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Portishead - Threads Lyrics
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This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This ...
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Portishead Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More
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Portishead Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More at SongMeanings! song lyrics, song meanings, albums, music and more.
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Portishead - Cowboys Lyrics
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... Lyrics © BMG Rights Management. Lyrics powered by LyricFind. Cowboys song meanings. Add Your Thoughts ... Way to much emphasis on 9/11 in this thread: governments ...
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Western Eyes Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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lordsummerisle discusses the meanings of Western Eyes lyrics: 'With western eyes and serpent's breath' describes a mismatch between what the eyes say and what the mouth speaks, 'serpent's breath' seems to me to mean speaking with a forked tongue, i.e. deceptively.
The song is full of contradictions, for example: we lay our conscience to rest, and then 'they' do, perhaps describing a battle where our opponents fall to the same sins we do.
There is also 'the heart of love is their only light' to 'faithless and holding down charity', the innocent who can't wait to crucify, and heroes who are both hidden and candid.
So 3 themes running through the song are:
1) Deception;
2) Things that possess two contradictory characteristics (hidden heroes / candid heroes, heart of love and light / faithless, holding down charity, and arguably western eyes / serpent's breath);
3) Good people turning bad (innocent turning to crucifying, dishonesty).
Interestingly, if we take the line 'western eyes and serpent's breath' to
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Roads Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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vanrod18 discusses the meanings of Roads lyrics: To me, it represents a losing battle within yourself for happiness/fulfillment...manifesting itself as a war with the outside world...in a search for self-fulfillment through others/things...an unfilled void...
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Portishead - Deep Water Lyrics
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I'd just like to say that this may be the most informative thread I've ever come across. Ever. By which I mean ... um, I guess ... the barber chorus in this ...
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Portishead - Elysium Lyrics
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First of all, I completely love this song and it's on my top 3 Portishead list. According to Wikipedia, Elysium or the Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον ...
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Western Eyes Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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lordsummerisle discusses the meanings of Western Eyes lyrics: I'm surprised the lyrics above have faithless 'greeds' and not faithless 'creeds', which makes a lot more sense, as greed can't be plural (how can one greed be differentiated from another?) nor can it be supposed to possess or lack faith while creed can. Who knows, it could be intentional, and I'm not sure the overall meaning would change either way.
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The Rip Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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DuncanIdahoTPF discusses the meanings of The Rip lyrics: This is my interpretation of the music video.
It's about mortality.
This is sometimes expressed through the hubris with which we treat this world and our lives.
Symbolism for misusing our time:
-The chaos of people with overly-expressive faces (some furious, some manic), stuck in their cars and planes, totally consumed in the petty details of their lives.
-The people in the hot air balloon all have doped-up expressions from the hedonistic endorphin rush of smoking, partying, gambling, drinking, and being mesmerized by their smartphones / devices. The fish-eyes and fish-noses reinforce this, which symbolizes our obsessions with overstimulating our senses.
Symbolism for mortality:
-The only people with reasonable expressions are soaring through the air (hang-gliding, parachuting, free-falling) towards their deaths (or losing themselves in the obsessions of the masses).
-The reasonable people share beautiful moments together (kissing passionately as
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Western Eyes Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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Yahuar discusses the meanings of Western Eyes lyrics: I wan't to know what's the meaning for the last words
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Undenied Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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LadyShades discusses the meanings of Undenied lyrics: This is my favorite song of all times...
I think that Beth really puts her emotions on the line and exposes herself and her feelings. She peels all of her layers and leaves herself vulnerable because of the intensity of her emotions for this person hence the lines
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Show Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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teufeltje discusses the meanings of Show lyrics: Love this one...
I think it is about what you see is not really always what you get..
Perhaps i will look happy but I have several things on my mind..?
But ready to work on it?
I love it when beth's voice is cracking...
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Mysterons Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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trimair discusses the meanings of Mysterons lyrics: In the famous British tv show "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons," the Mysterons, a species from Mars, are initially portrayed as antagonists due to a misunderstanding. The destruction of their city by the Earthlings leads them to declare war on humanity.
The Mysterons operate based on their own sense of justice and retaliation. They replicate and control individuals to carry out their plans, but it's more about seeking revenge for the perceived wrong done to them.
Though the lyrics make it seem like the other person is to blame, to title says MysteronS, implying that both of them are guilty of some sorts.
The song is about how two people act destructively, manipulate each other and keep their relationship from ending, even though they know it has no future (the divine upper reaches won't reach the ocean). Initially they could both be seen as the bad guy, however, in the end, no one can be blamed since the two of them have acted similarly.
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It Could Be Sweet Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
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Ailuj discusses the meanings of It Could Be Sweet lyrics: beth is amazing.
and that's that.
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Massive Attack - Teardrop Lyrics
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Nine night of matter: -it has already been mentioned on this thread that nine nights are Jamaican multi-day wakes. Rather than mourning a lost loved one, the ...
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