| Third Eye Blind – Losing a Whole Year Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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There is nothing else really to say beyond that this song is about Meth Addiction. From my knowledge (take it as you leave it) the song was drafted from the memory of drug use by Stephen Jenkins and a girlfriend that he had who along with he used Methamphetamine over a period of time that inspired this song. I know from personal experience how easy it is to fall within this kind of drug use and find yourself "losing a whole year." The song within itself is a sly cautionary tale about the dangers of finding yourself not only in the allure of drugs, but also the allure of love forlorn because it is love denied. Keep that in mind. Whenever you get the glint of love in your perspective, remember that there are always caveats. |
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| Jets to Brazil – Conrad Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song is a loose jumbling together of a few figures and movies in popular culture. The title itself most likely refers to the character, Conrad, from the Robert Redford movie, "Ordinary People." Conrad is a young man who is involved in a boating accident that inadvertently kills his more outgoing and well-received brother. His mother resents him for it and emotionally isolates herself behind a cold mask of normality. He sees a psychiatrist over the course of the movie, and is able to gradually accept her for her distance. She eventualy rejects his emotional overtures to her, and is awaken towards the end of the movie to the sound a cab leaving with her inside. He initially blames himself to which his father scolds him. They eventually embrace and finally connect. The first part of the song is probably lifted from the life story of the mid-twentieth century movie icon, Montgomery Clift, who at one point in his career rivaled Marlon Brando and James Dean in regards to looks and talent. Montgomery Clift would suffer a devastating drunk driving accident after leaving Elizabeth Taylor's house in Hollywood. This would require a major reconstruction of his face, leaving him forever dependent on pain killers and barbituates until the day he died from a heart attack most likely caused by his alcohol and drug addictions. He was often known to wear a houndstooth coat and taken Numbutals. It is the latter part of the song that bends the gender from a male Montgomery Clift/Conrad character to a female who signs in under the identity of her mother, and eventually commits suicide. This is the part that I am lost for ideas. Perhaps it was intentional for legal reasons, or simply make the emotional connection by the audience to the character and song more universal? -Timberwolves (James) |
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| The Juliana Theory – Duane Joseph Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| When I first heard this song it was at their concert. It was one of those few songs that made me cry because it reminded me of a friend that I lost when I was a kid. It hurts to know that things always change. People move on and things are never the same. | |
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