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.
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Fast Car
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"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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"
Son Şansın - Şarkı Sözleri
Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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.
Anyone have any ideas on what he is referencing when he says "Isn't that us on that poster?" I do agree that this is one of my favorite Em tracks of all time, amazing depth.
Though I get why it happened and that Em asked Dre to do it, but for Dre to say in a song "Check this out Slim, I gotta talk to ya I don't know, it just seems every since you got off ya Drugs, you became a lot softer" I thought was out of place, I get the intent, but I know if my closest friend asked me to do something similar I would decline.
Eminem created an alternate persona (Shady). Shady is Eminem's 'demon side' which emerged when he was heavy into drugs. The Shady side of eminem has been shown in many tracks throughout his career. That's what he is referring to when he says "Isn't that us on that poster?" Eminem has been trying to get away from this 'demon side.' This is a great song about eminem trying to escape his demon side that controlled him and got him into drugs. However this shady saide that controlled him was also a reason for a lot of his fame and amazing tracks.<br /> <br /> When Dre says; "Check this out Slim, I gotta talk to ya I don't know, it just seems every since you got off ya Drugs, you became a lot softer" This is talking about when eminem tryed to get away from drugs, how his Shady side left him and how his career and fame were declining without when this persona was not controlling him.<br />
Indeed, I think it wasn't out of place too. It goes perfect in the song, showing how he not doing drugs could affect his music, it's amazing how Eminem thinks about what everyone thinks about him and puts that into lyrics. Just spectacular.
this song is a conversation between Eminem and the Devil. To get the fame and all - Eminem chose to sell his soul. Once he got in - the was no way back (like in the Hotel California). The contract is signed with blood. As far as I believe - the people on the poster are the Devil and Eminem. In posters (all though we don't realize it) are subliminal pictures which resemble the Evil One or the Illuminati.<br /> This is just my personal opinion. You probably have a different one. =)