| Rush – The Trees Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Kudos to hargalaten for picking up on that sarcasm... I never caught that until I read about it just now... it really seems to add to the song. | |
| The Cranberries – Time Is Ticking Out Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Every day, hour, minute, and second, important events are taking place that will affect me, you, and the whole of the population. Many of these events are needing immediate help and aid: world hunger, the accident at Chernobyl, etc. Although most people want to turn a blind eye to it ("we dont know we don't know") the "time is ticking out" and actions need to be taken to better the environment, and our social situations. "For me love is all" tells us that all we need to do to stop these atrocities against the environment and humanity is to have sympathy, compassion--- love. Love is all we need- love that will make us take action to better the world for ourselves and posterity. But then, that's just me. |
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| The Cranberries – I Just Shot John Lennon Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Love the Cranberries, and their general message. But I don't completely understand why they are glorifying John Lennon above other, perhaps more pivotal people. | |
| Pink Floyd – Echoes Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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LOVE this song. Perhaps my very favorite. Alright, here's my opinion. Above all interpretations, I connect the most with this one. The subject of this songs seems to center around our existence. It leaves me in quite an agnostic state of mind! It's very hard to explain... so I'll just try... Anyways, here it is: We (humanity) are on a metaphorical island, isolated from any other knowledge of lifeforms, beings, etc. We are restrained; our knowledge is constrained to what we can learn on our "island." We know nothing of our past or our future --- "no one showed us to the land. No one knows the wheres or whys. BUT something stirs and something tries"; something is awakened in us, be it our conscience, some innate knowledge, or inexplicable understanding that we are not alone in this universe; that there is a higher being. From that innate knowledge, we "climb toward the light." The light we climb towards is that knowledge of god, or maybe even a relationship with god. What awakens or even calls us to this understanding is the "echo of a distant tide." The tide (along with the light) symbolizes god. Later, we meet "Strangers passing in the street / By chance two separate glances meet" From this interaction, and the discussion stemming from it, we can pool our knowledge, and share our understandings of the world around us. The line"And I am you and what I see is me" emphasizes the point that we all have our similar questions regarding the existence of god. The relationships between these two people allows them to navigate through this unknown land (e.. the island, life itself, existence): "And do I take you by the hand / And lead you through the land / And help me understand the best I can..." Okay, I did an absolutely horrible job of articulating my interpretation... but hopefully, if you read through the lyrics yourself from such a frame of mind, it will all fit together. I had to write a paper about music lyrics, and how it affected my life.. I had to make a full-fledged interpretation. I did it on this song, of course. I could go into so much detail, but I wrote the paper a year ago, and it's a bit dusty back there in my memory. Oh well. Enjoy the song for yourself. |
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| Pink Floyd – Sheep Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Direct allusion to Animal Farm. Love George Orwell - genius. Love Pink Floyd- genius. Axtually, in the book, "Another Brick in the Wall" it says PF loved George Orwell. But then, PF never gave their stamp of approval the book, so you never know. It makes perfect sense that this song is directed at religion, but I don't think that was Pink Floyd's intent. It is my opinion that the whole "heil hitler" crock is absolute and undilluted crap. And unless I am very mistaken, Pink Floyd recoils at the mention of The Wizard of Oz and The Dark Side of the Moon having similarities. I've tried it, just for laughs, and I didn't find anything too spectacular or earth-shattering. |
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| Pink Floyd – Sheep Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Direct allusion to Animal Farm. Love George Orwell - genius. Love Pink Floyd- genius. Axtually, in the book, "Another Brick in the Wall" it says PF loved George Orwell. But then, PF never gave their stamp of approval the book, so you never know. It makes perfect sense that this song is directed at religion, but I don't think that was Pink Floyd's intent. It is my opinion that the whole "heil hitler" crock is absolute and undilluted crap. And unless I am very mistaken, Pink Floyd recoils at the mention of The Wizard of Oz and The Dark Side of the Moon having similarities. I've tried it, just for laughs, and I didn't find anything too spectacular or earth-shattering. |
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| Pink Floyd – The Thin Ice Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I completely agree. The contrast between the gentle voice of Gilmour and the abrasive voice of Waters works well for the song. But I really don't understand what the "tear stained eyes" and the "thin ice of modern life" alludes to. My best guess is that the water embodies all of the negative outcomes possible in Pink's life, and the "thin ice" is the protectiveness Pink's parents constantly enforce. Perhaps his parents sacrificed their own dreams and aspirations, and that is the cause of the "tear stained eyes." Just guessing. |
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