| Flobots – Handlebars Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I agree. Perfectly describes how the military destroyed so much of Iraq, and have tried to fix it, but find that they can't completely. | |
| Guns N' Roses – Civil War Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Definitely the most underrated Guns 'n' Roses song! Here's what I think. Look at your young men fighting Look at your women crying Look at your young men dying The way they've always done before Look at the hate we're breeding Look at the fear we're feeding Look at the lives we're leading The way we've always done before - A plea to the people in power to realize what war does to people, and how history continually repeats itself all the time and how some people never seem to to realize it. My hands are tied The billions shift from side to side - my favorite line. He is helpless as a simple citizen to change the world, and watches as "the billions shift from side to side" - meaning that (in my opinion) each party (republican/democrat) comes into enormous power as the years go by, and changes things for better/worse. And the wars go on with brainwashed pride For the love of God and our human rights - "brainwashed pride"- other citizens around him happy to make war, to kill communists (Vietnam), and think America is doing a "good thing". "For the love of God" - says how religion often controls the government's motives, including whether to go to war. And all these things are swept aside By bloody hands time can't deny - Says how his protests and other's protests are ignored by those with blood on their hands (president), and how the facts are denied by those in power. And are washed away by your genocide And history hides the lies of our civil wars - Media glosses over crucial facts of war, makes it seem like "right" thing to do. D'you wear a black armband When they shot the man Who said "Peace could last forever" - A likely reference to MLK here, but I'm not really sure where the quote originated. And in my first memories They shot Kennedy - growing up, he saw nothing but destruction on television, and that shaped how he feels later in life. An I went numb when I learned to see So I never fell for Vietnam - Realizes that much of what government says are lies, so he doesn't "fall" for Vietnam, and believes it to be another lie. We got the wall of D.C. to remind us all That you can't trust freedom when it's not in your hands - Speaks about all the names on the D.C wall, and that freedom is a lie, and how the media never tells about the all those that have lost their lives. When everybody's fightin' for their promised land - more religous references here, how countries (including America) fight because of intolerance. Can also be reference to Jerusalem. I don't need your civil war It feeds the rich while it buries the poor - "feeds the rich" - government making money from war. "buries the poor" - all the soldiers and civilians that have died in pursuit of war. Your power hungry sellin' soldiers In a human grocery store Ain't that fresh - government sends off soldiers to fight their wars for them, like puppets. Look at the shoes you're filling Look at the blood we're spilling Look at the world we're killing The way we've always done before - as presidents step in and out of office, they continue to make war and destruction on the planet, and history repeats itself again and again. Look in the doubt we've wallowed Look at the leaders we've followed Look at the lies we've swallowed And I don't want to hear no more - He's tired of the years of war and just wants it to stop, and he's tired of all the other people that don't see it the way he does. My hands are tied For all I've seen has changed my mind - Not sure about the second line, does he stop his protests because he knows that they're in vain? or does he turn apathetic? or maybe he starts to believe war is the right idea because he just doesn't care anymore? hard to say. But still the wars go on as the years go by With no love of God or human rights - wars continue, and he feels the rights of people are being violated. 'Cause all these dreams are swept aside By bloody hands of the hypnotized Who carry the cross of homicide And history bears the scars of our civil wars - here it's about how the people (americans) instead of just the government are to blame as well, because they are "brainwashed" by the media to believe so. "carry the cross of homicide" - yet another religious reference, about how America often goes to war for religious purposes. I don't need one more war I don't need one more war Whaz so civil 'bout war anyway - Great, simple, ending line about the terrible oxymoron of "civil war". |
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| Eminem – Love The Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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All right, let's get this thing started. (chorus)Just gonna stand there and watch me burn But that's alright because I like the way it hurts Just gonna stand there and hear me cry But that's alright because I love the way you lie I love the way you lie I love the way you lie - Basically what the girl is talking about is justification for this abusive relationship, how she is burning and crying but she covers it up with "I like it, OR I deserve it, OR I know he loves me". This is a typical feeling and thought for women in abusive relationships to experience, and Rihanna "gets" that so well. (verse1)I can't tell you what it really is I can only tell you what it feels like And right now there's a steel knife in my windpipe I can't breathe, but I still fight while I can fight - I have a feeling these are the feelings after a fight between the two, how he's upset but tries to cover it up with feeling angry about the whole thing and tries to hide his feelings. As long as the wrong feels right It's like I'm in flight High off of love, drunk from her hate It's like I'm huffing paint And I love it the more that I suffer I suffocate - He loves fighting with her at the time, it's a "high", he feels when it's happening, he likes destroying himself as well as her. And right before I'm about to drown she resuscitates me She fucking hates me and I love it - He knows she still loves him, underneath all the hate she has for him, and he enjoys manipulating that knowledge. Wait, where you going I'm leaving you No you ain't, come back We're running right back Here we go again - The girl repeatedly tries to leave him, but he knows she'll always come running to him, to all the abuse. It's so insane 'cause when it's going good, it's going great I'm Superman with the wind in his back She's Lois Lane - During the "good times" in their relationship, he enjoys being with her and loves her. But when it's bad, it's awful I feel so ashamed I snapped - Likely they get into more brawls when they try to talk to each other about the past ones. So he feels ashamed but he covers it up again with anger, just like the first few lines, and takes it out on her. Who's that dude I don't even know his name I laid hands on her I'll never stoop so low again I guess I don't know my own strength - These are probably the things he says to her all the time, his "apologies" to her, and how he'll never hit her again though he KNOWS he will. (verse2)You ever love somebody so much You can barely breathe when you're with 'em You meet and neither one of you even know what hit 'em Got that warm fuzzy feeling Yeah, them chills, used to get 'em Now you're getting fucking sick of looking at 'em - He loved her a lot at first but then something went wrong. He still remembers how great their relationship was at first. You swore you've never hit 'em Never do nothing to hurt 'em Now you're in each other's face Spewing venom in your words when you spit 'em You push, pull each other's hair Scratch, claw, bit 'em Throw 'em down, pin 'em - He remembers how he said he'd never hurt her. So lost in the moments when you're in 'em It's the rage that took over It controls you both So they say it best to go your separate ways Guess that they don't know ya 'cause today, that was yesterday Yesterday is over It's a different day - People (friends, therapists, ect) tell the girl often to leave this man, and tell the man to stop what he is doing. But he just says that the next day will be different and he doesn't see a reason for their relationship to end. Sound like broken records playin' over But you promised her next time you'll show restraint You don't get another chance Life is no Nintendo game But you lied again - He keeps telling her that he'll stop but he never does, and he's running out of chances. Now you get to watch her leave out the window Guess that's why they call it window pane - She leaves sometimes. He doesn't like watching her go. Now I know we said things, did things that we didn't mean And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine But your temper's just as bad as mine is You're the same as me - He blames her in part for everything, saying "she's just like him" and that he shouldn't be so much at fault for the state between them. She comes back all the time and they keep fighting even though they both try to stop. When it comes to love you're just as blinded - Acting really creepy now, he thinks that the reason they don't get along is because of "love". Baby, please come back It wasn't you, baby it was me Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano - She's left him and he wants her back, so he throws more excuses at her, again blaming her for everything. All I know is I love you too much to walk away though Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk Told you this is my fault Look me in the eyeball Next time I'm pissed I'll aim my fist at the drywall - More excuses from him as he tries to get her to come back, and this time takes the blame, showing how desperate he is. He tells her that he'll never hit her again. Next time, there won't be no next time I apologize even though I know it's lies I'm tired of the games I just want her back I know I'm a liar If she ever tries to fucking leave again I'mma tie her to the bed and set the house on fire - She goes back to him, and the first line is probably her talking, telling him that he should never be so pissed at her to hit something. The next lines as well, her saying she's "sorry" but when really she knows that it's all his fault, so defeated, she comes back to him. In the next lines he admits that he's lying and he'll keep manipulating her, and he realizes what he does to her but he enjoys it too much for her to leave him. |
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