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| Beirut – Vagabond Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Such a great song.
Sounds like you've got the lyrics correct, although there is a minor change in the last repetition through the song. There, he says "the truth unfolds, and I've been lost a long time now". |
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| Rocky Votolato – The Night's Disguise Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I'd say it's pretty clear cut as far as the meaning in the song. He's in dire straits financially, and it's affecting his relationship, creating stress where there should be none. The character had been planning a romantic night out with his significant other, but things took a turn for the worse at his job, and he got laid, so he had to pay for the expensive night out with a credit card. They try to have the best time on their night out that they can, but what the night means for their future is hard to avoid ("come here close; let me tie that iron ribbon", as if the accessories they're wearing are literally shackles holding them down), and, at the end, the "night's disguise" of a fantastic time out fades, and they're left with the harsh reality they now live. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – No Man's Land Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Also, O'Hare is more likely a reference to the Chicagoan airport by that name. The first section seems to indicate air travel, so it's possible that the song is was inspired by an aerial view of Illinois on a flight out of Chicago. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – No Man's Land Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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The suggestion that Sufjan doesn't realize the time signature he's writing is really just silly. With his proficiency in odd time signatures (7/4 in "Dear Mr. Supercomputer", 5/4 in the first movement of "Come on, Feel the Illinoise", alternating 5/4:6/4 in "Tallest Man, Broadest Shoulders", 9/4 in "Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head!", etc.), it's most certainly a stylistic device he employs with specific intent. I honestly doubt he just plays a riff on one of his instruments and "rolls with it", especially considering the cooperation of people other than himself.
Also, Dreamer, it's not hard to tell what time signature a song is in if you keep a good running beat in your head as you listen to it. Then you simply count the beats as they come. As for its significance... An unusual time signature, especially when it's part of a passage consisting mostly of common time, usually has an accentuating effect. In No Man's Land, the extra beat added by the 5/4 measure in each phrase is almost exclusively reserved for the flute run. This serves to set it off from the rest of the phrase and signify a transition to a new one. |
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| Damien Rice – Rule No. 2 Y-Junction Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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For the longest time, I had this mislabeled as Nine Crimes. And I've had the song for probably close to two years. Not sure how that happened.
It is quite a good song. I think Rule #1 sums it up quite nicely, as far as meaning goes. |
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| Rocky Votolato – Red Dragon Wishes Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Hmm. It definitely does sound like both "capture" and "catch a", but I think "Keep on riding to catch a feeling" makes a lot more sense than "Keep on riding, capture feeling".
Also, I think that it says "you" instead of "who" in the chorus. |
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| Rocky Votolato – Automatic Rifle Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Yeah, definitely a great one. He sets the scene of a wartorn area where even innocent people are thrust into the fray due to the hopelessness, and throws some irony into the mix with "the troops were satisfied that justice had been delivered". Pretty sad situation. |
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| Rocky Votolato – The Night's Disguise Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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My interpretation is that of a relationship that's on it's last leg, and he has a weak perspective of how things are. His perspective is causing him to see it in many ways, but he eventually notices the truth of the situation when the "night's disguise", which would be the day, or, in this case, his false hope of the situation, wears thin. |
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