| They Might Be Giants – Women And Men Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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I'm surprised no one has posted on this song. So I will. I believe John & John were using simile to discuss giving birth, marriage, family and population growth. You be the judge... "ship runs out of ocean...land's where...boat is found": baby out of the water-filled womb, into the dry world. "nothing unexpected...water running out...not a word we have to shout": When ready to give birth, a woman's water breaks, but it's nothing to shout about. "something beside the shoreline...up from the shipwreck...beachhead": baby is born, mother is the shipwreck, hostpital room is the beachhead. "women & men...messages of love...love will grow": baby is either female or male, love of the parents, family love will grow. "faces of the women and the men...crossed the ocean..out the boat and up the shore": babies have grown up and are moving on. "two by two...jungle...soon they number more": Men and Women marry, or at least live together and join the community (the jungle), they have children of their own. "three by three...stream of people gets wider...river...ocean...carrying ships that BEAR women & men.": families grow larger, more and more families populate the earth and keep BEARING more and more children. |
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| They Might Be Giants – Destination Moon Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| The card with the cartoon nurse is obviously a get well card, implying an illness. To me, this song is about a person determined to travel to the moon, taking necessary steps along the way and dealing with people who keep telling him he's crazy or wasting his life. The last part shows that he has continued his attempt throught his life and is on his last legs, but still determined to make it a reality. | |
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