| MGMT – Kids Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I was thinking that this song might be about human impact on the environment. "We like to watch you laughing Picking insects off of plants No time to think of consequences" I think these lines might be talking about how even the little things that we do, like killing insects for instance, effect the world around us more than we know (hence "no time to think of consequences") "Control yourself Take only what you need from it A family of trees falling, to be haunted" It seems like they're talking about controlling yourself from taking more than you need from the earth. The family of trees falling line is giving a conspicuous example of how humans destroy ecosystems like rain forests on a regular basis. "The water is warm, but it's sending me shivers" I think is eluding to pollution in earth's water bodies. "Decisions are made and not bought But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot I guess not" Here I think they're eluding to the fact that humans, particularly people in power, make decisions that seem logical and beneficial in for humankind in the short term, but are often harmful to organisms and their environments in the long-term. |
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| Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton – Doctor Blind Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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i think the choice of the doctor's name, Blind, is pretty telling. To me, the use of this name points to misdiagnosis in particular (often due to brief assessment times with patients), overprescription, drug dependency, and a prozac nation. I also find it interesting how the first person she pushes over is a doctor, who subsequently knocks down a huge line-up of people. i think that when emily pushes the doctor over, this is supposed to symbolize her character's break from drug dependency. However, the people that the doctor subsequently knocks over have not escaped: they've either been misdiagnosed and are taking the wrong meds or are drug dependent, and as a result are not getting better but worse. |
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| Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton – Doctor Blind Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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i think the choice of the doctor's name, Blind, is pretty telling. To me, the use of this name points to misdiagnosis in particular (often due to brief assessment times with patients), overprescription, drug dependency, and a prozac nation. I also find it interesting how the first person she pushes over is a doctor, who subsequently knocks down a huge line-up of people. i think that when emily pushes the doctor over, this is supposed to symbolize her character's break from drug dependency. However, the people that the doctor subsequently knocks over have not escaped: they've either been misdiagnosed and are taking the wrong meds or are drug dependent, and as a result are not getting better but worse. |
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