| Rilo Kiley – The Absence of God Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| is it just me, or are the guitar bits in this song insanely reminiscent of jim croce's "operator"? | |
| The National – I Need My Girl Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| I thought the same thing. Very cool. | |
| Destroyer – Bay of Pigs (Detail) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Perhaps the same Christine from "Painter In Your Pocket"? | |
| Neko Case – At Last Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I take this song, not necessarily portraying someone on their death bed. Instead, I see this song as someone who has just had an epiphany of sorts. Having a sudden realization on how they've lieved thus far and what they've become. She is truly content with the way she has lived her life, and if she were to leave the world at that particular moment, she would be happy with everything. I also see it as a stance of independence and individuality and the idea that one is in complete control of their path in life. In the second verse, we see the independence. Much like a mirror of what transcendentalists would hold near and dear to them. Being able to depend entirely upon ones own being and not needing others to fulfil their hapiness but instead rejoicing in individuality. In the thrid verse, Neko talks of death. She portrays a fearlessness in dying at that very moment. And that even in her death, she still "owns every bell" that would toll her away. All of this is based purely on opinion and what I take from this song. It remains one of my favorite Neko songs. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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My favorite hymn. "Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart, O take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above" Sufjan is beyond amazing! |
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| The Swell Season – I Have Loved You Wrong Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| This song is so beautiful and honest. Letting someone go is a terribly hard thing to do, and Marketa reveals that in a very truthful and tender way. Amazing. | |
| The Swell Season – Two Tongues Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song has so much meaning behind it. The narrator (Glen) is begging for his lover to be upfront with their feelings (Marketa). To reconsider, in the end, their decision to leave. And all the doubt and frustration that comes with an inevitable breakup. I've been in a relationship like this one. Being that the song is written by Glen, it's taken from his perspective. As far as the age difference, it can bring up a lot of problems within a relationship. Glen, being older, is ready to settle down and begin a life. Marketa, on the other hand, is still young. She has so much of the world to see and is unsure of what the right decisions are. She has doubts that she is even ready for a relationship as serious as this one, uncertain as to whether the love she feels is true love or a passing fancy. And Glen is just left feeling confused and rejected because of it. I have much sympathy for both parties. It is so difficult to be rejected by the one you love. But it can be even harder to be the rejectee. Having to let someone you care about so deeply is a very difficult thing to do. From experience, I know that to be so. |
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