Well, whenever I listen to a song for the first time I close my eyes and let images form in my mind,and I did that for this song. (I didn't hear it on 'Lost Boys')
While I was listening this is what came to my mind. A teenage boy is sitting in his room covering his ears trying to pretend he doesn't hear anything because he's afraid but the walls of the house are thin and he can hear his father swearing and yelling and his little sister screaming and crying as she gets beat. Finally unable to take it the brother storms into the room and confronts his father, during the fight he accidentally kills him. After this the siblings runaway and live on the streets, but they're happy together because they're free ('Shangri-las') but the brother can't forget what he did and feels guilt, but then he remembers his sister and the guilt goes away ('unchain me sister')
I can't help but picture this every time I hear it now, but that's just me, and I'm weird.
@treki I like your interpretation of the lyrics. I have always really liked this song, the music is so awesome, but the lyrics...always took away from it because of what it always sounded like to me. I like the way you view it, and relistening to it with that in mind, i can totally get that.
@treki I like your interpretation of the lyrics. I have always really liked this song, the music is so awesome, but the lyrics...always took away from it because of what it always sounded like to me. I like the way you view it, and relistening to it with that in mind, i can totally get that.
Your interpretation makes a lot of sense. Listening to the song, listening to the lyrics, I totally see what you're seeing, too. It clears the air a bit for those who might take the "love is with your brother" part a bit too far or think of it as being romantic rather than brotherly/protective. Very nice job :)
Your interpretation makes a lot of sense. Listening to the song, listening to the lyrics, I totally see what you're seeing, too. It clears the air a bit for those who might take the "love is with your brother" part a bit too far or think of it as being romantic rather than brotherly/protective. Very nice job :)
Well, whenever I listen to a song for the first time I close my eyes and let images form in my mind,and I did that for this song. (I didn't hear it on 'Lost Boys')
While I was listening this is what came to my mind. A teenage boy is sitting in his room covering his ears trying to pretend he doesn't hear anything because he's afraid but the walls of the house are thin and he can hear his father swearing and yelling and his little sister screaming and crying as she gets beat. Finally unable to take it the brother storms into the room and confronts his father, during the fight he accidentally kills him. After this the siblings runaway and live on the streets, but they're happy together because they're free ('Shangri-las') but the brother can't forget what he did and feels guilt, but then he remembers his sister and the guilt goes away ('unchain me sister')
I can't help but picture this every time I hear it now, but that's just me, and I'm weird.
@treki I like your interpretation of the lyrics. I have always really liked this song, the music is so awesome, but the lyrics...always took away from it because of what it always sounded like to me. I like the way you view it, and relistening to it with that in mind, i can totally get that.
@treki I like your interpretation of the lyrics. I have always really liked this song, the music is so awesome, but the lyrics...always took away from it because of what it always sounded like to me. I like the way you view it, and relistening to it with that in mind, i can totally get that.
Your interpretation makes a lot of sense. Listening to the song, listening to the lyrics, I totally see what you're seeing, too. It clears the air a bit for those who might take the "love is with your brother" part a bit too far or think of it as being romantic rather than brotherly/protective. Very nice job :)
Your interpretation makes a lot of sense. Listening to the song, listening to the lyrics, I totally see what you're seeing, too. It clears the air a bit for those who might take the "love is with your brother" part a bit too far or think of it as being romantic rather than brotherly/protective. Very nice job :)