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| Blink-182 – Ghost on the Dance Floor Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Sounds an awful lot like what it's like to go through the experience of heartbreak, whether it be in losing a loved one in passing or in seeing someone you dearly loved fall out of your life. When you're separated from someone you miss more than anything in the world (especially if it's someone you're in love with), you create an idealized image of them in your mind, and whenever you revisit that image (despite the passage of time and the way circumstances change), you're left with a ghost of a memory.
There are a number of ways to interpret this song, and I'm very impressed with DeLonge's songwriting here - it's a couple steps above anything he ever previously wrote with Blink/Boxcar Racer or with Angels and Airwaves. To me, this is absolutely about being unable to escape the memory of someone you still desperately miss and love - despite the fact that the person has moved on and no longer feels the same way about you. There's no feeling more bitter than the loneliness and sadness of realizing that you can never revisit or rewrite the past, especially when it comes to changing someone's feelings about you. If it makes any sense, sometimes the most haunting "ghosts" are the ones which are still alive and well, but are no longer in our lives as we once knew them. |
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| The Ataris – From the Last, Last Call Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This is an outstanding piece of song-writing. Honestly, this is another one of Roe's songs on this album which just stands above anything else he previously wrote. |
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| The Ataris – Welcome the Night Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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While I believe that the above comment does hold some truth, I must disagree in certain ways. Obviously, yes, Kris Roe has been forced to overcome adversity numerous times and it has often been overwhelming to him (his near-overdose is reflective of this). Because of this, Roe constantly was in a state of cognitive dissonance, searching for a meaning to his life.
I believe that this is Roe's conclusion regarding faith and life in general. The first few lines of the song, especially "Where is this purpose you speak of?" are essentially critical of the spiritual world, probably because while Roe was searching and searching for this purpose (or, in his words, lie), he never found the light that he was hoping to find.
Although this isn't a condemnation of faith or religion by any means, it is more a thought-process concerned with living your one secular life as fully as possible. Rather than being entirely focused on finding a purpose for life or searching for a transcendent, we should enjoy the world and the lives we are currently living instead. "Close your eyes and welcome in the night" is in reference to appreciating the world and its surroundings, not taking anything for granted, and living every moment as fully as possible.
Personally, I feel as though this is some of Roe's best work and most certainly should have been on "Welcome The Night." I personally would have dropped "When All Else Fails, It Fails" from the album and added "The Ghost of Last December" in its place...and then placed this song after "Begin Again From The Beginning." |
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| The Ataris – Welcome the Night Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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While I believe that the above comment does hold some truth, I must disagree in certain ways. Obviously, yes, Kris Roe has been forced to overcome adversity numerous times and it has often been overwhelming to him (his near-overdose is reflective of this). Because of this, Roe constantly was in a state of cognitive dissonance, searching for a meaning to his life.
I believe that this is Roe's conclusion regarding faith and life in general. The first few lines of the song, especially "Where is this purpose you speak of?" are essentially critical of the spiritual world, probably because while Roe was searching and searching for this purpose (or, in his words, lie), he never found the light that he was hoping to find.
Although this isn't a condemnation of faith or religion by any means, it is more a thought-process concerned with living your one secular life as fully as possible. Rather than being entirely focused on finding a purpose for life or searching for a transcendent, we should enjoy the world and the lives we are currently living instead. "Close your eyes and welcome in the night" is in reference to appreciating the world and its surroundings, not taking anything for granted, and living every moment as fully as possible.
Personally, I feel as though this is some of Roe's best work and most certainly should have been on "Welcome The Night." I personally would have dropped "When All Else Fails, It Fails" from the album and added "The Ghost of Last December" in its place...and then placed this song after "Begin Again From The Beginning." |
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| The Ataris – And We All Become Like Smoke Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This track, by far the most emotionally moving, powerful, and marvelous offering on the album is the sixth track and stands as Roe's greatest musical accomplishment. A melancholy, nostalgic, and wrenching four-minute triumph, this track is the climax of all work Roe has ever composed, embarking on grounds which near perfection for the genre. It's hard to do justice to this track through description; it is worth the price of the CD alone.
I simply cannot get enough of this song. It enduces so many memories and the frustrated theme of the song comes full circle during the bridge up to the final chorus. It is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Simply incredible. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Eraser Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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When I talk about every reference being towards god, it's in a metaphorical way. The sex in "Closer" isn't real, it's a metaphor for something that gets the protagonist closer to god. As for "you" in that song and "God" getting closer to "God", I believe that the protagonist doesn't fully believe in a transcendent at this point and thus he is contemplating it. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Only Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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I believe this song is again about nihilism and "you" is referring to God. It makes perfect sense when you interpret the lyrics that way. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Hurt Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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This song is the aftermath of the protagonist's suicide...it's post-storyline, but it continues the concept album. Few people have this interpretation, but I personally believe that it's spot-on. The main character commits suicide in the previous track, "The Downward Spiral" and this is the suicide note of the main character, discovered by another character. The final four lines of the song hint at this possibility the most, most definately. It'd be a fitting end that would truly cap the masterpiece of an album and add yet another dimension of greatness to the resume of Trent Reznor. He truly is a phenomenal artist and this album is beyond incredible...a work of art. It is more so an author's novel than a musician's album...it tells a story...it goes in depth of the mind of a manic-depressed, bipolar character and explores everything that happens. Truly genius. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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An ingenius track from Trent Reznor that ends the "story" part of "The Downward Spiral." I love how the song title means that the protagonist is looking down the barrel of a gun, a downward spiral...while the title of the album is about his life declining. It's just so well done. I find this song disturbing and at times, hard to listen to. The main character does indeed commit suicide in this track, as Reznor originally intended to end the album with it anyhow..."Hurt" is the aftermath...or as my interpretation has it, the suicide note. Anyhow, this is obviously a track about contemplating suicide, but I'm relatively certain the character goes through with it. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Reptile Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Numpty's post:
"By reptile the mechanical side of his mind has taken over, and he has lost his ability to feel. He sleeps with a hooker ( seeds from a thousand others...) to try and feel the emotion he used to have ( also a reference to closer - through sex and violence he was able to become god, so not only does he want to feel emotion, he wants to be in power again, for he is helpless in the hands of the mechanical, logical side of his brain - this is also obviouse in the fact that he is knowingly infecting her with his diseases, also giving him power over her. In reference to a Warm place, he knows that there is still an element of control over himself that the mechanical side cannot take, and throughout this song he is trying to find a way to control it again, instead of fallin further down the spiral of destruction) By this stage in the album, he is desperate for self control, and sees the hooker his way of regaining that control. This control isnt powerful, but strong enough to make one last important decision in The Downward Spiral (song)."
He nails it on the head. Everyone just read that, and you have your explaination. I personally would've put this one after "A Warm Place" and moved "Eraser" right before the man's suicide in "The Downward Spiral" because I think "Eraser" truly is the darker song that finally gives the listener a sense of why the protagonist is going to commit suicide. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – Eraser Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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No, actually everyone is wrong here. This song ties into the storyline of the whole album...it's where he rejects himself yet again, but this time it becomes more severe. "You" is talking about GOD, not a person...it's something I noticed in this album. Every time "you" is used, it's referring to god, not a living person. Anyhow, it talks about how he found god, then rejected god, now rejects himself because of god's doing "lose me, hate me, smash me, erase me"...and he makes one final plea to god..."kill me." That is my interpretation of the song and I find it to be fairly accurate with the storyline. |
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| Alkaline Trio – You're Dead Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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This is one of the saddest, yet most unbelievable Alkaline Trio songs of all. "Cause if assholes could fly, this place would be busier than O'Haire, there's proof in the sky...it's as thin as our skulls, yet it's thicker than air..." is just genius. |
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| Seether – Fine Again Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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One of the best, deepest songs today. Unbelievable. Blows me away how good these guys are at writing songs. Meloncholy at its best. It shows that you don't have to listen to emo-shit to get a good, meloncholy song. |
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| Seether – Broken Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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Stoney is right, they are awesome guys and they play one mean Nirvana cover. In fact, I kinda call them the Nirvana of the new age, because they are the closest related band to Nirvana I can find today. I just hope that the Shaun-Amy thing doesn't work out like Kurt-Courtney did, and that Shaun doesn't follow Cobain's path to suicide. |
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| Antifreeze – Ordinary Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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Went to see Antifreeze and the Slick Shoes a few months ago, met them, great guys. You couldn't find nicer people in a band. This song is about conformity. |
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| Useless ID – Diary Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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One of the best acoustic songs I've heard in a while. Alot more deep than usual emo bullshit. Useless ID is really great, and I can't wait for their new album to come out. |
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| Useless ID – Too Bad You Don't Get It Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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This is an awesome song by Useless ID, easily their fastest song. Truely awesome music. For more awesome stuff check out : www.geocities.com/cross_town_rivals |
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