This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Darling don't you understand
I feel so ill at ease
The room is full of silence and it's getting hard to breathe
Take this guilted cage of pain and set me free
Take this overcoat of shame
It never did belong to me
It never did belong to me
I need to go outside
I need to leave the smoke
'Cause I can't go on living in this same sick joke
It seems our lives have taken on a different kind of twist
Now that you have given me the perfect gift
You have given me the gift
For we have fallen from our shelves
To face the truth about ourselves
And we have tumbled from our trees
Tumbled from our trees
And I can almost
I can almost hear the rain falling
Don't you know it feels so good
So let's go out into the rain again
Just like we said we always would
I feel so ill at ease
The room is full of silence and it's getting hard to breathe
Take this guilted cage of pain and set me free
Take this overcoat of shame
It never did belong to me
It never did belong to me
I need to go outside
I need to leave the smoke
'Cause I can't go on living in this same sick joke
It seems our lives have taken on a different kind of twist
Now that you have given me the perfect gift
You have given me the gift
For we have fallen from our shelves
To face the truth about ourselves
And we have tumbled from our trees
Tumbled from our trees
And I can almost
I can almost hear the rain falling
Don't you know it feels so good
So let's go out into the rain again
Just like we said we always would
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
The Gift Lyrics as written by Robert Bell Paul Gerard Buchanan
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Yo La Tengo
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
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/
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
I have looked around the net and I am not completely satisfied with the answers. Some say that this song has to do with Annie's involvement with Dave Stewart from the band Eurythmics. But I don't think this is the case. As I recall they were on good terms when she went her solo. The verse that makes me doubt the song's possible relation to her connect with David is "Take this guilted cage of pain, and set me free. Take this overcoat of shame, it never did belong to me" has no relation to her connection with Dave Stewart. I don't see any shame or guilt between the two of them.
I'm going to guess that this song is about being in an relationship that was basically like living a lie and was perpetuated up until a point. Annie sings, "we have tumbled from our shelves, to face the truth about ourselves" which,in my opinion, means through the process of no longer living in a lie, turmoil ensues along with resistance until she finally lets all of that go to be able to accept the truth about herself. Possibly she now realizes that what worked for her in the past can no longer allow her to function. She's tired of "living in this same sick joke", now she is letting that facade go and faces/accepts her truth.
I personally think "the gift" was the process of being forced into recognizing the lies that some of us indulge in and that steer us away from our truth/true identity. But through the turmoil and devastation of "tumbling from our trees" and "falling from our shelves" (basically being forced out of our comfort zone) we now have faced the truth about ourselves and who we really are.
And when you let go of the lies that cloud your judgment you gain a sense of crystal clarity that you never knew could possibly exist. Because if you did then you'd never choose to live in a lie in the first place. Hence, "I can almost hear the rain falling" which metaphorically serves as a purging or a cleansing to wash away what she once deluded herself with and "it feels so good."
So for me The Gift is reaching a profound level of inner personal growth that relationships can provide for us. Even if they end on bad terms (e.g. "take this overcoat of shame, it never did belong to me") we learn so much about ourselves through the process.
I have been a fan of Annie since the early 1980's. Her lyrics are sheer poetry. She's amazing!
I think this is one of the best interpretations I've seen so far. Today I joined this page in order to be able to say that, and to thank you, because I couldn't come up with an interpretation that fits as well as yours does. :)
@AdrienDeLaChicago One word describing what you get from this song: Greatness
What is the gift. ?
I think this song is about two lovers who had some problems.. 'Darling don't you understand I feel so ill at ease The room is full of silence and it's getting hard to breathe'
Then they had a child which is 'the gift'..'It seems our lives have taken on a different kind of twist Now that you have given me the perfect gift'
And towards the end of the song they are trying to make it work together for the child. 'I can almost feel the rain falling Don't you know it feels so good So let's go out into the rain again Just like we said we always would'
I can't believe Annie Lennox hasn't got more comments.. she has written alot of amazing lyrics!
I think The "gift " is Freedom !!!
I think "The Gift" is Freedom !!!!
In a previous interview about this song annie Lennox talked about the death of her stillborn child about the death of her grandmother. She said 'the gift' is the new way of seeing the world and the new wisdom that comes only through experiencing such loss