| The Beatles – Fixing a Hole Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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i think that this song isn't about an actual roof, though that's what may have inspired the song. nor do i think it's about drugs, though drugs could have had some influence. rather, it's about a person who is frustrated with the people around him, people that don't understand him. rather than letting their ignorance get to him, he's building a "room" for himself inside his own mind, a place where he can go when people are bothering him. when he's in this room no one else can touch him, their bothersome thoughts can only get in through this little hole where "the rain gets in" and which he is currently fixing. inside his room he can almost laugh at the "silliness" of the world, and people rushing around trying to get things done. its interesting inside his room because his own thoughts interest him, i.e., he's "painting the room in a colorful way". essentially, this person in the song does not want to be bothered with the so called "real world"... he would rather let his own mind wander some place more important, some place infinately more interesting. |
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| The Beatles – Blackbird Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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blackbird was the first song i ever learned how to play on the guitar, and it continues to be the only one i can play consistantly well. the first person that i ever fell in love with taught me how to play it... when i think about this song, i usually envision an actual blackbird kind of nestled into a tree. the sky is a very deep dark blue, and dark gray clouds are kind of passing overhead, bright white stars peeking through sporatically. the bird starts singing, even though its kind of stuck in its tree. it's singing anyway, because it's stronger than its broken body, stronger than its physical self. the blackbird is trying to get up enough courage to leave the tree and fly into the night, the uncertainty. perhaps the blackbird has spent many other nights like this, but never has it felt so strong. tonight will be its night. |
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