| Tanita Tikaram – Good Tradition Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This was actually used in a GCSE English Literature paper many years ago (For non-Brits: GCSE is an exam taken by secondary school kids, usually at the age of 16) - those taking the exam HAD to interpret the song's lyrics. I felt quite sorry for them when I heard about that because I think the meaning is less than obvious. For me the main line "There's a good tradition of love and hate staying by the fireside" means that family issues should remain in the family, in the home. She seems to be singing the song to someone who has disowned their family publicly because of domestic issues and she's saying to him that s/he shouldn't have done. It's almost like she's saying 'Yes, families have their arguments, they drive you crazy, but they're still a source of safety and security'... so don't walk out on them! She also seems annoyed that the person seems unconcerned by it ("Strong feelings never bother you, you hold your head up while the rest of us try to"). I'd say someone in her family has annoyed her and she's saying to him/her: OK, you've had your hissy fit, you've made your point, you've gone public... now just admit that you're wrong. Family is priceless. Hear hear! |
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| New Order – True Faith Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Clearly the drugs interpretation is right, but I had a different idea for the chorus. I hear it as: "I used to think that the day would never come I'd see the light in the shade of the morning sun My MOURNING SON is the drug that brings me near To the childhood I lost replaced by fear" I understand it as a guy who sees the reaction of his own son to the effect drugs are having on him, and this is the thing that shakes him out of it. It's the one thing that reconnects him to the time before drugs were in his life. In this sense, thinking that "the day would never come" means that he never thought this day would come, where he finally gives it up. Weird, eh? :-) |
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