| Elvis Costello – Watching the Detectives Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| Yeah, "dragging the lake" means the detectives are dragging nets through a lake in an attempt to find her body. | |
| Radiohead – Separator Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| Having just begun medication for depression, and having felt better than I have in a while, this song seems to be about exactly this experience, which is indeed quite like the feeling of being awake and functional after a long time of delirious stumbling, constantly under an enormous burden, which is mentioned. The remembering part is about being oneself again after dealing with mental illness, recognizing the traits that you lost along the way down without really noticing. The sweetest flowers and fruits, the things that one can now enjoy when previously enjoyment of anything was rare. Having one's heart in one's mouth would mean saying what one means and feels without really bothering to hesitate because feeling much at all is nice after so long and talking about it is difficult not to do. It does feel something like waking up. Also, the depression doesn't just go away, and will come back now and then despite medication, hence, "If you think this is over then you're wrong." | |
| Led Zeppelin – The Battle of Evermore Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Well, aside from its obvious reference to LotR, the Ringwraiths, I think it's about the battle at Minas Tirith, and the events surrounding it, if not in exact chronological order. After having listened to the song many times while I was reading through the series, I noticed things in the song that seem like direct (or at least indirect) references to the text when I actually reached that section of the book (book five, the first half of Return of the King). I can see why some would say it was Helm's Deep, but the Ringwraiths weren't in that battle. The Queen of Light and the Prince of Peace are metaphors, both have left; the darkness encroaches the sky, and battle looms in the dark of the night Gandalf says will not have dawn until victory is had. The city of Minas Tirith prepares for the fight, sending those not fighting off as refugees and receiving assisting fighters. The surrounding farms must be abandoned, for only the strong city walls stand a chance of survival. Friendly armies gather to defend Minas Tirith, the last major stronghold against Sauron's power, from the forces of darkness. The horses' thunder could refer to all the horses of the arriving Riders of Rohan (whose specialty is horses) to assist, and could also refer to Shadowfax's strength and power. The waiting for dawn is something that had to be done, since as Gandalf told Pippin, the dawn would not come until the darkness of Sauron was repelled. The fields and orchards of Pelennor were carefully tended, as Gandalf noted in the text. He told the guards escorting him to put down their farming tools (throw down your plow and hoe) and prepare to fight for the city. The repayment mentioned in the song could refer to the debt owed Aragorn by the dead, who broke their oath to fight the forces of Sauron, then recruited to fight again by Aragorn to repay their debt. The orchards and fields were ruined by the forces of Sauron in the battle, in which his power keeps the sky dark until his defeat. His servants, the Winged Nazgul, rule the skies. The beads of time passed slowly as those remaining in the city waited for the long night to end and the battle to be over. The rest, I'm not sure about, but it could be something along the lines of the Ring being destroyed and Sauron being defeated. I'm sure the fire in the cracks of doom held no comfort (or it could be the watch fires in the night, but that was before the battle happened), and balance was restored with Sauron's defeat. Oh, and the ringwraiths did ride in, which they didn't in the battle of Helm's Deep. |
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