Lyrics for Munich as interpreted by obsessed

Munich Lyrics
I'm so glad I've found this
I'm so glad I did
I'm so glad I've found this
I'm so glad I did

People are fragile things, you should know by now
Be careful what you put them through

People are fragile things, you should know by now
You'll speak when you're spoken to

It breaks when you don't force it
It breaks when you don't try
It breaks if you don't force it
It breaks if you don't try

People are fragile things, you should know by now
Be careful what you put them through

People are fragile things, you should know by now
You'll speak when you're spoken to

With one hand you calm me
With one hand I'm still
With one hand you calm me
With one hand I'm still

People are fragile things, you should know by now
Be careful what you put them through

People are fragile things, you should know by now
You'll speak when you're spoken to

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

You'll speak when you're spoken to
You'll speak when you're spoken to
He'll speak when he's spoken to
She'll speak when she's spoken to

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Leif_Erikson
07-26-2005

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Maybe about a relationship breaking up? He says how she's careless and treats people badly, but he was still glad it happened. He thinks about how they fail when you don't try. She breaks up with him and (maybe someone else) sits there with him and calms him down while he's upset and angry. Or something...

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gilbag
08-10-2005

Rated +2 
Feelings and inadequecies make people the easiest things to break when handled wrongly by certain people.

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Swive
12-09-2005

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I believe the song is trying to sum up some things that have happened in Munich over the last century (rise of Hitler, the Munich Massacre during the Olympics). Munich has been an example of human fear and weakness.. well, just think about it.

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madrigal
12-17-2005

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ed said that the song is not at all about munich. they haven't even been there the time they wrote it. they just made it and were looking for a title and "munich sounds funny". that's why.

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EL BASTARDDO
12-21-2005

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"People are fragile things, you should know by now
Be careful what you put them through"

How can you say that this song is not about munich and their culture in general. this line sums up perfectly the rise of the fascists!

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Sirius1
01-06-2006

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Great song!

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ladyboygrrl
01-07-2006

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when i first heard this song i thought it was about relationships etc. after reading the suggestion that it is about Munich's past, this seems to make more sense, even if the song was not originally written about it. the line "it breaks when you don't force it" makes me think of how the Nazi party gained power in Germany legally (i.e., it wasn't forced). also, the lines "with one hand you calm me, with one hand i'm still" reminds me of news footage of Hitler giving speeches and saluting, silencing the crowd.

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transparenteyeball
01-23-2006

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does anyone else think this song could relate to domestic abuse or rape within a relationship? there's the whole 'speak when you're spoken to' thing, 'one hand you calm me, one hand i'm still'... and the part where he says 'it breaks if you don't force it' could well be about forcing someone into sex as a means of ignoring the problems in the relationship.

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pwincess
03-04-2006

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i agree with transparenteyeball , that stuff about hitler and stuff just doesnt feel like the meaning , you know...

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Quadrophenic
03-07-2006

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i think this song has to be referring to the genocide of the Nazis. even the tone of this song is a little creepy and scewed, like something's not quite right. if the band titled the song 'munich' for no reason, it still fits perfectly.

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Spitterman
03-15-2006

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This song has a free download on iTunes right now

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wildmustang
03-17-2006

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I think that it is about munich. If you watch the music video which you can find on www.editorsmusic.co.uk they show athletes training which possibly is a refrence to the Munich Olympics. It's a great song regardless of the meaning anyway!

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binaural485
03-23-2006

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These lyrics are so vague, the song could be about anything.

It could literally be about Munich.

It could be about an abusive relationship (physically or emotionally or whatever).

It could be about masturbation. ("With one hand, you calm me...")

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Recker30
04-14-2006

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masturbation!?! haha....classic.

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whj247
05-12-2006

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it's about oversensitivity.

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akleinsmith
05-31-2006

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I think that this song is talking about breaking up. "It breaks when you don't force it." That normally doesn't make sense but if you don't force, or work, a relationship, then the relationship falls away.
I don't know if it's about Munich. Munich isn't the city with a troubled past in Germany--that's Berlin.
As for the athletes, I also think of the human body. You have to force it to work.
But I also think it's about control and relationships, especially hierarchies. Parents and children, very Confuscious-style and strict.
And if you're a shocking person, then you damage fragile relationships.

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ripped off
06-23-2006

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this song makes me think of a counselling session for some reason...
'it breaks when you don't force it'
when the counsellor doesn't force their patient to change their life they 'break'.
'i'm so glad i've found this'
the patient is glad they've found this release...
'You'll speak when you're spoken to
You'll speak when you're spoken to
He'll speak when he's spoken to
She'll speak when she's spoken to'
this makes me think that the only time they'll speak is when they have someone questioning or trying to understand them.

just some ideas, lol. great song, no matter the meaning.

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ripped off
06-23-2006

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also reminds me of prostitution...too many meanings!

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kookychris
07-10-2006

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the video is full of Athletes so I'd imagine it's about what happened at Munich

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dgrebe
08-25-2006

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To me it's more general, about life and your dreams, not about specifics.
If you don't force your own life into the direction you want it to, it will not go there.
If you don't even try, you can be even more sure of your life breaking away.

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leaveandletgo
11-04-2006

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i definately think its about a relationship.

"it breaks when you dont force it", meaning trying hard for things to work.

People are fragile things, you should know by now
You'll speak when you're spoken to

watch what u do to people they break, only do whats done to you.

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Seanek
01-04-2007

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there is a ZUNE mp3 player at my work which has a few songs preloaded on it.. and this is one of them. i get to hear this song periodically throughout the day and i love it. as to what its about - probobaly a relationship

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sam12088
01-11-2007

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I'm thinking this song has a double meaning. I think it's about the things that have gone on at Munich but maybe also a Relationship.

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RainbowRaymond
01-14-2007

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I have been listening to this song pretty much non-stop since I heard it on the radio. At first I was really frustrated since I didn't know what the song was called since 'Munich' was not part of the lyrics. Anyway, the thing is, I don't believe that this song has anything to do with the events of Germany, however, that is my own opinion, and isn't that part of the beauty of music (different interpretations)? To me, this song has to do with two shy people who really care about one another, and one of them realizes that if anything is to happen, he has to force himself to do stuff. This is my interpretation anyway, and thats why I love this song so much.

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silentexclamation
01-15-2007

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42.

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