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| Ani DiFranco – Work Your Way Out Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I interpret "light daughter" meaning she is stuck (or bottled) in her stereotype of a white woman. And everyone wears a different label, but it doesn't say anything about who we actually are. Because at our core, we are all citizens of the womb. This is a great perspective of sexism and racism in society. We learn from a young age to not discriminate and treat people equally... but we forget so easily... |
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| Ani DiFranco – Anticipate Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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It's amazing how different people can interpret songs so differently. Part of what makes art so special. I think the song is about relationships between people and the lies that always inevitably follow. I take the first verse: you are subtle as a window pane standing in my view but i will wait for it to rain so that i can see you... to be talking about how she sees a person who may seem to be completely honest and trustworthy, but really may not be underneath. The "waiting to rain" is about waiting for something to come to light, or the truth coming out in the end, to see who someone truly is underneath. I take this verse: "cause someone you don't know is someone you don't know. get a firm grip, girl before you let go. for every hand extended another lies in wait keep your eye on that one. anticipate" to be talking about a partner in a relationship who may or may not be unfaithful. The bit about the hands being extending shows you that you can never prevent it from happening. And you obviously can't "grip" on someone before they let go. Anticipation is no way to live your life basically. It would be better if everyone came clean about their secrets. |
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| Seal – Kiss From A Rose Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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This song is about COMPARING drugs to love. They can both be very powerful but painful as well. But its not directly about drugs. Also, it is "kiss from a rose on the grave." This site continues to misquote songs. Finally I think its about heidi klum, his wife. She's so beautiful he compares her to a rose. she is also referenced in the quote "you became the light on the dark side of me." Because they are an interracial couple. But on the whole its about poweful, painful love. |
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| The Killers – My List Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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The song is about unrequinted love. He wants to be with her, but for some reason or another he cannot be.
There are many things he's always wanted to tell her.
The ghost he's referring to is a past lover who keeps reappearing in his mind, and he doesn't want to
let the memory of her die. I could also see him writing this for someone he's known a long time, but they have
changed into another person, and he doesn't want to let go of the past. "Clench your fist" would refer to him
holding on to all he has which is a memory. When he says "you should have known by now you were on my list" it
ties in with the whole idea of death and fate. Destiny won't allow these two to be together, but he wants her
to know she was always on his list. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Smiling Underneath Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I'm surprised by the previous comments! I love this song, it's so beautiful. And yes the chorus is completely
different than the verse, but I think it flows well. Not only is the message extremely tru and honest, but she
writes in such a profound style. |
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| Jon Brion – Little Person Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I love this song! But why would a woman be singing about missing a little kid and wife, and then be looking for someone else? That confuses me.
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| Portishead – Sour Times Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This song is definitely about infidelity, but also about someone who has given up on love altogether. "End the vows no need to lie enjoy" means that shes going to enter new relationships not having any commitment so there is no expectations to not lie. "Take a ride, take a shot now."I think this is referring to her giving up and telling a new guy to take a ride and take a shot at her, because nothing can hurt her anymore... But even though the first guy hurt her, she cant stop loving him. Which is why she keeps repeating the hook "Nobody loves me." The last verse especially refers to infidelity. She talks about "scattered seeds" which represent the first man's infidelity. And "innoncence" being lost. It's a sad song that is maschistic but extremely beautiful at the same time. |
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| Nirvana – Something in the Way Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I'm surprised, I didn't see any posts that reflected my feelings about the song. I think the most important line is the one right before the chorus: "It's ok to fish cause they don't have any feeling." I think he is talking about himself as the victim and the aggressor in the same sense. He says it very sarcasticly. Maybe at one point he was taken advantage of or abused in some way, and whoever inflicted this pain on him is obviously emotionless. So this is how he justifies his actions now... Attaching a personal meaning to a song just makes it better. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Carry You Around Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is about a relationship that has fallen apart... They may not be with you physically, but you still "carry them around." I love that expression. It may be in reference to someone who has died, when she talks about "life on the other side." |
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| Ani DiFranco – Two Little Girls Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think that every song Ani writes is a little truth clipping from her life. As she said before, "If you don't live what you sing about your mirror is gonna find out." So I do think this happened to her..... As far as her sexuality, who cares?? She's amazing!! If you must question that, listen to "In or Out." She obviously doesn't have a preferance either way... "I've got no critera for sex or race"..... there ya go from the woman herself!!! As for this song... It's absolutely beautiful!! |
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| Ani DiFranco – Out of Habit Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I can't believe only one person commented on this song!!! I love it!! It is very emotional with expressive lyrics. I agree with everything above except for the end. I think that when she sings "i don't want to play for you anymore
show me what you can do
tell me what are you here for
i want my old friends
i want my old face
i want my old mind
fuck this time and place" she is talking about how she can't just have "fun" anymore. She needs a more mature love and can't continue "wounding" herself. Its perfection and a song that more girls should pay attention to! |
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| Ani DiFranco – Grey Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is hard to listen to and I honestly can't play it when I drive or I will veer of course! It's just so sad yet so true. She captures the mood and everything in this feeling..... I love the second verse. It is very sexual and painful at the same time. It makes her seem so weak and vulnerable. "As bad as I am, I'm proud of the fact that I'm worse than I seem" That describes my feeling at times perfectly. I can't believe she gets it and can express it in words so beautiful. It describes that sometimes people think you have all these problems and you are just a nuisance. You just want to tell them... no no its really worse. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Fire Door Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think that the fire door is a tragedy you put behind you. The four lips in my opinion are people you see engaging in a relationship after you lost one. I think that when she repeats over and over again in the live version "none of which were mine" shes stressing the fact that she's alone, but she has to make it alone. I love every lyric in this song but my favorite is "my mind is disconnected but my heart is wired." That is the only way to explain crazy acts when you are in love. And it gives a great visual. The cockroach analogy is "killing" the aggressor in a relationship. You ended something so big, intense and doomed that when you finally end it. The whole thing splatters in your face. I don't think this song is independent so much until the end. She first says "oh, how i miss
substituting the conclusion to confrontation with a kiss
and oh, how i miss
walking up to the edge and jumping in
like i could feel the future on your skin" Which I think is talking about missing the part after a fight where it doesn't end but you make up. But after admitting that weakness, she continues to sing, "I opened the fire door" Which turns the song into an independent one. Especially in the live version when she screams "I wasn't kidding when I said goodbye" AHhh so many metaphors. I loveee it! |
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| Ani DiFranco – Dilate Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I love your intrepretation rachiecakies! I believe that is exactly what that stanza means. And that is a big part of falling for someone you cant have, doing it again..... |
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| Ani DiFranco – Cloud Blood Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I love love loveee this song! I passed it over when I bought this cd and stumbled on this song months later. Its powerful and heartfelt. I love the line... "I think you're as lazy as white paint on a wall, and I know you'll only speak to me in dial tones if I call." Its about desiring something so unattainable but coming to the conclusion that it is their loss. They think you are crazy but you know they are lazy and don't allow themselves to receive love. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Asking Too Much Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I love this song because every single thing she lists I want in a man. The only difference is she describes it in an eloquent way that I never could have! |
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| Ani DiFranco – Swan Dive Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Does anyone know what the "softest warmest part of you in my hands" is? I have an idea, I think its of a mans "jewels." It feels like a baby bird fallen from the nest... I dont know, I may be sick but that sounds like a perfect analogy. I think this song is about taking chances because you cannot succeed unless you are willing to fail. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Untouchable Face Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I always thought of this song as wanting someone who didn't know you were interested in them. Because the lyric "I don't look foward to seeing you again/ You'll look like a photograph of yourself taken from far far away and I won't know what to do and I won't know what to say" feels like he is ignorant to her pain. The next time he sees her, he wont even know he's hurting her. But he will seem more distant than ever. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Adam and Eve Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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It's not about love at all. It's about lust and thinking you're in love then being used and stomped on.... ahh I sang this song once about a guy I really liked and finally got and it is the only thing that made me feel better. I screamed it at the top of my lungs in the car.... |
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| Ani DiFranco – Both Hands Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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The low mone of the dial tone is when you call someone and they don't answer you just hear a dial tone repeating itself. She speaks of this again when she sings "I can't let it go and I can't get through" |
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| Ani DiFranco – Shy Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is so fun. It explains how it feels to be completely infatuated with a person and not want to waste a second of time pursuing them. And lust can make you do crazy things and alter your logic (The heat is so great it plays tricks with the eye). I love the line (I put too much on the table now Ive got too much at stake) I do that all the time! I reveal my feelings to get them out and wish to take them back. Where I come from and where I'm going is lost in between that breakup stage and finding a new relationship. And the closing line "veiled invitation on your machine" is just a perfect description for this whole situation. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Letter to a John Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I loveee this song! It's about have self respect and worth even when you have been crumpled by life's circumstances. But there is a very important correction on the lyrics.... The first verse begins "I'm gonna sit on your lap for five dollars a song..." But in the last verse she raises her price to ten dollars. Which I intrepreted as her raising her self worth from the horrible experiences she's had rather than lowering it.... Complete perfection and always lifts my mood!! |
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