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| Interpol – Obstacle 1 Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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It may be my situation shining through when I hear this song, but I tend to think it's about a mutual breakup, and the hard months following when one person is wondering "was that really the right thing? why do I feel so shitty then?" And the other person has moved on. He plays cool, but his heart is (obviously) heavy and she sees through it. He wants her back, wants back the life he lost. She doesn't. |
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| Joan of Arc – Diane Cool and Beautiful Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This song reminds me of a girl I know; she talks and talks but doesn't say anything; her favorite brand of cigarettes changes with whatever phase she's going through (California phase - she rolls her own, Coffee Shop phase - cloves, etc. etc.); claims certain songs as though they belong to her.
I tend to turn off my ears whenever she is around. |
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| Joan of Arc – So Open; Hooray Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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There's no telling how many times I've sat in my lawn chair, staring into the sky, stoned out of my gourd, listening to this song... "Her flypaper eyes," such great imagery that only Tim Kinsella himself could pull off. |
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| Make Believe – Witchcraft Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Although this is my least favorite song on the EP, I think the lyrics are great. It's an intriguing intersection between silly and profound. |
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| Neutral Milk Hotel – I Will Bury You in Time Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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This is a love song in the purest sense of the word - he is going to be with this person until the end (of the world? maybe...). It's a little dark, but hey, such is life. I put it on the first mix tape I made for my girl, almost a year ago. |
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| Neutral Milk Hotel – The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i have the album both on vinyl and on cd. he clearly sings "drink," but in the lyric sheet, it says "sink." either way, it means the same thing. i find it means because alcohol is a depressent, and to sink is to under (or depressed in) something it is just another way of putting it. |
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| Death Cab for Cutie – No Joy in Mudville Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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i think this song might be about lou reed; about being inspired by him to move to new york and relive the era in which lou reed and his contemporaries lived. the lyrics hint towards lou reed more than anyone else, calling him the "king of a gloomy disposition." the line, "brownstone up three flights of stairs" is from the velvet underground song, "i'm waiting for the man." there is a measurable sadness in the song, both in the music and vocals. perhaps ben was disappointed in how it had turned out? i, often, long for the days of the beat-era and can relate to this song. |
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| Alkaline Trio – Jaked On Green Beers Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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this song is AWFUL. it truly was a turning point in alkaline trio's history... for the worst. just about everything released after this song is pretty bad. |
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| Arab Strap – Phone Me Tonight Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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sounds like a general case of drunken desperation to me - getting fucked up and calling up an ex and telling them how badly you want them back, then feeling like an idiot about it in the morning. |
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| Onelinedrawing – Aeroplanes Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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this song is absolutely beautiful. if anyone has read the book, "the perks of being a wallflower", they may remember charlie talking about feeling infinite while listening to "asleep" by the smiths with his friends. this song has had a similar effect on me. |
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| Hayden – Bunkbed Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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this sounds like it was written by a ten year old, which, if it isn't, i think is done purposely by the author. it seems to carry that level of immaturity in its words and form. but in a good way, in a way that holds true to its meaning. |
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| Pinback – Boo Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i put this on a mix tape after my girlfriend and i broke up. haha. that sounds so emo. |
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| Death Cab for Cutie – Pictures in an Exhibition Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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perhaps i'm being too literal but... to me, it seems as though the narrator is watching a play or a movie and the story relates to him, or a certain event in his life, so much that it gives him goosebumps. then it gets him down for a while. |
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| Ryan Adams – To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i love this song. i've been working on a "get totally fucked up with your best friends" mix tape and this is definately on there. so is "polar opposites" by modest mouse and "heaven knows i'm miserable now" by the smiths. |
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| Braid – Please Drive Faster Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i got my screen name from this song. its probably my favorite braid song. runners up include: "forever got shorter" and "a dozen roses". |
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| Joan of Arc – Post Coitus Rock Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i want to listen to this song after doing it.
of course, i have to find someone willing to do it with me and listen to joan of arc afterwards.
i'm not sure which one would be hardest. |
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| Pinback – Penelope Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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the first hundred times you listen to it, you tend to think it's about a goldfish. then one day, you're listening to it, a bit hungover, and think that maybe it's about a drug or alcohol problem. then you listen to it again and realize you're reading too far into it. and then you think it's about a fish again. |
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