| Bruce Springsteen – My Father's House Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Springsteen has explained the meaning of this song on a few occasions. For many years he had been driving at night to his childhood house with no apparent reason until one day he began wondering why. He then went to a psychiatrist who explained him that this 'ritual' was nothing but an attempt to make his past right and more specifically to correct something that went wrong during his childhood. Springsteen has mentioned a few time his difficult relationship with his father, a severe and depressed man, but also a very important figure for him. This song really talks about him freeing himself from this 'ritual' and coming to realize he is not going to be able to change his past anyway. It is of course also an homage to his dad and how important he was to him. |
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| John Cale – Dying On The Vine Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This is one of my favorite songs of all time. As far as I understand the song is really about John Cale's issues with alcohol and, of course, about a deeper inner crisis. In one of the video available on youtube, Cale states the song is deeply biographical and that it is really about a change of lifestyle. More likely about the need for a change of lifestyle. In this sense, the reference to the Vine has at least three meanings: the above mentioned intersection in Los Angeles where he was living at the time (if I recall correctly), his alcoholism and finally the meaning of the metaphor itself. Feeling like a fruit left way too long on the vine after it ripened and started to spoil and rot. This is probably how he saw his life and his talent at the time. The first part really describes a deep feeling of being disoriented and lonely, hoping for someone to help him to "draw a line" and maybe "lay down his sword" (his 'cross' if you want) and admitting he feels like giving up and call for some sort of help. I think the refrain is beautiful and poetic. The way he describes recalling his mother (his childhood?) and how he is attempting to live his life in a wild way, like a star ("like a Hollywood") while he is actually dying inside. The end is still an enigma to me and I would love to hear someone's interpretation of it. |
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