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I want you to tell me a song which has a lot of meaning. And when I say meaning, I don't mean any old meaning... I mean the 'Imagine' by John Lennon type song meaning. Then I want to know a song that means something to you, meaning being moving.
The song name PLUS the lyrics/ link would be nice.
Ok, thanks in advance! :up:
Threads about music belong in The Lounge so I've moved this one. :mog:
'If I Had' by Eminem is great, because it was written before he got a record contract, and he literally had no money, couldn't keep a job and had a baby to look after. He raps about how even if he had the chance to make it all better he knew he would just waste it.
Sadie by Alkaline Trio.
It's about Susan Atkins, nicknamed Sadie Glutz by Charlie Manson. The end quote "He represented a God to me That was so beautiful that I'd do anything for him. I'd do anything for god. Even murder, if I believed it was right. How could it not be right if it was done with love? I have no remorse for doing what was right to me. I have no guilt in me" was in her statement referring to how she felt about Charlie and the crimes she claimed she had no option in partaking in. If you have the chance, read Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry. It's about the Manson murders. Great book and great song.
Anything by Coldplay (my fave band) usually has a good meaning.
I especially like "Lost" of their new album, which begins- "just because am losing, doesen't mean am lost" some people find their songs to be depressing, personally i find them very uplifting, and always cheer me up :) cool idea for a thread by the way :P
In the two consecutive songs Wings for Marie and 10,000 Days (Wings Pt. 2) by Tool, Maynard questions the faith that his mother placed in God after she died approximately 10,000 days after being paralysed and confined to a wheelchair. It's a very emotional song and if you site there and listen to it carefully, you can notice marked transitions between different styles and intensities of the music and lyrics - each "section" of the song represents a different emotion.
A line allows progress, a circle does not-Bright Eyes
The song discusses the changing of a close friend doing drugs. The title symbolizes this because the title isn't spoken in the song at all (I believe) but it makes sense because the character discussed in a "circle of drugs", no progress, but a line does condone progress...Yeah.
Can you tell us any meanings to the songs?Quote:
Originally Posted by redxiiii
"Crucifixion" by Phil Ochs is the most fascinating song I've ever heard. He wrote it for John F. Kennedy, but it never mentions Kennedy by name, and ultimately has come to be about Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, Christ, John Lennon, and heroes in general. Humankind revels in its ability to slaughter its heroes. It's a fascinating concept to think about, and the song's imagery and alliteration is incredible.
"Dance, dance, dance, teach us to be true. Dance, dance, dance, 'cause we love you."
"Excitement is ecstatic, passion places bets. Gracefully he bows to ovations that he gets. But the hands are applauding are slippery with sweat, and saliva is falling from their smiles."
"First a smile of rejection at the nearness of the night; truth becomes a tragedy limping from the light. All the heavens are horrified, they stagger from the sight, as the cross is trembling with desire."
YouTube - Phil Ochs - Crucifixion
Crucifixion
Sleep by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
No lyrics, but has a personal connection to me beyond what human language can adequately describe.
nice discussion guys.
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The song "Hi no hikari sae todokanai kono basho de" by Miyavi is very inspiring and full of emotion.
Since you can tell by the title that the song is in Japanese, I'll post a translation and a video with subs on it here.
Looking up to the skies
of this place where the sun doesn't shine
Without blinking, I tried following
the fast-forwarded motion of the clouds
It was terrifying, when I close my eyes
everything seems to turn into lies
And the wind crying out,
as it seems to put the torn pieces of clouds together
Then all of a sudden, it's as if I'm blown away
But a little shake is nothing.
As long as I keep my eyes forward
and push on straight ahead
without stumbling on my way, if I do that
one day I'll probably be able to catch up with those clouds too.
/well, that's some of the lyrics, but I'll let you watch the video to see the rest and interpret it yourself.
YouTube - 雅-miyavi- - 陽の光さえ届かないこの場所で feat. SUGIZO with eng subtitles
Wings is a smurfing amazing song. Any time I sit down with headphones and really listen to it, I find myself completely blown away.Quote:
Originally Posted by o_O
I also wanted to mention the song Lithium, by Evanescence. Some people may find it kind of hokey, but I don't care. The song is about having been depressed for so long that it's almost addicting, to point that the thought of being happy is almost terrifying simply because it's different. It's about clinging to depression because it's the only thing that feels real. I think the studio version of the song is a little over the top, but listening to the raw emotion in the acoustic version really gets to me.
It's hardly comparable with a song like Wings, but is a song I can relate to nonetheless.
I agree, though I find 10,000 Days to be more emotional, personally. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Germ HameeWings is a smurfing amazing song. Any time I sit down with headphones and really listen to it, I find myself completely blown away.Quote:
Originally Posted by o_O
Slightly off topic, but if you haven't tried it already, play Viginti Tres followed by Wings For Marie, at the same time as 10,000 Days. It's pretty cool. ;)
This first song I'm probably going to get a lot of crap for saying, but meh, screw you all. :p
YouTube - Welcome To The Black Parade lyrics
Yep, it's MCR - The Black Parade. Only one of their Albums I actually like.
But the song itself actually has a really good message. When a person important to you passes on, you need to pick up all the pieces and carry on, cause even though they are gone their memory will live on within you.
This next one is truly an amazing song.
YouTube - Cowboy Bebop ~ Gotta Knock a Little Harder
It brings a tear to my eye due to it's epicness. I always took this song as being the struggle for a person who has emotionally shut themselves down to recover, and that the longer they remained distant, the harder it is to lift yourself from that state.
"Big A Little A" by Crass
The meaning is fairly obvious but for those who dont wanna read it all its basically about choosing your own path and making your own rules. With a little bit about the futility of using violence to bring about change.
PLEASE NOTE: Numerous comments made on the Youtube link contain swearing, offensive opinions etc YouTube - Crass - Big A Little A
Big A little A bouncing B
The sytem might have got you but it won't get me
1 2 3 4
Chorus:
External control are you gonna let them get you?
Do you wanna be a prisorner in the boundaries they set you?
You say you want to be yourself
By christ do you think they'll let you?
The're out to get you get you get you get you get you get you
Hello, hello, hello, this is the Lord God, can you hear?
Hellfire and damnation's what I've got for you down there
On earth I have ambassadors. archbishop. vicar. pope
We'll blind you with morality, you'd best abandon any hope,
We're telling you you'd better pray cos you were born in sin
Right from the start we'll build a cell and then we'll lock you in
We sit in holy judgement condemning those that stray
We offer our forgiveness, but first we'll make you pay
Chorus
Hello. hell. hell, now here's a message from your queen
As figurehead of the status quo I set the social scene
I'm most concerned about my people, I want to give them peace
So I'm making sure they stay in line with my army and police
My prisons and my mental homes have ever open doors
For those amongst my subjects who dare to ask for more
Unrulyness and disrepect are things I can't allow
So I'll see the peasants grovel in they refuse to bow.
Chorus
Introducing the Prime Sinister, she's a mother to us all
Like the dtch boy's finger in the dyke her arse is in the wall
Holding back the future waiting for the seas to part
If Moses did it with his faith, she;ll do it with an army
Who at times of threatened crisis are certain to be there
Gaurding national heritage no matter what or where
Palaces for kings and gueens, amnsions for the rich
Protection for the walthy, defence of privelige
They've learnt the ropes in Ireland, engaged in cibil war
Fighting for the ruling classes in their battle agaisnt the poor
Great Britain? Future? b*llocks, you'd better look begind
Round every other corner stands P.C. 1984
Guardian of the future, he'll implement the law
Big brothers system's always there with his beady eyes on you
From God to local bobby, in home and street and school
They've got you name and number while you've just got their rule
We've got to look for methods to undermine those powers
It's time to chage the tables. the future must be ours.
BE exactly who you want to be, do what you want to do
I am he and she is she but you're the only you
No one else has got your eyes, can see the things you see
It's up to you to change you life and my life's up to me
The problems that you suffer from are problems that you make
Thewe have to climb through is the
If you don't like the life you life, change it now it's yours
Nothing has effect if you don't recognise the cause
If the programmes's not the one you want, get up, turn off the set
It's only you that can decide what life you're gonna get
If you don't like religion you can be the antichrist
If your tired of politics you can be an anarchist
But no on ever changed the church by pulling down the steeple
And you'll never change the syustem by bombing number ten
Systems just aren't made of bricks they're most made of people
You may send then into hiding, but they'll be back again
If you don't like the rules they make, regust to play their game
If you don't want to be a numver, don't give them your name
If you don't wnat to be caught out, refuse to hear their question
Silence is a virtue, use it for your own protection
They'll try to make you play their game,refuse to show your face
Be exactly who you want to be, do what you want to do
I am he and she is she but you're the only you.
p.s. i couldnt be assed to correct the numerous spelling mistakes from cutting and pasting the lyrics
We need to do lunch. I love coldplay. I am particularly in love with Viva La VIda and Strawberry Swing from their new album. But every song on there is good! Coldplay is the best band and their music just moves me like none other.Quote:
Originally Posted by redxiiii
Strawberry Swing:
They were sitting
They were sitting in the strawberry swing
Every moment was so precious
They were sitting
They were talking in the strawberry swing
Everybody was for fighting
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing
Cold, cold water
Bring me round
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Cold, cold water
What ya say?
It's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day
I remember
We were walking up to strawberry swing
I can't wait 'til the morning
Wouldn't wanna change a thing
People leaving all the time
Inside a perfectly straight line
Don't you wanna curve away
It's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day
Now the sky could be blue
I don't mind
Without you it's a waste of time
Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without you it’s a waste of time
Could be blue,
could be grey
without you I’m just miles away
could be blue
I don’t mind
Without you it’s a waste of time
--
I think this song is about taking life as it comes and enjoying it despite all of the horrible things going on around you. It's just very deep, for me. And the music is brilliant.
Both of these songs are a sight to behold live, and I actually think that Tool may never play them live again.Quote:
Originally Posted by o_OI agree, though I find 10,000 Days to be more emotional, personally. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Germ HameeWings is a smurfing amazing song. Any time I sit down with headphones and really listen to it, I find myself completely blown away.Quote:
Originally Posted by o_O
To expound on the former: I saw the Wings / 10,000 Days suite performed twice, once in 2006 and again in 2007. It was much better the second time - the mood and atmosphere were perfect. The arena was dark, with the backdrops showing moving clouds, and the lightshow simulating rain through the mist of the room (they had those smoke generators going), plus the sound of thunder, and the ominous bass and guitar of Justin and Adam. Everything about it was just perfect - the climaxes of Keenan's lyrical delivery, the intensity sustained throughout the instrumental section, right down to the quiet, cathartic closure of the "Daylight dims..." section.
To expound on the latter: Throughout the tour, Maynard was really sensitive while they were playing this song. Before starting he would kindly ask the crowd not to use any flash cameras. And in fact, the second time I saw it, he actually stopped singing (the band was still playing) the end of Wings pt. 1 to say "Please, no flash cameras, please." Obviously it's a very personal song for him and he wanted nothing to ruin the atmosphere of the live performance, and rightfully so. In fact, in a recent interview with Revolver Magazine, Keenan talked about the writing and performing of that song in particular, and said they'll probably never do something like that live again since it's simply too draining for Keenan - he bears his emotional side (not something he does often) with songs like 10,000 Days and in turn many of the fans just react coldly, which is a shame. Oh well, at least I got to see it performed!
@Ryth: Are you the same Ryth that posts on 5/8? Anyways, everything about GYBE's Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven album is crushing and overpowering on the soul. What a gorgeous and wonderful album.
Pretty much everything from Transatlanticism, by Death Cab. It is quite simply the most amazing album I have heard in a long, long time. Look up the lyrics (or even better, just buy it) and you will see what I mean.
I personally bawl my eyes out when I listen to Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Aparatus.
And in certain parts I think about my daughter, and just wow.
It`s a powerful song to listen to, and think about someone, or something you love, with all your heart. Check it out =)Quote:
When I see your smile
Tears roll down my face I can't replace
And now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one
I will never let you fall (let you fall)
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all (through it all)
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one
I will never let you fall (let you fall)
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all (through it all)
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
Cuz you're my, you're my, my, my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
Cuz I'm here for you
Please don't walk away and
Please tell me you'll stay woah, stay woah
Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be okay
Though my skies are turning gray
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
[to fade]
Yes, I am and I completely agree. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven might be my favorite album ever, it's slowly becoming that at least. Sleep is just the "song" on the album that always spoke to me the most.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chzn8r
weird al's "hardware store" just speaks to me.
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*chuckle*
*snort-like cracking up noise thingy*
*bursting with laughter and choking and dying and exploding with the pudding and the lord of the rings*
Corroded, by Headphones President.
amazing song, though lyrics are pretty much pointless. pretty much, it's an audio play about her going insane.
I really dont know how to describe how or why I love this song so much, it just struck me as like a mirror of myself when I heard it the first time and I wanted to share that with the world....untill i got a noise complaint.