| John Lennon – Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Lucie is short for Lucifer. I think the phrase "bring on the Lucie" means that things are so bad that it seems as if the apocalypse (and the Devil) have arrived. The song is about critcizing society, mostly governments, for their evil ways. If this isn't going to stop, we might as well bring on the Lucie. | |
| The Coral – In the Morning Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Yes, I agree that the one night stand interp is likely correct. "Shut the bedroom window in the morning Go to the shop, make plans to be leaving In the morning..." He's leaving in the morning after spending the night with a woman he probably just met. "Go to the shop" could be literal, in that he does have plans, or it could just be something you say as an excuse to leave. You know, the old "I've got to get up early tomorrow". In this case, it's "I've got some stuff to do -- go to the shop, etc." "Thought I was sleeping, it was just a dream An alleycat chewing on dead leaves In the morning..." The mention of an alleycat could be a reference to him being on-the-prowl. He's an alleycat slumming around, and she's the dead meat. Kind of a gross metaphore, but to him, that might be all she is -- just a body to have sex with. Also, perhaps he can do better, so he really doesn't have a high opinion of her? "Out of the dark and into the light When the morning comes I will be alright" This could be him badly wanting to leave after sleeping with her, so he is glad it's finally morning so he can go. It could have a double-meaning as him thinking to himself "I'm not going to do this anymore. Tomorrow morning I will stop sleeping around and using women". Maybe like a rebirth for him. "When I leave I try not to wake her Tea and a toast to yesterday's capers In the morning...." Toast doubles as something you eat in the morning, but also as "a toast to what we did last night" (yesterday's capers). "She wrote my name on the red telephone box When I got there she'd already rubbed it off In the morning...." This suggests they likely didn't know each other before. She wrote his name down, and then rubbed it off, which also could mean that she's using him too -- she doesn't care what his name is the next day. "Rubbed it off" could also be a sexual innuendo too. "And all this time I've watched it change But it's still the same" Literally, he's watched night turn into day and it's always the same. Metaphorically, maybe he's been telling himself that he's going to change, but he never does. All in all, this is a great song, and one of my favorite by the Coral. They are SO underrated. |
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| Paul Simon – Outrageous Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I like your idea about the window, but I think you are reading too deep into it. A windowsill is what sits benath the window -- this does not necessarily mean indoors. Furthermore, people usually keep house plants on the inside of windows for sunlight, not flowers. Flowers are typically outside a window, planted in a horizontal (trough-like) pot. Imagine looking at a window from the outside with shudders, and then flowers below the window. That's not to say that people can't or don't have flowers inside near a window; I'm merely saying that you probably can't deduce that meaning from that particular lyric. | |
| The Rentals – She Says It's Alright Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song was probably written about Matt Sharp's girlfriend in Spain, but I think the idea and lyrics are very universal, and incredibly relatable. I've always interpreted this song to be about 2 people that are sleeping with each other, but likely don't really love each other. This is a song about being with a girl, but makes no references to love at all. They are just 2 friends that hookup when he's in town, but he isn't making any further effort. She's says "it's alright" because she doesn't really have feelings for him either. That is, she likes him in the bed, but doesn't need him there. The song perfectly captures the feeling of being in your early to mid-20's, trying to figure your life out, and not having the time (or desire) to be in love. But you still crave human contact, and sex, because you don't want to be alone. Like I said, it's very relatable. I also think that the line "it's alright" is kind of a double-meaning, implying that their friendship/relationship is just alright. You know, it's not great, but it's alright. Great song. |
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| The Rentals – My Head Is In The Sun Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Rivers Cuomo actually wrote this song. It's fantastic though. And I agree that Matt is a genius. Can't wait for the new Rentals album! | |
| Beulah – Hey Brother Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I like LittleHonda's interp, but I think there is another man involved, because of the first 2 sections. Who is he adressing when he says "hey brother, pull yourself together"? And who's place is he waiting to take? I always thought the song was about a girl who cheats on her boyfriend with the narrator and gets pregnant. However, neither guy will own up and take responsibility for the child. The boyfriend doesn't want the baby, but still thinks it's his. The narrator loves the girl, but hasn't told the the boyfriend that he's the real father. I don't know, this is just my idea. It's tough because the song keeps changing who it is addressing. I think the first verse is directed towards the boyfriend, and the rest (including the chorus) is for the girl. |
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