of Montreal – Vegan in Furs Lyrics | 13 years ago |
My friends jokingly dedicated this song to me because I'm a vegan, but a poorpoorpoor (& cheap!) vegan so I still wear my four year old Ugg boots in the cold, lol. I make fun of myself for being a 'vegan in furs' pretty often, too. Anyway, I can't figure out the meaning of it at all BUT the line "Foaming like the melodies of sea foam fairy flutes?" makes me so happy because the mental imagery is so pretty ^__^ The entire song seems really silly and I like it lots. Do I understand a word of it? Nope, but it puts me in a good mood and that's good enough for me. |
Bright Eyes – Something Vague Lyrics | 14 years ago |
Ok so I really think this song is comparing depression (the first person) to struggling with an eating disorder (the second person). Bear with me now, k? "Now and again It seems worse than it is But mostly the view is accurate You see your breath in the air As you climb up the stairs To that coffin you call your apartment" I think he's saying that both of them know there is something wrong but they refuse to admit to it, he doesn't want to say he's depressed and she (i know it can be another guy but to make matters easier i'll say She) doesn't want to accept the fact that she's anorexic. They both don't have a path or meaning to their lives, hiding in their apartments all day. "And you sink in your chair Brush the snow from your hair And drink the cold away" For the depression he is using drinks and sleep to combat thinking too hard, and if you read Pro-Ana sites they always insist that drinking teas will make you feel better and so will sleep, they take away the dizzyness from not eating. ALSO~ snow and ice are very common themes in writing about anorexia because the lose of body weight makes you prone to be cold more often. "You're not really sure What you're doing this for But you need something to fill up the days A few more hours" He isn't sure what the meaning of his life is, he's just looking to pass the time til his death (much like the woman in the 2nd stanza in Waste of Paint, how she doesn't mind or get upset over nearing her death). "There's a dream in my brain That just wont go away It has been stuck there since it came A few nights ago I'm standing on a bridge In the town where I lived As a kid with my mom and my brothers And then the bridge disappears And I'm standing on air With nothing holding me" He had a dream about his childhood when he was still happy, and the bridge disappearing represents his feeling of disconnection with his past and former happiness. He feels like he used to have something supporting him (family and the bridge) but now he's lost his way. It applies to her as well, dealing with her old self who was content with her body image and now feels lost. "And I hang like a star Fucking glow in the dark For all those starving eyes to see Like the ones we've wished on" They feel like people are judging them and analyzing them just like the people they refuse to accept they've become like (he doesn't want to admit he's depressed, she doesn't want to admit to having an E.D.). The "starving eyes" refers to all other people who are like them, who don't see a future or meaning to their lives. They're metaphorically "Starving" and empty. "But now I'm confused Is this death really you?" They are analyzing themselves and not recognizing what they've become. "Do these dreams have any meaning? No, no, I think it's more like a ghost That's been following us both Something vague that we're not seeing Something more like a feeling" He is questioning the nature of his dream, why it came to him. The "ghost" is what is essentially fueling his depression and her eating disorder, a "vague feeling" that they will never be good enough or that there is no meaning to their lives. It's a terrible feeling and this is a beautifully haunting song. My interpretation probably isn't right but that is what I always see when I hear this song. It's beautiful<3 |
Neutral Milk Hotel – Communist Daughter Lyrics | 14 years ago |
I think the song isn't about communism at all but I think it's about being a slut more or less lol. I think they call her the "communist daughter" because she is sharing herself equally towards everyone. The line "semen stains the mountaintops" supports it because it could be referring to her breats? I don't know. And the lines "And wanting something warm and moving / Bends towards herself the soothing" are saying that she is tired of how cold and distant people are so she sleeps with everyone in hopes to find "Something warm and moving". The next two lines "Proves that she must still exist / She moves herself about her fist" might be interpreted that they are saying she is sexually active to keep herself from being dead on the inside and she's trying to find a meaning to her life through her physicality. I first heard this song earlier this week and I really don't think it's about politics but that it's about a really easy girl haha. |
Nicole 12 – Ballerina Lyrics | 14 years ago |
this song makes me cry like you wouldn't believe. it's hauntingly beautiful and pretty straight forward about it's topic. either way, i adore it. |
of Montreal – Mingusings Lyrics | 14 years ago |
I love this song and I think it's very interesting that in the newly released music video they make a reference to Saint Christopher. The part where Kevin can't cross the river than the man in black carries him on his back across the river. They made Kevin look like Jesus (: Anyway, I love this song and I think it's absolutely orgasmic. <3 |
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