| Pavement – Carrot Rope Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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It's about getting high. Marijuana, you know? Now I know you're thinking I'm just a stoner but bear with me here. Now let's examine the title first. Carrot Rope. Now imagine a joint, if you will. The way the paper is rolled might just make it look somewhat like a rope. And if you've ever looked at a carrot closely, you will see ridges going around the outside of it, much like the ridges of a joint. I also neglected to mention the fact that the actual color of burning marijuana and paper, orange, is indeed the same color as that of a carrot. Secondly, let us look at the lyrics. "Carrot rope, feed my thrill, I got beat by weather." This could very easily be about the writers use of drugs, namely marijuana, to step away from his problems. He is "beat by weather" (not feelin' so hot) and so he relies on marijuana (the carrot rope) to feed his thrill. Some more proof, you say? Well how about when it says "It's my second hand wonder, a thing that recovers the doubt." Again, illustrating the writers reliance on marijuana to make him feel better about life and himself. Just a few lines later in the song, "It's of my design assembled at the cut." Now I could be pushing it a bit here, but you could refer to the amount of marijuana used as the "cut." The writer's high is adjusted depending on the amount he uses. This is a little shakey though. "It's alright to shake, to fight, to feel," followed by "you go down, down, down, down." The first line could mean one of two things if the song is actually about marijuana. One, it could be one opinion the writer has about drugs, that it's alright to use them, "feel" them. Of course, it could be the exact opposite. Saying that it's alright to experience life as it is and drugs are unnecissary. The second line, "you go down, down, down, down," well that's a bit obvious. The last few lines now. There is talk of this "wicket keeper" and how he is seemingly "down" and how "he gets me off of the grounds." I understood the wicket keeper to be a metaphor for the Malkmus' conscience. A conscience to tell you what to do, controling your life through morals and judgement, you know who I'm talking about? Well, he's gone or "down" once you've started on the carrot rope, right? In a sense, it gets you "off of the grounds." Pretty persuasive if I might say so myself. And if you still think I'm just a stoner, I'd like to point out that most of the other people who have commented here are perverts. That's right, talking about masturbation, pedafilia, bondage, public nudity and the such. For shame. To tell you the truth though, I'm not actually that sure. I just thought it made a bit of sense. I have no explination for the "Christian lie" part of the song. Nor do I know what the bomb the writer is going to drop on someone is. But come on now. Carrot rope. Looks like a joint, huh? |
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| Pixies – Break My Body Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| How dare you all not comment on this song?!? This song is great! ...then again I really have nothing to say besides that but still, damn you all! You should all be ashamed of yourselfs!! >:o | |
| Gary Jules – Mad World (Tears for Fears cover) Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| When the world seems a little too big or a bit too much to deal with, I lie down and listen to this song. It usually doesn't make it any better...no, it usually makes me feel worse...but in a weird way, the feeling is a little more bareable. | |
| Ani DiFranco – Swan Dive Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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this song is about being fearless, about those moments in time when you glimpse the endless power we all possess when we relax and give up the restrictions of time and body. we all die, so being afraid is useless...as toni morrison says in song of solomon: when you surrender to the air, you can RIDE it. |
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| Coldplay – God Put a Smile Upon Your Face Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| You think its horrible? Well whatever, your opinion, I like it a lot. The guitar is awesome in this song but it is pretty different from the songs on Parachutes. It's a great album though. This really isnt going anywhere else so thats it I guess.. | |
| At the Drive-In – 300 Mhz Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| yes next time I see cedric or get a ring from ol' omar I'll be sure to ask them...haha sorry, had to say that. Great song though... | |
| At the Drive-In – Heliotrope Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| I have no idea so that sounds good to me...I love this song though, just thought everyone should know | |
| *NSYNC – Bringin' Da Noise Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| yeah, I get it. this song still sucks ass though... | |
| Pixies – Bone Machine Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| Dear God these guys are completely insane...this song is awesome | |
| Modest Mouse – Tiny Cities Made of Ashes Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| Ok, Im guessing here but I think it might be about how people are destroying the world in numerous ways. Heading down the road towards tiny cities made of ashes might mean, at the rate we are going, we as humanity are destroying the world. Then I guess the cocacola thing has to do with over commercialism, capatalism, greed, materialism...all the fun stuff. And the chorus? Well I dont know if Im right so far so Im gonna stop while Im ahead, I dont feel like wild guesses... | |
| Coldplay – In My Place Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| ah well damn, there goes my idea... | |
| At the Drive-In – Rascuache Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| Also isn't the song called " Rascuache"...Im not being a smartass, Im just wondering... | |
| At the Drive-In – Rascuache Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| I heard they might get back together, that they were just stressed and shit but that they might make another album...could be bullshit though... | |
| Bad Religion – Kyoto Now! Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| wow, I did that website thing way wrong... its http://www.kyotonow.org sorry bout that | |
| Filter – Where Do We Go From Here Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| Check out the post by EWizaCFT, "Where do we go from here" (without the ?). That one sounds about right | |
| Coldplay – In My Place Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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I have no idea if this is true but his was my first idea of what the song meant when i first heard it. It seems like he did something badly to the girl that he's singing the song too and he's trying to apologize. At first I didnt get the chorus but if ioracle is right and it say it, not him than that makes more sense. Yeah, how long must you wait for it? Yeah, how long must you pay for it? ...if those are the lyrics than I think it mean, how long does she have to wait for you to feel better and how long does she have to be in pain over it. Actually that probably isnt right at all but for now Im gonna go ahead and believe that I'm right...Im kinda goin through the same thing right now and Im so bad at apologys. I really fucked up, this song has helpped though... |
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| The Dandy Warhols – Sleep Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| I had never really thought of it in the way kayemp3 put it but that makes a lot of sense. The way I always thought of it was the closer to Zicri's interpretation. I don't know if that's true or not but I always thought it was about someone wanting a girl so badly that he would rather sleep forever and be with her for eternity than to be awake, without her for more than a second. Either way I can relate... | |
| Bad Religion – Kyoto Now! Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| I agree with LessThanTim, it's about global warming. "Kyoto Now" was or is, not sure, a name for "a movement dedicated to the ratifacation of the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty by the US Senate." Check out www.kyotonow.org...Anywho it's a fuckin sweet song | |
| Thursday – Autobiography of a Nation Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| This song is so great. If anyone knows any other songs that are like this could you tell me? It doesn't matter if it's Thursday or not, I need more songs like this though... | |
| ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – Another Morning Stoner Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| I have the CD and I like How Near, How Far. It isnt too much like this but I like it ...just in case you wanted to know... | |
| Pete Yorn – Life On A Chain Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| I heard this song was about a girl that he met while on a vacation when he was a teen. I don't know if that's true or not but it makes sense...I guess... | |
| Coldplay – Life Is for Living Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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This song basically speaks for itself, I think. He's apologizing for something he did wrong and he doesn't want it to have an effect on his relationship, not for the worse anyway. It's a fairly simple song, nothing too deep about it, but I still think the lyrics capture the overly-written-about genre better than most. "life is for living / We all know / And I don't wanna live it alone" I love that line, I don't know what else I can say about it. |
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| Jack Johnson – Losing Hope Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| To tell you the truth, I have no idea what this song is about, but I love it, so I guess I'll just go ahead and guess anyway. I think that change can be a scary thing for a lot of people. Even if the change is for the better, sometimes people are afraid to let go of what they have because its comfortable and predictable. I think Jack might be saying that hanging on to what you have if you're offered something better is a fool's way of doing things. I really have no idea though, I just pulled that outta my ass.. | |
| ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – Relative Ways Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| Is it just me, maybe I can't really understand what the singer is say saying, but I could swear that whoever posted these lyrics forgot the chorus... | |
| Ani DiFranco – Untouchable Face Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| I think everyone knows what it's like to want someone so badly but you can't have that someone. It really makes you hate yourself in certain ways and hate the object of your affection as well. You hate yourself for not having what he or she wants which causes you to hate that person for not wanting you which again causes you to hate yourself. Its a really terrible cycle, Ani describes it percectly... | |
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