is death, the second is the man. If you follow me on the first part, this should make sense. Apparently something significant happens at the end of the scene when the man seems to think that death has submitted to his threats. What exactly that is does not matter, but it signifies the transition to the third part. 3.) Pearly gates Hear the "choir of angels?" Lots of major religions describe salvation as something that "rains down." He asks and is denied, as the last section says. "God loves his children" is a great little satirical end to the song. This song is amazing. The message also keeps kind of the same theme as Fitter Happier by hopefully making that person ask themself: what's really important in life? |
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