Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
This house is full of ears but I can't talk to anyone
They've heard this one a thousand times
Most exciting thing I do
Hang half way out a third floor window,
Maybe throw lit cigarettes down
And maybe I'll catch fire,
Something warm to hold me,
Something pure to burn away the darkness
That hides inside my mind
All that evil shit's not hard to find
I guess I only claim to be nice
This house is full of eyes but I can't look at anyone
They've seen this face a thousand times
Most relaxing thing I do
Hang half way out a third floor window,
And look at rocks if I fall out,
And maybe I'll fall hard,
Something tough to break me,
Something sharp to rip into my insides
And bleed out all that pain
Sorry I don't even know your name
I guess for me it's easy this way
Maybe I'll catch fire,
Something warm to hold me,
Something pure to burn away the darkness
That hides inside my mind
All that evil shit's not hard to find
I guess I only claim to be nice
They've heard this one a thousand times
Most exciting thing I do
Hang half way out a third floor window,
Maybe throw lit cigarettes down
And maybe I'll catch fire,
Something warm to hold me,
Something pure to burn away the darkness
That hides inside my mind
All that evil shit's not hard to find
I guess I only claim to be nice
This house is full of eyes but I can't look at anyone
They've seen this face a thousand times
Most relaxing thing I do
Hang half way out a third floor window,
And look at rocks if I fall out,
And maybe I'll fall hard,
Something tough to break me,
Something sharp to rip into my insides
And bleed out all that pain
Sorry I don't even know your name
I guess for me it's easy this way
Maybe I'll catch fire,
Something warm to hold me,
Something pure to burn away the darkness
That hides inside my mind
All that evil shit's not hard to find
I guess I only claim to be nice
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
Step
Ministry
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Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Hey guys this will be my first post, however I thought maybe I could offer some of my insight on this song. I haven't seen too many comments touching on what the song is actually about, and the ones that do don't seem to (in my opinion) offer a "full" explanation of the song.
I think the others that have touched on the "depression" of the person in which this song is in the point of view of. This is very true, it is definitely about depression, but I'd even go a bit further and say it's about being depressed about a situation.
The situation in my opinion has to do with drugs of some kind. Alkaline trio are notorious for their drug use metaphors as Matt Skiba (and probably the others that have been in the band) has struggled with drug addiction throughout his life.
To me the lines that make me believe it's someone struggling with addiction are:
"This house is full of ears but I can't talk to anyone They've heard this one a thousand times"
-He's relapsed on drugs again, and everyone's sick of his shit.
"Most exciting thing I do - hand half way out third floor windows, maybe throw lit cigarettes down."
-Many harder drug users are compulsive cigarette smokers, and also don't live very fulfilling lives
"And maybe I'll catch fire,"
-suicide is often made glamorous by drugs, and all the problems that come along with addiction as I'm sure anyone else who's experienced the horrors of addiction will tell you
"something warm to hold me,"
-I believe he's referring to heroin, specifically, with this line as heroin makes people feel very warm (and also extremely cold during withdrawals, so the "warmness" of the next high is more noticeable in the midst of addiction, rather than just trying it for the first time you might not notice it) -However, this line could also be referring to the lack of love he feels in his life, and addiction has tricked him into thinking that drugs is all he needs to fill that void
"something pure to burn away the darkness that hides inside my mind. All that evil shit's not hard to find"
-He needs something to make him feel better, sometimes suicide seems like the only way out with many serious life problems. The "evil shit" in the next line, I feel is a play on words and can be interpreted two separate ways. He can be referring to the previous line meaning theres so much evil shit in his mind that it isn't difficult to find, or referring to drugs as the "evil shit" saying that drugs are pretty easy to find.
"I guess I only claim to be nice."
-Starting to realize he's not a good person after all, now that he's had time to reflect on everything that he's done and everyone he's hurt with his addiction
"This house is full of eyes but I can't look at anyone They've seen this face a thousand times"
-same thing as the first line in the first verse, everyone's sick of his shit
"Most relaxing thing I do - hand half way out third floor windows, and look at rocks if I fall out,"
-contemplating a different form of suicide
"And maybe I'll fall hard, something tough to break me, something sharp to rip into my insides and bleed out all that pain."
-He has so many demons inside he just wants to get rid of it all and doesnt care if the only way to accomplish them is by killing himself - hes desperate
"Sorry I don't even know your name"
"I guess for me it's easy this way."
-I'm not really sure what these last two lines could mean, I'm thinking he might be hurting people he doesn't know, like robbing them or stealing from them to support his habit and it's "easier" for him to hurt people he doesn't know personally
-Or he could also actually know the person and he's so messed up on drugs he doesn't realize he know's them, and he's saying it's easier to go through life on drugs
Again, this is all just my opinion but I didn't see anyone else elaboration on the entire song so I thought I'd offer my own interpretation of the song and I would love to hear feedback on my thoughts, and if you prove that I'm wrong - even better!