| Nada Surf – Always Love Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| In the CD booklet, it's "hey you good ones" and not "hey you could once". I think that this is like the narrator in the song saying that someone was being sarcastic about the "always love" idea. Like, "always love? yeah, whatever- good one". I think it's this idea that someone else was sarcastic about wanting to try to always love that has held the narrator back. | |
| Gang of Four – A Fruitfly in the Beehive Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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Such a great song. I think it's about cult leaders who are able to get believers to support them. Also, I think the lyrics to the 2nd verse are actually: Where are we headed for For a distant shore Or some brand new war Don't know why I can't ask for more Don't walk out the door What am I left here for How is it gonna end Should I now repent And then make amends Who wrote the unwritten laws That we didn't ask for But we can't ignore And when the true believers die More and more get born again If the queen can't cope at all There's a number she can call |
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| Chevelle – Comfortable Liar Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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The lyrics are printed in the CD booklet: "Broad, is this sea The salt, enters the wounds My take, on you is simple So heal, your fear To heal, your fear Time, spent waking off shore The calm, before the storm My take, from you is simple So heal, your fear To heal, your fear You're such a comfortable liar So calm Cause I said wrong You comfortable liar Liar" The only line I hear him singing differently than what's printed is "Time, spend [wading/waiting] off shore" Otherwise, I think what's printed in the booklet is far more accurate than what most websites have. |
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| Bauhaus – Third Uncle Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I'm not 100% percent sure that I'm hearing things correctly but, I'm confident that this is a more accurate transcription of the lyrics as sung by P. Murphy: There were tips There were sports There are legs There are sharks It was strong (There was right) There were hips (There was wrong) There was nothing (There was mother) But despite (There was father) There was you Then there was you There are snakes There are blues There are boots There are shoes There are turks There are fools There are pockets There are schools There was you Then there was you I'll burn my fingers Burn my toes Burn my uncle (Burn my love) Burn these books Burn these shoes From these legs (Break a leg) Mother, father Just in case there was you Just to hide it from you (Just to keep it from you) |
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| Rancid – Black Lung Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I think you're correct. I think that verse is: All the men look the same When they come out of the mine No prejudice for the mighty black lung Rank and file workers Rand and file minds So take off the gloves and sock it to 'em |
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| James – Come Home Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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The lyrics quoted above don't match the version in this video (which I believe is the album version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWd9mqC80BU The lyrics in that video are:
I believe that those are the lyrics to the 7" version of the song. And I believe that these are the lyrics to the long version of the song (which I have on Gold Mother):
I don't know where these two lines come from:
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| The Church – Ripple Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| It might be about several things. One of them could be Kilbey's struggle with heroin addiction. | |
| Talk Talk – I Don't Believe In You Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The lyrics currently posted are for the song, "I Believe In You" from the 1988 album "Spirit of Eden." Here are the correct lyrics for "I DON'T Believe In You" from 1986's "The Colour Of Spring": Now the fun is over Where do words begin I'm trying to find the path ahead Any way you say it The charade goes on But your eyes won't see it It's the same old song 'I don't believe you' Promises so golden Years have proved them wrong I'm trying to leave some self respect Any way you say it Our decline goes on But your pride won't heed it It's the same old song 'I don't believe you' I don't, I don't... I don't believe in you And the way you play it Is the way you want it Any way you sing it It's the same old song 'I don't believe you' |
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| The Cardigans – Do You Believe? Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I think this song has subtle but strong references to Christianity- 'love is gonna save the world' & 'love is gonna save your soul'; i.e. Christians believe that Jesus loves everyone and that he came to save not only each of us individually, but that he came to save the world. I think that the protagonist in this song, without coming out and saying it directly, is saying that she doesn't believe what Christians believe. | |
| Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Great song. One obvious meaning would be about the life of a performing artist who is constantly traveling and staying in 'rented accomodations'. It could also be about the impermanence of the human condition and the uncertainty of what might happen after death. | |
| Echo and the Bunnymen – Heads Will Roll Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The title and the lyrics in the first verse, I think, are definitely references to our mortality. I think that the first verse is saying that conventional wisdom is that we die when god calls us home. I think that reference to the winning hand is a reference to Pascal's wager- the idea that it is better to believe in god and go to heaven rather than not believe and risk going to hell. But, then the question is asked- 'What if no one's calling?' i.e. what if we just die and there is no god? I'm not exactly sure how I'd interpret the verse about, 'If I ever met you, I'd stare you into the ground'. Maybe it's directed at Pascal and his stupid wager? But, the next verse about the 'bottom dropping out' and 'times are the times I love' and 'that's when all the lights go out' definitely seem to be references to mortality being all there is. So, 'Oh yes, did you know I came so close?' seems again to be about Pascal's wager being lost. Then the chorus again that questions whether or not god is actually calling us home. |
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| Cocteau Twins – Quisquose Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| People shouldn't even try and transcribe lyrics when there aren't any. And, I'm not allowing myself to read these because I don't want their stupidness to ruin one of my favorite songs. Forgetting these now. | |
| Cocteau Twins – Pink Orange Red Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| No. These aren't the "real" lyrics. There aren't any real lyrics. This is just someone's stupid attempt at fitting the sounds that she sings to words that they think they are hearing. | |
| Cocteau Twins – When Mama Was Moth Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I always thought she was singing "my blue electric" at the end. But, part of the magic of Cocteau Twins is that I don't think there are any real lyrics. | |
| The Church – Essence Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Just listened to this song tonight for the first time in a while. I love Kilbey's feminist bent in this song and I love how he makes fun of men's sexual equipment, violence, etc. BTW- I'm male and I don't think everything male is bad, just that as a gender we certainly are not above reproach. | |
| Nitzer Ebb – Lightning Man Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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My favorite Nitzer Ebb song. I'm surprised no one has commented on it. I loved the video when it played on MTV's 120 Minutes. I always heard the lines about the cake as: icing on your cake well i knew you were coming so i cut you a piece |
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| Elastica – Car Song Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I see this song as a response to the Beatles "Day Tripper". | |
| Catherine Wheel – Black Metallic Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I never thought of the song as racist even thought I did think it was about skin color. I thought the protagonist in the song was singing about the mystery and intrigue of someone that he/she is attracted to. And, of course, in a positive way. I didn't see any of it in a negative manner at all. | |
| Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Rich Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Does anyone who this song is about (assuming it is about an actual person)? | |
| Black Grape – Kelly's Heroes Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I also think that the line is "most of these men seem like serfs" since a serf is essentially a slave. Makes a lot more sense. Additionally, I think that start of the 2nd stanza/verse is: Whose got the biggest Whose got the biggest Whose got the biggest brain And, I think that later, the lyrics are: Well he handed out fish man With his center parted sun tan Then cured all the lame I don't agree that it doesn't have any meaning. I think it's very clearly saying that hero worship is stupid. |
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| Whiskeytown – 16 Days Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I think that the line in the first stanza is actually "shoulda wore my wedding ring"- i.e. the protagonist should have kept his wedding ring on rather than stepping out on his wife on those 15 nights/16 days. | |
| Joy Division – Passover Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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There's only two things I'd like to add to the conversation. One is, when you listen to the Closer version, note the whispery echoed voice that is faintly singing the lyrics along with Ian. It is probably just a studio trick or a 2nd vocal track of Ian, but it is really eerie and effective. Adds a lot to the song once you notice it. Secondly, obviously the song can be interpreted a lot of ways. I think that seeing it as some of Ian's thoughts about his suicide plans are probably spot on. However, my favorite way of interpreting it has always been to see it as a narrative of the thoughts of the destroying angel in the passover story. I like the idea that even the destroying angel could be questioning its role in the whole sordid (and mythical) affair. |
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| The Sundays – Skin & Bones Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I really love how this song seams to be saying that we're just physical creatures and that we don't have souls. | |
| The Smiths – The Boy with the Thorn in His Side Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It's so sad how low the level of discourse is on this site. In the case of Smith's lyrics, we have the incessant whinings from the, 'it's about a gay relationship' camp. Then, we have the teenage literalists who end up being the butt of the joke because they don't get that the overwrought teenage angst that is present in like 99% of all Smith's songs is most likely meant to be humorous. And, if it's not meant to be humorous, it still is. (However, I think that it's a safe bet that the man who wrote "Shoplifters of the world unite and take over" has a sense of humor and that it's a common element in most of his work.) This song. Let's see. 'The boy with the thorn in his side' is an obvious reference to the crucifixion story of the Jesus myth. Does this make the song simply 'about JESUS' as omnibuswill thinks it does? Maybe. But maybe art is open to intrepretation and maybe the reference to Jesus only serves as an opener (no pun intended) to something else? I think the christian overtones to this song are obvious, but is there something else there? Something bigger? Like a theme that love, whether it's Jesus' supposed loved for humanity or the love between two people (regardless of their sexual orientation) should be meaningful and acceptable to people and yet somehow isn't. Maybe each of us is a 'boy with the thorn in his side'? Maybe the sone is about how we are all in some way injured by societal repression and looking for acceptance in a cruel and uncaring world? Is it too much to ask that those of you who have nothing insightful to say just quit posting your incessant tripe and start trying to dig a little deeper and then come back and add something when you've thought a little more about life, art, music, poetry, etc? |
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| The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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As I've read through the comments people have made about this song, I just keep thinking of that line from the beginning of American Splendor where a young Harvey Pekar says to the woman who can't understand why he is trick-or-treating without a costume, "Why does everybody have to be so stupid?" How 'bout this: the song works on two levels. At face value, it is a somewhat silly, melodramatic treatise on teenage angst. The protagonist (whether gay, straight, asexual, or a brick of cheese) is taking things a little too seriously and over romanticizing death, love, and feelings of alienation at home. It's actually humorous when looked at on this level. Then, in another way, it is simply about the human condition. The feelings we all sometimes have of not having a home/place in the world and that we would welcome death, but there's something that keeps us from acting on those feelings. When looked at in this way, the silliness fades away and there's a more poignant element to the song. As Bart said to Homer as the Monorail sped uncontrollably around the track and Homer started to envision Bart as the anchor he so desperately needed, "Think harder Homer." |
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| Joy Division – Atrocity Exhibition Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I take this song to be saying that we're living in the 'Atrocity Exhibition.' The idea of 'this is the way, step inside' is just about opening your eyes to all of the horrors that exist past, present, and future in the world. | |
| New Order – Leave Me Alone Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This used to be my favorite song from Power Corruption & Lies. I just loved how catchy and melancholy it was at the same time. Brilliant. | |
| New Order – Love Vigilantes Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I always find it interesting to compare this song by New Order to "Walked in Line" by Joy Division. This song seems to present a somewhat positive view of a soldier, where "Walked in Line" is very negative towards them. I can't help but wonder if it wasn't (among other things) a bit of a jab at Ian. | |
| New Order – Age Of Consent Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I've thought that the lines: >You're not the kind that needs to tell me >About the birds and the bees ...could be interpreted not just to be about sex, but also about procreation. So, I think it's possible to see this as a breakup song in which the female is pregnant. And, thinking of it that way, then it could either be that she's not telling him (so he's found out about it by another means) or he's saying that she didn't need to be so condescending when telling him. Obviously there's lots of interpretations, but I find the idea of a failed romance that involves a pregnancy much more complicated, poignant, and interesting. In my mind, I've built a mental picture where she's leaving him, letting him know that she'd gotten pregnant and now she's getting an abortion. I see the song as his reaction now that he's powerless. His words are directed at her, but it seems as if he's really just speaking to himself- she dumped him via a letter and he's only getting gossip about her ('I've actually heard'). At first he's kind of lashing out and exerting his independence as a kind of 'I'll show you' mentality, but then at the end we see that really he's hurting with the more somber repitition of 'I've lost you'. |
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