| Owen – Ugly on the Inside Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Perhaps obviously, but this song appears on Owen's new album New Leaves. | |
| Owen – ....Never Been Born Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| It might be about his wife, not the lines about his parents, but the song in general and the "you." I think he recently got married. | |
| City and Colour – As Much As I Ever Could Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| This song absolutely reminds of Jeff Buckley, whoever it was that said that. | |
| Ben Folds Five – Eddie Walker Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Ben was in a band called Majosha where Ben played drums. That band broke up and reformed without him (probably the source of the song "Army"). The reformed band (known as "Pots and Pans") included Eddie Walker. | |
| Jon Foreman – White As Snow Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This is straight from Psalm 51 | |
| Jon Foreman – Equally Skilled Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This song is directly out of Micah 7, check it out | |
| Mike Doughty – Busting Up a Starbux Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I'm not saying this song is religious at all but there are a few small lines that remind me of Bible passages "this bitter drink" Matthew 27:34 "They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink" "the water's red" Psalm 105:29 He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die. "The end of the law" Romans 10:4 "Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes." "each to each" The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. T.S. Eliot, I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. Reading way into this but still random thoughts |
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| Thrice – Kings Upon The Main Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I know this song isn't overtly religious but to deny Dustin's Christian outlook is to neglect a very important element of his songwriting. I'm not saying all the songs are about God or anything like that but insisting on a purely secular standpoint would not be accurate to the artist's thought process. An interpretation that includes religious ideas shouldn't have to have a disclaimer at the start. | |
| Thrice – Lost Continent Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This song kind of sounds like a slow MuteMath song | |
| Thrice – Backdraft Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think there is definitely a spiritual element to this. I think the narrator in this song is God/Jesus and he is addressing a sinful person who puts Christ away hoping He will go away and vanish and leave the person free to do what they want. Eventually that other person comes back when he/she realizes the truth and their need for God. Revelation 2:17 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it." |
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| Minus the Bear – Lotus Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I definitely also think this song is a call to the physical reality over the spiritual. The start could be a metaphor but it could also be an attack on religion/Christianity | |
| Mike Doughty – his truth is marching on Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I read somewhere that Mike (much like what was posted above) hoped Christians could relate to this song but he expressed that he does not practice a traditional form of religion | |
| Pedro the Lion – Bad Diary Days Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| The song is about a girl cheating on the narrator and their breakup | |
| Circa Survive – On Letting Go Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I think this song is about a relationship (not necessarily romantic, could be anyone) that has ended because one of the persons believes in a religion and that has come between the two. Anthony is saying that when this person wakes up and realizes what they believe in is false then they can restart their friendship. | |
| Circa Survive – Kicking Your Crosses Down Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I think this is definitely a condemnation of religion but I think hidden in some of these lines is a longing for meaning that can only be found in the spiritual or meta-physical. It's a really complex song because of its ambiguity. | |
| Pedro the Lion – Almost There Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Bazan isn't a Christian anymore. Great songs. They can fill you will a lot of doubt because Bazan is brilliant and makes some great subtle points, but taking to much of Bazan's skepticism to heart can be really harmful. | |
| David Bazan – Cold Beer and Cigarettes Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| He does have kids | |
| David Bazan – Cold Beer and Cigarettes Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| He does have kids | |
| Ben Harper – Burn One Down Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Who said he was a Christian? I've never heard anything that overtly suggests such a thing, whether in lyrics or interviews. | |
| As Cities Burn – Terrible! How Terrible For The Great City! Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Does anyone have anything to say about the title? I thought of Babylon or Sodom and Gomorrah. | |
| As Cities Burn – Contact Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Brooke is also correct. The liner notes say "Hearts aren't really our guides" | |
| As Cities Burn – Timothy Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| The last lines of this song remind me of Sigmund Freud. Freud writes that when we are in the womb or have just been born and we aren't even really aware of own existence as a separate person from our mother, that this is contentment and the aim of life. In that state we have no sense of self and have no desires. Once we have left this state we lose that wholeness and spend the rest of our life chasing after what will complete us but really what we desire is to not have any desires. | |
| As Cities Burn – Contact Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I agree with what has been said thus far. I think when he says "Did your clouds stop his voice?" the "your" is heaven and it's just a metaphor comparing clouds to some barrier blocking the voice of God. I don't think everything expressed is literally Cody's religious belief but rather, as was mentioned before, what people say about God. Also, as mentioned above, I think these lyrics attempt to capture what it feels like to be far from God and in doubt. |
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| As Cities Burn – Tides Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is very closly tied (no pun intended) to the previous song on the album ("New Sun"). It seems to deal with the same subject matter of a love relationship complicating the singer's relationship with God. The bible verse mentioned at the start of "New Sun" fits directly into the final lines of this song. "If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell." -Matthew 5:29 The paragraph below also seems to show how this song is an extension of "New Sun" in saying that this is not the first time this has happened. "Regret once kept from her door but everytime wore off more and more So now we're back here Playing sincere with a new set of bones We are strange." The metaphor of how the moon actually causes tides to change is really cool. The singer seems to be alluding to the subtle distraction and control of this relationship. |
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| As Cities Burn – The Widow Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I'm pretty sure the father is dead. I just watched a live version of this song where Cody adds some lyrics about his father dying and the disease killing him. But you don't have to take my word for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMBmfhmHj4s |
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| Halloween, Alaska – All The Arms Around You Now Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think is about a person who brings up dying to another person. "All the arms around you now Could they ever catch you then" I think this is talking about death. Can anything help you when you are dead and your eternity is being judged. The narrator doesn't want to think about this. I don't know really. |
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| The Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I have not had time to sort through these interpretations so maybe this has already been said. If so, please forgive. I think the first lines are interesting. I think that the girl ("you") is dumping the narrator outside and she has another guys phone number written on her hand which has smeared because her palms are sweaty. She is making last demands of him before it's all over. Or maybe this is just describing the night and she making final comments after the night they spend together with his smeared phone number on her palm. Just a guess and i stretch. | |
| The Dismemberment Plan – Automatic Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I think it is just about a relationship ending over a disagreement. Cool imagery | |
| The Dismemberment Plan – Ellen and Ben Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This song is definately not stream of conciousness writing. Why would Travis include the part about his childhood? Why would he include the end portion about himself? Who is the "you" he is refering to in the last verse? Why would the person ask how he is doing? I think that the narrator was in love with Ellen and was majorly bummed out when she hooked with Ben. This would explain why he would bother telling this story and why he would update us on his status at the end of the song. Keeping his eyes on the prize and off of love. Springsteen sucks. Maybe the "you" at the end is Ellen or some other person. If not Ellen then who? Any ideas? | |
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