| Lupe Fiasco – Go Go Gadget Flow Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"like an A in a circle" Any possibility this is a reference to anarchism? I wouldn't normally think this but the official LASERS logo has a stylized anarchy symbol in it. Anyone know if there is any relationship between Lupe and anarchism? |
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| Muse – Uprising Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Ding dong: George Orwell, the guy who wrote "1984," was a socialist. Matt, from Muse, has left-leaning political views (and has admitted the album is inspired by "1984," not "Brave New World.") Gosh, you libertarian nutsos are starting to get on my nerve. |
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| Muse – Uprising Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Too bad Matt is admittedly a leftist, economically and socially, so to say that their "Resistance" is in reference to resisting left-leaning government would be the exact opposite of what they actually believe. lulz | |
| Muse – Unnatural Selection Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| OH YEAH, BTW GUIZ, RADIOHED R BRITISH SO THEY DON'T SING ABOUT AMERIKAN POLITIX OBVIOUSLY 'HAIL TO THE THIEF' WAS NOT ABOUT BUSH CUZ THEIR BRITISH LOLIOLOLZ | |
| Muse – Unnatural Selection Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Oh Jesus. Please shut the fuck up and take your stupid, stupid NWO conspiracy bullshit elsewhere. Matt is NOT an NWO conspiracy theorist. He HAS gone on record to say that he thinks 9/11 was an inside job, and he may like Alex Jones or some of his films, but that does not mean he is a tinfoil-hat-wearing nutjob, like you, with your inane Ron Paul nonsense. Matthew advocates Georgism, a left-libertarian economic and taxation platform, but beyond that, many of his lyrics can be interpreted quite easily as revolutionary, Marxist, semi-anarchist, socialist, etc. You see, if fringe libertarian nutjobs that rave about NWO conspiracies would just get rid of all of their stupid fantastical ideas about vast conspiracies that are impossible, they'd essentially be anarchists. And being that there have been eloquent anarchist philosophers, but no eloquent libertarian fear-bunkering lunatic philosophers, I'd say that sort of has the one-up. Yes, it's true that Matthew has a fascination and interest in global conspiracy theories. He has admitted this. That doesn't mean he subscribes to them. He's admitted in interviews to being interested in conspiracy theories involving alien visitation – do you think he actually puts stock in that, though? But anyway, going on a tangent there. The point is, don't read your stupid fairy tales into Muse's music. There is nothing to indicate that this song is any more about NWO tripe than to say that it is simply a revolutionary song, inspired by themes and language of Orwell's "1984" with a double application to today's corrupt political systems of oppression. The references to 1984 are blatant (Eurasia, Thought Police, love is the resistance [nearly a direct quote from the book]), but its nature makes it clearly applicable to politics today. But, that includes US politics, and those of you who say Muse doesn't sing about US politics are wrong. Firstly, in this album, "United States of Eurasia" is a clear reference to the Eurasia of 1984, but in the book, it's not called "the United States of Eurasia." Are you really going to tell me that that's just a coincidence and NOT a reference to the United States of America? Besides, in the song, Matt sings "There can be only one United States, United States, United States..." with a lengthy pause in vocals before singing "Eurasia!" This is undeniably a lyrical technique used to reference the United States of America, and in context of the song and Muse's overall political message, these reference to the USA would make total sense. And then we could always reference back to "Black Holes," which has very obviously to do with the US wars in the Middle East. And yes, I realize the UK has followed the US there and been their partner in crime, but I'd say you'd have a hard time proving that "Take a Bow" is about Blair rather than George W. Bush. Of course, "Balck Hole's" themes are a little easier to digest because they are mixed with the absurd and the comical i.e. the contrived presence of Spanish guitars in "Hoodoo," The "Knights of Cydonia" video, "Exo-Politics" being about alien invasions, etc. "Resistance" is definitely more serious and sober overall, but its references to Western, particularly US, politics are clear, as well as the more general themes of political revolution, resistance, freedom, corruption, etc., and literary themes referencing "1984." |
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| Lupe Fiasco – Pressure Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| That's probably what it is. Haha. For some reason, because I didn't catch those Wheel of Fortune references, I thought he was referring to the Christian ska/swing band The W's who had a big hit around 2000 call "The Devil is Bad." But what a weird reference that would be... | |
| Lupe Fiasco – The Emperor's Soundtrack Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"I author, like D.W., brother like a hustler" This should be "I'm Arthur, like D.W. brother, like a hustler" referring to Arthur the Aardvark, the children's book character who has a sister named D.W. – this ties in the next line with "God put me in your armor" referring to King Arthur and some versions of the legend having him as God's chosen king for England. |
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| mewithoutYou – Bullet to Binary (Pt. Two) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Arkana. I'm not sure what exactly your point is but I've had personal contact with Aaron a number of times and it is clear through his speech that he believes Jesus was/is the litreral son of the only God and that he brought salvation to us by his sacrifice on the cross. However, I heard Aaron say to someone else "Jesus said 'no one comes to the father but through me' but he never said 'no one comes to the father but through Christianity'" so I definitely think you're onto something with your implication that Aaron is not exclusively "Christian" in the sense of the modern American church. Probably, as L.C. Marston noted above, Aaron is striving to be much more like lthe early desert fathers. And as we all probably know and have mentioned, early Christianity and spirituality in the East included a vast array of ideas and conceptions that we really don't have in the modern American church. And that's a loss. Speaking of that, I have been saying how I think mwY will probably break up soon, etc. and my wife said that a friend of her's told her tonight that his friend who is quite close with mwY was saying that Aaron might actually be joining a monastery for a few years. However, this is completely hearsay. Still, it would certainly make sense with the direction that he and the band have been doing, lyricall and musically. | |
| mewithoutYou – Bullet to Binary (Pt. Two) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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--Ya Rabbi sali alahi wa salim. "O Lord, send your prayers and peace upon us" I'm not an expert but from a little bit of research, that seems to be fairly close. However, I'm not sure it is "upon us" so that could change the meaning. --Sallalah wallah Muhammad (Sal.) "May God exalt him, [I swear] by God, Muhammed (peace be upon him)" I'm not sure what's going on grammatically here. Once again, I'm no expert. A lot of this seems to be just various phrases and clauses from Islamic prayers and honorifics pieced together. I'm also pretty sure that Amma and Yassif are names, so Amma Yassifun would be Amma [of] Yassif, indicating Amma being the child of Yassif. |
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| Finch – Untitled Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Newjacks. Quit listening to terrible music. |
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| mewithoutYou – Carousels Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| it seems like this is slowest, least developed song off the album,. but it's great as well, and the lyrics are as powerful as always. | |
| mewithoutYou – Tie Me Up! Untie Me! Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| i love the way he says "Tie me up! Untie me! All this wishing I was dead is getting old... it goes on but it's old." | |
| mewithoutYou – Paper Hanger Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| he's saying that actions or desires that he had to fix her pain were useless. lending more the the fact that God is what we need to heal us, expressing the futility he felt when he realized he could not fix her emotional pain through his own works. the first line should be "in not one motion or gesture could i forget..." | |
| mewithoutYou – My Exit, Unfair Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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an Islamic prayer: "O Patient One, geatness belongs to God. In the name of God, I renounce Satan. All praise belongs to God. I begin in the name of God, most compassionate, most merciful." there you guys go. i love this song so much. it's probably my favourite on the album at the moment. |
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| mewithoutYou – Four Word Letter (Pt. Two) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| The Cry of the Exodus by Scotty Kruger is incredible, as is the rest of this song. | |
| The Black Eyed Peas – Let's Get Retarded Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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it's called a "radio edit" my friend. anwyay... i think you're thinking of "crunk," which means getting drunk and high at the same time. this song is genius, though. i love it. |
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| The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| the "richter" part is in the radio edit, not the CD version. | |
| Zao – 5 Year Winter Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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no, they're still together silly. the new CD is nothing to worry about. it's probably their worst material to date. but they still play mostly older material live. and that's good for when i see them in a few weeks. w3rd |_|p d4\/\/gg!!1 |
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| Botch – O Fortuna Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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and me, you'll have to agree with me too! please! haha. |
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| Circle Takes the Square – Crowquill Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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to add on (i had to eat dinner): i'm a graduated high school student and i remember learning that in 8th grade. honestly, what do they teach kids these days? besides, your technical disecction of the phrase completely failed to take into account idiomatic principles, which are a vitality. many, many foreign and English phrases don't make sense when observed literally, but their intended and accepted meaning is really what's important. that's why it's necessary to study a culture along with a language, because learning the technicalities of a language is only half of what you need to properly speak it. in any case, "d'état" is not a single French word, but rather the contraction of a noun and a preposition. in any case, the lyrical element in question here, "haiku-d'état," is rather obviously a play on the well-known idiomatic phrase. why the blatant pun on sound? the meaning is clear-cut within the lyrical context, simply because CTTS lyrics are ripe with vague imagery and metaphor. it's pretty silly to argue the fact that it's a play on "coup d'état," but hey, you believe what you want and we'll all just discount you from the more serious discussions which will transpire. thanks. |
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| Circle Takes the Square – Crowquill Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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you should shut up unless you actually know what you're talking about. coup d'état, often called a coup, is a sudden, swift overthrow of a government. a well known term used outside of Francophone countries quite commonly. and if you still doubt me: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=coup%20d'etat |
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| Converge – Concubine Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| "p.s- i fucking hate scenesters. " says the kid whose username is "Slipknot" backwards. duh! | |
| Cool Hand Luke – Give Up Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| anything before 'Wake Up...' is practically worthless. | |
| Circle Takes the Square – Crowquill Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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hey cjt81286 and katileka. i believe that haiku-detat is a ply on words. a haiku is a short Japanese poem, usually about nature in it's true form, though other poets use it to writng about anything (as long as it's 3 lines long and has a 5-7-5 meter scheme, you're gold!). a coup d'état is a French phrase (pronounced KOO DAY-tah). so the lyrics shjow a play on these two words. i can't quite say exactly what it means, but that's the idea of the words play. as far as overall meaning, the CD packaging says (from CTTS themselves): "in a nutshell the concept behind the songd was to document the different points on a path to self-realization. in our interpretation of this journey, the wanderer ends up in essentially the same place that he or she began, if not humbled and even more overwhelmed. in a sense, the ending is somewhat tragic, but without experiencing all of the lows, how can anyone appreciate the amazing subtleties that this world has to offer? and so, if the search for beauty and understanding is cyunical and unending, then at least we'll never stop experiencing the thrill of the hunt." it also says that if you have a question about the lyrics, you can talk to them at shows or send them letters/e-mails. their address is at their site www.circletakesthesquare.com my favourite lyrical moments in this song are "There's nothing quite so pure as the written word my dear, so lets have ourselves a little poem. Until the will to speak loses urgency. Our animal indecency in print is so blase." & "Gravity doesn't grant me the privilege of failure, my bough never breaks I don't stumble into anything" |
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| Blind Guardian – When Sorrow Sang Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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these lyrics are just very powerful. especially if you're a nerd like me and get emotional over the story of the Elves. maybe MattStriker will appear and give us a great explnanation of this song. i've only got a few catches of the Elvish migration to the Undying Lands, but nothing more. sorry, i need to start re-reading some of my M-e stuff! |
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| Blind Guardian – Mirror Mirror Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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thanks Thauglor for the completely useless comment. this song is amazing, but ther lyrics have already been explained rather well by MattStriker |
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| Blind Guardian – Lord Of The Rings Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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there is acoustic version, which i like better than the regular version. this song [acoustic version] nearly brings me to taers. it makes me realise how much i love LOTR. |
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| Botch – Japam Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| hey, do you happen to have the rest of the lyrics from "Anthology..."? | |
| Botch – O Fortuna Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| oh yes, i was going to mention that Carmina Burana is one of my favorite classical pieces. Carl Orff actually got a hold of a bunch of old poetry written by German monks in Latin and Old High German and wrote the music to it, so the lyrics themselves are actually pretty old while the music is remotely new (1930s as mentioned before). | |
| Botch – O Fortuna Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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"Hey xbloodrunsblackx , emoJustin is right, O fortuna, from Carl Orff is from a movie named Excalibur. There is a soundtrack with O Fortuna on...so...I think you are the idiot here.. " yeah, because a song being on a soundtrack makes that song FROM the movie. duh. xbloodrunsblackx is right. and i'm pretty sure none of these people from 2002 will ever read this, but i just felt like saying this. |
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| The Comeback Kid – Lorelei Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| there is a video for this song? | |
| The Comeback Kid – All In A Year Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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i just saw them the other day. there's not a real strong old-school scene around here so it wasn't very packed, but it was still one of the most fun shows i've been to in a long time. i love CBK. |
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| Cannibal Corpse – Necropedophile Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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"These lyrics are so sweet, the beautiful, fragile love between an ugly long haired florida native in a Kreator T-shirt and the Cadaver of a pre-teen girl. This song is truely a work of genius" That was hilarious. |
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| Cannibal Corpse – Addicted To Vaginal Skin Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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gore lyrics are sick. and ... just sick. haha. i think goremetal bands are comprised of very disturbed people, but they do make for some hilarious lyrics... and good music. crazy. |
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| mewithoutYou – The Cure for Pain Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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"Ok u guys, this is my favorite band, and if any of u dont know, listen for the hidden track at the end of the album, some lyrics sound familiar but geeze..... its amazing" The hidden song is an acoustic version of "I Never Said That I Was Brave" |
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| mewithoutYou – Gentlemen Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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"When I saw them live the lead singer totally hit on the guitarist. Is he gay?" ONe guitarist is his brother. Haha. On top of that, they're all very close to each other. It's awesome. But judging by the lyrics, I'd definetly say he's into girls. |
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| Extol – 26 Miles From Marathon Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Aperture is a beautiful song. I love "Synergy" as well. Many people don't like it, which is unfortunate! | |
| Extol – Undeceived Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I fricking love Extol's lyrics. This song is incredible. Ah, it's just so inspiring and beautiful. | |
| Circle Takes the Square – Disclaimer To The Self Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| These lyrics are good, but the As The Roots Undo lyrics are even better. I just submitted the whole album so it should be up within the next day or so. | |
| Eyes Upon Separation – Program The Toy Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| girls deserve it? that's possibly the most immature and disgusting thing i've ever heard... this song is amazing... guys and girls work so differentl and guys struggle so much with lust and this sort of thing... this song is really hitting lyrically because i know 99% of guys do have major battles with this, and we do destroy and rape God's precious creations by our thoughts... we men of Christ must take a stand to change | |
| Norma Jean – The Human Face Devine Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| ooh... i like your new perspective TwEakKR, though i acn't help thinking that the lust personification has a place in this... maybe only in "Face:Face" | |
| Norma Jean – The Entire World Is Counting On Me, And They Don't Even Know It Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| i don't think it has anything to do with being pissed at all... first of all, that would be very much un-like Josh and his style, and second of all "in this hope" is surely not a very pissed-off thing to say... you know? | |
| Norma Jean – It Was As If The Dead Man Stood Upon The Air Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| i think that the obvious part here is undoubtebly talking about the story w know of Judas betraying Jesus and then his subsequent suicide... but i think the deeper message, the true meaning behind the phrase "endless cycle" is the fact that WE are all Judas... because everyday we fall back into the "endless cycle" of sin, i.e. the betrayal of Jesus... we betray his love and mercy and grace by being selfish and choosing things other than him... the song speaks of the seemingly hopeless cycle we always rewind... | |
| Norma Jean – The Shotgun Mwssage Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| actually, the Bible is a collection of Hebraic historical documents... i.e. our history textbooks to-day... will people two-thousand years from now say "oh, how do we know that all of this existed... the United States, all these wars and presidents... it's probably all just a story..." the belief that Jesus is God and the only way to Salvation is by faith, although the acutual evidence is quite irrefutable... this is song is amazing because it tells very plainly of a strong conviction of mine, and that is that Jesus is NOT at all a "religion" but a lifestyle, a faith, a personal relationship... i am very openly a Christian and profess Jesus with pride, but i am NOT religious... i don't not go through motions and traditions which are nothing more than self-gratifying and gratuitous... this song touches on a very important point that many many people fail to see in these days... and that is the TRUTH of Jesus... not the fallacy and hypocrisy that has been (unfortuantely) built up around it... | |
| Norma Jean – I Used To Hate Cell Phones But Now I Hate Car Accidents Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| empty*tcb* actually, their lyrics are very much Christian... if you read them... for examplem, The Shotgun Message? Memphis? this song? it's all very obvious if you read it from a deeper perspective... the fact that Joshua is a genius when it comes to lyrical metaphor seems to stump people... wristmeetsrazor, the lyrics are printed in gloss, not black *wink* visit the Asterik Studio webiste for a complete rundown of the CD art and pictures of the CD pages with the gloss shown in white... | |
| mewithoutYou – Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| wot are those bloody star things by peoples' names? | |
| mewithoutYou – Bullet to Binary Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| yeah, there's a typo... it's supposed to be "d'espoir" not "d'spoir"... anyone who takes French knows you don't use " d' " if the following word doesn't start with a vowel... ahh... this song... all their songs... aah... | |
| mewithoutYou – Gentlemen Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| happy...? argh! that's siiiiiiick! haha | |
| Zao – Free The Three Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| argh... the evil server strikes again! | |
| Zao – 5 Year Winter Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| whoops... sorry 'bout the madness of that double post... crazy SongMeanings | |
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