| Deftones – Change (In the House of Flies) Lyrics | 6 months ago |
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Honestly, I thought this one might be a metaphor for coke, it's changed from fun to fiendish. With the whole White Pony album reference I assumed many songs involved coke in some way. Where my thoughts come from are when Chino says "I took you home. Set you on the glass". Then pulling off the wings referencing the plastic wrap around coke. When he says "then I laughed" it could be from excitement or even in a sinister sort of way knowing what coke has become to him or whoever he's partying with. Basically, he's either blaming coke as if it purposely changed from something enjoyable to something evil, or coke changing (possibly) a girl he's with while doing it. Probably way off, but that was my initial thought. I've heard some singers talk to drugs as if they were a person. But possibly even a girl he shared coke with to party on, and how the drug changed her. I mean coke tends to make people get pretty wild and do things they normally wouldn't. |
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| Deftones – Knife Party Lyrics | 6 months ago |
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After hearing what Chino said, I guess my interpretation was a bit off. With the album title being White Pony, I assumed many songs might have a coke undertone or metaphor associated. I figured it was get your knife to cut up some coke and get to partying and feeling great: "I could float here forever." Anemic: being a reference for addicts or others who are careless and just want more. All the fiends on the block, I'm the new king: he has the coke (like a lead dealer he feels like the king of the block), so he's inviting everyone to come party, and cut into the bricks. |
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| Deftones – Passenger Lyrics | 6 months ago |
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It sounds like it's either a metaphor for cocaine being his passenger, or two people doing coke while going for a wild ride and seeing where the night takes them. Basically high and careless as they explore the night. To me the coke reference comes from "mirrors sideways." Then they just drive into the night, pushing forward to see how far they can go and where the night takes them, not having a care or worry about yesterday..."who cares what's behind me." Also with the album being titled White Pony, seem to be several coke references. |
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| Chevelle – Well Enough Alone Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| Substance abuse is what I’m leaning towards. Could relate to any drug or alcohol. Seems to me when he says “Why we leave, well enough alone,” he’s referencing someone chasing the feeling of a substance, they can’t be satisfied in their sober state or being “well enough.” | |
| Seether – Let Me Heal Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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This song speaks to a familiar situation, even if it’s not exactly what the lyrics really mean. In my opinion, this song is about battling addiction but finding it hard to quit because he’s having to portray a certain appearance around others. Sort of like he’s begging someone he loves to give him space/privacy while he goes through withdrawal and the healing process. He doesn’t want the other person or people seeing him like that. I remember being hooked on various opiates. I would always taper down and get so close to quitting, but because I own a business and have a wife who loves to be socially active, I couldn’t fully let go due to the appearance I felt was needed around them. With my business clients I found meetings a bit tough if I wasn’t somewhat high. At home, my wife knew about 50% of my situation but she didn’t fully know how bad I was struggling. She would always plan family outings, invite friends over, etc., and that made it harder for me to fully let go. Basically, I didn’t want her or others seeing me down, so my “high representative” was still the one I turned on when I needed to seem fun. I finally came clean and told her I was struggling, I pretty much told her what the lyrics of this song are saying. She helped me through, but gave me the needed space, and also allowed me to heal without having to be around others; in the end it helped me get sober! |
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| Seether – Let You Down Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| Probably way off but to me it almost sounds like he’s speaking on behalf of a substance that isn’t actually alive. Like if alcohol, heroin, or any drug could actually speak to their user. It seems as if he and his drug of choice are having a conversation between one another. | |
| Deftones – Minerva Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| In my opinion this song is about their fans or even any musicians fans. When fans cheer or sing along to a song at a concert, it’s their song that makes him feel numb and cherished in a way. Sort of like a tribute letting the fans know that they’re what matters most. | |
| Deftones – Minerva Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| In my opinion this song is about their fans or even any musicians fans. When fans cheer or sing along to a song at a concert, it’s their song that makes him feel numb and cherished in a way. Sort of like a tribute letting the fans know that they’re what matters most. | |
| Bush – Machinehead Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| I would guess he’s referring to himself as a machine and this song is about breaking away from his ego, pride, or something along those lines. \n\nOn another note it may have been written with absolutely no meaning, leaving us to attempt at guessing. I’ve actually done that in my own lyrics. Wrote a song called I Gotta Go once and thought it would represent me talking to myself about getting away from my evil side, but then realized it could also mean I have to go take a shit, so I left it at that. We even thought about adding a toilet flushing at the end. | |
| Avenged Sevenfold – Nightmare Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| Avenged Sevenfold’s music targets death and the afterlife quite a bit, so I took these lyrics pretty literal. To me it sounds like he’s talking about someone who ended up in hell. Someone who lived a horrible life, didn’t believe in God, and wound up in hell. Now they’re stuck in hell and can’t get out. \n\nThe lyrics definitely speak to a person being stuck in hell, the question is if the lyrics are a metaphor or literal. Ha. | |
| Staind – Reality Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| Been enjoying this song for many, many years. Lately, I’ve found myself stuck in a bit of a hole, and I’m the type of person who uses music as a tool to help me through. This is one of those songs where I feel like the singer is speaking directly to me. \n\nAaron’s approach is pretty direct. It seems as if he’s trying to get a reaction from someone who is in the process of, or has already lost control of their life. He mentions addiction, but it seems to go beyond that, like he’s questioning what the real underlining issue is. \n\nSome of us are really good at hiding our demons, regardless if it’s regret, depression, addiction, fear or anything else like that. In these lyrics he seems to be telling someone that’s trying to hide what they’re going through, that he sees what’s really going on. He’s questioning why they keep hiding and burying their true self, and in a way he’s providing some tough love. \n\nOver the course of my life I’ve turned to various substances to help fight off depression and other demons. I’d switch between my daily drug of choice thinking I could avoid addiction. I never became a full on junky who relied on one type of drug, BUT I became dependent on something that was dragging me down rather than lifting me up. I didn’t want any of those substances in my life, but it helped me bury the depressed mental space I was in. So in reality I was now facing two issues, depression and dependency. I was building a wall around myself while digging a huge hole for myself too. Nobody ever truly knew what I was going through either, I hid it pretty well. \n\nHis lyrics sound like he’s talking to someone in a similar situation, except he knows there’s something going on, and wants to know why they won’t fight for themself. Running from or temporarily avoiding serious problems never works. | |
| Flaw – Recognize Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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I can relate to this song. I believe this song speaks to self-disappointment. With the first song on the album being “Medicate” where it seems as though he’s talking about using drugs or alcohol to deal with his pain, I’m thinking this song might be a reflection (no pun intended) of where that sort of behavior has led him. By self-medicating he’s hiding the pain in his life but then addiction sets in and you become someone you don’t recognize anymore. When I went through this I looked in the mirror many times not recognizing who I’d become. You’re disappointed in yourself, you’re not facing your issues and now you’re stuck; but you know you have to get back to being yourself. Really though this song could speak to anyone going through a rough time and trying to figure out where things went wrong. |
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| Flaw – Final Cry Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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Flaw is one of the most underrated bands imo. What I take from this song is similar to what others mention. He’s living with regrets and hurt, but he’s struggling with facing these issues. It almost seems like he’s turning to drugs or something negative to deal with his past instead of facing it head on. However at the same time it’s like he knows he’s dealing with his issue wrong, so now he’s trying to own up to it the right way. “All these occurances bring me to life All that I've sacrificed makes it seem right” Seems like he’s saying, everything I’ve gone through makes this route of dealing with it ok. Possibly drug use, he’s gone through so much pain it makes his use seem ok. But then he’s struggling with that too, like he knows it’s not ok. So this our final cry is saying this is it, I’m facing my problems the right way. |
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| Chevelle – Well Enough Alone Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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Old one but a good one. I’m thinking this song definitely is speaking on addiction. Like many say alcohol addiction, but in my opinion I think it could really speak to any drug addiction. The lines that really speak to me are the two opening lines in the chorus: “Why we leave. Well enough alone.” Something I’ve wondered in my own life. To me those lines speak to being sober vs needing a substance to feel good. Almost like the the lines in A Perfect Circle “Why can't we not be sober?” Once someone has a taste of a substance, before actual addicted, sobriety almost seems “well enough.” Like we can still get by without the substance in the early stages, but we don’t care, we dig deeper and become addicted. So we leave the feeling of being well enough alone, and go all in. |
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| Shinedown – Burning Bright Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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It wasn’t until just recently that I truly absorbed the lyrics to this song. Being a lyricist myself I have to give huge props here. He found a way to explain a feeling that I’ve personally battled but one I never really considered in this way. From my personal experience of battling opiate use, once I was over the hump of acute withdrawals I was in a very weird place; some might call it PAWS. A place where things were almost normal, and even seemed sort of boring after all the drama I had gone through internally. I’d have days where I felt completely fine, but on those days I couldn’t truly accept it and almost needed something to go wrong. Then I’d have really dark days and I’d almost do the opposite, I’d take it in and pretend everything was great to everyone around me. It’s like I was ignoring days that showed positive progress, but accepting of the darker days since I was so used to pretending I was fine for so long. It became a way of life, and I didn’t want to talk about it, I just moved forward and lived in this mindset. I always considered emotions and feelings as one or the other, but he wraps them nicely into one state of being. I truly wasn’t embracing the good I experienced, the times when “the light shines through me.” I was focused on and expecting the darkness though. In short I believe the lyrics represent someone who can’t accept or embrace the good they feel because it’s something they’re not familiar with. However, they have a plan for the darkness they experience; they expect it and accept it by pretending they’re fine. They go on living this way and have trouble adjusting. |
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| Seether – The Gift Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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To me the gift is love or even life. Could be speaking to God or speaking to a loved one, he’s ashamed of who he is and doesn’t feel worthy of the “gift.” I felt this way when battling addiction. I was ashamed that I had ruined the gift of life, and at the same time I didn’t feel like I deserved the love my wife provided me through it all. I didn’t feel worthy of so much love and needed to learn to enjoy life again. Glad to say I’m almost out of it, and those gifts are what helped me the most! |
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| Breaking Benjamin – So Cold Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| To me it’s almost like he’s speaking to someone who has lost all hope due to a tragedy. Someone who feels like nobody can save them and they’re all alone in this world. It’s almost like he’s reaching out to that person asking them to be open with him and share how they truly feel so he can help them get out of this nightmare like mindset. At the same time he’s not sugarcoating it, he’s telling them it is dark and lonely but he’s there for them and it’s alright. | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins – Today Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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I believe it leans towards the acceptance of ones self, embracing the depression which might end badly, but he’s accepted who he truly is. No more fighting to be someone else. He’s tired of being fake and pretending he’s fine, although he did try to change himself. Even if it ends in suicide, he’s ok with that now. It also speaks to me on an addiction and withdrawal level, from personal experience I’ve felt these words play out. It’s the greatest day because you’re done, you’ve made up your mind to quit; but the irony is you feel awful and don’t know that you’ll make it through to tomorrow. When I was using I was fake, it wasn’t the real me, so the first day of finally deciding to be sober was a great day, although a horrible day too. I knew I couldn’t focus on tomorrow because it seemed so far away. I was unsure of where it would go, but kept trying to break away and finding the real me, fighting myself. My Angel wings were bruised in regret. Someone who was once innocent and kept trying to do the right thing but kept beating themselves up, addicts often live in regret but want to find peace again. Sometimes the greatest day can be the most painful day in my opinion. “I want to turn you on”…could that represent talking to your alter ego, basically talking to yourself? He wants to get the other version of himself turned back on, possibly by using again? He’s obviously battling something within. Using can be a turn on for yourself. Also if you give in and go back to using, it turns into the greatest day you’ve “never” known. Just my thoughts and what the song has meant to me. |
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