| Gnarls Barkley – Who's Gonna Save My Soul Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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when i listen to this song i think of my sister. she is a struggling drug addict and i just feel her everytime i hear this. in the first verse i think of when i learned my sister lost custody of her son. she cried. everyone cried. i try to be the strong one in the family usually and be the one to give advice but at that moment all i could do was stand and listen. i had spent the past year and a half trying to help her go clean and keep my nephew but at that moment i realized that i had failed. i tried to be vicarious and strong for her but it wasnt enough. i dedicated so much to her and lost faith in myself for not saving her soul in time. second verse. i didnt feel like i was the real me. i had lived my life believing that everything works out for the best but the news shattered that beleif. my sister couldnt fix her self and now it is to late. she has lost her son and will be in prison for over a year. for years i have told people to stay strong and positive and eventually everything will be fine. people believed me ( i was imitated often). mine and my families lives(songs) have depended on my sister for so long. she affects all of us. the last verse i realize that as bad as i am feeling right now and everything ive been through is nothing compared to her. i realize that i blame her too much for what has happened becuase for some reason i think it would just be easy for me if i were in her shoes. i turn to greed becuase i hate her for taking so much of my time,effort,patience,and so much more and done nothing with it when i feel like i could have accomplished so much more in that time if she were just a stronger person and could take care of herself. (selfish) chorus. im tired of feeling this burden to save the people i love. nothing ever improves. nobody ever gets better. but if i cant go on supporting them even when i know their end is inevitable then whats the point to living. i might as well lay my own soul down. whos gonna take some of this pressure off of me and save my soul now. |
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| Gnarls Barkley – Surprise Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| alot of gnarls' songs can relate to loneliness, drugs, and depression and i definitely got that feel in this song. thats what i got from it and its probably not what very many others got but thats the beauty in music is that it hits everyone differently. | |
| Gnarls Barkley – Surprise Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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this shows someone that has not known real love yet but blames it on other people not trying to really get to know him. he arrogantly thinks that if anyone tried to get to know him then they would fall in love with him. he gets by with this by believing that it shows independance and strength to go on without someone else but at the same time hates being lonely. "There are hills and mountains between us. Always something to get over. Needless to say it's a wonderful day, I just noticed how nice it was to know ya. Oh but be ready to sacrifice. If you love 'em you should tell 'em twice. Because when everything that's alive ultimately dies, oh lord" the hills and mountains part describes the difficulties of getting to know someone and letting them into your life. the wonderful day/nice to know ya part implies he started to make a connection with someone but moved on before getting to close, and then realized how nice it was to have that person even if it was just momentarily. the last part he says to tell em twice. i take that to mean that if you are with someone you need to constantly express your feeling to them because it will eventually end. "Somebody's watching. Maybe you want 'em to see you. But with your regrets and secret you don't really want them to be you. Well you can make believe I'm blind. And from now I'll be just fine. But when the child grows up to have more than just your eyes," "somebodys watching, maybe you want em to see you" implies that maybe someone is interested in you and you are considering a relationship. the next line is your doubt and shame. you think that when two people are in a relationship they eventually mold a single identity and you dont want anyone else to share your load and baggage. he makes believe hes blind to ignore her and pretend he doesnt see the interest becuase of baggage. he promises himself he will be fine but know that someday he will have to unload everything that is weighing him down so that he can be happy or else he will just impart his bad feelings to others or his possible kids. "Now the ending to every story is most enchanting. Now whether it's heaven or hell I wear it well. Please forgive me for rambling. I just wanted y'all to know that I don't know at all. So when that big ol' smile ends up being just a disguise, Don't be surprised." the first two lines are him saying that he has blind faith that everything will work out eventually, even if most would say that nothing has worked out well in the end he tells himself that it is ok. he takes heaven and hell the same. He admits he has no idea about the future or how his life will turn out but not to be surprised if everything fails and you were completely wrong about life. and then he apologizes for taking up your time becuase he knows that you really dont care about his problems. |
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| Gnarls Barkley – Surprise Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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this is what i think. "its cool being the only one but its lonely I could've fallen in love a thousand time before if only someone had known me. They say there's someone for everyone oh but the work will never be done. When all you need is to be met half way but nobody tries," |
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| Saul Williams – Tao of Now Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| wow... i just dont know what to say about this song. i really wish there were a few ideas on here but looks like im gonna have to figure this one out on my own. this may take a while. | |
| The White Stripes – Icky Thump Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| well i only looked at a couple other comments n didnt see what i was thinking so heres my 2 cents. hes talking about a time he drove to mexico to party got passed out at some point then hooked up with a redheaded prostitute. he was then handcuffed and robbed by the prostitue and tafter he was freed he hit himself for falling for the ol prostitue with handcuffs trick, went home and instead of gettin another prostitut he took care of himself.yeah i didnt get anythin political out ouf it, just figured it was a neat story | |
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