| Mumford & Sons – Holland Road Lyrics | 11 years ago |
|
Holland Road is an actual road in London and housed the music scene where Mumford got his start. As such, it should be considered to symbolize either his roots or the starting point in the path his life has taken. **interpretation** In other words, the spiteful person he's is seeking forgiveness from here are his early fans or early critics, depending on whether you view the party he's speaking to as passively let down or actively hostile. Since he elects to not personify the other party, either interpretation could be valid. Although the references to their pain suggest the former, since critics might feel disappointment but would not feel hurt. |
|
| Mumford & Sons – Not with Haste Lyrics | 11 years ago |
|
Speaking to the melody - this song references the theme in "Lover's Eyes", which in turn constructs its tune by borrowing a stanza from "Simple Gifts"/"Lord of the Dance" and slowing it down. That frames "Not with Haste" and "Lover's Eyes" as both anchored firmly in spirituality and thematically linked to each other. So while I don't necessarily disagree with the "marriage" interpretation, I think it's a bit too literal to say the author is singing about his actual marriage proposal. Instead, I'd suggest that the marriage theme should be taken symbolically and applied to the singer's personal feelings toward/relationship with god. In general, nearly all the main songs on this album heavily reference each other, not just thematically, but both lyrically and melodically as well. Although its most obvious here, that interconnectedness should be taken into consideration when interpreting any given song in Babel. |
|
| Weezer – My Name Is Jonas Lyrics | 13 years ago |
|
This is a great surface reading of the song, but you forgot the most important lyric! The final line of the song is: "My name is Jonas" Signaling that, now that he's been bested by a disillusioning adulthood, he's slinking back to his childhood self. I like how that wraps up the whole cycle. |
|
| Hollywood Undead – Undead Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Critique isn't "hatin" dude, it's a tool normal people use to filter the shitty art from the non-shitty art. That's the problem with modern music - ever since the 70s, we've allowed ourselves to cocoon popular musicians in these cults of personality which makes them impervious to critique, which in turn shields them from the very thing that could improve their craft. Fandom is miring music in mediocrity. | |
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.