| Eminem – Space Bound Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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To me, this song is about not being able to make it work with the one person that you love.. 'the one that got away', even. It accurately shows the entire development of the relationship, from the excitement of first meeting them (we touch i feel a rush.. etc.) - to the fear of being vulnerable with this person (i've been treated like dirt before 'ya). He accurately describes how people want what they can't have during the development of a relationship (you want them when they don't want you, soon as they do feelings change), but justifies this as he tries to explain that it 'must've been fate': It's not a contest and I ain't on no conquest for no mate I wasn't lookin' but I stumbled onto you, must've been fate But so much is at stake, what the fuck does it take those defensive lyrics, particularly the first line, highlight his fear of this commitment and sets himself up for disappointment. It starts with his partner no longer wanting him which breaks his heart and he does anything to fix it. This sudden 'roller coaster' and confusion sets him into a spiral of depression and anger which makes him angry that he can't have her so he tries to kill her in his confused and angry state. He's passionately angry over how much he let himself love her and how much she doesn't care for him. In the end, the artist put so much trust and knew what was at stake before putting this trust into the relationship, that when it fucked up, the effects were amplified causing self hatred for trusting this person (before i put this gun to my temple i told you this..) as well as the girl herself. This song isn't just about any relationship. It's about that one person you love the most.... Such strong lyrics, Eminem pwns as usual.. best song on the album IMO |
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| The Killers – Mr. Brightside Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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| The Killers – Mr. Brightside Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is about a flirty girl who keeps sending him mixed signals. She just wants to have fun, but he kisses her and now he can't stop thinking about her. Now he doesn't just want fun, he wants her: "Gotta gotta be down Because I want it all." He trys to reassure himself by the repetition of, "it was only a kiss, it was only a kiss" and he was trying to grasp whether and how it meant nothing to this girl so he should stop thinking about her. "Now I'm falling asleep And she's calling a cab While he�s having a smoke And she's taking a drag" This verse shows how she can just quickly move on to other men, with the 'cab'' Then we had the vivid imagery that haunts him as he pictures this girl with other men which she just hooks up and has fun with. In the video clip, we can see that he's 'tired of playing games' and being led on from this girl through her semi-transperant image of her overshowing the chess game he's playing with the other man that wants her. By throwing it, it signals that he's sick of playing games and he's just going to get over her. With the addition of the other men in the clip, we can see that Flowers is not the only man she's led on in this way. The other man see's Flowers with the girl and after the fireworks scene, rejects her. This is where he 'looks on the brightside' "But it's just the price I pay" for kissing and opening his heart to a girl which he knew was flirty. "Destiny is calling me/ Open up my eager eyes/ 'Cause I'm Mr Brightside" - he's optimistic and makes the most out of this situation. Everything happens for a reason, this was fate telling him to open up his eyes and lower his naivety. In the end, the girl's environment is silent and dull as Flowers walks away juxtaposing the commotion previously entailing the scenes. This shows that all the men got sick and tired of her mixed signals and this was The Killer's way of exemplifying that consequently, she was left with no one (and got what she deserved). The only thing I cannot figure out (which is probably really straight forward), are what the apples in the video clip represent. A great song I'm sure most people can relate to no matter how you interpret it. |
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| Eminem – We Made You Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It grows on you, I love it now. Who's singing the chorus? |
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| The Goo Goo Dolls – Name Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think this song is a metaphor for fame. Someone he knew has found fame or something more important then their own friendship and has lost contact with him. "And even though the moment passed me by I still can't turn away I saw the dreams you never thought you'd lose tossed along the way Letters that you never meant to send lost or thrown away" Everything that mattered through their friendship, simply doesn't matter anymore because they don't know each other and have lost contact. "And now we're grown up orphans that never Knew their names Don't belong to no one that's a shame You could hide beside me maybe for a while And I won't tell no one your name I won't tell em' your name" They don't belong to anyone and they're like 'orphans' because of this. The 'famous' friend has lost their identity and is someone different to what the writer knew them as. The writer wants them to know that they're safe to be themselves around him and he won't reveal to anyone who they really are. "Scars are souvenirs you never lose , the past is never far Did you lose yourself somewhere out there , did you get to be a star Don't it make you sad to know that life is more that who we are" He believes the friendship can go back to how it used to be, the past is never far, and scars are symbolic of this. He wants to know if she's happy out there. The last line means that he's upset that life ended up being more important, or took away their friendship and he's trying to realize that life sometimes compromises the things most important to you in the long run. "You grew up way too fast and now there's Nothing to believe And reruns all become our history A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio And I won't tell no one your name I won't tell em' your name " The friend never got to experience her childhood because she got taken away too quickly. The only thing they have now are the memories and 'reruns' of their time together. "I think about you all the time But I don't need the same It's lonely where you are come back down And I won't tell em your name" He thinks about her all the time, and it doesn't matter to him with in her busy lifestyle, he's accepted that she may have forgotten about him. He believes she is probably lonely in her fame and wants her to know that back 'down to earth' he'll be waiting for her so she can be herself around someone. |
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| Green Day – Jesus of Suburbia Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think this part really refers to the band's fame. In a book I read, once the punk community felt Green Day had 'sold out' Billie Joe snuck into the old girls bathroom at night of the place they used to play before they signed a major record deal. On the wall it said 'BILLIE JOE MUST DIE' " I read the graffiti In the bathroom stall Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall And so it seemed to confess " How he found what it said about him " It didn't say much But it only confirmed that The center of the earth Is the end of the world " He was the 'center of the earth' meaning, famous. The people who wrote this on the wall felt that it was the worst thing, the end of the world, what the band did. " And I could really care less " They don't really care. |
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