| Bob Dylan – Tombstone Blues Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| @[ronwoman:3807] intriguing & insightful. Thanks for that tasty morsel of poetic knowledge. | |
| Florence + the Machine – Seven Devils Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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This song inspired a story in my head about zombie Huguenots who revenge themselves on the Catholics that murdered them. Seven devils all around you Seven devils in your house... a reference to the seven deadly sins and one of the zombies singing about how they were surrounded and killed in their bed by seven Catholics while they slept. See I was dead when I woke up this morning I'll be dead before the day is done... this is the zombies singing about waking up being "undead" and how they will truly be dead once they've burned to death along with their murderers. Holy water cannot help you now See I've had to burn your kingdom down And no rivers and no lakes can put the fire out I'm gonna raise the stakes, I'm gonna smoke you out... Singing to their murderers, the Huguenot zombies gather as an army and plan to burn the city down getting revenge on the Catholics and setting themselves free from their zombie bodies. They are telling the Catholics that they will die and their is no salvation for them because of what they did. The city is burned to the ground. The Catholics and Huguenot zombies are dead. They all burn in eternal damnation because of their sins and hatred for one another. |
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| Florence + the Machine – Seven Devils Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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@[sevendevils:3483] Good corrections. Thanks! I heard the one line as... And we will find you saying it's to be ? > And we will find your sayings to be paradox |
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| Florence + the Machine – Dog Days Are Over Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| @[counterdogma:3183] really like your interpretation | |
| Florence + the Machine – Dog Days Are Over Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| My mentor taught me happiness and appreciation for life, woke me up like a bullet in the brain, and made me realize that happiness is a choice. The dog days of depression, laziness, self-pity, self-victimization, and addiction are all over. It is time to stop running from responsibility, happiness, relationships, and life. It is time to live for others: to run fast for my family and humankind, leaving all my personal feelings, fears, and longings behind and finding purpose and motivation in living for others. Although I am in love with my mentor, I know I had to leave my need for their love behind because they deserve better than somebody as messed up as me. I couldn't let them waste their life on me. I need to do this on my own, to become a healthy, responsible, hardworking, giving person. The dog days are over. | |
| Florence + the Machine – Dog Days Are Over Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| @[imJUSTmeNthatsIT:3142] I really like your insightful interpretation. Even if it isn't what Florence was trying to say, it fits the song perfectly and is more meaningful than any of the other ideas. I can see a whole music video with your story. That would be a great film project. | |
| Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| @[lilstacyQ:2334] Thank you for this.! It is very insightful and intriguing, and gives the song a whole new understanding and depth. | |
| Neko Case – Night Still Comes Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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I think this song speaks about grief and depression. From interviews with Neko Case about what she was going through before she created this album. She talks about all the people in her life she lost, but how at the time, she didn't really grieve until finally it hit her all at once, and she spent a long time struggling with grief and depression. (As a side note, she also talks about how some songs like "Where Did I Leave That Fire" are influenced by industrial music which was the only thing she could stand to listen to during that time) Anyway, this is how I interpret her lyrics & what they mean to me... "My brain makes drugs to keep me slow"...this describes the feeling of depression and grief, feeling like your mind and willpower have slowed to the point of stopping. You're just numb, stationary, and can't think straight. You know something is wrong, that your brain is doing something to you, and you hope that the effects will wear off. "But now not even the masons know, What drug will keep night from coming"...I haven't researched about the Freemasons, but it may be a reference to them. Or, masons may mean therapists, doctors who try to help, but don't know what drugs to prescribe to keep night (the grief and depression) from coming. "There are so many tools that are made from my hands But the tide smashes all my best laid plans to sand"...you know there are so many things you could and should be doing, but it feels so futile. You don't have the energy to face everyday challenges, and nothing seems to work out. "But I've revenged myself, all over myself, there’s nothing you can say to me"...you are angry at yourself and beat yourself up over being depressed, and other people are upset with you too, but it doesn't change it. Nothing anyone says has any effect. This could even speak to self-harm, cutting, and suicidal feelings. "You never held it at the right angle"...an appeal to other people who don't understand to see it from your point of view, and also to yourself to see that the depression is keeping you from seeing things clearly. "Catch a falling star, but wash your hands of it,Catch a falling star, because you can’t own it"...trying to grasp onto happiness,motivation,desire, or meaning, but it slips away so easily, realizing it isn't lasting. So reach for it, but it's temporary. It's almost saying why even try. "Did it poison my food, is it ‘cause I’m a girl? If I puked up some sonnets, would you call me a miracle?"...Neko feels like the grief and depression are poisoning her meanwhile people talk saying she's a delicate girl dealing with emotions, and hopefully she'll get over it and "puke up" some more songs for them making a miraculous recovery. She feels like other people just see her as a pretty voice and expect her to "puke up" songs for their enjoyment and for them to make money off of. "I’m gonna go where my urge leads no more"...the decision to carry on the motions of daily life even though their is no desire to do so anymore. "Swallowed waist deep in the gore of the forest, Arboreal feast, let it finish me please"....being swallowed in the depths and darkness of grief, and just surrendering, letting it finish hollowing you out and eating you away. |
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| Enya – Only Time Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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The lyrics to many of Enya's songs were written by Roma Ryan. I love Enya's voice, but Roma definitely needs credit for the lyrics that move our souls. In my opinion, composers need more credit than they often get! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Ryan http://www.romaryan.com/ |
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| Haim – The Wire Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I think this song might be about having a long distance relationship, cheating on the boyfriend, possibly falling in love with a different guy, and then trying to break up with the boyfriend. She tries to break it to him easy... "You know there's no rhyme or reason For the way you (our relationship) turned out to be I didn't go and try to change my mind (about being in love with you) Not intentionally She repeats what her boyfriend told her, "Always keep your heart locked tight. Don't let your mind retire" (Keep your heart for me. Don't let your mind be overwhelmed in a moment of temptation) Then she says how she tried... "Well, I try to keep myself together After all the opportunities Try to stay true to you and try to do What you wanted from me" And then goes on to explain how she's fallen in love with some one else... "Oh, but I just couldn't take it I tried hard not to fake it But I fumbled and when it came down to the wire...It felt right" He's tried to ignore tell-tale signs that this has been going down so she drives her point home and tries to tell him he will be alright... "The way you use your imagination Try to make it what you want it to be Because I'm sorry I did what I did But it came naturally" "I know it's hard to hear me say it But I can't bear to stay And I just know, I know, I know, I know That you're gonna be okay anyway" |
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| Florence + the Machine – Drumming Song Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| That's an intriguing story-line and it definitely works with the lyrics. | |
| Florence + the Machine – Drumming Song Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| Wow, perfect fit! Thanks for sharing! | |
| Passion Pit – Little Secrets Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Yes! | |
| Passion Pit – Little Secrets Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| For me, this song is about letting go of insecurities, fears, and the disappointment you are to your family and friends. Let go of all that baggage and worries to be free and enjoy life even though nobody else understands how you can be happy even though you're considered a loser. | |
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