Thursday, April 30, 2009

"Sorry" Buckcherry lyrics

Sorry lyrics

Oh I had a lot to say, was thinking on my time awayI missed you and things weren't the same'Cause everything inside it never comes out rightAnd when I see you cry, it makes me want to die

I'm sorry, I'm bad, I'm sorry, I'm blueI'm sorry about all things I said to youAnd I know, I can't take it backI love how you kiss, I love all your soundsAnd baby, the way you make my world go roundAnd I just wanted to say, I'm sorry

This time I think, I'm to blameIt's harder to get through the daysYou get older and blame turns to shame'Cause everything inside it never comes out rightAnd when I see you cry, it makes me want to die

I'm sorry, I'm bad, I'm sorry, I'm blueI'm sorry about all things I said to youAnd I know, I can't take it backI love how you kiss, I love all your soundsAnd baby, the way you make my world go roundAnd I just wanted to say, I'm sorry

Every single day, I think about how we came all this wayThe sleepless nights and the tears you criedIt's never too late to make it rightOh yeah, sorry

I'm sorry, I'm bad, I'm sorry, I'm blueI'm sorry about all things I said to youAnd I know, I can't take it backI love how you kiss, I love all your soundsAnd baby, the way you make my world go roundAnd I just wanted to say, I'm sorry

I'm sorry, babyI'm sorry, babyI'm sorry

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Social and Political songs

Empty Walls- Serj Tankian

Your empty walls, your empty wallsPretentious adventures, dismissive apprehensionDon't waste your time on coffins todayWhen we decline from the confines of our mindDon't waste your time on coffins today

Don't you see their bodies burning, desolate and full of yearningDying of anticipation, choking from intoxication?Don't you see their bodies burning, desolate and full of yearningDying of anticipation, choking from intoxication?

I want you to be left behind those empty wallsTold you to see from behind those empty wallsThose empty walls

When we decline from the confines of our mindDon't waste your time on coffins today

Don't you see their bodies burning, desolate and full of yearningDying of anticipation, choking from intoxication?Don't you see their bodies burning, desolate and full of yearningDying of anticipation, choking from intoxication?

I want you to be left behind those empty wallsTold you to see from behind those empty wallsWant you to be left behind those empty wallsI told you to see from behind those empty wallsFrom behind those empty wallsFrom behind those empty walls, the wallsFrom behind those empty walls

(I loved you yesterday)From behind those empty wallsFrom behind those empty walls, the walls(Before you killed my family)

Don't you see their bodies burning, desolate and full of yearningDying of anticipation, choking from intoxication?Don't you see their bodies burning, desolate and full of yearningDying of anticipation, choking from intoxication?

I want you to be left behind those empty wallsTold you to see from behind those empty walls(Desolate and full of yearning, dying of anticipation)(Choking from intoxication)I want you to be left behind those empty walls(Don't you see their bodies burning, desolate and full of yearning(Dying of anticipation, choking from intoxication?)I told you to see from behind those empty walls

From behind those empty wallsFrom behind those fucking wallsFrom behind those goddamn wallsThose walls, those walls

In this song the artist is talking about the war in Iraq. In the video of this song it illustrates major events in the war but using children and a childrens play place to illustrate what is happening. In the song he talks about the people that have died and who are dying for our country. This song is important because it grabs your attention to what is happening currently and makes you think about it. It makes your heart go out to everyone involved.


Hunger Strike- Temple of the Dog

I don't mind stealing bread
From the mouths of decadence
But I can't feed on the powerless
When my cup's already overfilled
But it's on the table
The fire is cooking
And they're farming babies
While the slaves are working
The blood is on the table
And their mouths are choking
But I'm growing hungry

In this song the band is talking about social inequality and how people will steal from those who they consider "lower." It shows how everyone is not equal and what they have to deal with. It also brings up the point that the people that work really hard in life are the ones that struggle while others do not. The relenvence of this song is to prove that people do have hard times and it is not fair.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Repetition Of Sounds

Swing Life Away by Rise Against

Am I loud and clear or am I breaking up?Am I still your charm or am I just bad luck?Are we getting closer, are we just getting more lost?I'll show you mine if you show me yours firstLet's compare scars I'll tell you whose is worseLet's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

[Chorus]We live on front porches and swing life awayWe get by just fine here on minimum wage If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the endI won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

I've been here so long; think that its time to moveThe winter's so cold summer's over too soonso let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees growI've got some friends, some that I hardly knowBut we've had some times I wouldn't trade for the worldWe chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go

[Chorus]We live on front porches and swing life awayWe get by just fine here on minimum wage If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the endI won't cross these streets until you hold my hand, until you hold my hand

I'll show you mine if you show me yours firstLet's compare scars I'll tell you whose is worseLet's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

[Chorus]We live on front porches and swing life awayWe get by just fine here on minimum wage If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the endI won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

Am I loud and clear or am I breaking up?Am I still your charm or am I just bad luck?Are we getting closer, are we just getting more lost?I'll show you mine if you show me yours firstLet's compare scars I'll tell you whose is worseLet's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

[Chorus]We live on front porches and swing life awayWe get by just fine here on minimum wage If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the endI won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

swing life awayswing life awayswing life awayswing life away

This song is about how a passionate relationship is far more important than money.

Found Poem

Guilty Pleasure by Cobra Starship and Jane Says by Jane's Addiction

Hard Truth

I don't care about my guilty pleasure for you
So I hide
Hes so cynical
But he treats me like a ragdoll
I start to cry
What kinda fool is he takin me for
He says poor baby
Shut your mouth, please don't talk anymore
I've never been in love
I only know if someone wants me

Monday, March 30, 2009

Song Analysis 2

Let It Die lyrics

A heart of gold But it lost it's pride Beautiful veins And bloodshot eyes I see your face In another light

Why'd you have to go And let it die Why'd you have to go And let it die Why'd you have to go And let it die In too deep And out of time Why'd you have to go And let it die

A simple man And his blushing bride (Why'd you have to go And let it die) Intravenous Intertwined (Why'd you have to go And let it die) Hearts gone cold Your hands were tied (Why'd you have to go And let it die)

Why'd you have to go And let it die (Why'd you have to go And let it die) Why'd you have to go And let it die In too deep And out of time Why'd you have to go And let it die

Do you ever think of me You're so considerate Did you ever think of me Oh so considerate

In too deep And lost in time Why'd you have to go And let it die Beautiful veins And bloodshot eyes Why'd you have to go And let it die Hearts gone cold And hands are tied Why'd you have to go And let it die Why'd you have to go And let it die

Do you ever think of me You're so considerate Did you think of me Oh so considerate

In too deep And lost in time Why'd you have to go And let it die Beautiful veins And bloodshot eyes Why'd you have to go And let it die Hearts gone cold And hands are tied Why'd you have to go And let it die Why'd you have to go And let this die Why'd you have to go And let this die Why'd you have to go And let this die Why'd you have to go And let this die Why'd you have to go And let it die


Foo Fighters “Let It Die”

The Foo Fighters is a alternative/ post grunge band that was formed by Dave Grohl in 1995. The name Foo Fighters is taken from a World War two term for unidentified flying object. The current members of the band are Dave Grohl as the lead vocals and rhythm guitar(he plays much more instruments), Nate Mendel on bass guitar, Taylor Hawkins on the drums and the back up vocals, and Chris Shiflett as the lead guitar and back up vocals. When Kurt Cobain died Nirvana ended so Grohl moved on and started his own band(Foo Fighters). He was offered to be a drummer in many bands but he decided that he could do more with music himself so he started a one man band which formed into the band today. He had written many songs while with Nirvana but kept them to himself because he always viewed Cobain as a better person when it came to music. Thus, Foo Fighters was created.
The song “Let It Die” is about how two people fall apart in a relationship. It is also about helplessness and how things in life can be thrown away. Dave Grohl has said "It's a song that's written about feeling helpless to someone else's demise. I've seen people lose it all to drugs and heartbreak and death. It's happened more than once in my life, but the one that's most noted is Kurt. And there are a lot of people that I've been angry with in my life, but the one that's most noted is Courtney. So it's pretty obvious to me that those correlations are gonna pop up every now and again." In relationships there are hard times that some people can not make it through. When those people can not it is sometimes led to heartbreak/love like in this song. In the song when it states “I see your face in another light” it is saying how I am starting to see the real you. In the song the phrase “Why'd you have to go and let it die” is repeated many times. This could be referring to Kurt Cobain and how Grohl could feel about toward what happened, and or how Nirvana died. It can also mean why did you let are relationship fall apart/ why did you not save me or us. Another part is when the song says “A simple man and his blushing bride” is meant as a happy time and a joyful time in a relationship but a few lines down it says “Hearts gone cold your hands were tied” were it changes and is illustrating how the people in the relationship do not have the same feelings as once before and they were to preoccupied to fix it. Finally when it says “Do you ever think of me” the song is showing how those people still have feelings for each other but do not really care to do anything about it because they are to heartbroken. Clearly, “Let It Die” is directed towards relationships weather it’s a boyfriend/girlfriend, friendship, or marriage.
This song is related towards my theme and genre. It is related because the whole song is about a relationship and how it was fine in the beginning but some events made it turn into a bad relationship that ended but the people in it could have old feelings for each other. It also relates to my genre because mine is alternative rock and the Foo Fighters are a alternative band. Some Poetic devices are as followed. The first one is alliteration. In the song it says “…blushing bride…” that is an example of alliteration because of the B’s. Another is the character in the song. The character in this song is the people who are going through the up and down relationship. The climax in “Let It Die” is when the paste of the song itself goes from being slow and mellow to quick and kind of aggressive. The conflict in the song is that a couple broke up and now they are both looking back on to it and seeing if what they had was good or a loss of time. Another poetic device is mood. The mood in the Foo Fighters song is the love and heartbreak in any type of relationship and the sadness that can come with it. The tone of it would be in my eyes why did the person I care for so much do this to me and what am I going to do next. Finally narrative poem is considered one also because of the relationship itself. Thus, there are a lot of poetic devices to describe what is happening in a song.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Repetition

All Night Thing- Temple of the Dog
EPISTROPHE


She motioned to me That she wanted to leave And go somewhere warm Where we'd be alone I do not know, what's going on But I'm guessing it's an all night thing

If it's an all night thing Nobody is gonna make it end And if it don't begin Don't worry that I'll take offense And if it's an all night thing And we fall like a tear falling To the ground I'll never come around And you'll never hear a word from me If it's an all night thing

I walked along, feeling at ease And falling like rain Into her scheme She won't let on what that will be But I'm guessing It's an all night thing

If it's an all night thing Nobody is gonna make it end And if it don't begin Don't worry that I'll take offense And if it's an all night thing And we fall like a tear falling To the ground I'll never come around And you'll never hear a word from me If it's an all night thing



Jambi lyrics
ANAPHORA

Here from the king's mountain view Here from the wild dream come true Feast like a sultan I do On treasures and flesh, never few.

But I, I would wish it all away. If I thought I'd Lose you just one day.

The devil and his had me down, in love with the dark side I'd found. Dabble in all the way down up to my neck soon to drown.

But you changed that all for me. Lifted me up, turned me round. So I...I... I... I... I would I would I would Wish this all away

Prayed like a father dusk to dawn. Beg like a hooker all night long. Tempted the devil with my song. And got what I wanted all along.

But I, And I would, If I could, And I would, Wish it away, Wish it away, Wish it all away, Wanna wish it all away, No prize that could hold sway, Or justify my giving away, my center.

So if I could I'd wish it all away. If I thought tomorrow would take you away. You're my peace of mind, my home, my center. I'm just trying to hold on, One more day.

Dim my eyes...Dim my eyes...

Dim my eyes if they should compromise our fulcrum what you need divides me then I might as well be gone.

Shine on forever. Shine on benevolent son.

Shine down upon the broken. Shine until the two become one.

Shine on forever. Shine on benevolent son.

Shine on upon the severed. Shine until the two become one.

Divided I'm withering away.

Divide and I'm withering away.

Shine on upon the many, light our way Benevolent son.

Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. So as one survive. Another day and season.

Silence leech, and save your poison. Silence leech, and stay out of my way.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Metaphors

The song that i chose was "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden. The whole song is about being in a bad relationship and wanting to get out of it. Both people in this case want to be out of the relationship but for some reason or another stay together. They just make it worse for each other and they end up both being very unhappy. This causes angst on both people because of the bad relationship. They will get into fights and they are just very unhappy overall. One of the metaphors that are in "Rusty Cage" is "To watch my blood begin to boil." Someones blood can not really boil. This is refuring to the fact when people are in relationships and they fight they get frustrated and angry at the other person and its just how they feel. The next metaphor is "And ride a pack of dogs". This means all of the stress that is building up between both of them is just going to come out and feel like a pack of dogs. Another metaphor is "And it's raining icepicks on your steel shore" This is saying that one of the people in the bad relationship is saying to the other that their heart is like ice and thats what they feel like they get out of the relationship. Thats what the song means to me.


Rusty Cage lyrics
And hit me with a hand of broken nails You tied my lead and pulled my chain To watch my blood begin to boil

But I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run

Too cold to start a fire I'm burning diesel burning dinosaur bones I'll take the river down to still water And ride a pack of dogs

I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run

Hits like a Phillips head into my brain It's gonna be too dark to sleep again Cutting my teeth on bars and rusty chains I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run

When the forest burns along the road Like God's eyes in my headlights When the dogs are looking for their bones And it's raining icepicks on your steel shore

I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run


The next song that i picked was "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum. The song is about teenage runaways. Some of the people that the song is about did actually run away while others were taken and some of them never seen again. Some times people feel the need to runaway from their problems instead of facing them head on. These people chose that. One metaphor in the song is "I was a key that could use a little turning." This is saying that in life you can only be yourself and that some times you belive or in fact you do need to fix things about yourself. Sometimes there good things and sometimes there not but most of the time you have to face these things. Thats what the song means to me.

Runaway Train lyrics
Call you up in the middle of the night Like a firefly without a light You were there like a blowtorch burning I was a key that could use a little turning

So tired that I couldn't even sleep So many secrets I couldn't keep Promised myself I wouldn't weep One more promise I couldn't keep

It seems no one can help me now I'm in too deep there's no way out This time I have really led myself astray

Runaway train never going back Wrong way on a oneway track Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Can you help me remember how to smile Make it somehow all seems worth while? How on earth did I get so jaded? Life's mystery seems so dated

I can go where no one else can go I know what no one else knows Here I am just drownin' in the rain With a ticket for a runaway train

Everything is cut and dry Day and night earth and sky Somehow I just don't believe it

Runaway train never going back Wrong way on a oneway track Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Solo

Bought a ticket for a runaway train Like a madman laughin' at the rain A little out of touch little insane It's just easier than dealing with the pain

Runaway train never going back Wrong way on a oneway track Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Runaway train never comin' back Runaway train tearin' up the track Runaway train burnin' in my veins Runawaybut it always seems the same