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I'm an explorer of new worlds. I come from a different planet. I march to the beat of a different drum. I do as I please and I think as I please. I'm not here to please.
| Stevie Nicks – The Dealer Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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For the person who identifies with the lyrics, it’s an admission of personal responsibility or ‘fault’. There is regret. The ‘cards’ were in their hands. They dealt the cards being the dealer – and that was only recognised perhaps in hindsight. The 'dealer' is on the side of the house, and they take their chances too. The 'cards' I interpret to mean opportunity and control. There is more regret for not looking ‘a little ahead‘ – and hence developing wisdom – ‘the sun‘ – only in hindsight. Of interest is ‘and my wine‘. I take wine to mean that which distracts or comforts. But who knows. Make of it what you will. ‘Run away‘ – means that a situation could have been avoided. Perhaps this relates to a significant relationship, where something could have been done differently. But with little doubt ‘I was the mistress of my fate‘, is an acceptance with regret; of failure to take responsibility, or actions. ‘I gave it all out‘ – perhaps means at total investment of energy or time. But it seems wasted because with hindsight, running away may have been a better option. ‘If I’d really known you then…You’d a had to watch out…’ Possibly means a lack of understanding, which if better, could have lead to a more roaringly lovely relationship. But there is a degree of doubt, in recognition that roles could have been different for a better outcome i.e. acceptance of role reversal – the ‘dancer‘ instead of the ‘player’. In other words, a different strategy altogether may have brought a more favourable result. ‘I’ll just almost hold you – You just almost stay here…‘ a final admission of loss (possibly) i.e. ‘almost‘. Imagination of what it would be like in the present if the 'cards' were dealt differently. It's a powerful song, that would resonate with many people. It is good for stepping back and reflecting on where we've been, where we're going, and to be more circumspect about our choices. |
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| The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| The \'Eye in the Sky\' is the one that sees everything, when others think they can\'t be spotted. \n\nHuman relationships - in general - are full of deceptions. \n\nThe song is a message to those who want to play the \'no evidence\' mind games. | |
| Duran Duran – Ordinary World Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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It's a song of despair about what happens in relationships; how they change with time. It's about loss of 'yesterday'. "The ordinary world.." is a reference to what we feel we should accept but struggle to with, and we feel we have to 'survive'. 'What's happening to me?' is a question with no answer. It's an emotion. "Where is my friend when I need you most? Gone away" - is about friendship in any relationship. It's now lost. The words are about loss. "Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say "Pride will tear us both apart" - it's true. People start off with simple common values but then as material things come in the way, they grow apart. It's the story from Rocky (the film). Wealth, property, power..have a nasty way of separating people from what originally glued them together. "What has happened to it all?" - is that sense of despair. It's a realization of where we've come to; so far from what we were. ???? "Where is the life that I recognize? Gone away" - is about what used to be, now unrecognizable as people change. It says it all. "I won't cry for yesterday.. " is the sad part of it. We might say that we 'won't cry' but that's really about holding back the tears. We can't turn back the clock. But we can turn back our values, created for us. I think the song is a real message to people in relationships to evaluate themselves. |
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| Phil Collins – In The Air Tonight Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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Phil Collins said, "I wrote the lyrics spontaneously. I'm not quite sure what the song is about, but there's a lot of anger, a lot of despair and a lot of frustration." - the emotional content is obvious to most people. The issue and value is not just what Phil Collins thinks but what it means to individuals or certain groups of people. The words: >>Well, if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand I've seen your face before, my friend, but I don't know if you know who I am Well, I was there and I saw what you did, I saw it with my own two eyes So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you've been It's all been a pack of lies.<< - are pretty powerful.. what do they mean and to whom? Why would somebody not lend a hand to someone who was drowning. Well, if you interpret the words literally, you miss the point. In none of the following am I suggesting that Phil Collins is/was an addict. Stop the pre-occupation with the man himself. It's often the case that 'friends' of addicts (of various kinds) lend 'endless' hands and become part of the perpetuation of 'the problem'. So - not lending a hand could mean a finality - letting the affected individual decide their own fate. The 'grin' - very interesting word. Those who have tried to help addicts will know of 'the grin' - it is a mask. I've told some of those to 'wipe it off'; it's a total facade designed to fool self and others. Yes - I know where they've been.. and I know their 'pack of lies' i.e. the self -deception that perpetuates their problems. >>It's the first time, the last time we ever met But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, no, you don't fool me Well, the hurt doesn't show, but the pain still grows It's no stranger to you and me<< Again pretty powerful. 'No stranger to you and me' will suggest to some addicts that they can't fool another addict (who as recovered). 'The hurt doesn't show' because of the 'mask - but for sure the 'pain still grows'. Those who have seen crowd reaction to the words, will realise that it hits at something very fundamental. The repetitious >>I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord Well, I've been waiting for this moment all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord<< at the end of the song and crowd reaction says something. What is it - that is 'in the air tonight'? My feeling - and I'm not relying on thoughts here - is that it refers to an expectation of change. Ahh.. but there is no assumption of change for the better. It could be the finality of a path to death, or a final ascendance into something of a more meaningful existence. Setting free the person enslaved, is often a path to recovery but runs the risk of 'exit'. 'Addiction' is just one that appears relevant based on my own experience of significant others. I also use the word 'addiction' in a very broad sense to encompass anything that is ensnaring in terms of a pattern of self-defeating or self-destructive behaviour. I'm not prescribing a meaning to the song based on 'addiction'. I'm saying that people are free to find their own meanings relative to their life-experiences. |
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| Porcupine Tree – Even Less Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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This is just my interpretation - and it may well be different from other perspectives. The 'body washed up' on a Norfolk beach seems to be about the death of someone cared for or loved. He was a friend who appeared to be troubled and could not be reached. Someone tried to help but could not reach him. Efforts to help in terms of guidance or advice was probably taken as uncaring, and the helper was seen in that light or thought perhaps he would have been seen in that way. For the grace of God, means that we all carry our burdens around in our heads. It's about 'slippery slopes' into oblivion. A martyr for even less, probably means that he died for a cause that was not worth much - a senseless death, possibly suicide - or possibly after falling off a cliff and drowning. His burial triggers memories of the past. The deceased appeared troubled as a youngster in those memories. There was a dilemma as to whether he should have been allowed to deal with life alone as it came at him - or more help offered. He probably had some average jobs common to an impoverished life and did not amount to much. But what he amounted to was not the point. He was loved. He was probably consumed by the existential vacuum and sadly died. The song writer wrote this from the heart I sense. If it was a suicide or accidental loss of life, then there is a hopelessness about how some people seem to be constrained to certain paths and meaningless early ends. The numbers that repeat at the end of the song are intriguing. They are reminiscent of a coded messages sent in the Cold War. Of course there could be other explanations. Whatever it is about, it makes us think. It made me think that sometimes when people are in need of help they send some coded messages - that are not in words - but in the ways they behave. The code may not be understood. This song has made me think deeply. People are often in trouble. How much can we or should we attempt to help. What happens within us after they die? How do we deal with it? Sometimes just sitting with a friend or colleague is enough. Words sometimes have less effect or influence. Do we have time for people in need? It's a busy world - isn't it? Very sad indeed. |
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| White Lies – Farewell to the Fairground Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I've just caught on to White Lies. It's a new group to me, but like I'm ecstatic! Farewell To The Fairground really put me to think. The lyrics paint a picture about 'change', moving on, and yet a degree of permanence (the circus, the fairground, the dead town). But it is about a love and a willingness to change - and there is a sense of sadness in the background. DreamWeaver, I think your intepretation is good. I don't think the interpretation is set in stone. You know I think that it matters more how the song resonates with you as an individual. I was moved by your interpretation. |
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