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It has come to my attention that many people of the universe don’t care much for song lyrics. Whatever floats your boat - I understand the appeal of a nice beat or a catchy tune. All I’m saying is that as long as you are influenced by music, how can you ignore its meaning or feeling? It’s beyond me! To interpret the message being communicated is one of the great joys of consuming music.
(To be clear, I love an instrumental soundtrack or song. I have a deep appreciation for the artistry of writing and composing beautiful music. This in itself does tell a story and that is worth praise. But in regards to songs with lyrics - to not pay attention to them is to turn the pages of a book without reading it. You miss the journey entirely!! You deprive yourself of the spirit of the thing!!)
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Let the record show my favorite website is PI.FYI
But another good one is Songmeanings.com. I like looking up old favorite songs and reading arguments about the meanings from years ago- it’s such fun.
Here is a good comment I found under Look On Down From The Bridge by Mazzy Star
“This song has a special meaning to me. It's the song played in the soprano's 1st season at Jackie Aprile's funeral. I used to watch that show every Sunday with a friend in college. We grew close, then we moved in together. It went downhill. Graduated and moved back home, I had some things to return to her, so I mailed them out and I put a copy of this song on a CD and sent it too. I never knew such a simple two syllable word as "goodbye" could be so hard to say.
How could I say goodbye? How could I say goodbye? Goodbye.”
On a sillier note theres a great argument in the comments of Indie Rokkers by MGMT
Dec 19, 2023
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It's like a whole phantom art form to strip out the meter and rhyme and just approximate what's being said.
"Who is the phantom flower that blooms on the sleeve?
I just dropped my (indigo) dye over there" like yeah man spit
Feb 14, 2024
This started as a faux “tattoo wishlist” but it has now become a collection of lyrics that mean something, anything, to me or I find funny or they just stand out. The most recent one, the beach house one, is really beautiful in a funny way to me. Like a sort of “but hey what do I know?” Some of em just sound cool I’m all sixes and sevens and nines idk wtf that means but its RAD
Feb 20, 2025
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Happy valentine’s day tehehe….consider this my valentine to my little crushes in my phone ♥
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Sending mail is already magical as it is, but these stamps have taken it to a whole new level. Big fan.
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I don’t even care, I should probably delete instagram anyway but honestly it’s where I hoard my junk drawer of photos. I’ve got an emotional attachment and a need for attention. Do I embarrass myself through posts, yes but I feel free in doing so.
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