| Third Eye Blind – One in Ten Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Thanks so much! I was racking my brain, thinking, "What does he mean by 'one in ten'???" It makes perfect sense. This song is actually done quite well. |
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers – Minor Thing Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Previous responses Spendog and Joeytheboy both resonate well with me, but I'd like to modify them for my own interpretation. When I listen to "Minor Thing", the message I come away with is that your problems are not insurmountable. None of your problems is bigger than you are, even if it may look that way. Not every lyric supports this, and I don't know who the "He" is that "knows everything". But this is just the message I hear when the song plays. |
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| Rise Against – Make It Stop (September's Children) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Also, "September's Children" refers to the spate of suicides by gay boys. Of course, the song certainly supports universal tolerance, but I think the lyrics are focused on the September children. | |
| Rise Against – Make It Stop (September's Children) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I'm not one to insist that a song must be about one thing, but I would have you consider the bridge: "The gatherings hold their candles, But not their tongues. And too much blood has fallen from the wrists Of the children shamed for those they chose to kiss" I take the first two lines as the gatherings of people mourning after the suicides (a candle-light vigil was held after Tyler Clemente's death, and I don't know about the other boys), but people in general not changing their ways. The second two lines are fairly straightforward. |
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| Saves the Day – Third Engine Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The 'offing' is literally the part of the ocean that is far away and just barely visible. "In the offing" is an expression that refers to something that's distant but visible or coming, in the way that a college freshman's graduation is 'in the offing'. I think Chris makes perfect use of the expression; it's a unique way of describing both the sky that he's looking at and the future that he's anticipating. He uses unique expressions and metaphors in a way that isn't quite seamless but is instead intentionally rough around the edges, and I think this is what a lot of fans try to describe as that "something about the song" that we see so often on these comment pages. |
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| Fuel – Falls on Me Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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To the points made by "Mark Grunger" and "marxsux," I agree that a lot of this song can be taken as a religious experience. However, I don't think it is necessarily religious. And for these two to assume that it is "obviously Christian" strikes me as [unintentionally] arrogant because I can't find anything that implicates Christ specifically. At best to this end, the lyrics alone point to some generic god or savior, even if the band members are Christian. That said, I'm not convinced the song is meant to be religious in the first place. The chorus certainly works well with the theme, but several lines in the verse starkly contrast it. Take the last lines of the second verse: "This darkness in my veins, I never could explain, And I wonder if you ever see, Would you still believe?" Why would the singer wonder if his god can see his darker side? Aren’t most dieties omni-present and all-seeing? And why would there be any question whether this god would still believe in the singer? The bridge also conflicts: “I might change your life. I might save our world. Could you save me?” How could the singer change a god’s or Christ’s life? And exactly what world is “our[s]” if the dialog involves a diety? I suppose “our world” can refer to the relationship, but it makes much more sense [to me] if the dialog is with another person. Finally, the first verse: “And silently within, With hands touching skin, Your shock breaks my disease…” To say the effect occurs “silently within” could certainly point to religion, but it could also point to any change going on within the singer’s mind. I suppose “[w]ith hands touching skin” could be religious, but it seems like a very physical image and seems to fit much better in the context of a traditional relationship (in which both members are mortal). Believe it or not, I don’t mean to attack those who walk away from this song with a religious message. Take from it whatever appeals to you. What struck a nerve with me was that those implied and directly stated that it was an “obviously Christian” song “all about Christian love and a Godly [sic] commitment.” They then proceeded to issue blanket rejections over all other viewpoints, which, sadly, is exactly how religiosos are stereotyped to behave. The whole thing bothered me because I know first-, second-, and third-hand that this is not how most religious people express their ideas. To contradict myself as I conclude, I will genuinely say thank you to the two people I just condascended, because you two introduced an entire second meaning of the song to me and I’m fascinated by how the two popular interpretations seem to meld together whenever I listen to it. |
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| Rise Against – Heaven Knows Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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A possible interpretation for the outro: "I close my eyes as the curtains draw. I thought I heard your voice, but I thought wrong. 'Cause you're not there anymore. No, you're not there anymore. And so I Lift my chin as the show goes on. The sky is listening, the stars all sing along, But you're not there anymore. And I just can't care anymore." All suggestions so far have framed stanza as the 'friend' moving on from this 'victim's' suicide, but it could also be seen as the victim's final decision to pursue suicide. In this case, the first four lines portray the victim as realizing his friend isn't there for him--either permanently, or maybe just at a tough moment when suicide is appealing. The next poetic lines could describe the calming, almost out-of-body experience the victim has as he finally decides to end it and is relieved of all his burdens. The final two lines are a good-bye to his friend and the world--both of whom are no longer worth the pain. |
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