| Death Cab for Cutie – A Movie Script Ending Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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A fantastic song, A Movie Script Ending is my favorite Death Cab track. The song is about moving on. The narrator returns to the place he grew up after a long period of absence and realizes that everything about the place is the same: the streets, the shops, and the people. What isn't the same however, is the narrator himself. He's changed and can no longer see his hometown in the same light that he used to, so he leaves. The whole experience is likened to a movie script ending. And I've always interpreted this metaphor like this: think about the elements in a film: the plot, the characters, and the setting - it never changes, no matter how many times you watch it, it's always the same. And the more you watch it, the more predictable it becomes, and the experience loses value over time. Just as one grows tired of a movie, narrator grew tired of his hometown. And as he leaves, the departure is compared to a movie script ending. The endings to movies, oftentimes, are resolute and conclusive - in a sense, they're perfect and natural. As is the narrator's desire to leave and ultimately, move on. So begins "the onset of a later stage" - a new chapter in his life. I think it's important to note that the tone of the song isn't necessarily nostalgic (in the positive sense), nor bitter. There is a tinge of sadness as the past is acknowledged, but it's ultimately about looking forward to the future. |
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| Cowboy Bebop – Blue Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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In my opinion, one of the greatest anime end songs ever. Here's something I noticed about this song's lyrics in relation to Spike's words in the final episode: "Please, Don't wake me from the dream. It's really everything it seemed." -These lines suggest Spike doesn't want to go. Despite struggling with his past for so long, and living in the present like a "dream," he's doesn't want to die. This runs parallel to the words Spike exchanged with Faye earlier: "I'm not going to die... I'm going to find out if I'm really alive." And what Spike ultimately finds out, is that yes, he truly was alive - his life after the syndicate was reality - and it was "dreamy" in the sense in that it turned out better than he could've imagined: he was free in that time, it just took death and coming to amends with his past to realize it. Another quote to contextualize the lyrics, this time from the movie: "When I was younger, I wasn’t afraid of anything. I didn’t have the slightest fear of dying. No reason for it. I thought that if I die, that’s fine with me, any time at all. But then I met a certain woman and it changed. I started to think that I wanted to survive. For the first time, the idea of death began to scare me." -This is an interesting quote in relation to Blue. Going off of the interpretation I made before, this quote further shows how Spike has come to amends with his past. After Julia's death, one might say Spike was no longer afraid to die, that Julia was one of the reasons why he continued "living" (albeit "living" in a "dreamy" sort of state). I'd make the argument that this isn't true, Spike wanted to live - remember the lyrics: "Please, Don't wake me from the dream. It's really everything it seemed." The fact that Spike wants to live at the end, contradicts his past sentiment that without Julia, and shows that he's moved on - conquering his past. |
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| DyE – Fantasy Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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"The walls so high and you won't feel. The moon is always spying on your fears." These lines refer to some sort of struggle/failure - "the walls" are the speaker's troubles and the comment about the moon emphasizes that he, the speaker, can't escape them. Note the imagery: darkness accompanies the moon/nighttime and "high" walls suggest an insurmountable problem. "I make it to the golden gate and fail. So then you throw your fantasy away to fade." The meaning of this line is a bit obvious - the speaker went to the Golden Gate bridge with the intent of jumping off, but couldn't do it. He then concludes that he has to live with his life, so he "throws [his] fantasy away to fade." The speaker had dreams, a fantasy that he wanted to live out. Now that he's failed to achieve that fantasy, he throws it away. "Oh and I take, take it in vain. So I fake, fake it again." The speaker laments on his efforts to achieve his dream. He feels his efforts were in vain because he ultimately never actualized his fantasy. This "fake" line is a bit tricky. I think the speaker decides to "fake" that everything is alright - that his fantasy can still be achieved and that despite how he miserable he feels, everything is OK. "To Tokyo network stocks I stream. All of my wasted dreams on the screen." This gives some insight on the speaker's "fantasy." He put his money, life, and dreams into his investments in an attempt to strike it rich, but it all fell through. It all fails, and he's put into the position from which he narrates the song. "Could I not take it in vain? Could I not fake it again? Can't I not take it in pain?" At this point, I think the speaker is falling apart and he can't cope with what has happened. He can't "fake" it anymore - he wants to escape, but he can't. "I've sent my heart away, like heroes in the rain." Figuratively, the speaker says he has sent his heart away. The "heart" is what makes us truly human - he's basically declaring himself too miserable to live on. A curious simile is used here - the heart is sent away "like heroes in the rain." Not really sure how to interpret that, but think to the imagery of rain - dark, and gloomy. Its connotation suggests misery. I like @isenyneon's interpretation from over at songmeanings... to quote him/her: "[he is] lamenting that he followed society's image of what's valuable." |
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