| Alanis Morissette – Thank U Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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@[adamcohen81:7636] Exactly right. This is a very Gen X song, coming to terms with the difference between the ways of the world as taught to us by our parents and the ways of the world as we encountered them. The dangling carrots weren't even invisible in our parents time, postwar USA was booming and one could make a great living at the same company for life. Loyalty was rewarded, pensions were real, and you could see the carrots driving you forward. Jump ahead a few years to Gen X, and this is how we were taught the world works. If we weren't succeeding, if we couldn't quite see those carrots, well, just keep at it. Your 'kudos' will come. You'll be able to eat your fill some day. And so on. With this song, Alanis is saying "thank you" to all those things that pointed out the lie of this view, and all the things that put into perspective what is really worth valuing. Terror, disillusionment, consequences, our own frailty, all these things we had to learn and accept on our own. At least the kids today know that material culture is a sham, but it took us a while to figure that out. |
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| Metric – The Shade Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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This song is an anthem to bravery, to life, to rediscovering that simple principle we all learn as toddlers but forget along the way, buried in the fear - "I want". Here's what Emily had to say about this one: "I wrote and sang this song at Oscilloscope Labs in NY in one day. When you feel yourself becoming a coward, the best thing to do is force yourself to get out of bed and be willing to feel everything, including rejection and confusion, all over again. Bring it on haters." |
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