| Mother Mother – Calm Me Down Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| orgasm for healing. | |
| Patrick Wolf – Oblivion Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| it is, it's on the official lyric sheet | |
| Arcade Fire – We Used to Wait Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| some insight from win and régine on the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jxTmTzHC7E&feature=related | |
| Arcade Fire – We Used to Wait Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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erm, sorry, am I being attacked here? why is that again? I never said that it was merely "about how letters are slow". c'mon. I was interpreting a few of the images in the song as a way of getting to what I think are important themes to it - ephemerality, fickleness, melancholy, nostalgia. it's all there. even though we used to wait was one of the only tracks out there when I wrote my comment, those are themes which I still see as recurrent through the whole album. as for loves2travel's interpretation, I don't see how it invalidates my point. I don't see how mine invalidates his either. to me, they complement each other. |
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| Arcade Fire – We Used to Wait Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I agree, but to me it doesn't necessarily speak of a relationship between two people as much as it speaks of the way people relate to... pretty much everything. | |
| Arcade Fire – We Used to Wait Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| we don't wait anymore - everything's extremely fast today, communication especially. long-distance contact can be made instantaneously. so everything feels even more ephemeral, or transitory, or fickle. we also don't walk as much in the contemporary busy life format, opting for faster means of transportation than our own legs. fast fast fast. it's only natural that the older generations will look back at those times when you actually had to wait to receive a letter, a physical document, and, in the case of classic lovers, a special piece of paper with the sender's very own handwriting (when not typewritten). there was expectation, and the expectation itself could be a reason to be content to be alive. a big part of the romance is gone. | |
| Joanna Newsom – Baby Birch Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"It is a common misconception that the injected rabbit would die only if the woman was pregnant. This led to the phrase "the rabbit died" being used as a euphemism for a positive pregnancy test. In fact, all rabbits used for the test died, because they had to be surgically opened in order to examine the ovaries. While it was possible to do this without killing the rabbit, it was generally deemed not worth the trouble and expense." oh. is that what it is? following this logic, killing a rabbit would be the same as having a baby. that makes me think that the image of the narrator actually catching a rabbit means either that a. she was desperately holding on to the thought of having a baby or b. she became aware of the fact that she was pregnant. BUT, however, nevertheless, the rabbit apparently never really dies in the song. it runs away. tracing a parallel, the child is never born. it (a. the child or b. the thought of it) eventually goes away. still the same conclusion: a lost baby. I can't believe I'm still on the same place. I really can't seem to eliminate one of the two recurring interpretations on here... no, wait. if the rabbit is only her imagination, why would she skin and, well, harm the animal in the first place? she thought of having a baby and then thought of having a pregnancy test? that makes no sense. that would leave me with only option b.. hm. of course, I'm oversimplifying things. |
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| Metric – Blindness Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| sticking with the broader | |
| Metric – Blindness Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I don't think that there's enough in there to state the existence of sexual connotations at all. I do like the way you interpret a lot of the elements on the song, though, and I believe that it could fit a number of other situations just as well. I'm sticking with broader, general sense of escape and extreme discomfort. | |
| Bowerbirds – Bright Future Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I mean, he specified who that friend is. there was even a photograph if I do recall. | |
| Bowerbirds – Bright Future Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| phil has said on their tumblr that it's about a friend | |
| Polly Scattergood – Untitled 27 Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| drain creativity | |
| Yo La Tengo – Gentle Hour Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| it's hard to tell. but it does seem to make more sense, so that's problably it. I'll change that bit | |
| Destroyer – Bay of Pigs (Detail) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| it's definitely not just you. | |
| Joanna Newsom – Sprout and the Bean Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I think she's ambivalent. hail and rail. | |
| Ticonderoga – Drunkmare Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| thank you. I doubted anyone would ever even look at this page. | |
| Bowerbirds – Crooked Lust Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| fixed! | |
| Butterfly Boucher – Just One Tear Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think these are more accurate: Just one tear I'll shed for this Just one tear And not one more Say you'll never do the same again Say hello Say hello to the high life The one you dream about The one you think about Say goodnight (goodnight) Oh no Say goodnight to the one you love Be on your way knowing That they'll be there in the morning Just one tear I'll shed for this Just one tear And not one more Say you'll never do the same again Just one tear I'll shed for this Just one tear And not one more Say you'll never do the same again You don't know You don't know what a daydream... I could be the girl who kisses everyone at the party Say hello Say hello to the new girl Who's she here for? You should've seen her freeze in the doorway Just one tear I'll shed for this Just one tear And not one more Say you'll never do the same again Just one tear I'll shed for this Just one tear And not one more Say you'll never do the same again Do I feel sadness? Do I feel shame? I'd cover my face now but all of these turn to stone Except one thing I can't control Watch it slowly roll down my face Across my lips The lips you loved Well, stupid me for thinking I was the only one you ever needed Just one tear I'll shed for this Just one tear And not one more Say you'll never do the same again Just one kiss Yeah, right Just one kiss You said you'd never do the same Just one kiss I leave with you Just one kiss Before I go We'll never be the same again |
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| Imogen Heap – Half Life Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| maybe "quarterback" is just a substitute for "lover", so as to make the wordplay possible (half, quarter) | |
| Bell – Chunk Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| love the wordplay. I hate change. | |
| Imogen Heap – Earth Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| yooooou're welcome! | |
| Imogen Heap – Earth Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"you're only what you give back" wrong. get only what you give back. |
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| Psapp – Dirt is Falling Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| this is just a hiccup in a bigger sealed plan, I believe | |
| Patrick Wolf – The Sun Is Often Out Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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aidan, I don't mean to sound like I know better than anyone, but... I'll share my other interpretation here. stephen was very sensitive and depressed. his art reflected what he saw. right? and what he saw was the world. his art mirrored this world. therefore, when patrick refers to stephen's work of art as being too heavy for him to cope with, I think it could mean that the world was heavy as well, yes, and his art was precisely a result of that. of course, these are all conjectures, and I mean no offense whatsoever. |
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| Frightened Rabbit – Fast Blood Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| SEX. | |
| Amanda Palmer – Blake Says Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| we'll go to alaska when we die. his heart is in alaska all the time. his heart is always in the place where we go to when we die. | |
| Bowerbirds – House of Diamonds Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I think this song sums up the essence of Bowerbirds. | |
| Imogen Heap – The Walk Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| meant to meet | |
| Patrick Wolf – Oblivion Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| and it's clearly "I hear you, but I'm not afraid of you" instead of "I fear you" | |
| Patrick Wolf – The Sun Is Often Out Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I also think he was some kind of artist ― maybe a writer or a visual artist, it really isn't relevant ―, in part because patrick mentions a "gift", but mainly for the line: "was your work of art so heavy that it will not let you live?" which to me means that his art will most likely be considered so obscure or gruesome or difficult that he won't ever be acknowledged as the great artist the singer believes he was. therefore, he will not live on through the art he's left to the world. still, he'll be remembered by his dear ones. I have other interpretations, but I think this one is perfectly plausible. stephen was brilliant and tormented, and that happens and has happened so many times in our History. this song just hit me today. I love the bachelor. |
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| Patrick Wolf – The Sun Is Often Out Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| it seems like stephen killed himself. | |
| Patrick Wolf – Barghest Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| this is called Oblivion now | |
| Mew – Symmetry Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| yes | |
| Ohbijou – To Rest in Peace on Righteous Tides Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| oh I'm left speechless | |
| Mother Mother – Neighbour Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| no, maybe you're right, "euphoria" seems to make more sense when you consider the next line | |
| Mother Mother – Neighbour Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I was there when you First let euphoria are you sure it's euphoria? I always hear "first let your fury out". |
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| Ra Ra Riot – Dying Is Fine Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| that's right, I also agree | |
| The Dresden Dolls – Half Jack Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I think she does know her father, or else the "dad" who appears on whokilledamandapalmer.com isn't her true genitor. | |
| Pinback – Boo Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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"And I still can't get you off of my..." I like the fact that he doesn't finish the sentence; I think it's the point where the water reaches his head and gets in the way of his words. |
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| Cat Power – He Was a Friend of Mine Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| reminds me a lot of her Names. | |
| Beulah – A Good Man Is Easy To Kill Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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thanks, dustybreeze. captanchron, I didn't know that, but I didn't mean that the song was "about a book". I was just guessing that the title could be a reference to the book, which doesn't mean the song can't be about his father's death. considering shake_it_loose's comment, it could fit. I haven't read the book though. anyway, it's an inoffensive assumption, chill out. |
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| Joanna Newsom – Cosmia Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I'm thinking the rose-colored stanza is not about glasses, but circular windowpanes. it makes sense to me - they frame your eyes as well, and you can have your knuckles stained if you try to break the glass with your own hands. | |
| Cat Power – Good Woman Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I applaud the comment above. completely agree. and I hope you find another love like that one, Phanta5manic. but one that is viable. | |
| Panic! at the Disco – She Had The World Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I agree with the comment above. I'm quite certain the song has only one perspective. I'd just like to point out this verse: Because when I look in her eyes, I just see the sky. Here, I think he's reinforcing the idea that he doesn't love her. At first, we'd think it's a romantic statement, but if you consider the whole meaning, it doesn't really seem to be. What is the sky? It's something beautiful, enormous, but... it's empty, in a sense that it's full of things you can't reach or touch. So that's what he sees in her eyes - something beautiful, dreamy, but distant. |
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| The Hush Sound – Love You Much Better Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| yesh! | |
| +/- – Summer Dress 1 (All Her Winter Clothes) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I love this song. | |
| The Most Serene Republic – Proposition 61 Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I just noticed the references. to The Beatles' Jude, right? "Hey, Jude, take a sad song and make it better" "SHE TOOK A SAD SONG, MADE IT SADDER" interesting. but I don't get any of their songs, haha. |
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| Bowerbirds – Olive Hearts Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| by the way, I think it's "smokescreen eyes". I don't know... it's hard to hear that word. | |
| Bowerbirds – Olive Hearts Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Bowerbirds are amazing. look at these lyrics! I'll be spending a long time now trying to decypher every line in this song. | |
| Bell X1 – Pinball Machine Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think so, too. "Maybe it's all about sowing my seed But subject to conditions and not while you bleed" "One night only" "I believe you share my bed You share the blame" These lines reinforce the idea of unexpected pregnancy. Comparing a girl crying to a pinball machine... That's a genuinely ingenious idea. Just as in these other lines: "I follow you at a distance Bounced through others eyes Like a pinball machine" The complications that the event has brought them, most likely family issues and the personal burden a child would represent to them. This scene works either literally or simply metaphorically: he nervously glances at her, aware of all the stares ricocheting from one to the other. He probably thinks everyone sees him as the sole catalyzer of the incident, engulfed in discomfort and paranoia. It's a beautiful, creative way of describing such a common situation. Great, great song. I'm particularly curious about what the Salvador's dream could mean... And who Mr. Walker is. |
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