| Project 86 – Sheep Among Wolves Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| The lyrics are actually: We live *for* the kill. | |
| Project 86 – Sheep Among Wolves Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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On the surface, this is a song about a werewolf. But seeing as this was written by a christian band, I'm guessing it goes deeper. My thought is that the werewolf is a metaphor for the Holy Spirit and the song is about Pentecost, when the Spirit descended on the Apostles after Jesus died and they became on fire for God and went out and preached despite the fact that there was a bounty on their heads. "Sheep among wolves" is mentioned in the bible in Matthew 10:16 "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves." This is in the context of Matthew 10:1 "Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness." He was sending them out to various towns to spread the good news but warning them to be careful. After Jesus died, his Apostles went out again preaching the good news in similar fashion. In regards to the song, the guy has been taken over with the passion and fire of the Holy Spirit and has gone out seeking converts (getting "kills"). Jesus used a metaphor of fishermen catching fish to relay the same idea. "Crawl along with me into savage memories" "Reach into the past for a moment here with me" He is reckoning back to ancient memories (of the first Pentecost?). He takes "form against flames" which could be another reference to the Holy Spirit as it is often depicted as a tongue of fire. He also says the "spirit still lives inside of you" letting you know the Spirit of God is in you too. I think it's interesting also how he flips the imagery of Matthew 10:16 from the disciples being sheep among the wolves to instead now the protagonist is the wolf and everyone else are sheep. Back then, the disciples had to be shrewd so they wouldn't be jailed, or worse, for spreading Jesus' message. But with this flip on the imagery, we see that the disciples were actually the ones with the power... |
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| Project 86 – Copper Wish Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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I believe this song is lamenting physician assisted suicide or perhaps just suicide in general, as a way of dealing with the problem of pain and suffering in the world. Throwing out the baby with the bathwater is an old term referring to accidentally getting rid of what you like in the process of getting rid of what you don't like. In the context of this song, the "water" is the pain in suffering and the "babe" is the redemption in suffering. In an attempt to relieve all pain in suffering, we have succumbed to allowing assisted suicide, but in the process, have we lost the meaning and redemption in suffering? Besides flipping the phrase "baby with the bathwater" backwards because it rhymes better, I think they did it also because as it turns out, the thing we want to get rid of--the suffering--ends up being the thing that should be treasured. The bathwater is actually the baby. The refrain "But just wait for me I come not to erase but be Wait for me The purpose from the pain" is a plead from Jesus. He didn't come to erase pain. But he suffered and died on the cross (God himself suffered and died!) so while he didn't give us an explanation for pain, he entered into it alongside us and he promises to turn the suffering into good. "What if we had never met and we Annihilate our brokenness? Would we lose our greatest gift?" What if the person suffering had never heard about Jesus and in despair ended his life to end the suffering? Could suffering actually be a gift? After all, we are called to take up our cross and follow him. Deep stuff. |
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| Project 86 – Freebooter Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| By the way, a freebooter is a pirate | |
| Project 86 – Freebooter Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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The first verse is a nod to the bible story where the Apostles are in a boat and Jesus is sleeping below deck. A heavy storm whips up and the Apostles fear for their lives, lose faith in Jesus, and basically yell at him for sleeping while everyone else is nearly drowning. He wakes up, tells the sea to be quiet--and it does--and then chastises the Apostles for having little faith. The song takes this imagery and then applies it to the narrator's own life as a boat in a stormy sea. The verse about "one shot" and "this gun my only mate" I think is a metaphor. Taken literally, he has one gun with one shot--presumably a shot to the head as his last resort escape from the stormy sea. The double meaning could be that his one "shot" (his one chance) is trusting in Jesus, and the "gun" his "only mate" at his side is Jesus at his side (Jesus being the deliverer of his chance/The gun being the deliverer of the bullet). Later in the song, the seas get very rough, he tries to turn around, the engine dies, and his boat capsizes. The metaphor being that he hit a real rough patch in his life. Presumably he had gone forward in his life without Jesus initially and failed miserably--as Jesus had said he would--and now the refrain makes sense in that he has decided to give the helm of the ship (his life) over to Jesus. |
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| Project 86 – Dead Man's Switch Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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I think that the hellish train in the song is the godless world. It's coming right at you with complete disregard for the lives it has ruined thus far: "feed the iron horses with mortal remains." It is hellbent on destroying you: " we stay on this bearing Destined for your derailment" No individual can overcome it: "No man can take the helm of This chaos parade, this havoc train To board this evil engine with no Dead man's switch!" Yet its evil will not prevail in the end: "destined to fail." |
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| Project 86 – Dead Man's Switch Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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The above lyrics are not the lyrics to the song. The actual lyrics are: Shovel the coals and begin Feed the iron horses with mortal remains And we stay on this bearing Destined for your derailment Feed on the steam and the speed With momentum daring to break Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein One with the speed, all that you need Fire to breathe kerosene Burnt off the rails, destined to fail This unrelenting hell on wheels March with the beat of the rails No man can take the helm of This chaos parade, this havoc train To board this evil engine with no Dead man's switch! Ear to the ground, feel the shake The iron horse is coming your way Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein Feed the engine vein One with the speed, all that you need Fire to breathe kerosene Burnt off the rails, destined to fail This unrelenting hell on wheels One with the speed, all that you need Fire to breathe kerosene Burnt off the rails, destined to fail This unrelenting hell on wheels This apparatus is built for one sound Birthed to live fast and die loud Crush Feed the engine vein (Crush) Feed the engine vein (Crush) Feed the engine vein (Crush) Feed the engine vein (Crush) Feed the engine vein (Crush) Feed the engine vein (Crush) Feed the engine vein (Crush) One with the speed, all that you need Fire to breathe kerosene Burnt off the rails, destined to fail This unrelenting hell on wheels One with the speed, all that you need Fire to breathe kerosene Burnt off the rails, destined to fail This unrelenting hell on wheels |
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| Barenaked Ladies – These Apples Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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In response to the post by Hosimosi (which was awesome and exactly the kind of post this site needs but too often is sorely lacking) I don't disagree but I always thought this song was about a not-so-bright guy trying in vain to date an English teacher. She gives him a dictionary as a gift, she points out his misspellings, she writes long essay-like letters, the guy thinks she's trying to teach him too much--for instance, you get the sense she corrects his grammar. Finally, she receives apples as a gift--the stereotypical teacher gift. She seems really enthusiastic to get them. This is not to say anything written in the post by Hosimosi is wrong (obviously this relationship isn't going to work out) but I think, in addition, the woman in the song is clearly an English teacher. |
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| Barenaked Ladies – These Apples Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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@[Hosimosi:9239] In response to the post by Hosimosi (which was awesome and exactly the kind of post this site needs but too often is sorely lacking) I don't disagree but I always thought this song was about a not-so-bright guy trying in vain to date an English teacher. She gives him a dictionary as a gift, she points out his misspellings, she writes long essay-like letters, the guy thinks she's trying to teach him too much--for instance, you get the sense she corrects his grammar. Finally, she receives apples as a gift--the stereotypical teacher gift. She seems really enthusiastic to get them. This is not to say anything written in the post by Hosimosi is wrong (obviously this relationship isn't going to work out) but I think, in addition, the woman in the song is clearly an English teacher. |
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| Atlas Genius – Molecules Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| I believe this song is about the singer's philosophical struggle. He's trying to figure out if we have free will or are bound by predestination; if we are created by God or are simply products of chance. It's kind of a cool thought that we are made up of molecules that we got by eating dead things, or that we are living things made up of inanimate objects. Does this mean that we are simply the sum of our building blocks: inanimate objects set on a predestined course with the illusion of free will like billiard balls, or is this actually an amazing feature of life that it is more than a sum of its parts and that we are beings with free will made up of a collection of inanimate objects? Cool to think about. I think the "you" he's singing to is God. "Not resting" is in regards to the constant search for God due to our innate longing. | |
| Nathaniel Rateliff – S.O.B. Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Look up delerium tremens and you will understand what this song is about. The guy is trying to stop drinking but ends up going through alcohol withdrawal. The symptoms are so rough that he says "son of a bich" I can't do this I need a drink. Also, the line should be "I'm going to writhe and shake my body" not "write" |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Sleep Now In The Fire Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| I agree, except I think the personified thing of the song is Satan himself. "Jesus blessed me with [the Earth's] future" "sleep now in the fire" "I am [insert evil group/item/person here]" "I'm deep inside your children, they will betray you in my name" | |
| Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| This song is about how members of the KKK are also working for the police/government. There are white power racist bigots in positions of power. They can kill black men and get away with it because they are white and wearing the police badge. Similarly, if they get killed in the line of duty by a black man, society automatically sides with them because they are white and wearing the police badge--so they must be justified, right? | |
| Half Moon Run – Call Me in the Afternoon Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| This song might be about a bar tender and an alcoholic he likes. In the first verse he reluctantly sells her one drink but says that's it (...all others stay with me). But then he is surprised and flattered by her showing some interest in him. He ends up giving her his phone number (you can call me...). He says she can call and stop by tomorrow afternoon and he will give her another drink, it's a small price for him to pay to see her again (...such a petty price to pay). He ends up giving her a second drink but says she really should be getting home (shouldn't be out this late). He gives her another drink and comments how she's now drunk (...fucked up). He gives her a shot and says to blame it on him (wipe your dirty hands on me). The "swallow till you go blind" is a reference to moonshine--another reference to the fact she's drinking alcohol to the point of danger to herself, but he enjoys her company. Basically in the song he feels guilty about getting her drunk but he's still into her. He kinda wants to take her back to his place and make her "feel home." | |
| Beanbag – Why? Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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"My arms are protesting a weakness in me. My hands are a tool to remind me. My eyes complicated enough don't see. My fingers they curl back and witness to my face." The lyrics in the hook of this song are reminiscent of the words in the book of Job. I tried writing a song based on Job and the imagery in the lyrics were much like these. I'm not sure if beanbag meant for this, though. |
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