| Musical Youth – Pass the Dutchie Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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| Interpol – Lights Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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I think he knows he's a "bad" person and looks to a "good" woman to fix him. Or at least, this is what he SAYS to either apologize for his past behavior or to win her over despite her knowledge of his problem. He wants her to Show me your ways Teach me to meet my desires With some grace Please police me I want you to police me But ultimately he's a cheater. He takes advantage of her. Strong as you seem Old as you behave You will always obey Domestic spree A seething routine I could never navigate Well maybe I like to stray He rationalizes that his infidelity or other misbehavior is OK because she knows about it and lets it go. So by the end of the song he has not been fixed, he has won her over. They have settled into a relationship where she chooses not to confront him over his problem but can't look him in the eye because of it. No harm it seems to be less so free, not today It's like you want it that way All that I see Is peaceful eyes drawn away from me Drawn away from me |
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| U2 – Elvis Presley And America Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| There’s an error in the lyrics. Where it says he repeats “see say sad and reach by” the lyrics repeat:\n\nDon’t say, say double B-side\n\nIt’s an expression of his fear that this song will be on a single that is so bad that both sides are B-sides. Which is a shame because I really like this song. | |
| Suzanne Vega – The Queen And The Soldier Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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It's all symbolism. The queen is the woman who likes men to fight for her attention - that's the soldiers and their battles. She likes to flirt with them. "Never once taking the crown from her head" refers to her need to retain power over men and so she will not open up. Although she feels an emptiness inside because of her inability to form a real relationship, she is too afraid of being hurt. The story is about a good man who gets close to her but she pushes him away. |
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| Liz Phair – Chopsticks Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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| The Smiths – How Soon Is Now? Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I prefer the tatu version, but I'll pay homage here at the origin. There are people who have a very difficult time connecting with other people, sexual preferences aside. This song is written from their perspective. Every line of it is perfect. The worst part is the advice we get -- which is of course from very social people that have no trouble meeting people. They think we're a great guy/girl (albeit not for them) and that it'll happen for us any time now. They can go to a club and meet other people, so they encourage us to do it too. We're too shy to fail in front of people we know, so we go by ourselves. Note the change of person from "I" to "You" during the club stanza -- it starts by changing to the perspective of the person that's giving him the advice. And when we do... we get the result described in the song. We can't meet people the way others do. So shut your mouth. |
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| Coldplay – White Shadows Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Great song. I think he's taking a look at his life in the perspective of the universe. White Shadows are people or fellow souls. This chorus captures the arc of life: All this noise, I'm waking up -- birth All this space, I'm taking up -- life All this sound is breaking up -- death Ohhhhhhhh -- what's next? So is there heaven in the afterlife? What's it like, the eternity that awaits us, "in a permanent state"? Swim out on a sea of faces Tide of the human races -- your life ends as one of billions Oh, an answer now is what I need... -- he wants to know what's coming See it in a new sun rising -- the new sun rising is the afterlife See it break on your horizon -- a reference to seeing it when you die Oh, come on love, stay with me... -- and he hopes he can stay with his love |
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