| Taking Back Sunday – This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know) Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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The song is about being a victim reflecting on his domestic violence situation. The song title, 'This Photograph is Proof' is a picture of the victim's bruises, a silent reminder that there is an ugly side to their relationship. The first stanza describes how he faced the physical abusive situation several times before with his abuser. He has learned that if he follows through with his natural tendency to fight back, it only escalates the situation. So he holds his tongue and waits for the abuser to calm down to a rational level where he/she would actually listen instead of react. He's keeping his thoughts to himself and just saying anything to stop the fight (Yeah, I'm playing that card again). The third stanza is a personal memory of the victim's. He remembers laying down on their table, contemplating their relationship. He's making sure to remember how it felt to be blamed for the abuse, i.e. "You made me do this" (Keeping in mind the way that it felt when the most I could do was to just blame myself) The second stanza is familiar to anyone who has been in an abuse situation. This is when the abuser starts to apologize for his/her actions, preceding the honey moon stage. The abuser is apologizing and rationalizing the abuse, making him/herself feel better - the victim points out it doesn't excuse the violence. The victim says the abuse has never reached the point where he's determined to just leave, but the fact it happened hurts him and leaves him feeling hurt (it's never good enough to feel right). In the forth and fifth stanza, the victim flashes back to the day he laid on the table and thought. He tells us how eventually all of the abuse became too much to ignore and he decided enough was enough. His decision to leave was his alone - the other person may try and believe they had power over him in that matter, but he realizes the abuser doesn't really have say in his decisions (they were never yours). The chorus is pretty spot on as well. 'Well I know you know everything' (the abuser thinks he or she is always right about everything and knows it all, another note of how he/she doesn't listen in anger) 'I know you didn't mean it' (Here the victim is trying to pacify the abuser by saying he knows the abuser didn't mean those nasty words, even though is one he lets us know he's lying to just stop the fight) . 'Drop everything/start it all over/remember more than you'd like to forget' (The victim's internal dialogue. To go back to the way things used to be, he has to forgive and pretend the abuse never occurred. Unfortunately for the victim, he can't block out everything and remembers the painful attacks). That's my two cents. |
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| Zeromancer – Need You Like A Drug Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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To me it means that the singer really doesn't want to be in this relationship but whomever this egotistical bitch/bastard is, they have gorgeous looks. The sex appeal is too much. "Need you like a drug," -- in this case, I think it means recreational drugs and to the point, no one needs them to start off. But the more and more someone keeps going back to one, especially hard drugs, the harder it is to break it off. So, metaphorically, this person that the singer knows just isn't good for them to start off with is so appealing that he keeps finding himself unable to break the relationship completely off, every time he gives in to kissing them "You keep fucking it up,". To the point: singer wants the relationship to end but the sex/lifestyle appeal/charm of that other person is too much to completely stop without falter. |
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| Local H – Bound For The Floor Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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It seems to me that the singer is talking either to himself or to another person, referred to Persona A from this point on. Persona A says that no matter how much he/she tries, nothing ever changes. The stars will never change, nothing great will ever happen, and that he/she is permanently stuck in his/her life situation. Confidence and hope for a better tomorrow is pointless so he/she becomes "grateful for what I have". Persona A gives up and accepts his/her crappy situation even though deep at heart, Persona A really regrets not having/being something more. This is the part the singer comes in, referred to Persona B from now on. It is the voice of reason. It is the voice of fight, stubbornness, standing up for your rights, change, hope, and desire. Persona B is telling Persona A, "You gotta be kidding me? You keep going through your menial life and, even though you told me that at one point you used to dream for more, you have been beaten down so many times that you have decided that this is the best you'll ever get? You have decided that you are going to be alright with this crap? You're going to put yourself in denial that you aren't truly happy at heart and pretend that everything is alright? That's so...pathetic." In a way, Persona B is trying to rile up the tiny flicker barely alive in Persona A's soul and ignite it into the flame it once was by constructive criticism. |
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| The Union Underground – Killing The Fly Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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My interpretation of Killing the Fly: Killing the Fly is about being a drug dealer who sees how his product is highly addictive and he knows that over time he no longer sells the product to the customer but to the customer to the product. He even warns initially the customers to be careful because he knows that it draws people like flies to a light, but this particular light is so strong it eventually too hard to resist and kills the fly over time. First Stanza: I'm sitting in a magic chair {The dealer is in a powerful position, possibly selling heroin or meth} Without Mary and I don't care {He does this job without Mother Mary, no religion, and he's apathetic} So far, so good is what I hear {Business is good} Nothin' slows me down my dear {It never stops or slows. Very reliable income} Sucking on it what a shame {He watches a customer suck on a glass dick} Another, motherfucker drained {The addicted customer drains his wallet} That's what you get I warned you all {That he warned them that eventually the addiction consumes} Just add it up to my toll {Since they didn't heed, he'll take their profits anyway} I get a kick outta this {Entertained at watching the addicts} Watch you bawl*** like a bitch {A person who begs and begs and presses and pushes to get their fix} You'll get it you'll get it {I'll tease you a bit, but you know I will always sell it to you} You'll get yours motherfucker ain't no lie {Be patient, I'm not lying} I wanna break you {I'm considering taking you off of it for your own good} Get off the rocket ride man {You get too high, it's gotta stop sometime} I can't even fake it {I can't pretend that I'm not affected by how your addiction affects me} I'll say it again {I'm warning you again} You're on a downward slide my friend {You party too much, stop before you lose everything} So I hear they call it killing the fly {When you sell something addictive you know your customer's can't get off of eventually} I can't hear it I might be blind {The dealer turns a blind eye, he tries to not let it bother him} That's what you get I warned you all {That he warned them that eventually the addiction consumes} Just add it up to my toll {Toll as in the amount of people he's ensnared and the money he receives based off of their addiction} --- Care to agree or disagree? |
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