| Jonathan Coulton – Still Alive Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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RAHH I love this game. The song is about a computer. That you pwn. With an awesome portal gun. But it's still aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive~~~ |
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| Guster – Center Of Attention Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Definitely a satire. Saying "I'm the only child there is" is an absurd assertion that he can't possibly believe. Just makin' fun of people who think the world revolves around them. Catchy tune, though. |
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| Nightmare Of You – In The Bathroom Is Where I Want You Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| You're probably right, but it's still fun to find obscure interpretations of songs ^__^ | |
| They Might Be Giants – Take Out the Trash Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I find it a bit ironic that the speaker's asking her to "take out the trash" even though he doesn't want her to take him out any more...I'm guessing that's intentional, but I don't know why. | |
| The Killers – Bling (Confession of a King) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Anyone notice the Van Halen references? "Higher and Higher" and "Running with the Devil" are both VH songs, probably some more that I haven't noticed, too. | |
| Nightmare Of You – In The Bathroom Is Where I Want You Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I agree with everyone except on the use of the pronoun "she." "I'm not that kind of man, but I'll make an exception for you" He didn't think he was gay, but he saw this guy in the bathroom and something clicked. "Voluptuous and finely cut/What will it take to get you up" Getting him up...sort of obvious. Maybe attributing feminine characteristics to the guy because he's a "gentleman in training" and has been convinced that homosexual love is wrong. "Against the grafiti wall we know no law at all" Law is...most definitely against same-sex couples. "I do want to fall in love but I just don't know how to" He always assumed it'd be with a woman. Plus...let's face it, it's easier to be with someone of the same sex in the bathroom than with the opposite sex...though I'm sure it's done quite frequently and enthusiastically. |
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| The Killers – Bones Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| IOU, I think you have a point. No genders are ever mentioned, and there might be some definite homosexual tones to this song. Same with Mr. Brightside - who's he jealous of, the boy or the girl? "Coming out" has certain connotations...might it be he just came out of the closet, only to be hurt by a lover who just wanted to toy with him who really isn't gay? And now, since someone mentioned a connection between the songs, he's trying again (or maybe it's a prequel?). | |
| Nightmare Of You – The Studded Cinctures Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| It makes me laugh when people say a song sings their life, just like the Studded Cinctures, because they obviously have no clue what this song means. Definitely a dis song for the general scene/emo band population and people who listen to 'em. | |
| The Killers – This River Is Wild Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Oh, and in the chorus, I'm almost positive he's saying "And catch you when the current lets you go." It makes more sense, and I definitely hear an "s" in the end of let. | |
| The Killers – This River Is Wild Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| It is saying "merry," but I think that's a pun on "Mary," as in, the Virgin Mary. Not entirely sure what this song means yet, but I'm fairly certain it has something to do with religion - possibly Scientology, possibly Mormonism (taking geography into consideration), possibly just any sort of revival tent-based religion with morally ambiguous preachers. I'll post more when I have a better idea. | |
| The Killers – Sam's Town Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I think the bass line at the end is just a popular march bass line. It's the same as our school's fight song's sousaphone part. | |
| The Killers – Bones Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Bones definitely has the connotation of "boning," but in the context of the song (and the fact that it's plural), I think it suggests something deeper than just sex. The bones are representing their bodies as a whole, but just saying bones makes it sound darker, like an empty, dead relationship. | |
| Eagles – Hotel California Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| To clear any confusion up: this song is NOT about a cult. One of my teachers has an autographed copy of the lyrics, and on the autograph, he says that the song has no occult meaning. Just so y'know. | |
| The Honorary Title – Revealing Too Much Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| "Remember that our love was true" is also telling her not to regret the relationship, because it was real, even though it didn't work. | |
| The Dandy Warhols – I Am Sound Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This is probably my favorite DW song, and I have to agree with the mime. He's put his faith in a bunch of dumb little things, but as he says - and is emphasized by the title of the song - he is sound, meaning he's doin' great! The first stanza's basically just saying shit happens. Get over it, you'll be fine. Later, it gets sorta sad, but still very hopeful. I love this song! And sorry for just rephrasing what's already been said >. |
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| They Might Be Giants – Memo To Human Resources Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I thought it was about a reclusive, depressed writer who can't thing of anything to write (suspension of disbelief and losing the plot), but he's sort of a know it all and likes showing off to people. But when he's feeling bad, some people who got mad at him for being a pedant came to try to get him to be more modest and also give him some advice. He got the advice, but he already felt crappy, so they didn't really influence him there. Later, he reflects on their visit and (in the second person) realizes that they're right, but still wants to be a know-it-all at them. I like the suicide idea, too, especially with the countdown. Maybe a suicidal writer? Eh, who knows, it is TMBG, after all. |
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| They Might Be Giants – Dr Worm Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Wearing A Raincoat made me thing they're on drugs more than any other song...check it out, if you haven't already. | |
| They Might Be Giants – Wearing A Raincoat Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Steve, "wearing a raincoat" is a gerund phrase, which means it's perfectly fine if it's used as a noun. Sort of like "mowing the lawn makes me tired" or some such phrase. And this song is amazing. It's so crazy and random; the ultimate stream of consciousness, and if I knew more about TMBG, I'd be able to put forth or deny the idea that they were tripping on acid while this song was written. |
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| Iron & Wine – Cinder and Smoke Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I agree with the idea that it's about the end of a relationship. A very sad, yet peaceful, song. The line "Give me your hand" is repeated three times (along with "Cinder and Smoke"), and it seems to suggest that the singer desparately wants the other person to trust him again. "Cinder and smoke" I think refers to the charred remains to the relationship, so each stanze starts off optimistic, but then he realizes how things won't be the same again. In the first stanza, the dog and the snake are symbols of loyalty and dishonesty. Since the dog is mentioned in the first half and the snake in the second half, it reinforces the idea that the first half of each stanze is more optimistic than the second. The dog is trying to salvage the mother's clothes from the fire, while the snake is just waiting in the shade. Also, the way that the song is phrased gives a dual meaning to "The snake in the basement found/the juniper shade." Since it sounds like the snake was found in the basement, it could refer to some sort of dishonesty found by one of the partners that caused the breakup. The second stanza shows once again the singer's willingness to do anything to continue the relationship, saying that he will give her anything as fast as their relationship is ending, possibly trying to quench the flames. Flames could also be referring to passion, suggesting a slightly sexual theme to this part. But in the second half, he hears the whispers, and "The juniper bends/as if you were listening." This line tells us what the juniper symbolizes: it's the singer's partner, meaning that in the first stanza, the snake, or the disloyalty, was accepted by her. Since the dog was dragging the singer's partner's mother's clothes, it is safe to assume that the dishonesty was on the part of the partner, and since she is giving it shade, she accepts it and doesn't wish to change it. The whispers could just be rumors about them (I'm not sure), maybe she has a history of doing this sort of thing. In the last stanza, the mother is drunk, and chances are the father is unconscious or somehow dead. As was said by someone before, the family could be so distraught because their daughter was dishonest, causing rumors to go around like in the last stanze. In the small community that I'm guessing this takes place in, such a scandal could mean ruin for a family. If you've ever read "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets," you'll get what I'm talking about. Since the mother is drunk and the father was caught in the blaze, the father possibly could have started the fire himself (or told the singer about his partner's infidelity) but been caught up in the fire somehow (I'm no god of lyrical analysis, I just think it's fun, feel free to disagree/help me out), while the mother is upset both about her husband's role in the breakup (maybe she liked the singer) and upset that her daughter would be so dishonest. The final three lines are the singer's misgivings about what he should do. If he approaches her again, maybe she'll ask him to "pray for rain," or forgive her, let the fire start down, and begin anew. But he's also afraid that after that, he won't be able to trust her. The ash in her mouth is her responsibility, the fact that she will never be able to escape the past and what she did, and that she might do it again, ending the relationship and "ask it to burn again." This is sort of long...I hope nobody minds. I just happen to really like this song. |
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