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| The Dillinger Escape Plan – Unretrofied Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I'm not really a big fan of the music in this song, as it sounds a little weak to me. However, the lyrics do give a certain impression which I find interesting. The band Skinny Puppy has a similar style of writing lyrics, whereby words are seemingly plucked at random but actually contribute to an overall feeling. |
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| Converge – Eagles Become Vultures Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I thought it was about American culture in general. To me the song puts forward the idea that America has gone from being a country of innovation, equality and progress to being a country of xenophobia, litigation and decadence. Dunno if I agree with that opinion, but, to me, that seems to be what's being said in this song. |
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| Gary Numan – Exhibition Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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This is a great song, very restrained. I love the last stanza especially. I've always appreciated a more minimalist sound. |
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| Gary Numan – Dance Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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What a simple, sad song. I'm not really sure if it's about anything particular - my guess is that Gary simply put these words together because he thought they sounded beautiful. However, a few of the lines seem to have some meaning.
The first is 'I could walk out and just impress myself', which to me suggests that Gary has decided that he no longer needs to perform on stage to impress thousands of fans; this album was of course released soon after Gary had announced his retirement from live music.
'I dream of rumours like a favourite pastime' - this suggests how hurt Gary was by the harsh critiques to which he was subjected by the British press, and how obsessed he later became with chasing commercial success.
The line 'This celebration makes me crawl away and hide' to me reflects his rejection of celebrity and, again, his retirement from the stage.
This is a really amazing song. In fact, the whole Dance album is my favourite effort from Numan. Although it is strange that the title track of the album is one of the few that doesn't contain the word 'dance'. |
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| The Dillinger Escape Plan – Mouth of Ghosts Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I agree with captain hook. The instruments are what makes this song for me, as the lyrics seem pretty disjointed when you actually listen to them. It's not as hardcore as much of their previous work, but that doesn't stop this song being incredible. |
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| Skinny Puppy – Blue Serge Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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This song is very good, and probably one of Skinny Puppy's most accessible. I think it says 'mind exploding you fucking liar' though. That's just how it sounds to me. |
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| Gary Numan – Voix Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Hahaha I love this song! I'm listening to the original right now. There's also a 1995 remix that you can get hold of which is just as good. The Metal Rhythm version just makes me want to dance! |
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| Anberlin – Alexithymia Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I've never heard the song, but I stumbled across it at random thanks to the 'latest comment' thing. I just thought I'd say that 'conversate' is, as far as I know, a word that can be used freely in America without reproach, but an English audience would find the word cumbersome and unnecessary. We'd just stick with converse. It's an americanism (I'm not sure if that's a widely used term in America though).
A similar example would be the word 'lyricalist' used by circa survive green on page one of the comments list for this song. In England, we'd just use 'lyricist.' It seems as though American English speakers have a tendency to fill words out, if you see what I mean. |
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| Gary Numan – The Angel Wars Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is incredible. It's probably my favourite from the Exile album. The beat is slick, the guitar is dramatic, and that last verse is one of the angriest things I've ever heard. |
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| Ian Dury And The Blockheads – Razzle in my Pocket Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Oh, and I should probably explain that when the protagonist of this song is asked if he has any 'form', he is being asked whether he has a criminal record. I just thought it might be hard to work out for those who don't live in England. |
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| Refused – The Deadly Rhythm Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song's really good, probably my favourite on the album. Refused are such a great band; they're as visceral as any punk band and, at the same time, as cerebral as a jazz quartet. |
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| Gary Numan – Telekon Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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'You end on reel one'... of course! That's what he says there! I always thought it was 'You random real one' but I knew that didn't make any sense. Thank you karl for enlightening me!
Also, isn't this an odd song? The drums sound so unbalanced. And the synth parts are equally unsettling. The whole thing sounds like it's coming unhinged and could go hatstand at the drop of a hat (see what I did there?). The music matches with the lyrics too, they both give the impression of a man who's going quietly mad. |
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| The Police – Message In A Bottle Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think it's possible that the song was intended just to be a metaphor for being lonely and then realising that a very large number of people are as lonely as you are. But I agree with Wings223... it's a little more fun to imagine it and think about a man who is actually on a desert island.
And I'm still laughing at the comment about Sting's habit of saying 'yos'. |
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| Ade Fenton – The Leather Sea Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song will always remind me of washing up, because that's what I was doing when I first heard it. Every time I hear it I get that hot, clean feeling in my hands. It's kind of like a Proustian rush, except really annoying. I want to just enjoy the song, not think about cleaning plates when I hear it! |
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| Ian Dury And The Blockheads – Razzle in my Pocket Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I love this song, probably my second favorite of Dury's after 'My Old Man.' This song just captures exactly what childhood was like. Spending the holidays misbehaving, taking small victories in the world of adults, and blagging your way out of trouble. 'With the Razzle in my pocket as the second prize' is a line that, to me, just sums up how small your life is when you're a kid, but that at the time you thought everything was so big and important.
Oh and on a more intellectual note, has anyone noticed the strange rhyme scheme? It's two groups of fourteen lines, sort of like a pair of sonnets, but the rhyme scheme is nothing like the sonnets I was taught about when I was a kid. Still, Ian Dury is one great songwriter to come up with this. Definitely one of my favorite songs! |
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| R.E.M. – All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I agree with those of you who said that Stipe seems pleased that these people are dreamers. That's just the impression I get from his voice though, and these things tend to be quite subjective. I don't know about Tony Joe White, but this song always reminds me of Johnny Cash, who 'shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.' |
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| Gary Numan – Engineers Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song kinda reminds me of 'We Take Mystery To Bed.' I don't really know why, it's just the way the music goes... I keep expecting him to say 'Confiscate letters like D.E.B.' This is a pretty good one actually, the drums are very unorthodox, especially for a Numan song, but that contributes to the interesting nature of it. I wouldn't say it's one of the better tracks though, as most of the tracks on the album are really good (Oceans and Random weren't up to much, I thought). |
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| Gary Numan – Style Kills Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I've not heard this one, so I'm wondering what album it's on. The lyrics look pretty good though, I'd love to hear it. |
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| Gary Numan – Jo the Waiter Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I'm pretty certain it's about a homosexual relationship. 'Jo the waiter held me close behind the door marked gentlemen,' 'he's very touching and so close to me.' It's pretty cool to find a straight man like Gary writing about a gay relationship, I don't think there are enough songs about gay stuff... or if there are enough, then I don't know where to find them. |
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| Gary Numan – You Are, You Are Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think if this song had been released instead of 'She's Got Claws', Numan might have continued to flourish in the music business. I've got nothing against 'She's Got Claws', but this song is a lot more danceable (if that is a word), and seems as though it would have better suited the pop-music market. Oh, and the drum break at the start is intense, I wish I could play that! |
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| Gary Numan – Deadliner Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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The drumbeat in this song is superb. The spoken parts fit really well too, and I like the little touches on the piano. I really like the line 'I'm told it's called the great American lie,' that's unusually political for Numan. I suppose he's making the comment that, here in England, Christianity isn't really a defining feature in people's lives anymore, whereas in America there are many people who would consider themselves Christian. In general though I think the song is describing this nightmare world that is a theme on the Sacrifice album. Numan is writing from the point of view of a man who is haunted by God in his dreams. |
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| Gary Numan – Play Like God Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I thought it was 'little girls playing big boys games.' That's just the way I hear it though, I am very frequently wrong about this sort of thing. Isn't the guitar part cheesy in this song? Still, Gary's made worse songs than this. I think it's quite good, in a quirky sort of way. I think it's about a relationship but I've got no idea what he's actually trying to say with this song. |
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| Neurosis – Enemy Of The Sun Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think it's about the environment. As I see it, this song presents the image of what the world will be like after it's been polluted to bits. 'The sun bathes my wounds with a veil of rage' - this is describing the effects of global warming, I think. And of course it mentions the 'disrespect' shown to the environment by mankind. '...with pride and glass in our throats... they run as we laugh.' These two segments suggest that this future mankind is still defiant, denying the truth of climate change until the very last moment. Dunno about the 'Harvest their return' parts though, their meaning eludes me. |
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| Gary Numan – Ancients Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Yep, this really is a beautiful song. I agree with damrat on the meaning. There's an early version of the song which I think was on the Crazier CD set, the lyrics are slightly different but the meaning of the song wasn't changed. The strings in this song are mind-blowing. |
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| Ade Fenton – Healing Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This is such a driving song... I listen to it and think 'faster, faster!' The vocal's really good too, as you'd expect from Gary Numan. |
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| Ade Fenton – Everything Changes Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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A truly great vocal. Usually I can't stand to hear women sing but Helen Tiller's voice is so plaintive and chilling. And the piano's good too! I guess as far as a meaning behind the lyrics, this one's pretty obvious: she was emotionally hurt by a ruthless man. He just moved on to the next girl but she is convinced that one day he will succumb to guilt and be buried under the weight of his past misdeeds. Well that's the impression I got anyway. |
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| Gary Numan – The Seed of a Lie Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I thought it was 'like the job of disease' but it's quite hard to be sure... regardless, this is one of my favorite Numan songs. I think rottentothecore got the meaning right. You can really hear the emotion in his voice when he sings 'don't let me down'... I can't even think about this song without getting tears in my eyes! This song is truly beautiful, a masterpiece. |
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| Gary Numan – We Are Glass Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Oh. It is 'you are you'! I just listened to the live version on the Skin Mechanic CD, and you can clearly hear him say 'you'. |
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| Gary Numan – We Are Glass Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Isn't it 'you are replaced, you are used'? It can be hard to tell sometimes, Numan's voice is... unique. |
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| Gary Numan – Slowcar To China Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is beautiful. Its obvously about a young man who falls in love with a prostitute, and is heartbroken when she leaves the country. I guess musically its a mix of Jazz, Latin, Electro and Funk... an eclectic brew. This is one of my favorite songs ever. |
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| Neurosis – Lost Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I've just bought the Enemy of the Sun album, and I think it's amazing. I'm definitely going to be getting further into this heavier stye of music. As for the lyrics... truly beyond me. |
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| Porcupine Tree – Small Fish Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Wow, Pangui, that's a really original way of looking at it. I'd never have thought of the song in that way, but now you say it, it does make sense. I thought it was about being a small cog in the big machine of society... being just one person among millions of others, who are all the same. I thought the fisherman was like some sort of leader, one person who stands out from the rest, but my interpretation was a little vague. I think yours is better lol. |
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| Gary Numan – Bridge? What Bridge? Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is definitely not an instrumental. Gary's singing on this song, but I can't figure out what the words are, and the sounds of some eighties black people having a party are playing in the background... This song is too werid, even for me. I don't like it! |
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| Gary Numan – We Take Mystery (To Bed) Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think the lyrics posted here are incorrect... or I might be listening to the wrong version of the song. Really, I couldn't do any better, because Numan's voice can be hard to understand at times. |
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| Gary Numan – I, Assassin Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think in this song Gary's writing from the perspective of the press - it's obvious from the last three lines. He describes them as assassins because of the character assassination he was experiencing at the time. To be honest, I'm glad he stopped writing about the press. |
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| Gary Numan – I Nearly Married A Human Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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There's two versions to this song on the Replicas CD I've got. Maybe it's because it was a re-release? Anyway, on version two you can clearly hear him sing 'I nearly married a human'. I'm gonna have to listen to version one now and just double-check if he sings in that too... |
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| Gary Numan – My Breathing Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I tend not to like the songs Numan wrote about the press hating him, but this one's a little different. The arabic sounding music and the lyrics that actually have some depth to them make a pleasant difference to the rest of the Strange Charm album. |
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| Gary Numan – Crazier Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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These lyrics are fine for the part that Gary is actually singing, but I'd really like to see the words to the part where he's kind of half whispering and half screaming. |
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| Gary Numan – Dark Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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A truly excellent song. I think if atheists had hymns, Gary Numan would write them. That line 'Kneel before my altar and drink the wine of slaughter' is probably the best rhyme I've ever heard. There isn't a line wasted in this song, and it's definitely one of my favorites. |
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| Porcupine Tree – A Smart Kid Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I really like this song. There's definitely a lot of loneliness coming through in this one, and a tinge of regret too. It reminds me of M.E. by Gary Numan - both seem to be about the last man alive on earth. |
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