| MxPx – Want Ad Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Coke the soda, not coke the drug. |
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| Why? – A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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"Shoeing" refers to putting horseshoes on a horse. What that signifies/symbolizes, I have no idea. |
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| Titus Andronicus – The Battle of Hampton Roads Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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"After deep cups of patience have been drunk to the dregs" "Each one a fart in the face of your idea of success" |
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| Titus Andronicus – The Battle of Hampton Roads Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| "After deep cups of patience have been drunk to the dregs" | |
| Death Grips – Klink Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Fuck yeah, Black Flag sample. | |
| Death Grips – Spread Eagle Cross the Block Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Pretty sure it's just about how awesome MC Ride is at rapping and making music. | |
| Fucked Up – Black Albino Bones Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I've been trying to figure out the first verse ever since I heard this record for the first time. I knew verses two and three were about sex and drugs, respectively, but the first verse never made sense until now. Thanks. | |
| Why? – Crushed Bones Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I always assumed Yoni was just referring to the mesh part of a trucker hat. | |
| mewithoutYou – The Comfort You Give Is Only Torment Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Really? I yelled out "Song for a Rapist" when Aaron was obviously about to do an acoustic number by himself, and he laughed, pointed at me, and said, "My brother." | |
| Red House Painters – Have You Forgotten Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Yes there is. The Vanilla Sky soundtrack has the version you're looking for. | |
| Manic Street Preachers – P.C.P. Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Honestly, I think it's denouncing political correctness on both ends of the spectrum. A Pyrrhic victory isn't just a victory achieved at great cost - it's a victory that actually damages the victor, so much so that the victor would surely die should he "win" another battle. | |
| The Ataris – The Boys of Summer (Don Henley cover) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Like computer41 said, they wanted to make it more modern. Don Henley conveyed the counterculture being absorbed by the mainstream by saying he saw a Grateful Dead sticker (a counterculture band) on a Cadillac (a definitely anti-counterculture machine). AFI updated the reference by replacing "Grateful Dead" with "Black Flag" (a counterculture punk rock band) - a minor change in lyrics that updates the song without losing the meaning. | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Absolutely. This song has a permanent place on every driving mix I make. | |
| Dear and the Headlights – Saintly Rows (Oh Oh) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Seems like a pretty tenuous connection, were it not for the oddly specific album title references. Still, I think an indictment of the church is a valid interpretation. Oh, and good job on being a condescending prick. |
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| Dear and the Headlights – Saintly Rows (Oh Oh) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| It's about antidepressants. | |
| Ween – Your Party Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Over a year later, I realize I meant to comment on the post three above this one. | |
| Noah and the Whale – My Door Is Always Open Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Does anyone else see similarities between this song and Okkervil River's "You're Untied Again"? I was listening to that Okkervil River song tonight and my brain kept wanting to insert lyrics/melodies from this song. | |
| The Rolling Stones – Turd On The Run Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Exile on Main St. came out before Band on the Run. | |
| Nomeansno – Rags And Bones Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| That's fine, you can be wrong. | |
| Bring Me the Horizon – No Need For Introductions, I've Read About Girls Like You On The Back Of Toilet Doors Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Oh man, you guys are edgy as fuck. | |
| Why? – A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| All the lyrics are 100% correct, actually. | |
| Why? – A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| It says "khat" in the lyric booklet. | |
| Manic Street Preachers – Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Your arguments would be much more effective if you learned how to use a fucking period. | |
| Ween – Your Party Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Way to pick up on sarcasm. | |
| Why? – The Vowels, Pt. 2 Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| It's on the album "In the Shadow of the Living Room" by Reaching Quiet, a band made up of Yoni Wolf and producer Odd Nosdam (who were also both part of cLOUDDEAD along with Doseone). | |
| Dear and the Headlights – Saintly Rows (Oh Oh) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Yup. Definitely about Ian's disillusionment with the church. He actually co-founded a Christian rap-metal band (Justifide) back in the late 90s, but quit before they got signed. | |
| Dear and the Headlights – I'm Not Crying. You're Not Crying, Are You? Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Yeah, the lyrics posted match up 100% with the ones in the booklet. This song is about becoming disillusioned with being on tour in a band. "Did the seesaw nights put their hands on you? I can't really say, I can't really say Are you swinging from the eaves in a tasteful noose? I can't really say, I can't really say" I'm guessing this is about the ups and downs of touring - "seesaw nights" probably means that some nights bring really good shows, while other nights are horrible. The swinging of the noose is another reference to the back and forth motion, and the "tasteful noose" is an oxymoron, another metaphor for the good and bad sides of touring. "You're following a flashlight down utility halls And then you mumble to yourself that this has all been your fault And oh you're not laughing, you're not laughing are you?" The subject of the song (most likely the vocalist of a band) is following someone in the backstage area on the way to the stage, and blaming himself for starting his band and going on tour. He's not laughing like he thought he would be, because he's no longer enjoying being on tour. "And now some local loser with a tape and badge Wants you to answer from the list of pointless questions to ask And no he's not sincere, you're not sincere are you?" A reporter is interviewing the vocalist, asking him a bunch of "pointless questions". The vocalist feels like the reporter doesn't really care about his band ("he's not sincere"), nor does he really care about answering the reporters questions ("you're not sincere"). "Then the howls and moans pour from the black and it's a sea of blank faces straight to the back Aggressively mediocre in every single way Yet you're the only reason that they came" The vocalist takes the stage. It sounds like the audience might either be angry at him ("howls and moans") or completely apathetic ("sea of blank faces"). He feels as though his music is nothing special ("aggressively mediocre"), but he's "the only reason that they (the audience) came". "So if you had to keep singing then singing should be fine And if it ain't what you had pictured Yeah that sounds about right" The only thing the vocalist could do is continue to perform, even though being in a touring band isn't anything like he thought it would be. "Does it matter much to me to mean a thing to you? I can't really say, I can't really say" The vocalist doesn't know if he really cares about affecting anyone with his music, which was presumably why he formed a band. "They blather incessantly, every drossy last one And then they clamor for attention vomiting opinions But oh you weren't asking, you're not asking are you?" His fans continually tell him what their songs mean to him, but he feels as though their interpretations are completely incorrect - and he doesn't really care anyway. "Ain't it hard when you discover that the only thing you've ever loved is passing your hat And anything that's got a pulse is doing just the same And you're the only reason that you came" The vocalist is depressed because he feels like he's only playing music to make money anymore, instead of being in it to move people emotionally ("the only thing you've ever loved is passing your hat"), and is also disillusioned when he finds out everyone else is doing the same thing ("anything that's got a pulse is doing just the same") - most likely this is a reference to record labels, promoters, venue owners, etc. The third line only solidifies the first - the only reason he's playing music anymore is to make money for himself. I wondered when I bought this album if this was autobiographical, but after seeing Dear and the Headlights live last month, I highly doubt it. They seemed like some of the coolest, most genuine people in the world. They also appeared very happy and appreciative to be playing a show, even though the turnout was small (less than 80 people showed up). |
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| Dear and the Headlights – Daysleeper Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| It was on one of the two demos they recorded before releasing Small Steps, Heavy Hooves. E-mail me and I can hook you up with both of them. My address is my screen name here @gmail.com | |
| Warren Zevon – Nighttime In The Switching Yard Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Exactly. And you should've waited just one more day to post. |
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| Manchester Orchestra – I Am A Book, Torn Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| ...anyone know where I can get a copy of this? | |
| Manchester Orchestra – I Can Feel a Hot One Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I just wanted to say for the record that Andy drinks and smokes. I know he smokes, because there's footage of him doing so on the DVD that will accompany the EP that comes out next week (street team members could watch it online last year). I know he drinks, because he played a show here in Minneapolis on his 21st birthday, and I watched him drink a couple beers during their set. Does that mean he does drugs? Of course not. It just means that he might. Does anyone else think the woman hanged herself? The line about curtains hanging from her neck makes me think that. Regardless of whether or not Andy does drugs or what this song is about, it's beautiful. It made me cry a little the first time I heard it. |
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| Badly Drawn Boy – The Shining Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| ....you confuse me. | |
| P.O.S. – P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Couple more corrections: "It was buried under a flask AND I CAUGHT IT PEEKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF A GLASS" "We can't stand to WAKE UP in the sun but can't sleep in the moonlight" "SHAKIN' in my own skin" "we can sneak into our lives AND THEN stir" |
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| Warren Zevon – Nighttime In The Switching Yard Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| ...but a damn good one. | |
| Neutral Milk Hotel – The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Don't know if anyone has made this point or not (I don't have the time to read all the posts at the moment), but in the lyric sheet it says "Your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder and YOUR dad would throw the garbage all across the floor" (my emphasis, of course), implying that the two children don't have the same parents (calling them "your mom" and "your dad" sounds like they're not the narrators parents, right?). So, no worries about incest then. And velvetsister, you're saying exactly what Punk Goat said - Jeff MaGNum was the bassist for Dead Boys, not Jeff MaNGum. |
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| Manchester Orchestra – I Am Dead For You Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| My guess is the book Andy's referring to is the 33 1/3 series book on Neutral Milk Hotel's album "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" since I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that NMH is his favorite band. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – I Am Dead For You Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Anyone know where I can get a recording of this? My e-mail address is my screen name @gmail.com | |
| Manchester Orchestra – Anything Left Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Anyone know where I can get a recording of this? My e-mail address is my screen name @gmail.com | |
| Metro Station – Kelsey Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Oh, and A Silver Mt. Zion wrote an entire album to a dog that passed away, and have written a couple other songs about her too. Animals are certainly a better topic to write about than 90% of what popular songs are written about today. | |
| Metro Station – Kelsey Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| The Weakerthans wrote two songs about a cat, and the first is maybe their best song. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – Do You Really Like Being Alone Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Anyone have a recording of this? I absolutely loved this song when I saw it live. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – How I Waited Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| On the recording I have, I'm pretty sure he says "Your mom said stop calling night Andy, at least sometimes." He refers to himself in a few songs. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – Window Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| ...really? Wow... sorry, I didn't realize my blog was that easy to find. It's all cool. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – Sacred Heart Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Andy does a version of this with a bunch of changed lyrics for his solo project, Right Away, Great Captain!, which is also worth hearing. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – O Deceiver/Sink into the Sea Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| It turns out Andy has a solo project called Right Away, Great Captain!, and this is the first track off his record The Bitter End, with a couple slight lyric changes. The song is called Oh, Deceiver. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – Window Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I don't want to sound like a dick, but the second link (the one to the full version of Nobody Sings Anymore) is from my blog. I'm glad that more people have access to that album, now, but a little credit (say, in the form of a link to my blog) would have been nice. By the way, my blog is at http://notesareshattered.blogspot.com and you can get the You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor EP and the Tree Sound Sessions there as well. You'll have to go back in the archives because they're no longer on the main page, but the links are still active. |
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| Manchester Orchestra – Please Don't Go Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| What show is this from? And do you know where I can get it? | |
| mewithoutYou – A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Just a quick note on the tigers/elephants discrepancy: He does indeed say "tigers" on the album. The lyric booklet says "elephants", however. There are quite a few minor lyrical changes between the booklet and the album. He changes a lot of the lines at their live shows, too. |
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| mewithoutYou – We Know Who Our Enemies Are Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| He connected NMH and mwY because the title of this song is repeated a number of times in the NMH song Oh, Comely. I think Aaron is a fan of the band, and the title of this song might very well be a reference. | |
| Manchester Orchestra – Now That You're Home Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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And your skin tastes much better with aging Not sweet like it was back in our Sunday school. Are such beautiful lines. To me, it's symbolic of the maturing of his faith. He's realized that there is more to God than the good feelings that came when he was first a Christian. Faith is a very difficult thing, but it's only through difficulties that it can become stronger. It also brings to mind the part of Revelation were John writes about eating a scroll that God had given him, and how it was "in [his] belly bitter, but in [his] mouth it was sweet". Overall, I guess the song is about growing up, both in age and in faith, how he knows he's messed up and strayed, but that has given him a better view of what it really means to follow God. He's asking God to take him back again, and he desires to grow further still. |
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