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SONG ANALYSIS: PARADISE CIRCUS - MASSIVE ATTACK
It’s unfortunate that when we feel a stone
We can roll ourselves over ‘cause we’re uncomfortable
Oh well, the devil makes us sin
But we like it when we’re spinning in his grip
Love is like a sin, my love
For the ones that feel it the most
Look at her with her eyes like a flame
She will love you like a fly will never love you again
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SONG ANALYSIS: THIS IS THE THING - FINK
The hautning tone and chanting give this song a feeling of dread. The fast-paced strumming in the background sounds like anxious, ruminating thoughts.
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SONG ANALYSIS: ALONE DOWN THERE - MODEST MOUSE
This song is divided into two portions with different voices and moods. The first voice is dirty, raspy, distorted, yet emotionally flat, giving it an evil feel:
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SONG ANALYSIS: re: STACKS - BON IVER
“Re” is short for “regarding”, commonly used for a letter or subject line of an email. The title of the song is “re: Stacks”, meaning it is a message to someone specific and that “stacks” is its main focus. As he sings, he alternates between pausing and blurting lines, as if he is struggling to say something but then forces it out:
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SONG ANALYSIS: SOMETHING IN THE WAY - NIRVANA
Nirvana’s song “Something in the Way” depicts many of the symptoms commonly seen in clinical depression. Quite literally, depression depresses cognitive, emotional, and physical functioning. As the systems of the body slow down, there is a looming weight which makes it more difficult to maintain energy or move. The drab, repetitive strumming in the ( Read more... )
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