| John Mayer – Bold as Love (Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Great cover, 'bold as love' as to represent the bright euphoric colors that depict the emotional spectrum, and how everbody has a degree of each. 'And all these emotions of mine keep holding me from Giving my life to a rainbow like you' 'Just ask the axis' is a great lyric as it uses the metaphor for war and the enemy, the axis. How can we stand so bold against great odds, the fight for love when you don't even know why you're being so bold to begin. |
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| John Mayer – Bold as Love (Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Great cover, 'bold as love' as to represent the bright euphoric colors that depict the emotional spectrum, and how everbody has a degree of each. 'And all these emotions of mine keep holding me from Giving my life to a rainbow like you' 'Just ask the axis' is a great lyric as it uses the metaphor for war and the enemy, the axis. How can we stand so bold against great odds, the fight for love when you don't even know why you're being so bold to begin. |
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| Wilco – You Are My Face Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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First off, it is greatest song i have ever heard by wilco and its the lyrics that make it amazing for me, but the music pulls the emotion out of the 'almost' cautionary tale. Everyone may take a different perspective or meaning from the song depending on what they are going through but i feel i have analyzed the 'big picture'. If you read this, bare with me because its deep but this song shares a very intellectual, philosophical, and existential meaning. It tells the story of a person who has become so numb from the monotony of the in's and out's of everyday life and also the internal struggle that comes with failed relationships, but the song finishes with a new realization or enlightenment where the same person who is now older can look back and see that their seemingly troubled experiences was all part of the journey of life, and its that journey that makes life amazing. My interpretation of the metaphoric lyrics: "I remember my mother's sister's husband's brother" A person who is familiar but distant to mean that it could represent anyone and everyone in this world, as we are all connected. "Working in the goldmines fulltime..." The idea of someone living to work rather than working to live and 'goldmine' as the pursuit of money,fame,etc(things that are really meaningless in a temporary world) for happiness. "tight lines, ordinary beehives" Repetition through a cyclical program, whether it be work, school, drug abuse, etc "The door screams I hate you..hanging around my blue jeans" This lyric is awesome as it again refers to too much work where the 'front door of his house" is personified with jealously, talking to that person who is walking out everyday for more work in 'blue jeans', a typical representation of blue-collared work attire. "Why is there no breeze...leaves...current through the water while no feelings i can see." Describing the numbing effect brought on by a stale, mundane life and not being able to appreciate the world and whatever is happening around them. "I trust no emotion, I believe in locomotion that turns to rust as we discuss" Again, numbness from adaptation of routine living but the 'rust' as we discuss' is foreshadowing the rest of the story to come, and explaining how monotonous living can eventually destruct, fall apart, and ultimately fail that person who may in turn change for better or in a cautionary tale, worse "Though I must have let you down too many times..." Becoming familiar and maybe even comfortable with mistakes made "I have no idea how this happens...maps...heart has been outgrown" As the music changes and hits this is where there is a climax, the point of realization that their 'maps overwrote' are plans/dreams that have changed or however they have been living has not been working out and through unanticipated experiences has taken its toll on the heart/soul. "everybody's feeling all alone, can't tell you who i am ...how can i tell you who i am?" The toll taken has deadened feelings and the ability or drive of sharing who they really are with those who they love because they feel everyone is experiencing it too and won't listen or understand. "I am looking forward towards the shadows chasing bones" A change back to the first melody as the person is now older and has matured, enlightened from their past. and now sees the beauty of life's journey all they way til death, where shadows chasing bones is every single person living. "Our faces stitched and sewn, our houses hemmed into homes" Time heals all wounds, if not understanding, accepting your past, experiences, hardships and being able to learn from them. 'Houses' as almost saying they were single or alone and now 'homes' as having a family of their own, close loved ones, or a comfortable place in the world. "Trying to be thankful, our stories fit into phones" Everyday still has its own challenges but now taken all in stride, knowing its part of the journey, 'stories..phones' as the ability to now comfortably express emotions, talk about the past or current issues without feeling alone and misunderstood. "Our voices lift so easily, a gift given accidentally, when we're not sure we're not alone" My favorite line and possibly a note to those going through or stuck in a similar situation: 'Voices lift so easily' as the bridge of the song. When life is looking bad and you are thinking that you may be all alone, in those times it is difficult to see but important to understand that we in human nature are quick to assume the worst, blame those around us or even ourselves, but by doing this we learn how to correct or cope with these issues, overcoming and learning from them and building up ourselves into better individuals. A gift, a part of our human nature that helps us realize what truth may lie beneath. I love the irony of the repetitive melody that starts the song, changes, and then finishes with same tune, a depiction of that even though you may have been younger, had some enlightenment, and matured, you are still on the exact same journey. Finally, the truth is that there is a tomorrow, everyday a new beginning, don't dwell on your past or problems, life is too short. As the song goes, you may wake up one day and realize that experiences or problems of the past are nothing more than the past, and have shaped and made you the person you are today. It's that amazing journey that should be appreciated and not taken for granted. That is what makes life so amazing and looking forward to another day as a blessing. |
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| Matt Nathanson – All We Are Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| My favorite on the new album. So true | |
| Matt Nathanson – Wedding Dress Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I remember him saying in concert that this song is about adultery and cheating on the one you are married too and how a beautiful marriage was just a sham | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan – Little Wing Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Taking into what I've read on this whole thread, first you have to pay respect to both legends because they were masters in their own time which has carried on through today. When it came to playing live they were both improvisational and emotionally charged music geniuses. If you are going to measure skill its impossible to do. If Jimi had came 20 years later with the influences of his time who knows what he could have sounded like. But if you were going to measure their licks side to side, undoubtedly SRV carries the title in skill(considering transitions, melodic leads, clairty, so on). If you are going to measure success and impact on music culture undoubtedly Jimi would carry the title (but this is largely due to the 60's counter-culture and the influence music played during that time which provided him the spotlight). As far as this particular song, respect should be given to both, jimi as the father and srv as the perfector, understanding it was through his own style of play, different but inspired by Jimi and the impact he has had on all guitarist. Though it may have been a response to critics it was still a tribute to the innovator. What have we learned from all of this kids? Dont do drugs! | |
| Death Cab for Cutie – Different Names for the Same Thing Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| darth penguin, dont shut anything down you dont know about. i heart huckabees... a great movie, regardless of what conclusions you can draw from not seeing it just dont try | |
| Travis – My Eyes Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| anyone concur? | |
| Travis – My Eyes Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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to restless hearts: "It's a sin, it's a sin, where birds of a feather, are welcome to, land on you". I think hes trying to interpret that his child shares his personal traits/genetics. Its a sin because he might not want his child to share and deal with the same hardships and struggles that he went through that might have been self-distructive from his own personality and so on. |
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