| Suicide – Ghost Rider Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| Isn't this song about Ghost Rider, the marvel comic book antihero (played by Nic Cage)? | |
| Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Strangers Are Strange Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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"Jenny, my friend Jenny, my friend It's fun to pretend that we're not in love so we can fall in to love again Love is quite easy to find When you're asleep, free and kind There's a madness in your mind" From: http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/unknown-mortal-orchestra/20054943-3738494 |
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| David Byrne & St. Vincent – Ice Age Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Agreed | |
| The National – Abel Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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It's kinda weird that no one has mentioned the Dessner Brothers, co-founders and lead songwriters of The National. I can't help but think they're related to this appropriation of the infamous Biblical bros, Cain and Abel, especially when the lead singer (Matthew, another biblical reference :D ) has slyly referenced 'family' as being pertinent to the song on multiple occasions. My guess- the song is about someone who feels out of control and pleading with his brother for help, but the help given is insufficient and only serves to further frustrate the song's narrator. |
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| St. Vincent – Chloe In The Afternoon Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I'm thinking something similar, but different- a high-class dominatrix prostitute who's somewhat disillusioned by the current grind of her once thrilling job? | |
| St. Vincent – Neutered Fruit Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The missing lyrics might be: Don't run, Don't run, little rabbit run Don't run, Don't run, little bunny run and Don't run awry (x4) |
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| Tune-Yards – My Country Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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'Who Kill' is a more ambiguous form of the album's original title, 'Woman Who Kill', referencing a famous book on former female domestic abuse victims who killed their husbands. In general, the album feels more like an exploration of womanhood and what that means, particularly the aspects that are generally rejected as "unfeminine". That's why we end with "Killa", a song about a "new kind of woman, a new kind of woman, a don't-take-shit-from-you kind of woman", a conclusive call to arms against the female stereotypes and sexist prejudices that still permeate our society. The idea that Merrill, who is a feminist, would be advocating for an agenda that essentially limits women's rights strikes me as false. Especially in a song criticizing the inherent hypocrisies of American democracy. |
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| Tune-Yards – Es-So Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think (at this point) I'm supposed to just be quiet and let you think what you will, but I figure I'll give it one more try: 1) The lyric is "do or die" not "a newborn dying" 2) "Running over my own body with my own car" is a metaphor for how people are literally killing themselves by overeating junk foods, but it also captures the vicious cycle of guilt that, in turn, prompts the overeating (like how some people crave sweets when they're stressed or depressed) 3) "A baby's cry", the only line in the song that makes an overt reference to children, born or in utero, deals with a baby's response in reaction to her, not the unjust slaughter of still-forming embryos. 4) The use of "feelin' free" is an ironic statement. The protagonist is a slave to her cravings, but feels great once these cravings are satisfied, as with any addiction. Thus, she/he 'feels free' even though we, the objective listeners, can see she is not. I hope this clears things up. |
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| Tune-Yards – Powa Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I prefer a more hyperbolic reading of the song with Merrill presenting a really exaggerated, unrealistic example of female subordination, the kind that a lot of men expect from women after watching pornography: some slutty girl who will take any insult or humiliation with a smile. Especially considering the album's original title "Women Who Kill" (which shares its name with a classic book on Domestic Violence by Ann Jones), it's hard to believe the narrator truly craves abuse from her partner. I think it's more likely that she has been so brutalized by her lover's insults (which are smartly equated with bombs) that she discards her rebellious thoughts ("Rebel, rebel, no) and can no longer "find [her] way". | |
| Arcade Fire – Black Wave/Bad Vibrations Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I was just watching the Miroir Noir documentary on the Neon Bible tour and there's one scene where Win Butler(the lead male singer) is describing a song about a young man attempting to escape from East Germany to West Germany in the trunk of a friend's car and how a loud knocking sound during the middle of the song is representative of a patroller knocking on the car's trunk before finding the young man. Could it be this song? | |
| Joy Division – New Dawn Fades Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I wonder if it's not about how life seems to speed by and constantly change, but really stays the same. Despite all the changes that occur in entertainment, with various new fashions and stars dominating the headlines, or in your personal life, with mistakes you swear you'll never make again and fears you thought you'd overcome, that the person you are deep down inside never really changes. | |
| Gnarls Barkley – Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I may be taking this song in a completely wrong direction, but I thought it might be a song written from a pedophile's perspective. The drug references have to do with his inability to control his urges and the chorus is his plea for children to run from the feelings he's attempting to suppress (monster at bay). | |
| Akron/Family – Lake Song/New Ceremonial Music for Mothers Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| It's just about lying near a lake, just watching nature. Like most of Akron/Family's stuff, the lyrics and meaning are pretty simple, though it could have a bigger idea underneath the surface. Like about humans vs. nature and the beauty without technology cluttering up the place. Or something. | |
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