9/7/18 Song meaning of "Sky is a neighbourhood" by the Foo Fighters

Song:                   Sky is a neighborhood

Artist:                 Foo Fighters

Year:                   2017

Trivia:                 Song was written and directed by the lead singer

Source:                Recommended by a friend - few days back

Summary: We as a dominant species of this planet, should get our act together.

Lyrics:

The sky is a neighborhood
So keep it down
The heart is a storybook
A star burned out

The sky is a neighborhood
Don't make a sound
Lights coming up ahead
Don't look now

The sky is a neighborhood
The sky is a neighborhood
Don't look now

Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

Mind is a battlefield
All hope is gone
Trouble to the right and left
Whose side you're on?

Thoughts like a minefield
I'm a ticking bomb
Maybe you should watch your step
Don't get lost

The sky is a neighborhood
The sky is a neighborhood
Don't get lost

Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

The sky is a neighborhood

The heart is a storybook
A star burned out
Something coming up ahead
Don't look now

Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

(The sky is a neighborhood)
Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
(The sky is a neighborhood)
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

The sky is a neighborhood 

Interpretation:

 
The sky is a neighborhood
So keep it down
The heart is a storybook
A star burned out

The sky is a neighborhood
Don't make a sound
Lights coming up ahead
Don't look now

The universe does not belong just to us, there are uncountable number of alien races
who might be watching us. Watching us and our hearts from the begining of time.
Judging us , seeking the maturity in us. Earthlings need to sort all the differences
between them and come through as one race. We may be running out of time, so we need
to get our act together.

The sky is a neighborhood
The sky is a neighborhood
Don't look now

Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

Thinking we are the only ones in the universe and our actions have no consequences
is wrong, we are knocking on the gates of a very powerful neighborhood, who may not
reply in kind, considering our world history and our hearts. 

 

Oh my dear
Heaven is a big bang now
Gotta get to sleep somehow
Bangin' on the ceiling
Bangin' on the ceiling
Keep it down

Mind is a battlefield
All hope is gone
Trouble to the right and left
Whose side you're on?

Thoughts like a minefield
I'm a ticking bomb
Maybe you should watch your step
Don't get lost

There are people who want to make this world a better place, people who have tried
and failed. Some of them are immune to the things going on around them. Most of them
are conflicted between right and wrong. They try to find a middle ground or be neutral
which only benefits the oppressor. All things which are done have consequences. Sticking
to our consciousness is essential, else we ll be sucked into the blackhole of our
human desires.

we are being watched, we are the dominant species of this planet. Its time we act like it.
We may need to prove our worth as a species for aliens to contact us. 

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8/7/18 Interpretation of "I believe in you" Rumer

Song:                    I believe in you

Artist:                  Rumer

Year:                    2011

Trivia:                  Played in the End Credits of Johnny English Reborn Movie

Source:                Johnny English Reborn end credits

Summary: A soothing song, liked it the first time I heard it. Its about her lover whom she believes more than herself.

Lyrics:

When you’re sleeping, I watch you for hours
Feels like reading
Or gazing at stars
Never touch you, no
Just waiting for one to fall to Earth
Brighten up my empty world

‘Cause I believe in you
I believe in you
You make it better
You keep on coming through
So much, I don’t believe it
But I believe in you

Heroes win
But sometimes they fail
Some people can’t believe it
But I need you human anyway
Nothing less
I want my star to fall to Earth
It’s where we love; it’s where we hurt

‘Cause I believe in you
I believe in you
You make it better
You keep on coming through
So much, I don’t believe it
But I believe in you

(You make it better, baby)
You make it better, baby

I believe in you
(You make it better, baby)

You make it better
You keep on coming through
So much, I don’t believe it
But I believe in you

Interpretation:

When you’re sleeping, I watch you for hours
Feels like reading
Or gazing at stars
Never touch you, no
Just waiting for one to fall to Earth
Brighten up my empty world

‘Cause I believe in you
I believe in you
You make it better
You keep on coming through
So much, I don’t believe it
But I believe in you
Falling for the person she loves time and again, believes the other person
so much that though she feels eternity is not enough to comprehend him, she
still trusts in him. Waiting for that person to awaken from slumber and
take her home to her happy place away from the world of misery and pain.

Brightening up her life every hour beating all the odds and proving her
faith is in the right place. Unbelievable things are made to believe through
him.

The movie Johnny English Reborn is almost the complete depiction of this song.

The story between Rowan and Rosamund is like the core of this song.

Heroes win
But sometimes they fail
Some people can’t believe it
But I need you human anyway
Nothing less
I want my star to fall to Earth
It’s where we love; it’s where we hurt
People fail, its part of human nature. It is ok to fail and let go, because
that is what makes us human. To better ourselves and to soak up the
experiences to create something new. She longs to see the human side of him
she wants to give back the love and help him heal when he is hurt. She does
not seek bad things to happen, but that even if it happens she is always
there to brigten up his day and help him get up. 

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7/7/18 Interpretation of "Aerials" by System of a Down

Song:                    Aerials

Artist:                  System Of Down

Year:                    2008

Trivia:                  System of a Down's first number-one hit

Source:                TV @ home.

Language:           English

  

Summary: Life and how we live it selfishly.

Lyrics:

Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall

 

Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all?

 

'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go
But you never want to stay

And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play
But you never want to lose

 

Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life

 

Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around and put up our walls

 

Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all?

 

'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go
But you never want to stay

And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play
But you never want to lose

 

Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize
 

Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize

Interpretation:

 Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall

Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all?
Life is like a waterfall and it consists of all the people whom you know and don't know.
Your life is intertwined with the life's of others in ways you know and don't know.
Small or big, rich or poor - we all have to go through life and the things it dishes out.
Looking and searching for the meaning of life through the never ending abyss, we learn
what is required of us by society while forgetting who we truly are. In hope to achieve
the greatness but once acquired we are not satisfied.  

'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go
But you never want to stay

And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play
But you never want to lose
We seek knowledge, wealth, power but in the process we cross many lines and blur them.
Being selfish , with our ever waning humanity - we manage to find a higher goal after
achieving what is needed. We as a species always want more. Pouncing from one tornado
of lies and destruction to another just to further our agenda. We seek variety without
knowing the price of it. Seeking more than what is required has its consequences which
we do not care about the trail we leave behind which is supposed to inspire the
generations to come. Embedding in everyone the spirit of wining and thriving no matter
the terrain or situation showcases our ego-centric society.
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life

Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around and put up our walls

Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize

Taking what we want always and giving nothing in return by putting up walls (literally sometimes)

 

will just harm each other in this journey called life in which we all are together.
Author invites us to come out of our narrow thinking and see the bigger picture to
achieve true freedom. Freeing your thinking and clearing the blocks from your eyes
will help you see the eternal purpose and working of life.

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[6/7/18] Interpretation of "Coco Câline" by Julien Doré

Song:  Coco Câline
Language: French
Artist: Julien Doré
Year: 2016
Trivia: Song is about a beach in France.
Source: Was played at a hotel in Luxembourg


Lyrics:
Sur la plage coco câline
Ton corps scie les vagues
Sous ce coeur que j'imagine
Un baiser nuit noire
Dans tes yeux coco divine
Vient la pluie hélas
Je te veux sous l'eau marine
au désir des algues

Je te veux coco câline
Je te veux, prends-moi
Je te veux coco câline
Je te veux, prends-moi

Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco
Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco
Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco

De ta bouche coco naïve
L'océan me parle
Lagon bleu à l'eau saline
Sur tes lèvres parme
Sur ta peau mellow sublime
Les dauphins du large
Ont le coeur tropico-spleen
Au lointain rivage

Je te veux coco câline
Je te veux, prends-moi
Je te veux coco câline
Je te veux, prends-moi

Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco
Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco
Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco

De nous deux coco câline
Un seul cygne nage
Dans ton feu à l'origine
L'indicible plage

Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco
Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco
Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco
Sur la plage coco câline
Sur la plage coco
 
English Translation:

Tender Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
Your body cuts through the waves,
Beneath this heart I imagine
A kiss dark as night,
In your divine Coco eyes
Comes the rain, alas!
I want you under the waters
To the desires of the algae

I want you, tender Coco
I want you, take me
I want you, tender Coco
I want you, take me

On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco

From your mouth, naive Coco
The ocean speaks to me
Blue lagoon of salty waters
On your blueish lips
On your soft sublime skin
The dolphins of the open ocean
Hold the hearts of the bitter tropics
On the distant shore

I want you, tender Coco
I want you, take me
I want you, tender Coco
I want you, take me

On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco

Born from us, tender Coco
A single swan swims
In the fire made from
The unmentionable beach

On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco

Interpretation:
This song can be interpreted in 2 ways.
The first is that the author is actually describing nature - in particular the Coco Beach in France

 The second meaning is that he is speaking about love, desire, lust.  

Tender Coco
On the beach, tender Coco
Your body cuts through the waves,
Beneath this heart I imagine
A kiss dark as night,
In your divine Coco eyes
Comes the rain, alas!
I want you under the waters
To the desires of the algae

I want you, tender Coco
I want you, take me
I want you, tender Coco
I want you, take me

On the beach, tender Coco
On the beach, Coco

Tender coco is what he calls her. She is so stunning that everything around her falls off. All his focus is on her coz her beauty beats the beauty of the beach. He longs to kiss her, imagining it makes him feel like he might blackout out of the sheer intensity. Her eyes dazzle like water flowing on a glass.  He not only wants her now, but forever to have a deep bond. Just like how the algae desires to scale the entire ocean, so does he wish to comprehend her both mentally and physically. He sees no better place fit to begin it but the beautiful beach, in which they are. 

The song has close parallels with the move "The Blue Lagoon"

Two kids are marooned on a tropical island in the South Pacific area. In the absence of adults, the two live a simple life jointly, unaware that sexual maturity will intervene.

From your mouth, naive Coco
The ocean speaks to me
Blue lagoon of salty waters
On your blueish lips
On your soft sublime skin
The dolphins of the open ocean
Hold the hearts of the bitter tropics
On the distant shore
 
Her thoughts are wide and mighty like the ocean that are synthesized into words to him. The words often are hard to digest but he is distracted by her beauty. The secret to peace and harmony (dolphin) is via hardships and compromises  (bitter tropics) in life. To get there, he has to leave this shore.


Born from us, tender Coco
A single swan swims
In the fire made from
The unmentionable beach

He wonders how she has reached such a high intellectual level being from where he is. He knows that she has or will have all the answers he seeks and be able to bask in the warmth of her companionship.

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[5/7/18] Interpretation of "She will be loved" by Maroon 5

Song: She will be loved
Artist: Maroon 5
Source: TV @ home.
Trivia: the album "Songs about Jane" to which this song belongs to is actually the name of Adam's ex-girlfriend.

Lyrics:

Beauty queen of only eighteen
She had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her
She always belonged to someone else
I drove for miles and miles and wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow I want more
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
Tap on my window, knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
Doesn't matter anymore
It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along, yeah
My heart is full and my door's always open
You come anytime you want, yeah.
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
I know where you hide alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and begs me to catch her every time she falls
Tap on my window knock on my door
I want to make you feel beautiful
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain.
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
And she will be loved
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye
I don't mind spending every day
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye

Interpretation:
Beauty queen of only eighteen she
Had some trouble with herself
He was always there to help her, she
Always belonged to someone else

I drove for miles and miles and wound up
At your door
I've had you so many times but somehow I want more
This is about a guy who is in love with his friend but she sees him as just a friend.
He is always there when she needs a friend, but her heart was never his.
He has been with others but he was forever searching for someone like her.
He likes to spend time with her everyday, every hour but it is still not enough,
basically he wants to get out of the friendzone.I don't mind spendin' everyday
Out on your corner in the pourin' rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved, and she will be loved
He wants to be there when she falls to catch her despite the fact that he knows well he's going to get hurt more. He does not want her to spend time on the other person but wants he to see him like the way she sees the other person. Whenever she needs him he knows that she is broken, hence the broken smile. He lets her to be with him till she is fine, knowing well that she may leave anytime.
He just truly likes her.

The movie Sex Drive depicts a similar story.


Tap on my window, knock on my door, I
Want to make you feel beautiful
I know I tend to get so insecure
It doesn't matter anymore
It's not always rainbows and butterflies
It's compromise that moves us along yeah
My heart is full, and my door's always open
You can come anytime you want yeah

I know where you hide alone in your car
Know all of the things that make you who you are
I know that goodbye means nothing at all
Comes back and begs me to catch her every time she falls
Please don't try so hard to say goodbye 

He is always receiving her and is there for her even in the middle of the night.
Making her feel good is his goal. Even though he is sad and dreads the feeling of she
not being his, it is better than being without her in his life. Compromising every
day and making time for her gives him a sense of purpose in the log run. Whenever she
runs to him hurt, he is always there in open arms to receive her and comfort her. 

Knowing her completely the way she reacts to various scenarios  of life, he has no trouble
finding her and bringing her what she needs. Even though she tries to be by herself and not be too dependent on him, she fails each time and comes back to him.

He secretly wants her to say goodbye to the other person and come with him, but he
never tells her that as he has put her feelings above his.

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Delay in posts - due to travel

Will catch up.

Lyric interpretation of "Paint it Black" by The Rolling Stones

Song: Paint it black
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Trivia: Soundtrack in Westworld.
Source: Randomly coped songs of a friend.

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colours anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby, it just happens everyday

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and must have it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you

If I look

I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah

Song Interpretation
The character in this song is depressed. He is unable to see the world like an optimist does.
Whatever little light that he sees, he wants to hide from it and block it out from his life.
He sees people going around about their lives reveling under the same sun, but all he sees
are the shadows it casts.
He sees a funeral procession with black cars and is reminded of his dead love. He knows that
there is no breathing life into it. It is not easy for him to lead his life when he views the
world through his sad glasses.

When he was with her, his life was pure like the clear ocean enriched with life and goodness,
but now it has become stagnant and impure - a harbour for toxic and unresolved feelings.
He feels remorse that he could not reach out to her when she needed him the most.
So he has decided not to let any such feelings trap him again, he wants to lock his
heart up and keep it tuned to a sad mood as he is still hung up on his past love. His love is dead.


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