This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Never leave me
Walk close beside me
Your hand my hand
Fits so easy
No tomorrow
Let us stop here
We did some great things
Didn't we?
Dry and dusty
I am a capsule of energy
You speak softly
We are capsules of energy
Work as I've been told
In return I get money
Small feet in the hall
And I long for every moment
Walk close beside me
Your hand my hand
Fits so easy
No tomorrow
Let us stop here
We did some great things
Didn't we?
Dry and dusty
I am a capsule of energy
You speak softly
We are capsules of energy
Work as I've been told
In return I get money
Small feet in the hall
And I long for every moment
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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.
I Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Karin doesn't write transparent, vapid lyrics. Her songwriting seems intended to confuse and confront as much as describe. This song fits the bill, and with such a wonderfully reflective mood.
This song seems to be, on it's surface, about two lovers who've faced hard times. The voice represents one of those lovers and seems to be addressed to the other, describing the longing the one has for the other and feelings of pride he or she has for their history together, despite the hardship. My favorite line from the song, "Work as I've been told // In return I get money // Soft feet in the hall // And I long for every moment" can be applied to this interpretation, as well, as it could represent the nature of the hardship the couple has endured to survive along with the longing for a life without that "work."
At the same time, I feel this song is meant to be a call to society to slow down it's current momentum, and change it's trajectory. How many of us, after all, long to be with our families, listening to "soft feet in the hall" rather than doing what we're told to get money? Indeed, as we truly are "capsules of energy", why are we subjecting ourselves to lives which leave us "dry and dusty"? I prefer this more subversive interpretation, personally, since it fits with Karin's known confrontational, sociological, and thought-provoking artistic style.
(the whole album is bdss, btw.)
Work as I've been told In return I get money Soft feet in the hall And I long for every moment
In my mind, this song as a whole is about lovers who both feel as one on a very deep, yet basic level. This song describes what they have, what could be or could not be, and also the hopes and dangers of their future together that only time will tell. This is not a beginning or an end, it's continuity. I feel that this song is special because so many other songs about "love" are so superficial and evanescent in meaning. I believe that this song goes much deeper than that. It may even suggest the immortality of such love. I'm already impressed with Fever Ray... so much that The Knife's intermission doesn't bother me so much anymore.
I'm loving this album so far, and this track is one of my favourites. I think you nailed it by the way Patterson.
Sounds like "small feet in the hall" to me.
Two people settling for each other. Codependency. Stuck in their jobs. Stuck with each other. Time capsules, b/c they haven't chaged. Not living, really. Just stuck and comfortable, learning to enjoy it.
Kurt Vonnegut once described the human being as a process that starts as a baby and adds on sections, or capsules, growing like a centepede outside of space and time, until you get old and die, and each moment we experince is a "capsule" in this time-larvae.
When you view the human being as this process you begin to wonder if you ever had any control over the action you took in your life in the first place.
I think it's about the brevity of life. 'I am a capsule of energy' meaning we're just short bursts of life. I heard that a lot of this album was inspired by her experiences as a mother and i would imagine that by creating life and falling so completely in love with it as most people say they do, she's realised how short her own is and 'longs for every moment' with baby. I guess it can be interpreted many ways but that's what i feel when i listen to it. KARIN RULES!
the first 4 lines are really sweet
I hear 'small feet in the hall', though I'm not sure about these 'feet'
Wanting to start a family..
"We are capsules of energy." We aren't basicly people, we're living creatures. Thing is we are just controlled and "civilized" by media, religion and government. Which is a sucky thing. Imagine what the world (with us on it) would look like without having the need to become someone with money and succes. We could've explore our soules a lot better. But some "humans" have bad intenses, that's (in my opinion) the killer of freedom.
Call it Utopia. Pity it's impossible.
When I first listened to this album I was shocked by how naked and personal the lyrics were. The Knife write extremely obscure songs, lyrically and musically. But Karin's side project is a lot more personal. The lyrics are from inside, and sometimes they seem so personal that I feel like maybe she shouldn't have said that. It feels like she's confessing everything in her head to you. But this album is spectacular, this song in particular is magical. I love Fever Ray.
oops, "changed".