| The Tragically Hip – Scared Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I'm not sure about the meaning in general, as Downie's lyrics can be hard to decipher. As for the Nazi verse, though, it's a reference to how the Nazis collected a bunch of artifacts to show how they had 'God on their side', and a group hiding these artifacts to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis. I'm not sure how it fits in with the rest of the song, though. I'm also pretty confident that the 'defanged destroyer' is a battleship, and not a shark. Defanged, in this case, refers to no longer being a threat. Perhaps the ship has sustained heavy damage ('limps into the bay' fits this), or maybe it has lost a lot of its crew. |
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| Jethro Tull – Aqualung Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Sorry, so people _wouldn't_ pronounce it to rhyme with 'seed'. Oops. | |
| Jethro Tull – Aqualung Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I'm pretty sure quickmike was being sarcastic. You've heard of sarcasm, right? Somewhat off-topic, Led Zeppelin was named when some musician (Keith Richards or Keith Moon, if I recall- look it up if it's important to you who) said the band would go over like a lead balloon. They were going to call it Lead Zeppelin, but changed Lead to Led so people pronounce it to rhyme with 'seed'. |
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| ZZ Top – Tube Snake Boogie Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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'Tube steak' is a slang term for a hot dog, but in sexual terms, it refers to a man's penis, particularly in the context of oral sex. In other words, the song is about girls who will perform oral sex on a guy. Really, this one doesn't have a lot of hidden meaning, guys. :) |
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| Led Zeppelin – Kashmir Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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"Well actually you see all of the members of Led Zepplin never did any drugs" Uhm, you're kidding, right? |
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| Holly McNarland – Porno Mouth Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Another interpretation (even if Holly meant one thing, it can still mean something else to us) is that she's with one guy who, for whatever reason, she can't stand, and is pining for another guy. | |
| The Tragically Hip – Killing Time Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Awesome song, but there's not much mystery in the meaning. Basically this guy is so hung up on this girl, she treats him like shit, sleeps around, demands everything and gives nothing, but he can't let her go. The worst part is that he _knows_ what she's doing, and every time he tries to end it, he changes his mind, and goes crawling back to her. | |
| The Tea Party – These Living Arms Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I've always felt this song is about a couple of lovers where the man is dying, and the woman is comforting him (he's 'pining one last kiss', and 'struggling with this lifeline', ie struggling to stay with her for a few more moments). It also might be a violent, sudden death, like a car accident or something, because a 'crowd has gathered round' them. It's also evident how he resents his life ending (feels 'cheated by this turn', ie turn of events), but is grateful for the love that they had together. She's holding him and trying to comfort him, but he's telling her not to worry, and that everything will be fine. Note how she holds him with her arms, but he 'holds' (shields, whatever) her with his wings, as though he's an angel (hence the dying idea). There are other elements supporting the idea of the narrator dying, like 'sleep now is descending like a dream', and 'I fade from memory and move on'. The verse about the spirit being like a flame sounds like he's telling her not to give up, a sentiment that is repeated through the song, and at the end of the song, he's telling her to be strong, and go on (ie, get on with her life, and not be sad). |
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