| Foster the People – Helena Beat Lyrics | 5 years ago |
| i don't do bowls, i vape | |
| Foster the People – Helena Beat Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABzh6hTYpb8&ob=av3e The dog is definitely reminiscent of the Road Warrior's companion in a post apocalyptic world... Eating the postcard in the end symbolizes the that he has made the decision to never return, to never think of that place again, and his abrupt about-face to join the dancing children indicates that he has embraced his new existence. |
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| Foster the People – Helena Beat Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| This song is autobiographical. Mr. Foster was a drug addict in his late teens. Tis correct that this song is about a typical drug addict in Los Angeles (as mentioned by another here) which Mr. Foster knows all too well from personal experience. The lyrics bear this out as they describe the emptiness and realization that this lifestyle was debilitating. However, the official video makes this all the more plain. Using imagery of a metropolis in ruins, a postcard suggesting that the city is a paradise as opposed to the actual ugly hell it is for most, and a clan of seemingly hostile children a la Children of the Corn or Lord of the Flies, who represent those who might try to intervene to save an addict from himself. At first they appear hostile and malevolent but in the end they are in fact the saviors, as they have rescued him and restored his lost youth. | |
| R.E.M. – The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| of all the interpretations yours is most plausible and supported by the lyrics | |
| Band of Horses – Dilly Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I don't hear the requisite syllables for anything close to criminal, eg, no distinct 'n' or nuh sound, more like 'parable' or 'apparent though'... | |
| Band of Horses – Dilly Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| kinda sounds like 'parable' which would make sense | |
| Band of Horses – Dilly Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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@RichBOH: This hook is tremendously sweet @xocouturecouture: This is about change for the worse, hence a dirge of sorts My interpretation is as follows: Just the mentioning of, such a simple phrase. Are we passengers on separated trains? [Two people are headed in different directions] Take the mask off, when you speak to me. [He'd prefer if she'd quit the facade or any pretense at this juncture] And I'm alright to go on, it's the little things. [He's satisfied now that honesty has finally been established between the two, and sardonically descrbies it as a little thing, even though it's truly a big thing in any relationship] But anymore, you've become. A ??? to everyone. To everyone. [From this point forward she's something to everyone, what that something is has yet to be determined as this word is unintelligible] I'm reeling in the long day getting behind (?) [He's staggering at what has become of their relationship] Why didn't i think "what in the world?" [How did he not see it coming?] It really took a tall one to see it Two to believe it Three to just get in the way [One would need to be rather keen to anticipate this betrayal or end of this relationship, and either one couldn't trust one's own senses and needed a second opinion or the two of them needed to agree that it was over before he could accept it, and a third party somehow was involved to botch things, either a lover or a divorce attorney] All your life to think of, what a mess you made. [Introspection about one's past mistakes in love] Dig a hole in the ground, for your wedding ring. [This is clearly about a marriage now, and the ring is now a worthless reminder so let's bury it] Rainmaker call, throw your hammer down. [Divorce for many men is about losing everything, especially their financial security. For women it's about winning the lottery in that way. Hence the rainmaker reference and the hammer coming down] And everything that I know, can't remember now. [He can't think straight since his world and everything he knew is crumbling and has been obliterated] Anymore, you've become. Inherent of another one. Another one. [She's like many that have come before and many will follow the same path] Any comments are appreciated |
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