| My Bloody Valentine – When You Sleep Lyrics | 7 years ago |
| It's the most haunting love song I know of. | |
| New Order – Ceremony Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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After watching Control, the biopic of Ian Curtis, I can definitely say this song was written about his wife, Debbie, and the cheating he was doing with the French fan/journalist, Annik Honore, who traveled with the band on occasion. It seemed at this point the wheels were definitely not turning in his direction. The rumors, the letters his wife found, etc. I mean, if there is any real truth to that movie, so much of the ending concerning his love life is conveyed in this one song. "All she (Debbie) asks the strength to hold me / then again the same old story (Annik)" <- kiss and make up with Debbie but he's still drawn to Annik and he knows he's going to cheat Debbie again. But what really gets me in this song is that he wants to be positive, hopeful. He wants to repair his marriage, it's got to be this time, that he does the right thing, right? He's hurt her so much and he knows it. And the subtle dark note at the end, the avenues lined with trees, he wants either Debbie, Annik or whoever else loves him, to picture him, to picture happiness, to see the love he has for them all even after his death. |
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| Velocity Girl – Crazy Town Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Through the magic of digital compressors and whizbang VST effect processors I was able to isolate her vocals relatively well to understand the lyrics of this song finally. This is what I got... Hey baby I’m right over here Maybe this is just I feel my mind is I went walking around this crazy town But all I found is the same old thing I got my fill but it's not enough If you think that's good just wait and see I've got a few more words in my vocabulary I’ve been walking around Through this crazy town Words just strong enough to get my point through Maybe it’s just I’d be all over you I went walking around this crazy town But all I found is the same old thing I got my fill but it's not enough If you think that's good just wait and see I've got a few more words in my vocabulary I’ve been walking around Through this crazy town I went walking around this crazy town But all I found is the same old thing I got my fill but it's not enough If you think that's good just wait and see I've got a few more words in my vocabulary I’ve been walking around Through this crazy town |
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| Elliott Smith – Pitseleh Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| What's brutally amazing and heartbreaking about this song is that I've never heard someone scream about unrequited love on a song so quietly. | |
| Atlas Sound – Walkabout Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| glassofportmanteau is spot on. I took this song to be about individualism and self-determination but as a warning not to go completely over the edge in your pursuit and forgetting or disregarding friends and family around you. | |
| Animal Collective – Fireworks Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song is about the aftermath of a relationship. The first and last verse is pretty straightforward. Everything around you seems ugly and you're going through the motions of the day just to cope emotionally. You're waking up late and feeling uninspired and unhappy in general with your life. You're burned out and you need to a break, some kind of vacation, anything to get away from what's troubling you. But as much as you would like to you still can't get away from yourself. You still feel scared and you still got the blinders on because you still want to share you life with that person and you don't want anyone or anything else. However the second verse still throws me for a loop, kind of. I get this celestial, otherworldly vibe in it's meaning that I can't seem to fully explain. A manic riddle perhaps? Perhaps an intense introspective look brought on by hallucinogens? Or is it just simply a thinly veiled story about going on a date with another girl and eating out at a Turkish or Mediterranean restaurant and realising while on the date that you would rather be with the one you really love despite the pain, hurt or misery. Meet me after the world with the shivers! No matter its true meaning, as I'm sure this song has many meanings for those who've been touched it by it, it is one of their best songs ever. |
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