| The Gaslight Anthem – Great Expectations Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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First off, it's definitely "old life." Secondly, does anyone else notice the frequency of fiery imagery in their songs? This one has: "And they burnt up the diner where I always used to find her." Also, it's even stronger in Film Noir: "And I lit a fire that wouldn't go out until it consumed the walls and roof of this house, until all I remember was burning away, and all I remember, you burnt it away." Even their name has light in it. I wonder if that's significant. ~Fayrlie~ |
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| Her Space Holiday – You And Me Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Unfortunately, cold_fevers, you happen to be DRASTICALLY wrong. They happen to be amazing lyrics, and your criticism of them is invalid. Invalid, you may ask? Whyever is it invalid? Because you said read, not heard. These are lyrics. They are part of a *song.* You listen to them, not read them. ] By just looking at them like you would at prose is forgoing an entire experience. I pity you for not realizing that. And Marc Bianchi is a genius. Just sayin' |
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| Blue October – Breakfast After 10 Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I think 'thick lock and sheetrock' is him closing out the rest of his world because he's so fixated on this one issue. He's locking the door and covering the windows. | |
| Blue October – James Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Thanks for the dig at Twilight. It needed to be said. Even though Stephanie Meyer references Blue October, it's not like that's the new meaning of the song. I mean, contrary to pop culture, Twilight is not the meaning of life. =] |
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| Blue October – Jump Rope Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I found this song a little dissapointing, coming from Blue October. It's generic, and lacks the intensity of their previous work. I mean, it made me sad to think that this is the same band that did "HRSA". But maybe they're moving toward becoming fully mainstreamed, after their Twilight publicity. I know that's a bit harsh, but it bothers me to think that a band that is so unique and absolutely brilliant would forgo their originality for mainstream acclaim! They had "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean" which, granted, were incredibly overplayed and common, but at the same time, they had that depth of matter which made them listenable and interesting for people who actually think. "Jump Rope," on the other hand, is repetitive, and lacks a subject. 'Life's like a jump rope. It goes up, down, up down. It will get hard?' No, that sounds a little bit suggestive, shall we say, but beyond that, it lacks the sophistication of thought that Blue October has had all their career, even going back to The Answers. Maybe, now that they're popular, they can give up the concept of interesting thoughts? Now, that was harsh. There are other songs on AN that go a little deeper, but very few. Kangaroo Cry is one. This is catchy and cute, and the rythmn and pace are great. It's great, if a bit generic musically, but the lyrics were what I didn't like here. It's just that Blue has such a high standard they've set with their past albums, when they don't meet that it's a little sad. But they're so talented, it's as if they can't produce anything bad. :D |
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| Blue October – Black Orchid Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Hekifier, I agree with you in so far as that's what the song is about. Justin says it in Argue With A Tree. But can't you at least appreciate another point of view? Creativity is about drawing inspiration from many sources, so can't you at least notice that there are other ideas? Justin wrote this song when he was 14. Many kids question their sexual identity around that age. So, it's an aspect to consider. I'm not saying that it's definitely in the song, or that it is at all, but it is something to in the very least think about. I mean, if you're closed minded enough to only accept one opinion, you'll never fully understand anything, will you? |
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| Blue October – Italian Radio Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song is so interesting, both musically and lyrically. And I agree with Stolensoul, the live version is better. The studio version is too poppy for my taste, and doesn't really reflect the passion in the lyrics. The live is far less generic, and the roughness really makes the lyrics ring most true. The one line I'm curious about is the "I beat up the boy that made her happy, though," and how that relates to the "in front of the midnight music show." I get that the "though" is connecting it to the next line, saying that he did this despite the fact that he knows her expectations for him. But then wouldn't she have been the one to end the relationship with him? Because in the beginning, it seems like he ended it with her, not the other way around. ["I ended the book that I'm writing, the part about you I'm tearing it out."] I suppose that he left her because he was causing too much pain? Yes? Anyway, awesome song, Blue October is AMAZING. |
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| Yellowcard – Star Struck Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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YellowcardXchick- This is one of my favorite songs by them [or ever] as well. But on my CD it's listed as *Struck. *=star. Yes? That make sense? So, no one 'fucked up.' [Except for iTunes, who, as far as I know, have it listed as 'Struck' which is REALLY annoying.] And yes. They do kick ass in concert. =] |
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| Belle & Sebastian – Judy and the Dream of Horses Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I agree with MockingSmile about interpretations reaching too far. This song to me seems to be all about innocence. When Judy writes "the saddest song" and "shows it to a boy", the narrator goes on to comment that she used to make him smile when he was young. He's talking about how she's changed, that she now is going about with boys and losing her childhood charm. When she "does it with a boy" at a young age, she immediately begins to get lost as to who is is, a girl or a woman, and longs for her childhood back. She withdraws into "books & learning," and takes out a book that really makes here remember how happy she was in a more innocent sort of life. The dream she has is about her childhood, and how the simplest things are amazing when you're young. Has anyone ever seen a little girl who loves nothing more than her first pony because boys have cooties? It's that sort of innocence here. And now she's walking the street trying to uncover her identity somehow, and she's not sure where she stands with her cohorts. The song is reminding her that if she ever gets discouraged in her search, she should remember that she came from a happy time and can be happy again. She just needs to find a way to make that happy innocence part of her present life. [The song about the dream of horses.] ~Love this song. One of their best <3~ |
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