| The Dodos – Horny Hippies Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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To me personally, this song just resembles incredibly anxiety and loneliness, but not being fully aware of it. The first verse seem to be about an imminent danger, but in the context of the song I see the bomb as a metaphor for attention or a socially challenging situation. The singer is shocked until he realizes, it's not directed towards him. He's proud which doesn't make sense, if he's got nothing to do with it, which makes me believe he masks his inability to socially interact in certain situations as a conscious decision in order to guard himself from acknowledging his vulnerability. He has some awareness of it, but it's strange to him. He doesn't know, what will happen if he gives in to it, so he denies, ignores or avoids it. The second verse gets more specific towards women and his inability to be in a relationship. Again, he's to anxious and at this point to inexperienced to even try it (also, I'm not a native speaker, but shouldn't it be "bear" instead of "bare"?). But while he's somewhat aware of this, he immidiately goes on to imagine a situation, where his success in finding love would lead to misery, masking the anxiety as conscious avoidance. The third verse is about other people, telling him things will get better, things will change, only to realize that they don't. Maybe referring to similar problems that were there before, maybe even to some trauma that caused his social anxiety. He tried to battle it maybe when he became more aware of his anxiety, but he failed. And instead of keeping on trying, he escapes back into his lonesome ignorance in the comfort of his home. The chorus summarizes this theme. He knows his solitude and social withdrawal may be the cause for his anxiety, at least a huge contributing factor. Yet he sees it as the only place to escape to, basically the only thing he can do, being stuck in this cycle and reinforcing his fears. Obviously It could mean a whole lot other things and I heard what was relevant to myself and my situation :D great song anyways. |
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| AJJ – Getting Naked, Playing with Guns Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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To me this song is a very nostalgic one, reminding me of the time ofchildhood and early puberty. It shows the mindlessness, playfulness and curiosity of older children/younger teens. As well as the fantasy and cruelty that comes with it. Nudity when it didn't mean anything or just started to do. Feeling weird is something everybody that age knows. Setting it off like Microsoft before their big break, trip to future town like daddy did. It sounds like the big plans kids make while idolizing their dads. Playing with guns and burning sutff is also not unusual especially with boys. Kids also tend to be cruel to the "weird" kid who just moved here, tries to fit in. Especially if he doesn't have a "normal" family and maybe doesn't behave in a normal way. They're not cruel because they're evil, but because they don't know any better and don't realize the consequences until later. Letting him play along but excluding him by "killing" him off. The touching god part may indicate the stronger faith children have before they start questioning it. But as a lifelong atheist I rather think of the divine beauty and infinite timelessness everything seems to have when you're young. This song makes me feel similar as revisiting Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as an adult. It makes me nostagic without making me feel like everything was better in the past. It just was different and very beautiful. I'm sorry if my English makes some stuff hard to understand, I'm not a native speaker. |
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