| Xiu Xiu – Ceremony Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I feel bad. As much as I love Joy Division, I think this cover is better than the original. It never was my favourite Joy Division song though. | |
| Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| And here we have the only Joy Division that 90% of Joy Division fans know... | |
| Joy Division – Ceremony Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| As much as I love Joy Division, I have to say that I like the Xiu Xiu version better. That's not to say that Ian Curtis isn't brilliant for writing it, but the actual presentation I found a bit lackluster. I much prefer stuff like Transmission and Warsaw. | |
| Joy Division – Atmosphere Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I think this song is about a love hate relationship the singer has. Walk in silence Don't walk away, in silence See the danger Always danger Endless talking Life rebuilding Don't walk away The first two lines open with a contradiction - he wants the person to leave, but at the same time doesn't. He sees problems with the relationship, but thinks he can fix them, and knows he can't. Walk in silence Don't turn away, in silence Your confusion My illusion Worn like a mask of self-hate Confronts and then dies Don't walk away She doesn't know what to think about him, and he has convinced himself that everything is okay, even though he knows it's not. The mask of self-hate refers to the massochism of the relationship - it's hurting him, but he's pretending it's not. People like you find it easy Naked to see Walking on air Hunting by the rivers Through the streets Every corner abandoned too soon Set down with due care Don't walk away in silence Don't walk away He's disgusted with how fake the whole relationship is, but doesn't understand why. He keeps looking for meanings but only turns up air. |
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| Xiu Xiu – Dr. Troll Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Nick Drake died from an anti-depressant overdose. Billie Holiday was a heroin addict. Not sure about the other two. | |
| Xiu Xiu – Suha Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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"Watching her twin want to die" What an incredible line. The song is about a person trapped into prostitution, and it has given them this total self loathing. She wants out, but she just can't. She hates her family, because without them, she wouldn't have to do this (meaning that she has to support them, not that they're forcing her). |
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| Xiu Xiu – I Luv the Valley OH! Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Xiu Xiu has to make a bit of sense simply for it to be effective. One of the things that I love the most about Jamie Stewart's music are the incredibly depressing mental images that his songs conjure. | |
| Interpol – Not Even Jail Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I believe that this song is about alcoholism. The guy in the song is a deadbeat, who has fallen in love with someone, and making excuses to himself as to why he keeps drinking. |
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| Blonde Redhead – In Particular Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Should it not be 'In Particular'? | |
| Xiu Xiu – Support Our Troops OH! (Black Angels OH!) Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| It's not about jocks, it's about a jock. The song is meant to be personal. | |
| Xiu Xiu – Fabulous Muscles (Mama Black Widow Version) Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| The gender of the singer isn't specified. | |
| Xiu Xiu – I Luv the Valley OH! Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I was just thinking about this. I think that 'the valley' is representative of depression. I am an orphan to depression; depression killed his family. | |
| Xiu Xiu – I Luv the Valley OH! Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| One more thing. The title of this song is 'I luv the Valley OH!' | |
| Xiu Xiu – I Luv the Valley OH! Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I think that this is the most depressing song on Fabulous Muscles. I believe this is about how suicide runs in his family. "That's a pill and you've got to take it" The person tries to kill themselves over and over. "I won't rest until you take it " I believe that, instead of the singer wanting the person to kill themselves, that they instead realize how much they care. They don't want this person to die, but they realize cynically that they won't be able to rest until that person dies. "It’s ‘histroic de la famile" should be " It's l'histoire de la famile" The singer is saying "it's the history of the family", in that people in his family kill themselves, or at least attempt to kill themselves often. "And I won't rest until I forget about it I won't rest until I don't care " The singer still cares, but it's ripping him up inside. He doesn't think that he can stop it, but regardless, he still loves these people. He can't rest until he stops caring about them (which he realizes won't happen). "La la la la la la la la la" Picture the singer in a corner, eyes closed tightly, hands over his ears, shouting this out, and by this, shutting out the world. "That's a razor and you will make a threat That's a razor make million billion threats" The person threatens to kill themselves, over and over. "My behind is a beehive, there's a buzz in my backside My behind is a beehive and I won't rest " I'm not entirely sure about this line. I imagine that the singer's been up for hours (the buzz from sitting down for a long time) trying to make this person happy. "while you break my will" The singer is battered by all of these threats, and he is trying to hold in, but it gets harder and harder for him to do so. "Je t’aime the valley OH!!! " The valley is this person's home. I love my home. He says this in a sarcastic, almost desperate tone. "I am an orphan de la valley" Shift ahead in time, and he now an orphan, but he still can't forget about everyone. It is driving him crazy. La la la la la la la la la |
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| Xiu Xiu – Fabulous Muscles (Mama Black Widow Version) Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Perhaps not. The last four lines don't make sense to me. For the rest, my interpretation is simply that this is about a girl who is absolutely in love with a guy who simply uses her for sex. She realizes this, but can't admit it to herself. The 'of your deformed penis' is what throws me off. Perhaps it is a reference to him not caring; that he doesn't even have an erection? |
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| Xiu Xiu – Apistat Commander Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This song is about suicide. The song focuses on a person standing at the edge of a cliff, and ready to jump. He realizes that all of the hard stuff is now finally behind him, and he can just take a step and he will be free. He bites his tongue, as he is still uncertain of what to do, and states that he thinks that nobody cares. "all of this hurt that's wilted off" Simply, he doesn't hurt anymore. The person is somewhat suprised at all of the relief that this position provides him, as he is finally entirely in control, and this relief scares him. Subconsciously, he wants someone to talk him down, but he realizes that that's not going to happen, and that he is alone. I imagine that Huai is a reference to a former lover. |
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| Radiohead – Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I like this song. It's definately got an awesome style to it. Although not very deep, this song is about all of the choices that one may have to make during their life. "There are barn doors" The big choices of your life "And there are revolving doors" Standard choices, that almost everyone makes, just churning people through. "Doors on the rudders of big ships" Very important decisions that one may have to make, to steer the direction of something big. "We are revolving doors" Not so sure about this line. I think he's talking about how we always have to continue to make choice; continue to turn. "There are doors that open by themselves" Some choices are simply made for you by others. "There are sliding doors and there are secret doors" Sometimes, the answer isn't always obvious. There are secret doors: most people wouldn't have seen this choice. "There are doors that lock and doors that don't" Sometimes a decision that you make can be undone, but other times, that choice is final. "There are doors that let you in and out but never open" Again, not too sure. I think this is simply just a reference to an archway. It never opens, since it has no door, but it is a choice that one has to make nontheless. A choice with no reprecussions. "But they are trapdoors That you can't come back from" Simply, everyone makes bad choices at times, and can't turn back on them. Well, there's my interpretation. |
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