| Dar Williams – Holly Tree Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Tansy is an abortifacent. I'm not sure if we're supposed to think that the midwife is just an idiot or if she thought Emily shouldn't have a baby and aborted it on purpose. Maybe since the trials are coming and all that, she thinks the baby wouldn't be safe and doesn't believe "they'll save the baby". | |
| Ben Folds – All U Can Eat Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Personally, I think this isn't really meant to flat-out express what it's saying and it's not being exactly satirical of the attitudes the narrator is expressing. I mean, "a towel on their head and maybe a bone in their nose"? I find it hard to imagine Ben Folds is the kind of guy who thinks that sort of thing is all right to say. It kind of seems like it's just based on something he heard someone say once. So it's kind of proving that "everyone can see" line. I mean, it's a bit hypocritical, even - he's "gonna get on the microphone down at WalMart" and... rant about people who "talk as loud as they want"? So, basically, I think it's a song about someone who doesn't know much but does know he doesn't like the direction society is headed. |
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