| Leonard Cohen – Bird on the Wire Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch He said to me, "you must not ask for so much" And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door She cried to me, "hey, why not ask for more?" To me this is the most important part of the song. I think the song discusses what it really means to be free. Some may view freedom as having the ability to do and to have whatever you want. To be able to constantly reach and strive for more. "Hey, why not ask for more?". But on the other hand if you are never satisfied and are constantly looking for more, are you really free? Or are you being controlled? Whether by material things, success, power, etc. Is freedom really just being satisfied and not being controlled by all of these desires? "You must not ask for so much" "Like a beast with his horn I have torn everyone who reached out for me" Also, I think this part of the song addresses the fact that to be completely free, you need to be a little selfish or to not get too close to anyone. Because if you do get too close to people, you need to take their feelings and desires into consideration. You can no longer do whatever you want. |
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| Townes Van Zandt – Greensboro Woman Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| Basically, the guy is being lured by a girl he would normally be interested in, but he is now in a relationship with someone he cares about and just wants to be left alone and not tempted to cheat. | |
| Phosphorescent – Ride On / Right On Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| I think it's pretty clear that this song is about a relationship that's based on physical attraction and not very much else. | |
| Perfume Genius – Take Me Home Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Great song. I think it's about not wanting to be alone anymore so bad that you are willing to submit to whatever someone wants from you. Or maybe just being so invisible/non-confrontational that thy wont even notice or think to leave you. You can just slip through the cracks. He used to speak his mind ("run my mouth like a fool"), but he is willing to just "be so quite for you...be like a shadow of a shadow for you"). Whatever he needs to do to make sure the other person doesn't leave him because he's grown weary on his own. |
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| Drive-By Truckers – Uncle Frank Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I love this song so much. It's so gorgeous, but depressing. Those last few lines get me every time. |
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| Delta Spirit – California Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I love this song. I definitely think it's about a guy who loves this girl, but knows he's not good for her. He wants her to get away because he knows he's dragging her down. She might also be kind of young/naive: "All of the feelings that I know you've never felt And all of the simple words you never said I want you to keep them like a secret to yourself They're not for me" ^He knows that although she might think she loves him too,she's just young/naive/infatuated and caught up. He actually does love though, and while he doesn't truly want her to leave,he knows it's what's best for her. He wants to resist doing anything to hold her back, and encourages her to resists any of his persuasions: "I want you to wander silent past my outstretched arms I want you to hide yourself from all I see And though my heart will fight until its dying breath You're not for me" |
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