| MGMT – Kids Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"I see this sung from the perspective of the Earth, watching humanity begin and evolve through time. The family of trees are the forests of the Earth without our presence, looking for new creatures to inhabit it/give companionship. We are one of earth's greatest creations (Making momma so proud) but also one of it's biggest detriments (but your voice is too loud). As a race, we are still innocent and naive in many ways like children. We take joy in simple pleasures but at the same time this naivete can be destructive thus the reason to "Control yourself, take only what you need from it". This kinda plays into the environmental ideas a couple people wrote about as well." I like this interpretation. The idea that the human race is still immature like a child, doing things without thinking of the consequences. "Making momma so proud/but your voice is too loud" - we can do great things, but the scars we're creating on the planet are too big. We need to learn to control ourselves. I think the parenthood interpretation is probably more likely to be what the band intended, but I do like the Earth interpretation. |
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| Arcade Fire – Intervention Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I find it interesting that a few people are interpreting it as a song about having a relationship with God, or being a "Christian soldier" or something similar. I don't know for certain, but I always got the impression that they were a non-religious band, even anti-religious in some ways. I think it's about the political and religious leaders taking away our basic humanity and freedom. While the political leaders are forcing us to go to war and kill each other (all the references to soldiers, although I think soldiers is used metaphorically as well) and reducing us all down to one obedient mass instead of free individuals ("you say it's money that we need, as if we were only mouths to feed"), the religious leaders are forcing us to adhere to their doctrines through fear ("sing hallelujah with fear in your heart") but never really providing you with the answers you need ("Been working for the church while your life falls apart"). I think it's about us all taking our lives back and taking control and not blindly obeying the political and religious leaders in the hope that they'll fix all the world's problems ("Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone""). Also, concentrating on what's really important i.e. friends/family and compassion for other humans, NOT fighting over whose god is the "real" one or which political ideology is "right" ("Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home") I don't know, that's just how I would interpret it. |
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