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| Beck – The Golden Age Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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To me, this song makes me feel that in times of darkness and emptiness, going forward, through the darkness, will eventually lead you to a state of calm. This dark or empty road could refer to life or a relationship gone wrong, but it's all in the same. Musically, I feel calm. Lyrically, I feel tired but willing. |
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| Foxy Shazam! – Wannabe Angel Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I kinda feel like this is singer Eric Nally's message to those who call him "this" and "that". Like I know some people called him gay because of his flamboyant stage persona, but he says that's not it at all: he's just puttin' on a show. |
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| The Who – Behind Blue Eyes Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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For me, this song talks about how a person feels misunderstood for being different (whether that's being gay, wanting to draw, sing, dance, etc.). |
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| Florence + the Machine – Never Let Me Go Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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This song reminds me of how there are things in life that we struggle against. But we know this is something we're scared to accept. We fight and fight against the waves of life but we may one day let the currents drag us for the better. |
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| Pink Floyd – The Great Gig in the Sky Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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From the beginning to the end, I get a sense of death and inevitability. I feel as though the narrator and the subsequent singer have expressed acceptance for death, for it's a natural thing. The solo sounds as if one is having the time of their life yet that element of death is still lingering not to far behind. |
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| Lady GaGa – Hair Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Lately, her songs have been more lyrically straight-forward. And I respect that. To her, she could write a moving lyric that has important messages underneath the words. But no. She wants to cut the shit and get it all out. She will sing about exactly how she feels.
In this song, she's talking about how her parents would hold her back from expressing herself through dress and hairstyle. She goes on to say that she's had it and she wants to be as "free as my hair". Hair flows "freely" when not bounded or tied up.
Her message: I wanna live life this way and live it freely.
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| Queen – The Show Must Go On Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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This being the VERY LAST song recorded on an album while Freddie Mercury is extremely moving. I feel he's really talking to all the world about his hardships and connecting to other's hardships by saying that life is a like a show, and although things might not go like we planned it, the show must go on. The fact that these were his last days, he kept his head high and never backed down from what he loved. |
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| The Weepies – Can't Go Back Now Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I think this song is about how we need to keep going with what and who we want to be. And to help encourage us is the narrator. The narrator, to me, can be any object of motivation whether it be a friend, family member, God, stuffed bear etc. |
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| Minus the Bear – My Time Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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This song is pretty erotic. I think this is just an exclamation of happiness that the narrator has a loved one all to him/herself. |
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| The Antlers – French Exit Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I think this song is about a relationship gone sour. Simple as that. The narrator is fed up and he/she is about to say to hell with it all. |
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| The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I believe this song is about a person who's just been kicked out of the house for their reckless, loose nature. And so this narrator has nowhere to go but out into the night, driven by a concerned friend, who is the subject of the song. The concerned friend seems to want to drive back home, but the narrator objects by saying "Take me anywhere, I don't care". The narrator is also attracted to the subject by expressing how if the night ends with them dead, it would almost be a privilege to die with this person. But every time the narrator has the chance to express his/her feelings, he/she ends up holding their breathe. Lastly I feel the line "There is a light that never goes out" stands for two things: The narrators need for comfort from others and the narrators ongoing feelings of affection for the subject that are too great to let out. |
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| Portugal. The Man – Sleep Forever Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Verse 1: The narrator is speaking directly to the subject here. He saying that as he's dying, he isn't going to seek "forgiveness" or "make peace". He doesn't need "him". "Him" is OBVIOUSLY God. I also feel that the "you" is ALSO God. The narrator kinda personifies God in these last two lines of the verse. People need their names, personalities, hobbies etc, to help identify who they are; to help themselves know they exist. Well the narrator says he doesn't need "God" the way God needs "God" in order to sense existence. That's just how I feel :P.
Verse 2/Bridge: Now the narrator is speaking a bit more broadly but is still addressing the subject directly. He is also beginning to address a second entity indirectly; the "they" of the verse. He says that as he dies he hopes that he stays that way and doesn't reincarnate into something else whether that be an animal or a spirit. He says he'll "leave it like you do". To me, the "it" is the world/existence and the "you" is still God. This once again proves that the narrator gives God human qualities because he says that he'll die and so will God. He then says he won't leave the world like "they" do. This HAS to be representation of those who believe in God and also believe in afterlife. He doesn't need God like "they" do.
Chorus: The narrator finally gets to the point by saying he wants to pass away and then life will move. Nothing else will happen; he'll just sleep forever.
Mid-Chorus: Just like our mothers and fathers (our TRUE creators) we'll go out in life and also create. He goes on to say that "we" are what life really is. I think he's trying to say that humanity is the reason why life is what it is. "We" did it. And once again, I think the "you" in this situation is God.
Verse 3: The narrator, in my opinion, starts to accuse "God" of starting most of the wars in the world. He says the "words... read a lot like news". To me, the "words" are religious texts and makes note of how all the news is about religion-related issues going on in the world because of religious differences. He then goes on to say that he's more afraid of those religious texts than "God" itself.
Bridge 2: The narrators starts to discuss how as we grow old we forget about what's all around us and begin to focus on ourselves and our loved ones.
Last 8 Lines: The narrator then wraps up the song by stating that: Yeah, we do some pretty childish things but that's life; we make mistakes. And we try to make it up to ourselves by bettering ourselves. Sometimes THAT doesn't work out but we can only do our best. The narrator then adds that we don't need a higher power to help us better our lives or to tell us how "perfectly fucked up" we are; we know and that's ok. |
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| The Beatles – Here Comes the Sun Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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To me, this song talks about how we're so used to everything in the world not being positive or upbeat, that when something nice finally happens we're too afraid to acknowledge its presence. And the narrator comforts that person with "it's all right" and shows how everything is slowly getting better. |
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