| Bad Religion – Land of Endless Greed Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"I don't really care what other people may say, I gotta go on living my life anyway." See I'm so certain that this is sarcastically quoting people who think that scrutiny is useless. This song is called Endless Greed, to have a song about greed and to say that you don't care what other people say about you and that you're going to do whatever you want, has to be sarcasm. It's the people who think that they can do whatever they want and buy and consume and have that stupid "idgaf" mentality that perpetuate the cycles of miners and big rigs that tear up the earth, use slave labor, kill animals, etc. The land of endless greed is the 1st world where we all live in, buying things like True North from places like Best Buy (yes I'm being sarcastic). "Out here in the lap of luxury, fortune bears no scrutiny" I'm just going to say this before anyone realizes it, those are going to be some misunderstood and very under-appreciated lyrics. What he is saying is that out here in the 1st world we can buy buy buy and no one will care because it's socially acceptable to purchase things even when they perpetuate harm. I would be willing to bet good money that 95% of people who listen to this song will think that, "I don't really care what other people may say, I gotta go on living my life anyway." Will be literal, and not sarcastic. Ooh superficial thoughts. Sorry to make this a long comment, but there's so much to say about this song. The part where he sings, "The poor don't have to struggle in dismal poverty, anyone can be the way they want to be" He means this to be heard in the same sarcasm as before. Some people are naive enough to believe that if you want to be happy, then you can be happy. And to translate that into BR lyrics: then the poor don't have to be poor because they can be however they want to be. Obvious fallacy in that the poor are poor partially because of what consumers buy half way around the world. Kay now I'm done. |
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| Bad Religion – True North Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Since this song is also the title of the album, I'll say my opinions about the album on here. I think it's much better than Dissent of Man. A majority of the songs have that real punk-y feel and sound to them, which is all I could ask for. I think Brett said in an interview it was meant to be kind of like a part 2 of No Control. But the thing about having more punk-y sounding songs, is that none of the songs are really going to be instant classics. Most of BR's classic songs deviate from the punk sound, like with LA is Burning and 21st Century Digital Boy. Not that I really care, this album has been the only thing playing in my truck for the past week. Also, I like that Greg actually stretches his voice in this album, in a lot of previous ones he would do little in that sense. Anyways, about the song. What it's about is finding your moral compass; brushing things aside and doing what it takes to create your own morality, find your own beliefs, and holding to what you believe is right and true. It's about as simple as that. I like that he tells it as a ship setting sail towards true north, as in you living your life to find your moral compass. There are several references in the album to ships setting sail, anyone notice that? |
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| Bad Religion – The Island Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I don't understand how some people think songs like these are literal. He's not talking about actual floods or islands, but rather what's in your head. The island is your conglomeration of beliefs that you hold to and stand firm in. But as time goes on you see that what you have clung to is perhaps based on fallacies, discrepancies, or not based in reality. But the last stanza says that there is that lonely seed, which is a brand new island that is going to be the real fortitude that lasts. Kind of like baby teeth, you cling to your first set of teeth for awhile but they slip away until something more permanent and reliable/mature comes in. Stupid analogy, I know. But it works. Then again, due to the semi-pessimistic mood of the song, he just dismisses the seed because he has no desire. Eh punks will be punks. |
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| Bad Religion – Grains of Wrath Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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First off, the comments on this song are the reasons why Bad Religion is awesome. It's an intellectual song and there are intellectual comments, not just a bunch of people yelling, "This song is awesome!" Or, "This song is about war and the government!" Anyways.. that being said, past commentators have pretty throughly spotted that this song is about being along the lines of GMO's. But I wish to add real quick that I did scrounge up something for the first line, being: Back in '83 a man came to me and he told me son, our way of life is done. But I was only young. 1983 is the year that GMO plants were successfully made, "an antibiotic resistant tobacco plant." GMO's could potentially be the reason for saying our way of life is done, being that is a digression from the traditional way of agriculture and a step towards a more modern, more damaging, more greedy way of production. Although, I don't see why he said, "But I was only young." To be honest it may just be because it fits, it rhymes and the song wouldn't sound right without an extra sentence, but that's just a guess. |
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| Rise Against – Death Blossoms Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| This guy actually posted this on here thinking someone would respond instantly, but over two years later someone has yet to do it. He could have just Googled it. | |
| Rise Against – Death Blossoms Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song is pretty vague, but I think it's still capable of being transcribed. For instance the first two stanzas make little sense to me. But the chorus kinda tells me that, if you were to look around and compare what's going on to something innocent, that things are branching off into degrading factors, as if they were some sort of, I don't know, blossom of death, hence death blossoms. Next stanza can be watered down to: people can't control their compulsions, people don't feel a sense of urgency, people don't feel empathy for others, people don't care about each other enough to be meaningful, and what is already in its simplest for, we grow colder. And I think the stanza after that is almost a defense for the previous one, but in a somewhat sarcastic sense. The question is asked: but is all of this stuff just a game anyways? Just some show, that really has no point? Just something cliche and boring. And the last thing is the whole, "We eat our own to stay alive." Let me make this known, obviously most bands use metaphorical language quite often, but I'm pretty sure this is meant to be taken literally. And I know everyone likes to think music is up for whatever interpretation you think of, therefore a song means whatever you want it to mean, but if the writer gives a song a certain meaning, then that's the meaning of the song. That being said, I believe that the meaning of that line is a text book example of us blossoming death; by literally eating our own earthlings. Looking at the song, it follows everything that is being stated; us growing colder, us not having a sense of urgency, us not caring about each other in a meaningful way, us not having self control, us not having a bleeding heart, so we eat our own. And frankly, that's the biggest death blossom there is. You all suck. |
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| Rancid – Poison Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Ladies and gentlemen a round of applause for nephos who actually took the time to write the song meaning in songmeanings.net. Not just say, "I love this song, its so cool" He's right, this song is about people who are comparable to poisin. Poisin, being something that is harmful, can easily be related to a lot of people if they're the type that will hurt someone for personal gain. Or are apathetic to things in a damaging sense. And the like. |
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| Rancid – Poison Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| ayo low key doe. dat's so raw yo. | |
| Anti-Flag – The Smartest Bomb Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Branching off from what Mozared said, I think this song is solely about war; and not the state of the world. I think the chorus can be pretty much translated as follows: "No they won't miss you when you're gone. When your heart stops beating and pumping blood.": If you die in combat, you're just a number that will get replaced by another number. Which is only partially true that they won't miss you, because the family and all of the soldiers that knew them will miss you. But anyone higher than that like the generals and the president won't care. They can't, really. "Pull the pin. Light the fuse." That can either be about a soldier, committing himself to combat. Which is the harsh way of going about it. Or, it's about the next line after that... "This song's the smartest bomb." The (pull the pin light the fuse) line might be about this song being the smartest bomb, going off. And I think they mean it's the smartest bomb because SHABOOM! It goes off and you don't die :D You just get a little bit more compassionate. The "You're so in control. You're so disposable." Part could either supposed to be told to two different people, or to the same person. Assuming it's to two different people, it probably means something along the lines of: You're so in control: Referring to the president/secretary of defense/generals who send the troops out. And the (you're so disposable) line would in return reference to the troops being disposable. OR, if it is being told to the same person, it probably means something along the lines of: A soldier getting the feeling that he is in control, he's fearless and unbeatable, part of the strongest military, all of that stuff. And then being told how disposable he is because he's just another number that can be thrown around (literally) pretty much anywhere in the world. Anyways, I'm partially speaking out of ignorance here, but the US can't just stop going to war. As much as I hate that (and believe me I'm not at all trying to look like I'm supporting sending people out to kill and die) without the US going to fight, who would have helped end the dictatorship of Ghadafi? Who would be on the ground actively going after Kony? What would be the reason for North Korea to not attack South Korea? I'm sure there are more examples, but my point is, sometimes fighting and intimidation is necessary in a world where some people are still terrorists, some people are still motivated by manifest destiny, some people are still dictators. |
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| Rise Against – Under The Knife Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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*sigh* I never read comments on Rise Against songs. So many RA fans are just so stupid. All it is on here is people saying, "What, no comments?!" Then there will be tons of comments afterwards. Or people saying, "First off, I love Rise Against." Or, "Such a great song." Which has nothing to do with the song meaning, on you know, songmeanings.net. Then you will get the people who give their interpretation of the song that's just so blatantly not what it's about. Okay rant over. For what I think the song is about: I think being under the knife is a metaphor of living life. Life being like a painful surgery. It's just about life beating down on you, and finding a reason to keep going through it all even though sometimes it's just a mess. It is not about: literally being in surgery, the war in Iraq, wanting to metaphorically wake up from a dream, an avid activist's view of the state of the world.. Rise Against fans tend to be such fan boys and girls who are the most pseudo punk I can think of. |
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| Rise Against – Little Boxes (Malvina Reynolds cover) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This isn't really a Rise Against song, it's a cover for a song by Malvina Reynolds, and the theme song for Weeds. And I think it's fairly straightforward; society just follows a little archetype that humans all follow. No one is special, we're all the same. And yeaa you may be punk but you're the exact same as everyone else. Anyways I like how this song goes from acoustic, to nice punk, to a bit of screaming. It's a nice well rounded song. |
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| Anti-Flag – Nothing Recedes Like Progress Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Not voicing any opinion for the Occupy movement; but that's what this is about. This album came out I suppose near the end of the Occupy Wallstreet movement, which Anti-Flag certainly supported. They were even out there with their acoustics playing some songs. Anyways, for the title of the song I think it's kind of the idea that progress just digs us deeper into a hole; more regulation, less freedom. But I'm not knowledgeable enough to speak too much on it. Also I think "class war" is a big part of it, obviously. They kind of lay it out in an 'us vs them' mentality. | |
| Bad Religion – Nobody Listens Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Sometimes I think this song is about Facebook .-. But what it's REALLY about is people looking to others for understanding and for a shoulder to cry on and for someone to brag to, but nobody listens. We just do our own thing, we don't care, no one listens. Each stanza is just a case of the type of person that nobody listens to. |
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| Goldblade – Beyond God and Elvis Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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First stanza: Jesus had his time of telling people what they wanted to hear. Second stanza: An extreme case of telling people what they wanted to hear. Third stanza: You can believe whatever you want, I can believe whatever I want. Fourth stanza: Just another icon who tells people what they want to hear. But he's a but beyond God and Elvis and the Spanish Inquisition and other icons. Anyways, love the backing vocals to this song. |
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| Bad Religion – Automatic Man Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Stupid: tediously dull, especially due to lack of meaning or sense; inane; pointless. You're going to call a song stupid that has such words as: quintessential, epicene, and paradigm? haha don't think it works like that. If you don't like Bad Religion, then your loss, no need to come here and complain, trying to drag us all down with you. I've refuted your claim of BR's arrogance in your posts in 1000 Fools, no need to go there again. But what's original about this song, is that it talks about what is EXACTLY unoriginal, and downplays it. That my friend, is punk. Show me ONE other song that uses the word quintessential in it and I will say that this is an unoriginal song. Funny you should mention that they had short hair, cuz they didn't. haha I love that your arguments are so full of holes. But same ol hippy crap? I revert you to your last sentence of your post for that. |
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| Bad Religion – Automatic Man Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Ooh look, it's our good friend gallium! Okay gallium, would you be able to look me square in the eye and tell me you didn't use a dictionary when reading the lyrics to this song? If these guys are easy to figure out without a dictionary I will buy you a new car! I love the fact that you use your logic to downplay a band with arguments that have nothing to do with their song. "Selfish self centerdness, Screw the establishment Do your own thing. doubt the existence of God" It's funny you mention those things which aren't subjects of this song. But here's one I don't get, "Help the down trodden" like that's a bad thing? haha no wait, I think I know what you meant, it makes them hippies huh? But look, how can a band possibly promote selfish "self centerdness" as well as helping the down trodden? You act like Bad Religion has such a big agenda but man, what are you doing here? You're here on an agenda to downplay Bad Religion. like you have any bloody chance with that.. |
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| Bad Religion – 1000 More Fools Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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| Bad Religion – 1000 More Fools Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Okay call me crazy, but I don't think this song is about religion. I think it's more of a state-of-the-world thing. 1,000 more fools are born every day, saying more people are born every day and they're just as much of fools as the rest of us. We hear the media, think the meek will have power, we're content with our mediocrity, the worst to come isn't the rapture, it's the starving babies in the world. | |
| Bad Religion – 1000 More Fools Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Who are you targeting gallium? wexenwex or Bad Religion? Because neither are "avowed atheists". But does the simple illogic in your question justify to you that atheists know nothing about Christianity? A lot of atheists know a lot about Christianity, just as a lot don't. Likewise, a lot of Christians know about Christianity, and a lot don't. Why then, do you generalize? | |
| Bad Religion – 1000 More Fools Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Don't try to find the meaning in this song? Now I know why you're called subvert.. | |
| Bad Religion – 1000 More Fools Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The bandwagon of what is currently trendy to hate? *facepalm* Christianity (although I don't think that's what this song is about) is one of the largest religions, people are freely and openly religious all over the world, I think almost every president has been religious, the pledge of allegiance is religious, coins and paper money are religious, and you claim that it's trendy to hate it? Get real, talking down on religion is still done by a minority. And the media transmissions are about televisions talking to us, not literal microwaves hurting us.. By the way don't use hippie as an insult, hippies usually like the title. As for Bad Religion's arrogance, here's a couple of quotes, "I don't believe in self important folks who preach. No Bad Religion song can make your life complete." -No Direction. "While I'm not the kind to insist, you couldn't have missed, we must coexist." -Broken. BR is not an arrogant band.. |
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| Bad Religion – 1000 More Fools Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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As for your first sentence, no, they are not. Just, no.. As for the second sentence, I agree, good thing Bad Religion isn't like that huh? As for the third sentence, this song is lyrical genius. Whether you disagree with the song or not it is very smart, there's no validity in your third sentence. |
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| Bad Religion – 1000 More Fools Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Not that Greg wrote this song, but, he's not an atheist. "I wasn't that happy billing myself as an atheist. To me it just doesn't say that much; it doesn't say much about you. Instead I bill myself as a naturalist, which I think says a lot more. Because a naturalist is someone who... first of all–they study natural science, and they have a hopeful message". Why would you possibly downplay the starving baby logic? It's a very real problem in the world whether there's a god or not, atheist or theist you cannot deny that the "starving baby" is there. And don't act like you know that he wanted the baby to be aborted, you lose all validity when you speak so precisely on behalf of others. You find this bands' lyrics to be nothing less than pure evil? Haha they're not even a punk rock band that's like that. Look at Sorrow, Slumber, There Will Be A Way, Hopeless Housewife, You've Got A Chance, In So Many Ways, Before You Die, Tiny Voices, New Leaf, Dream Of Unity, Someone To Believe, Sowing The Seeds Of Utopia, Them And Us, Parallel, Too Much To Ask. My gosh man.. |
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| Bad Religion – 1000 More Fools Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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You see I was going to point out the flaws in Daves' points, but instead I'll point out the flaws is galliums'. This song is not dishonest, exaggerating? Yes, but not dishonest. And what "agenda" could Gurewitz (not Graffin) possibly have with a song that's about the state of the world? It's not even a song about believing this, or living that, or any sort of call to action, it's simply a song about a state of being. And what possible reason could you have for generalizing Bad Religion fans to claim to be free thinkers because they listen to Bad Religion? Even so, BR is one of the most intellectual bands there is, anyone who puts them down I can't even take seriously because their platform has to be too weak. |
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| NOFX – Clams Have Feelings Too (Actually They Don't) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Punk rock according to Fat Mike is, "Good music played by bad musicians." | |
| Bad Religion – Nobody Listens Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"I don't believe in self important folks who preach. No Bad Religion song could make your life complete." -No Direction. 'Bad Religion' and 'pretentious garbage' don't even go in the same sentence. |
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| Bad Religion – Leave Mine to Me Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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People really don't like this song? I think it's one of BR's better songs. It's a bit rough but it's one of their more punky songs. Basically what it's about is you do what you gotta do and I'll do what I gotta do. Also I don't see any contradictions in the song, what could he be referring to? But I must say, if we really had to delete one song, would you really not choose Lose As Directed? :O |
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| Vegan Reich – THIS IS IT Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I was a bit thrown off by the "final solution" part until I realized that that final solution is pretty much the opposite of the final solution we all know. It's actually something progressive rather than something degrading. | |
| Melanie Safka – Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| A Vietnam War protest song, right? I really don't think it's AIDS. | |
| Melanie Safka – Beautiful People Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I wish that thing with the buttons happened, I would love to have one and to see them on everyone around. We could all be the beautiful people if we could tolerate each other enough to think so. It's nice. | |
| NOFX – Wolves In Wolves' Clothing Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| "All great empires fall, and america is no exception." Survivor Guilt by Rise Against SUCKAS! | |
| NOFX – Wolves In Wolves' Clothing Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| "All great empires fall, and america is no exception." Survivor Guilt by Rise Against SUCKAS! | |
| NOFX – Wolves In Wolves' Clothing Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Someone get this man a freakin' medal. | |
| NOFX – Wolves In Wolves' Clothing Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| FEAR*** | |
| NOFX – Wolves In Wolves' Clothing Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| When you say Americans, you could be referring to anyone in North, Central, or South America. So you're right, I don't think this is about all of us :D | |
| NOFX – Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Five years later, if you're still a vegetarian, I'll bet you're not still one because of the texture of meat. | |
| NOFX – You're Wrong Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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To anyone who thinks this song is about opinion; you're wrong. I have no idea how you got that out of a song called, "You're Wrong." Now furthermore: This new song is great. It's not going to be on a record though, they are just playing it live. I guess its pretty self-explanatory. |
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| NOFX – You're Wrong Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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To anyone who thinks this song is about opinion; you're wrong. I have no idea how you got that out of a song called, "You're Wrong." Now furthermore: This new song is great. It's not going to be on a record though, they are just playing it live. I guess its pretty self-explanatory. |
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| NOFX – You're Wrong Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| But that's not what he's saying. He's saying that if you're wrong, you're wrong. | |
| NOFX – You're Wrong Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I disagree with you both. I think that if someone is wrong, then they are wrong. And while Fat Mike may not be giving the best examples, the moral of the story is the same; if you're wrong, you're just bloody wrong. | |
| NOFX – Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| To anyone still rockin' out to this song, your morals are as obsolete as the song itself. | |
| NOFX – Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Haha I love how the very next comment totally turned it around on you. | |
| Bad Religion – Shades of Truth Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I find this song to be so down to Earth, and it takes an understanding mind to crack the meaning. Not to mention the bass at the beginning awwwyeaaa. BR doesn't always have much bass but this one is nice. I don't think this song is about politics, I'm pretty sure it's beyond that. I think it's more about a general sense of everyone. The shades of truth he's referring too, I believe is what we all have. Our little bits of information, misinformation, everything we believe and cling to, our shades or truth. The chorus is a bit difficult, but from what I believe I think I can break it down to this: Shades of truth. Partisan convention. - Our partisan convention is everything we believe, our biased, our emotions, ideals, what we vote on.. Shades of truth. Between disparate lines. - Blacks whites, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics (yes I quoted that) races, religions, creeds, all of the things that separate us from one another. Shades of truth. Interpret my intentions. - Our shades of truth are deciding factors in what we do in life. Our intentions can be traced back to what we know, and therefore interpreted as well. Shades of truth. Lenient conventions. - Our compromises, our reconciliations, the things we do to cope and be understanding and give in to coexist Just a couple of other things, I think it's cool he mentions so many walking parallel. Referring to the same sense as the song Parallel. And the Stanza about creation and what was God up to, you just can't get more down to Earth than that. And also the, can't we just accept that it will all happen again? History repeats itself, every single day over and over again. How? Everything! |
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| Anti-Flag – Teenage Kennedy Lobotomy Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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haha this song is funny. They're poking fun at the people who accuse them of being "sell outs" I believe. Okay Pat. "I get paid by the drum beat." haha they're sense of humor is good. Although I really don't understand the title of the track.. |
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| Bad Religion – Marked Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| This song has the singer of Pennywise doing backup vocals. And I think it's about the fact that you can't really do anything without it staying with you. If you shake someone's hand that's something that you did and you can't take it back. If you loved someone they're always marked on you. No matter what you do, really, it all becomes you past. The older you get the more marks you have, whether you want them or not. | |
| Bad Religion – Change of Ideas Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I like how he mentions the new millenia, like we have to change with the times. This song will always be true, for everyone. We could all use a change of ideas, and I do me all of us. | |
| Bad Religion – Evangeline Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Also I'm pretty sure the album cover says bad religion, written in lower case. | |
| Bad Religion – Skyscraper Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| *sigh* Brett wasn't mocking the story, he was using it as an analogy, or hyperbole or whatever the word is. It's Bad Religion, of course they're lyrics will be a bit deeper than simply mocking a Bible story.. | |
| Bad Religion – Skyscraper Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I think they did a lot of experimenting with Ricipe for Hate | |
| Bad Religion – Skyscraper Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I don't understand why these sort of comments are on songmeanings.net.. | |
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