| Queen – The Prophet's Song Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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If I'm not mistaken (or if I remember well), Brian May said he dreamed of the Great Flood (Bible episode) and decided to write a song about it. There's some parts that seem very obvious to me, linked to the Great Flood. [Oh Oh people of the earth Listen to the warning The seer he said Beware the storm that gathers here Listen to the wise man.] The seer/prophet is Noah. He is also the wise man seeing as he knows that a "storm [will] gathers here" because God told him so. [Oh Oh children of the land Quicken to the new life Take my hand Fly and find the new green bough Return like a white dove] The "new life" is probably the after-flood and there's the green bough and the white dove, which are well known symbols/elements of the Great Flood. [Oh Oh - and two by two my human zoo They'll be runnung for to come running for to come out of the rain] "two by two" is an obvious referrence to the saving of a male and female of every species, althought I'm not quite sure why it's a "human zoo", I'm not a Bible expert, but I think Noah and his family were the only humans that were saved from the flood. Maybe Noah and his family are God's "human zoo"? [Oh Oh children of the land Love is still the answer, take my hand The vision fades, a voice I hear Listen to the Madman! But still I fear and still I dare not Laugh at the Madman.] The madman, who is it? I believe it's still Noah. But it said he was the "wise man", the "prophet"... but prophets are often believed madmen or fools. Noah is a wise man because he knows what is about to happen, but he's also a madman from the other human's perspective as they may not believe his warning ("Listen to the warning the prophet he said"). But still, they dare not laugh at the madman... maybe they believe he could not be wrong, they are struggling between believing him or not. As for the echo/opera chants, they sound almost like religious chants (at least, that's how I perceive them). The other parts of the song I didn't mentioned, I'm not quite sure how they could be linked with the Great Flood, so I prefer to step back for those. But anyway, wether I'm right, partially right/wrong or completely in the wrong, it doesn't matter. This song is a true musical masterpiece, this is Brian May's "Bohemian Rhapsody". |
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| Meat Loaf – I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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The end of the song (man and woman dialogue) is rather easy to figure it out or, rather make an interpretation or a personal opinion. The woman asks the man if he'll do anything for her like... [Girl:] Will you make me some magic With your own two hands? Can you build an emerald city With these grains of sand? Can you give me something I can take home? So she's basicaly asking for him to give her the moon in other words and the man replies with "I can do that". But then, the situation changes... [Girl:] After a while you'll forget everything It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling And you'll see that it's time to move on [Boy:] I won't do that! No, I won't do that! So the woman has a feeling it won't last, that he will leave her and forget about her at some point. But the man assures her he will not do that. And then she keeps on with... [Girl:] I know the territory, I've been around It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down And sooner or later, you'll be screwing around... [Boy:] I won't do that! No, I won't do that! She knows the territory because she's been burn before, a man she loved broke her heart. He will "start screwing around" at some point, which is litteraly used for sleeping around, cheating on her. The man still claims he "won't do that". I believe the man is well intentioned and that what he says is true, he really loves her, but because she has been burned before, the woman doesn't see this, she believes all men wil "betray her" at some point, that real love doesn't happen. So, I guess they'll never be together. Sad story :( |
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