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[Danoff]

Really enjoying Fiona Apple's "Slow Like Honey" today. The meaning of the lyrics is at least 3 levels deep.

Here's part of it:

"So I stretch myself across
Like a bridge
And I pull you to the edge
And stand there waiting
Trying to attain
The end to satisfy the story
Shall I release you?
Must I release you?
As I rise to meet my glory"

She's talking holding off a climax in at least 3 ways. One is physically, one is emotionally, and one is musically... which is reflected in the song where she keeps avoiding the refrain.

I know I've already posted about this song once before in here but I just listened to it again and... goodness I think it might be one of the best written songs ever. This song is pure sex. If you listen to it interpreting everything as sexual inuendo, it holds water completely (lined up orgasm sounds and everything). And it is sooooo good in that interpretation. She goes through the entire encounter with such brilliant imagery, and even intellectualizes a little bitter sweet element of how real sex can still be like living fantasy, and crossing that bridge is tenuous and temporary.

And then if you listen to the song thinking of it as a discussion of an emotional connection, she describes a relationship, almost an abusive relationship, where her partner wants to get away and can't quite shake his attachment to her. She describes being difficult to understand, and her complexity being an endearing quality that almost painfully keeps bringing her partner back to her. And that level of interpretation of the song holds water completely as well, and is more bitter sweet.

And then again if you listen to the song thinking of it as literally Fiona Apple talking to her fans about her music... it's again a complete story. Kinda like "hook" by Blues Traveler. Her fans are mystified by her, can't quite discern her, and yet they can't run away because she keeps them coming back with her slow melodies and deep moody lyrics... and her music bridges the gap between fantasy and reality and relieves her and her fans... for a moment.

I'm so friggin impressed with this song. It's a really great tune, and it's so Fiona Apple, and it's so damned brilliant and immersive in layers. Hang on, I gotta go take a cold shower.

 

[TexRex]

Tidal is just a fantastic album, and that she wrote it at 17 makes it all that more impressive. For my money, when it comes to '90s female alt pop, it's between Tidal, Little Earthquakes from Tori Amos and PJ Harvey's Dry ("Happy and Bleeding"...come on!) for top honors; and they're all their respective debuts (okay, so PJ had Automatic Dalmini and Tori had Y Kant Tori Read prior to their solo careers, but still debut solo releases).

Aaaaanyway...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Come Into My Sleep

Now that mountains of meaningless words
And oceans divide us
And we each have our own set of stars
To comfort and guide us
Come into my sleep
Come into my sleep, oh yeah
Dry your eyes and do not weep
Come into my sleep

Swim to me through the deep blue sea
Upon the scattered stars set sail
Fly to me through this love-lit night
From one thousand miles away
And come into my sleep
Come into my sleep oh yeah
As midnight nears and shadows creep
Come into my sleep

Bind my dreams up in your tangled hair
For I am sick at heart, my dear
Bind my dreams up in your tangled hair
For all the sorrow it will pass, my dear

Take your accusation, your recriminations
And toss them into the ocean blue
Leave your regrets and impossible longings
And scatter them across the sky behind you
And come into my sleep
Come into my sleep
For my soul to comfort and keep
Come into my sleep
For my soul to comfort and keep - my sleep
Come on
Come on
Come on

I think that wordcraft is simply astounding. Nick Cave, man.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

I was thinking if you and I could
skip the part where we small talk each other





All this moment depends
on the record that the DJ plays

 

[Danoff]

Tidal is just a fantastic album, and that she wrote it at 17 makes it all that more impressive.

...oh great. Now I'm a creep.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Literally anything by Murder by Death. Check out the album Red Of Tooth And Claw

 

[TheGeologist]

Urges by GROVES

This fire,
Urges,
Me too, take you on this ride,
Bite the,
Bullet,
It takes me down every time,
Fight the,
Urges,
To see what you taste like,
Bite the,
Bullet.

--

Faded Love by GROVES

I see it now,
Staring at the door,
Don't turn around,
This is what you came for,
You're one second away,
You're one second away.

--

Ender by GROVES

Just lose yourself, but take control,
The moment you realize you’re ready to roll,
You're ready to roll,

Hear me all Ender,
Can you help me see the light?
Hear me all Ender,
You were right, you were right, you were right,
Hear me all Ender.

--
Edited to add songs and display links correctly. You guys should give these guys a look. A lot of their songs only have about a thousand or so views. They deserve to be big time. If you decide to get their music, please buy it legally to support the band!

 

[TexRex]

A polite reminder from the OP:

Note: Please don't post full YouTube videos here. If you want to share the song with others, then please link to them as I have with mine. Thanks!

You can do this by typing the song title, highlighting the text, and clicking the chain link icon above the drafting window. Failing that, a spoiler box also minimizes page loading time until it's expanded.

 

[TheGeologist]

A polite reminder from the OP:



You can do this by typing the song title, highlighting the text, and clicking the chain link icon above the drafting window. Failing that, a spoiler box also minimizes page loading time until it's expanded.

Thank you for the explanation, I was trying to figure it out early.

 

[1alexie]

Don't say you miss me when you don't call
Don't say you're hurtin' without the scars
Don't promise me tonight without tomorrow, too
Don't say you love me unless you do...

Found my new favorite Fifth Harmony song, I've been listening to this for quite some time now since it has been released.

 

[UltimateYosh]

Ghost - Dance Macabre

Just wanna be
Wanna bewitch you in the moonlight
Just wanna be
I wanna bewitch you all night

What makes the chorus of this song so great is that you could hear it like "be with you" rather than bewitch you, and that was done on purpose.
These kind of lyrics with much darker undertones than you would expect considering how upbeat the song is, is part of the reason why I like the new Ghost record as much as I do.

 

[TexRex]

The Beatles - Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!*

"For the benefit of Mr. Kite
There will be a show tonight on trampoline
The Hendersons will all be there
Late of Pablo Fanque's Fair, what a scene
Over men and horses hoops and garters
Lastly through a hogshead of real fire!
In his way Mr. K. will challenge the world!

The celebrated Mr. K
Performs his feat on Saturday at Bishopsgate
The Hendersons will dance and sing
As Mr. Kite flies through the ring don't be late
Messrs. K. and H. assure the public
Their production will be second to none
And of course Henry The Horse dances the waltz!

The band begins at ten to six
When Mr. K. performs his tricks without a sound
And Mr. H. will demonstrate
Ten somersets he'll undertake on solid ground
Having been some days in preparation
A splendid time is guaranteed for all
And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill"

I mean...there's good reason for Sgt. Pepper's being given the honor of "greatest album of all time," and I like to think "Mr. Kite" plays a part in that. Plus...it was inspired by a danged poster!

*It should be noted that this is a vocal track cover set to original music tracks, though what an effort it is. The original recording isn't available on YouTube.

 

[TexRex]

So...this is the second song from the last album the artist released prior to his death. I posted lyrics to the first song on said album in an earlier post, and I just may end up doing so for all songs on the album. It's not my favorite album from the artist--that'd be Toy Matinee from Toy Matinee--but it's written so phenomenally well.

Kevin Gilbert - Goodness Gracious

Goodness Gracious is there nothing left to say?
When the ones that get to keep looking are the ones that look away
It's pabulum for the sleepers in the cult of brighter days
In the cult of brighter days

Goodness Gracious at the mercy of the crooks
We're broke and stroking vegetables and there's way too many cooks
In every pot a pink slip, in every mouth a hook
Every mouth a hook

Goodness Gracious I'm not listening anymore
‘Cause the spooks are in the White House and they've justified a war
So wake me when they notify we're gonna fight some more
We’re gonna fight some more

Goodness Gracious not many people care
Concern is getting scarcer, true compassion really rare
I can see it on our faces, I can feel it in the air
Goodness Gracious me

Goodness Gracious my generation's lost
They’ve burned down all our bridges before we had a chance to cross
Is it the winter of our discontent or just an early frost?
Just an early frost

Goodness Gracious of apathy I sing
The baby boomers had it all and wasted everything
Now recess is almost over and they won't get off the swing
Won’t get off the swing

Goodness Gracious we came in at the end
No sex that isn't dangerous, no money left to spend
We're the cleanup crew for parties we were too young to attend
Goodness Gracious me

Goodness Gracious we came in at the end
No sex that isn't dangerous, no money left to spend
We're the cleanup crew for parties we were too young to attend
Goodness Gracious me

Goodness Gracious my grandma used to say
The world's a scary place now, things were different in her day
What horrors will be commonplace when my hair starts to grey

 

[epic_apri_39]

Steven Wilson - Drive Home

Spoiler

Cold windowpane
A car upturned in the rain
Wait on in vain
Don't try to bear the blame
Deal with the pain
Dust down your wings again

You need to clear away
All the jetsam in your brain
And face the truth
Well love can make amends
While the darkness always ends
You're still alone
So drive home

A pause without end
A moment in time suspends
How could she leave?
Release all your guilt and grieve
Give up your pain
Hold up your head again

Tool - Lateralus

Spoiler

Black then white are all I see
In my infancy.
Red and yellow then came to be,
Reaching out to me,
Lets me see.

As below, so above and beyond,
I imagine drawn beyond the lines of reason.
Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

Over-thinking, over-analysing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition, missing opportunities and I must
Feed my will to feel my moment drawing way outside the lines.

Black then white are all I see
In my infancy.
Red and yellow then came to be,
Reaching out to me.
Lets me see

There is so much more
And beckons me
To look through to these
Infinite possibilities.

As below, so above and beyond,
I imagine drawn outside the lines of reason.
Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

Over-thinking, over-analysing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition, leaving opportunities behind.

Feed my will to feel this moment urging me to cross the line.
Reaching out to embrace the random.
Reaching out to embrace whatever may come.

I embrace my desire to
I embrace my desire to feel the rhythm, to feel connected
Enough to step aside and weep like a widow
To feel inspired, to fathom the power,
To witness the beauty, to bathe in the fountain,
To swing on the spiral, to swing on the spiral,

To swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human.

With my feet upon the ground
I lose myself between the sounds
And open wide to suck it in.
I feel it move across my skin.

I'm reaching up and reaching out.
I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me.
Whatever will bewilder me.

And following our will and wind
We may just go where no one's been.
We'll ride the spiral to the end
And may just go where no one's been.

Spiral out, keep going
Spiral out, keep going
Spiral out, keep going
Spiral out, keep going

TesseracT - Hexes

Spoiler

Is there something I should know
Of the colours that you show?
I remember those words
In the back of my mind
There is an old phantom

It isn't a secret this mind's shrouded in history
It isn't a secret this mind spirals in disarray
It isn't a secret this mind shudders in mystery
It isn't a secret I find terror in memory

Come close. Don't be afraid,
It's stranger than you think
Desperately opiate, weary
Feverish host to us, teary eyed
History hexes us
History hexes us

Don't look. Don't think
Don't feel. Don't move. Don't breathe
Don't make a sound. It lives. It breathes
In my conscious mind
(Rosebud don't change)

It isn't a secret this mind's shrouded in history
It isn't a secret this mind spirals in disarray
It isn't a secret this mind shudders in mystery
It isn't a secret I find terror in memory

I live and breathe again
These gory locks, don't you dare forget them
Don't you dare.
Don't you dare.
History hexes us
I breathe again
History hexes us
I live again

 

[Adamgp]

Meat Loaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach
You'll never drill for oil on a city street
I know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks
But there ain't no Coup de Ville hiding at the bottom
Of a Cracker Jack box

David Allen Coe - You Never Even Called Me By My Name

Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got run over by a damned old train

Have It Your Way - Burger King

Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce,
Special orders won't upset us,
All we ask is that you let us serve it your way.
Have it your way....Have it your way at Burger King

 

[kolio]

Love me some John Mayer. By the way, today is his birthday. Happy B-Day John!

It's not a silly little moment
It's not the storm before the calm
This is the deep and dyin' breath of
This love we've been workin' on

Can't seem to hold you like I want to
So I can feel you in my arms
Nobody's gonna come and save you
We pulled too many false alarms

We're goin' down
And you can see it too
We're goin' down
And you know that we're doomed
My dear
We're slow dancing in a burnin' room

 

[TexRex]

You Just Got Slapped

What is this feelin'
that's put you in your place?
A hot, red burnin'
on the side of your face.
You feel the blood rush to your cheek,
tears start to fill your eyes.
Your lips, they're tremblin' but you can't speak.
You're tryin',
oh you're tryin'
not to cry.

You just got slapped
across the face, my friend.
You just got slapped,
yes that really just happened.
Well everybody saw it, hah!
Everybody laughed and clapped
'cause it was awesome,
the way that you just got slapped.

 

[TexRex]

This just played on the radio--love it, love it, love it--and I was compelled to retrieve the lyrics for this thread. The writing is just incredible...

Led Zeppelin - Achilles' Last Stand

It was an April morning
When they told us we should go
And as I turned to you, you smiled at me
How could we say no?
With all the fun to have
To live the dreams we always had
Oh, the songs to sing
When we at last return again

Sending off a glancing kiss
To those who claim they know
Below the streets that steam and hiss
The devil's in his hole
Oh to sail away
To sandy lands and other days
Oh to touch the dream
Hides inside and never seen, yeah

Into the sun, the south, the north
At last the birds have flown
Shackles of commitments fell
In pieces on the ground
Oh, to ride the wind
To tread the air above the din
Oh, to laugh aloud
Dancing as we fought the crowd, yeah

To seek the man whose pointing hand
The giant step unfolds
To guide us from the curving path
That turns our feet to stone
If one bell should ring
In celebration for a king
So fast the heart should beat
As proud the head, with heavy feet, yeah

Days went by when you and I
Bathed in eternal summer's glow
As far away and distant
Our mutual child did grow
Oh, the sweet refrain
Soothes the soul and calms the pain
Oh Albion remains
Sleeping now to rise again

Wandering and wandering
What place to rest the search
The mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
For the mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
From the earth, earth
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way
I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way

Oh oh oh oh
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh the mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
Ah, ah, ah

 

[TexRex]

Wings - Magneto and Titanium Man

Well I was talking last night
Magneto and Titanium Man
We were talking about you, babe
Oo --- they said

You was involved in a robbery
That was due to happen
At a quarter to three
In the main street

I didn't believe them
Magneto and Titanium Man
But when the Crimson Dynamo
Finally assured me, well, I knew

You was involved in a robbery
That was due to happen
At a quarter to three
In the main street

So we went out
Magneto and Titanium Man
And the Crimson Dynamo
Came along for the ride
We went to town with the library
And we swung all over that
Long tall bank in the main street
Well there she were and to my despair
She's a five-star criminal
Breaking the code

Magneto said "Now the time come
To gather our forces and run!"
Oh no
This can't be so
And then it occurred to me!

You couldn't be bad
Magneto was mad!
Titanium too!
And the Crimson Dynamo
Just couldn't cut it no more
You were the law

 

[TexRex]

The third track from the final album released during his lifetime, Thud:

Kevin Gilbert - Joytown

Fathers they have big hands and they pat gently on your head
And mothers they all make sure everyone is happy and well fed
And everything is instant, no one has to wait too long
And Lennon never has to sing a Paul McCartney song

Hey, we're living here in Joytown, it’s the City of the Sun
And everyone loves everyone, loves every single one

And no one sells his roommate's stuff so he can get a fix
And no one fears the darkness, no one fears the number six
And everyone talks openly of great things that they’ve read
And no one ever says the things that are better left unsaid
And everyone has someone they can share their sadness with
And no one leaves the slightest doubt, no one takes the fifth

We're living here in Joytown, it’s the City of the Sun
And everyone loves everyone, loves every single one

Jesus and Muhammed and Buddha live in town
Zoraster and Ba'h'aula and Moses hangs around
And when they get together they are quite a noisy crew
They laugh about their legacies over cigarettes and brews

Hey, we're living here in Joytown, oh, the City of the Sun
Where everyone loves everyone, loves every single one

Senator McCarthy enjoys a book by Marx
People tear down parking lots
So they can build more parks
And Jimi plays the perfect note that never seems to end
And Martin Luther King has got a blonde, white girlfriend

We're singing here in Joytown
Won't you come and sing along?
We'll never tell you that you ain't singing the right notes
Never tell you that you’re wrong

Joytown
Living in Joytown
Living in Joytown
Joytown

Given the time lapsed between my posting of each song from the album so far and the apparent disinterest in the thread, I don't know how many more I'll do, but if I get to it, "Shadow Self" promises to be interesting.

Edit: Here's a quick one released posthumously with other random stuff he'd recorded for undeveloped projects, which is a lyric rendition of an instrumental track he'd previously released with Giraffe:

Kevin Gilbert - Finale

I guess this is it
It's time for what's been called the finale
And this one is quite a surprise

One of a kind
You'll never see this anywhere else, friends
It sort of brings tears to your eyes

Be watching closely
And you'll be impressed
An order is given
A button is pressed

Then a light that is blinding and a sound that is shrill
Don't blink or you'll miss it
It's the end of free will

Forgive them now
Drawing little lines with their speeches
Each daring the other one to cross

It won't be long now
'Cause one will make a stand he believes in
Believing it's well worth the cost

Then the other, angry
Refuses to budge
Fueled by some understandable grudge

And now we went quietly 'til the missile arrives
There's no need to shout about the end of our lives
Take it boys

That's right
Now our skin is all melted
And our bones are all curled
I guess we really weren't ready for the end of the world

 

[kolio]

Todd Rundgren's Hello It's Me

Sometimes I can't help seeing all the way through
It's important to me
That you know you are free
'Cause I never want to make you change for me

I like a lot of Todd Rundgren's music. Overlooked in today's society in my opinion.

 

[TexRex]

I like a lot of Todd Rundgren's music. Overlooked in today's society in my opinion.

His music was very much a product of its time but often without a serious message like some of his contemporaries, but he has gone on to have quite the prolific career as a producer.

 

[kolio]

His music was very much a product of its time but often without a serious message like some of his contemporaries, but he has gone on to have quite the prolific career as a producer.

Yes, I learned a lot about him today. We had him on our radio show today for about 25 minutes or so. Great interview on his career, influences and experiences. If you're interested I can PM you the link.

 

[GTV0819]

That moment when you hear Grand Master Melle Mel rapping in Chaka Khan's song:

Chaka, Chaka, Chaka
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
Let me rock you
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
That's all I wanna do
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
Let me rock you
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
'Cause I feel for you
Chaka Khan
Won't you tell me
What you wanna do
Do you feel for me
The way I feel for you
Chaka Khan
Let me tell you what I wanna do
I wanna love you
Wanna hug you
Wanna squeeze you too
Let me take you in my arms
Let me fill you with my charms
Chaka
'Cause you know that I'm the one
To keep you warm, Chaka
I'll make it more than just a physical dream
I wanna rock you, Chaka, baby
'Cuz you make me wanna scream
Let me rock you
Rock you​

 

[TexRex]

XTC - Your Dictionary (*Language Warning*)

H-A-T-E, is that how you spell love in your dictionary?
K-I-C-K, pronounced as kind
*-*-*-*, is that how you spell friend in your dictionary?
Black on black, a guidebook for the blind

Well, now that I can see, my eyes won't weep
Now that I can hear, your song sounds cheap
Now that I can talk, all your corn I'll reap
I'm not so sure that Joey wed a virgin Mary
There are no words for me inside your dictionary

S-L-A-P, is that how you spell kiss in your dictionary?
C-O-L-D, pronounced as care
*-*-*-*, is that how you spelt me in your dictionary?
Four-eyed fool, you led 'round everywhere

Well, now that I can see, it's the queens new clothes
Now that I can hear all your poison prose
Now that I can talk with my tongue unfroze
I'm not so sure of Santa or the buck-tooth fairy
There are no words for me inside your dictionary

Now your laughter has a hollow ring
But the hollow ring has no finger in
So let's close the book and let the day begin
And our marriage be undone

 

[TeamCZRRacing]

Tarot - Warhead

They say they'll make a deal, trying to pull the very last fang
They think that I'm asleep but I'm ready to make a bang
They thought to guard against the coming of the judgement day
I'll just say let there be light and there'll be hell to pay

 

[Populuxe]

I loved you, well, never mind.
I've been crying, all the time.

September Gurls by Big Star

 

[TexRex]

I loved you, well, never mind.
I've been crying, all the time.

September Gurls by Big Star

HA!!! I kid you not, I'm listening to Big Star, Small World--the Big Star tribute album--right now.

 

[Populuxe]

HA!!! I kid you not, I'm listening to Big Star, Small World--the Big Star tribute album--right now.

I love those little moments of serendipity.

 

[PletdeKoe]

That’s so difficult.

Gorecki from Lamb
The Pot from Tool
Anything from Nick Cave

 

[TexRex]

Anything from Nick Cave

I appreciate the notion, really (just look to the second post of this page), but anything? Surely that doesn't include "Big-Jesus-Trash-Can" from his The Birthday Party days?