| Ariel Pink – Interesting Results Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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Ariel Pink is in my opinion one of the greatest artists of his generation. This a genius song! So beautiful. This is about the creative process of writing a song, probably more specifically the lyrics of a song. So, a meta-song. A song that is talking about songs. It is pretty straight forward, but let's state the obvious anyway: "will I write a song you love today?": { Wondering if the listener will actually like the song. The main goal of an artist is to be loved. } "there’s no way to tell and who cares, well I don’t": { Trying to guess if something will or will not be commercial/likeable/lovable is a waste of time. After all, not that important. } "thank the lord that my standards for success are so low": { Not caring about being commercial is a blessing because it gives you artistic freedom. } "every time I pick up the pen I get interesting results": { The artist surprises himself every time he attempts to write something. He cannot predict what will come next. } "every time I sit down and I try I get interesting results, at least interesting results": { AT LEAST, they might not be good results, but they are AT LEAST interesting, for the listener, or for the artist himself, who discovers something about himself, every time he tries. } "will I write a song I like today? decidedly no, there’s no way, but okay": { Well, ok, the listener might like the song, but what about the artist? Will he like it? There is no way. The artist will never be satisfied. A modest artist will always deep inside believe that he has not reached excellence or truth. } "I guess I’ll just go sing what’s on my mind": { When in doubt, just sing what is on your mind, at least it will reflect the truth, and truth never fails } "I’m not gonna try I’m not gonna try anymore": { Realising that you don't need to try hard or get stressed about it, you just need to do it, sit down and write what you feel - the rest will come automatically - an interesting result - a good song. Famous quote by Pablo Picasso: I DO NOT SEARCH, I FIND. } "this is not tryin’ this is not trying’": { Voices talk to the artist reminding him not to fool himself, he is actually not trying hard. } "it may not be much, but let’s see you try": { He challenges the listeners who dismiss him as unimportant, to try writing a song themselves.} |
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| The Divine Comedy – Assume The Perpendicular Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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The lyrics here are copied from the official website: http://www.thedivinecomedy.com/?page_id=23#albumKnighthood It looks like Hannon has misspelled this on purpose. |
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