| Jethro Tull – Aqualung Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| I have always thought that this song was about the preconceived notions and judgements that people place on one another. Some people see the old man as a bum/pedophile and some see him as a good man down on his luck. Truth is that we don't know his story. From his view, he does not know who feels what about him. He does not know who to trust. | |
| John Prine – Taking A Walk Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| I think the man at the door was someone telling him (the character) that a loved one had been killed in the war. The lady in the white house is America. I think the verse starting " found a card in my pocket " is referring to a time that he told the girl that her loved one , his friend had been killed in the war. The card was probably a thank you card from her. | |
| Steve Miller Band – Serenade Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| We are lost in space and we really don't know why we are here. But It is a beautiful inspiring world, the sun is shining and you only have a limited time to be a part of it. It is your time... so enjoy. | |
| Steve Miller Band – Serenade Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[roger10927:45289] It says nothing about God. I don't think you have a "non-religious standpoint". | |
| Tom Waits – Who Are You Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| "they're lining up to mad-dog your Tilt-a-Whirl:"......A tilt-a whirl is a carnival ride. He is basically calling her a fun ride, anyone can ride. They are lining up to mad dog her (hump her like a rabid dog). | |
| Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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I think many of you read more into some lyrics than is actually there. For the record, I'm 58 and college educated. This is my interpretation of the lyrics (not the video). "In my eyes, indisposed In disguises no one knows" His (the narrator) eyes are gone, vacant, blank. He hides his true self, He pretends to be what he needs to be. No one knows his true self. "Hides the face, lies the snake In the sun, in my disgrace" He hides his real self, pretends to be a "snake in the sun". He is ashamed of himself. "Boiling heat, summer stench Neath the black the sky looks dead" This is his perspective. heat = pain, stench = nasty, smelly surroundings, dead sky = lifeless surroundings. "Call my name through the cream And I'll hear you scream again" You can try to help me, but you will have to try again because I not listening and don't want to be helped. "Stuttering, cold and damp Steal the warm wind, tired friend" Seems to be saying while he is /was in this dark, depressed state of mind a "friend" took his only warmth/hope. "Times are gone for honest men And sometimes far too long for snakes" There are no honest men. Neither is there honesty among snakes (dishonest people). "In my shoes, a walking sleep" Just going through the motions of life. "And my youth, I pray to keep Heaven sent hell away No one sings like you anymore" When he was young he believed god/heaven would keep him from this hell he is living, but he doesn't believe that anymore. "Hang my head, drown my fear 'Til you all just disappear" Depressed, drinking, drugs, etc. and wants to be left alone "Black hole sun Won't you come And wash away the rain" His plea for all of this depression to go away. Asking the sun to shine into the black hole that he is living in. |
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| Tom Waits – The Pontiac Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| Listen to the traffic in the background. He is reminiscing about older dead cars at the side of the road. The current car he was driving has just broke down and died. | |
| Tom Waits – Hang On St. Christopher Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| Always makes me think of a cab racing around the city. The driver has a bobble head St. Christopher sitting on the dash. | |
| Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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@[Alice_in_Soundweezer:35640] I suppose religious people would say they know where they are going provided you follow certain rules. That doesn't sound like much of a fun ride. |
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| Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| We don't know where we are going, so just enjoy the ride. | |
| Toad the Wet Sprocket – Something's Always Wrong Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| I had a live-in girlfriend for a few years. We liked this song and listened to it a lot. I always felt a little funny listening to it because I felt like it it described her/our relationship perfectly. I had a hard time understanding why she liked it so much. Then I realized that maybe she thought of it in reverse in that I was the one that always had Issues (something wrong). But no. That was a relationship bound to die. | |
| Toad the Wet Sprocket – Something's Always Wrong Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| @[ckdamascus:35639] Yea, I don't think it has anything to do with 3 people. He is in a relationship with no communication and she(?) can't be happy. Been there, I understand exactly what he is saying. | |
| Eagles – The Last Resort Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| @[Revolver45:35638] I don't think so. Too many references to god, church, jesus,etc. | |
| Pink Floyd – Mother Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| @[theMadCow:35637] He was British, he was worried about Germany/Hitler. | |
| Neil Young – The Old Laughing Lady Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| @[arthurg:35636] nah. | |
| Neil Young – The Old Laughing Lady Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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@[JimmiP:35635] I think Pretty Peggy refers to his wife at the time "Peggy". She evidently overcame some kind of addition. "don't call pretty Peggy, she can't hear you no more" |
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| Van Morrison – And It Stoned Me Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| @[lh80127:32854] He said he was 12, I really don't see where "a girl" comes into this. | |
| John Prine – Mexican Home Lyrics | 5 years ago |
| This song is so descriptive it's like being are on the porch with him. The heat, the headlights and the weather all add to the feeling. I think that his father dying on the porch is just a memory and not the reason for this particular visit. I think he's glad to be back with his mother even though it hot inside and he is having memories of his father. Not really a sad song. | |
| Tom Waits – Make It Rain Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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Short version. She left him, took his money and run off with his friend. He is heartbroken and feels bad. He wants it to rain, thunder, etc. so that the weather would match his mood. |
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| The Rolling Stones – You Got The Silver Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| @[RiversideGuitarist:23007] They both sang it. Keiths was better IMO. | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan – Life Without You Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| I am dedicating this song to my weimaraner "Greta". My girl of almost 17 years. The day is necessary....fly on my friend. RIP Greta 1998-2015. | |
| Drive-By Truckers – Bob Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| @[ruarchitect:5643] | |
| Drive-By Truckers – Grand Canyon Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| Great song. Haven t given it too much thought yet. It sounds like fond memories of a departed loved one and/or friend. | |
| Van Morrison – It Stoned Me Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| Poetry. | |
| The Cowboy Junkies – To live is to fly Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| Beautiful song. Sends shivers up my spine every time I hear it. Don't dwell on past mistakes, remember the good, forget the bad. Live life to the fullest because we won't be here forever. | |
| Toad the Wet Sprocket – Begin Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| Beautiful song. | |
| Tom Waits – Who Are You Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| Jump all over her "tilt-a-whirl" like a mad dog. | |
| Tom Waits – Who Are You Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Greatest FU song ever. "They're lining up To mad dog your tilta-whirl Three shots for a dollar" You are easy and cheap. "Take them back to your red house" You are a whore. "Time's not your friend" Your ugly. "And just who are you this time?" Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) "Are you still jumping out of windows in expensive clothes?" Rich and stupid "You look rather tired" You have been rode hard I could go on. Great song. |
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| Tom Waits – Who Are You Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| This is not about addiction or a war with himself. It is a war with an "X" girlfriend. Greatest FU song ever. | |
| Eagles – The Last Resort Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| This is a great song. The meaning is simple and direct. This is our earth, this is what we have. We have to protect it. If you live life as if there is another place you will be when you die, you can't fully appreciate what you have. You will neglect this world and/or see it as disposable. Definitely anti-religion. | |
| Neil Young – A Man Needs A Maid Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| I don't think this has anything to do with Jesus Christ or God. | |
| Neil Young – A Man Needs A Maid Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| This song is about depression. He has lost the one he loves. Basically he wants to do nothing. He doesn't want to talk to anyone or see any one. He just wants someone to clean his house, fix his meals and go away. Nothing sexist about this. | |
| Neil Young – A Man Needs A Maid Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| Depression | |
| James Mcmurtry – Choctaw Bingo Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Did not realize he wrote this. I thought this was written by Ray Wylie Hubbard. I have much more respect for him knowing he wrote this and "levelland" | |
| James Mcmurtry – Levelland Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Good song, Didn't realize he wrote this. | |
| Neil Young – See the Sky About to Rain Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| We are all bound for something, good or bad. Just stay on that train either way. The rain will stop. | |
| Drive-By Truckers – Bob Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I understand that " light in the loafers" is a euphemism for being gay. The song says that Bob "AINT" light in the loafers. Which means he is not gay. It may also mean he is overweight. Yes and he says it twice and you still think Bob is gay? | |
| Drive-By Truckers – Daddy Learned To Fly Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I can relate to this. Daddy has died. He is up there somewhere flying around and watching over us, but he is never coming back home. | |
| Southern Culture On The Skids – King of the Mountain Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| hillbillybaby is right, and it is "independent contractor" | |
| R.E.M. – Begin The Begin Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| One of my favorite REM albums. | |
| Drive-By Truckers – Bob Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I think the one point of the song is that Bob is not gay. Is it so hard for some of you to believe that an unmarried man is not gay. There are people like Bob, just living life, minding their own business, good to their mother, going to church,(he does go to church),drinking beer, fishing, dogs. Maybe "aint light in the loafers" does refer to his weight. The song is a salute to people like Bob. The Bobs I know are not gay. | |
| Drive-By Truckers – Bob Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Please, Bob is not gay. You guys must be young and naive if you dont know somebody like Bob. | |
| Aerosmith – Milk Cow Blues Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| My favorite Aerosmith song. | |
| John Prine – Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Any More Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Of course this song was about Vietnam, but its probably more relevant today than it was then. Conservatives have convinced themselves that god is on their side when it comes to war. So anyone opposed to the war is also opposed to god. But as Prine points out "Jesus don't like killin'no matter what the reason's for". Being patriotic doesn't automatically get you into heaven. | |
| John Prine – Lake Marie Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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You know what blood looks like in a black and white video? SHADOWS! Love this line |
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| Pink Floyd – Mother Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I don't think its so much about an over protective mother as it is about a mother who is teaching her son that life is all bad and that he should fear life. She puts all her fears into him. So he builds a wall to protect him from the evil world on the other side(with her help). His fear of life and his lonelyness leads him to insanity. The last line "mother, did it need to be so high", he comes to the realization that his mother has made his this way. | |
| Cake – Sheep Go To Heaven Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It is about religion. Sheep are those that follow the crowd without question (religion). Goats are those that live for today (non-religious). He just wants to play the pan pipes and drink wine. He would be a goat. This line kind of sums it all up. "As soon as you're born, you start dying, So you might as well have a good time," He obviously does notbelieve in life after death. |
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| John Lennon – Imagine Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It's not about communism. It's about utopia. it's fiction. It's just an idea to think about and consider. I think he knew it wasn't possible but we can learn from the idea. "Imagine there's no countries" you cant have communism with out countries. It basically says imagine a world without religion, without government and without possessions. (3 verses) And its not a religious song. If any thing it's anti-religious. Imagine people living for today, not for tomorrow/heaven. For christians to adopt this song as their own is really lame. |
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| Uncle Tupelo – Atomic Power Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| ok NE, I didn't know who wrote it and maybe its just a religious "song" and not a "hymn". I understand when it was written and what it is written about. The part that I (and others, I am sure) personally find ridiculous are the parts about "rising to meet your maker", etc. We here about the "last days" all the time, but it never seems to happen when they say it will. Sorry if that offends anyone. | |
| Tom Waits – Come on Up to the House Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Sounds to me like some kind of religious hymnal or a preacher preaching. Hes saying if your life's bad, you need to come to the house. The "house of the lord"? "The world is not my home I'm just a passin thru" Heaven is home. You could take it that hes being sarcastic and saying that the church is preying on the down and troubled for their own gain (money) |
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