Song Meanings!

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 9/1/2005, 8:54 pm

One thing I loved doing ever since I started listening to OLP is really trying to decipher, subjectively, what I think the songs mean. They are so packed with metaphors, and I can relate to so many sogns, especially on Happiness.

With this album, Ive really tried to understnad the song meanings. I think they're extremely deep, just presented is simple terms.

Look at Where are you, for all I know, that song could be about somebody calling someone in their house, and if they find them, its the best day of their life, who knows.

What are some of the songs meanigns you guys think are in the new album? Im interested to hear them.

bovine · Post by **bovine** » 9/1/2005, 10:10 pm

When I first heard "Picture" I thought it was a love song coming from someone in a relationship that was "on the rocks." However, when I gave it some more thought, I realized that it could very well be about the trouble the band had amongst themselves while recording. Basically saying "we've come this far, let's not forget the great times we had and let's try to make things work for the future."

:::troy:::

iarecanadian · Post by **iarecanadian** » 9/1/2005, 10:13 pm

I thought Picture was about a couple breaking up and taking the pictures of each other of their walls or something. I think I remember reading that.

bovine · Post by **bovine** » 9/1/2005, 10:16 pm

Yeah, that's kind of what I thought when I first heard it. Then I thought about the band thing. I guess it could mean either, or something completely different!

:::troy:::

afealicious · Post by **afealicious** » 9/1/2005, 10:20 pm

i think finding the "true" meaning of a song is actually a pretty flimsy topic. not a bad one, of course, and it's very inspiring to think about the music from what raine meant for us to think, but from where i stand it's all personal opinion. what raine tells us about it being politically charged and all that are just guidelines for what you want to think. and you can take them or leave them.

anyway. if this thread is meant for speculating over what we think raine might have had in mind, then carry on and ignore me.

Post by **faninor** » 9/2/2005, 12:59 am

Isn't Picture was about Terri Schiavo? :*)**

xoNoDoubt69 · Post by **xoNoDoubt69** » 9/2/2005, 1:55 am

that sentence makes no sense!

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 9/2/2005, 2:03 am

i still like the idea that Apology is about our planet in general. or something like that.

Waiting to Exist · Post by **Waiting to Exist** » 9/2/2005, 2:08 am

Boooooo Apology.

Oh yeah, and I think these songs have... deep meanings. Boy.

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 9/2/2005, 9:41 am

Deep is right, I think?

SpiritualJunkie · Post by **SpiritualJunkie** » 9/2/2005, 3:22 pm

It's weird...while the lyrics seem so simple and less metaphorical, the meanings aren't quite as straightforward.

I especially noticed how "Picture" can be taken in variety of ways. When I first heard it, I thought it was about some failed romance. But when I found out about Raine's travels in Darfur and the struggle with his decision on whether to leave his family behind or stay...the song could either be about the guilt in leaving those people living in poverty behind (kind of like a "Don't worry, I'll be back" kind of thing) or the song could be for his wife and kids ("I'm coming back"..but the other way around). It goes both ways..I'm just wondering which way Raine was thinking about.

daniella218 · Post by **daniella218** » 9/3/2005, 3:42 pm

<<It's also the lyrical content of the album, which is a very Bono-esque -- some might say humourless -- mix of the personal, social and political such as: Boy, which is about the recent birth of Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk's second son Lucca; Where Are You, which came after his recent visit to Darfur and his interaction with the people there; and Wipe That Smile Off Your Face, which Maida calls "a blatant '(screw) you' to Bush." >>

http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2005/09/03/1200284.html

I wouldn't immediately think that "boy" was about raine's son. The lyrics seems more directed to an older person... like his brother, that was my first impression.

SpiritualJunkie · Post by **SpiritualJunkie** » 9/3/2005, 5:24 pm

I would have never guessed that "Boy" was about Raine's son...I always thought it was about a kid he met during one of his travels.

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 9/3/2005, 7:28 pm

Me too, I guess the name makes tons of sense though.

daniella218 · Post by **daniella218** » 9/3/2005, 7:51 pm

If that's true, then what about Rowan? Where's his song? Or it's probably for both his kids. How sweet!

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 9/3/2005, 8:17 pm

Apology = for Rowan (one of the first songs written, so I imagine it's about him only, and not his sister)

daniella218 · Post by **daniella218** » 9/3/2005, 8:24 pm

"Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
No, don’t go"
- lyrics from Apology

why would he say "don't go" to his son?

namkablam · Post by **namkablam** » 9/3/2005, 8:29 pm

daniella218 wrote:"Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
No, don’t go"
- lyrics from Apology

why would he say "don't go" to his son?

because his son is about to go play inside the hot oven, what else would you say?

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 9/3/2005, 8:36 pm

daniella218 wrote:"Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
No, don’t go"
- lyrics from Apology

why would he say "don't go" to his son?

Because he very seriously considered leaving his wife and child to stay in Darfur.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 9/3/2005, 8:37 pm

namkablam wrote:
daniella218 wrote:"Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
No, don’t go"
- lyrics from Apology

why would he say "don't go" to his son?

because his son is about to go play inside the hot oven, what else would you say?

Pleast baste the turkey while you're in there?