| Radiohead – House of Cards Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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"Denying that this relationship will somehow be different. " I liked that.^ |
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| Lucero (Mexico) – Y Volvere Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Such deep, cutting words. Deeply haunting cords. Brings tears to my eyes. Despite all the real, mystical, passionate love, the speaker addresses his lover, "mi amor," announcing the end. The magic has ended and the speaker will leave though he wishes his lover less pain also adds that he -will- come back. Is this literal or figurative? It appears an empty promise that is a twisted desire to relive the beauty more than a reality. He asks if it is not better if they part ways and continue in their own solitude. Tomorrow the sun will shine. Perhaps this indicates an underlying state of loneliness, alienation from his lover or the inability to connect with another person. Fear of true intimacy that stems from the fear of abandonment could be the reason for the flight from a once-magical love. It may also be the reason why people engage in multiple relationships and bad breakups. The speaker's parting could also be caused by an underlying depression revealed by the sadness of the singer's emotional, strained voice with long vibratos and melancholy, echoing guitar riffs. "Sera mejor seguir nuestra soledad" is one of the most beautifully tragic poetic phrases in the Spanish language. Translation will not do it justice but it means something like: "Is it not better to follow/continue our own solitude?" That is to say, "is it not better for us to live our own solitude-- apart?" There is a concept of togetherness and isolation in the phrase "nuestra soledad" : "our solitude" which is both individual and mutual. It is a sad goodbye for both of them it seems. He is the one initiating the separation but it is as if the speaker is consoling -himself- because of his tragic tone, melancholy voice and his meaningless platitudes: the sun will shine tomorrow and that he will come back. These sound like empty comforts for himself. |
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| Moby – Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) This song begins straightaway with the beautiful, echoey voice of a woman, that repeats over and over throughout the length of the song. This creates a captivating tone of nostalgia and pervasive sadness that continues even as the music changes. Later, her humming sounds like mourning. Actually, there are very few words to this song, yet the song communicates emotions that escalate past the simple words. The piano adds to the sad tone at the start and it is ironic that the tambourines and and drums pick up as if in celebration. Piano evokes sad, cyclical thoughts and guitar and strings for different thoughts. "Why did he go away? / Why did he leave me?" For me, this leads me back to my fears of being left alone, my fear of abandonment. “They sing to the darkest night / Long before” shows the sort of sadness that has been felt by other people in desperation in their dark hours and empty nights, people who isolate themselves or their feelings. Yesterday was a warm, happy day when I forgot about all of my cares and my scars. Now, I don’t feel right again, maybe because of the change of weather or maybe because I often suppress my true emotions that frighten me, emotions that I cannot relate with others. I feel the raw, painful emotions that are embedded into my being as they start leaking into my consciousness. These are my own difficulties based on varying levels of childhood neglect, family turmoil, emotional unavailability, volatility and violence that has affected me at a profound level. At some point, my mother left me. Even as a young adult, I continue to feel that she will leave me and my father will not love me because of their unstable behavior. My father's instability also made me feel terrified of him to the point of hatred. Other times I loved him madly, which is reflected in the slower, then upbeat rhythm. I continue to feel this way toward people in my life. In reality, it is all a manifestation of inner turmoil. I even choose to find a partner who is the same way- twice my age and emotionally abusive. My heart is broken over and over. "Why?" This abandonment and sadness reverberates with the song and that is why I find it a divine kind of mourning. |
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