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Thread started 08/27/08 2:34am

G0d

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Do you understand Prince's lyrix?

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"LOVE YOURSELF AS ALL PEOPLE"
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Reply #1 posted 08/27/08 2:35am

MetalMonkey

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sometimes!

Its nice when you've been singing along for years and it finally hits you what it means... i was a fam since the age of 9! i had to learn lol smile
Give what U can, all U can stand, and all of your life will be made!

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Reply #2 posted 08/27/08 2:41am

DANGEROUSx

Not really, but thats the fun of it! razz
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Reply #3 posted 08/27/08 3:32am

ImAKawak

Read Between The Lines Sometimes
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Reply #4 posted 08/27/08 4:29am

Dayclear

Yes biggrin
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Reply #5 posted 08/27/08 6:35am

Genesia

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Most of the time.
We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #6 posted 08/27/08 7:10am

HamsterHuey

While I juggle 17
I will watch them fall
But then I trippd on the hypnotic unwind
So I talked to her with my body.

My answer is no.
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Reply #7 posted 08/27/08 7:24am

Efan

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Whenever I don't, I like to scream, "Your music makes sense to no one...but yourself!" Makes me feel better.
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Reply #8 posted 08/27/08 8:05am

rnljs

Efan said:

Whenever I don't, I like to scream, "Your music makes sense to no one...but yourself!" Makes me feel better.

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Peace. Love. Prince
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Reply #9 posted 08/27/08 8:30am

Tame

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I believe that I understand most of Prince's lyrix..and what they mean on both a personal level between two people, and what they can mean in general.

For example..."Fury." can be about Prince's personal relationship with one woman, and it can also be about the stereotypical arguments that jealousy leads to.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #10 posted 08/27/08 9:05am

ToraToraDreams

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Literally or like, metaphysical mumbo jumbo shit?
[Edited 8/27/08 9:07am]
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Reply #11 posted 08/27/08 9:11am

groovyiau

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Yes biggrin


really.....

Please explain Chelsea Rodgers.....

You can have a shot as well if ya like Tame....

http://jersey.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...sey_cattle

and its back to Donna and Barb.....

lol
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Reply #12 posted 08/27/08 9:15am

TiMix

when i get an album new for the first time I follow along in the booklet to the lyrics. but sometimes i can't understand. I've been thinking things were one way for years and then i'll read the real lyric and it surprises me how i was wrong.
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Reply #13 posted 08/27/08 9:38am

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Sometimes,and sometimes I just got this look on my face whofarted,and think WTH! lol
[Edited 8/27/08 9:38am]
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach
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Reply #14 posted 08/28/08 2:20am

G0d

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I'm still pondering the meaning of the song "It". confuse
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Reply #15 posted 08/28/08 2:56am

MyLawd

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i do not understand the lyrics to '7'
still trying to figure them out. now
that i think about it, even though i
love starfish & coffee's vibe, i also
don't understand the lyrics 100%
Snare drum pound on the 2 & 4
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Reply #16 posted 08/28/08 11:55am

danzakairos

To understand his lyrics I have found you have to go beyond the mere words being said, you have to go beyond feelings, and be on a spiritual level. wink
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Reply #17 posted 08/28/08 11:59am

zucris

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Sometimes I do, some I have to read between lines, some never
Forever in my life...
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Reply #18 posted 08/28/08 1:34pm

obsessed

It's not easy that's for certain lol
I still ponder his songs every time I listen to them...
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Reply #19 posted 08/28/08 1:47pm

Erika2k8

most of the time i do but then dude throws my mind..like 'I guess i should have known by the way you parked your car sideways it wouldnt last' I KNOW what the song is about so dont get at me with the 'WHAT!' BS. Always wanted 2 ask...
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Reply #20 posted 08/28/08 2:11pm

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Erika2k8 said:

most of the time i do but then dude throws my mind..like 'I guess i should have known by the way you parked your car sideways it wouldnt last' I KNOW what the song is about so dont get at me with the 'WHAT!' BS. Always wanted 2 ask...


that's the one Prince line I don get! is he talkin like she got a big azz or crooked pussy? if hes talkin literal, then how else u supposed to park a car other than sideways? eek
the rest of the song was fun 2 figure out when i got older tho.
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Reply #21 posted 08/28/08 2:34pm

Erika2k8

DesireeNevermind said:

Erika2k8 said:

most of the time i do but then dude throws my mind..like 'I guess i should have known by the way you parked your car sideways it wouldnt last' I KNOW what the song is about so dont get at me with the 'WHAT!' BS. Always wanted 2 ask...


that's the one Prince line I don get! is he talkin like she got a big azz or crooked pussy? if hes talkin literal, then how else u supposed to park a car other than sideways? eek
the rest of the song was fun 2 figure out when i got older tho.

ooh desiree hug
somebody that can share my confusion
I dont know how he meant it ..wish i did
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Reply #22 posted 08/28/08 3:17pm

DesireeNevermi
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Erika2k8 said:

DesireeNevermind said:



that's the one Prince line I don get! is he talkin like she got a big azz or crooked pussy? if hes talkin literal, then how else u supposed to park a car other than sideways? eek
the rest of the song was fun 2 figure out when i got older tho.

ooh desiree hug
somebody that can share my confusion
I dont know how he meant it ..wish i did


falloff hug
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Reply #23 posted 08/28/08 3:54pm

Ice9sFine

Erika2k8 said:

most of the time i do but then dude throws my mind..like 'I guess i should have known by the way you parked your car sideways it wouldnt last' I KNOW what the song is about so dont get at me with the 'WHAT!' BS. Always wanted 2 ask...


That line is a bit open to interpretation, I think. Given the tone of the rest of the song, I've always interpreted it as, rather than take the time to park in the driveway, she parks along the street so that as soon as she's done doing what she's doing, she can take off quick and not worry about having to reverse, go back into drive, etc...."Love 'em and leave 'em fast," ya know? Or, they could be making out in a parking lot, and rather than park correctly in a spot, she just parks her car sidways, in several parking spots, so she can leave quickly once she's done.

Either way, I LOVE that line. That one and the deal with the "pocket full of horses" and the lines that come up later about the "place where your horses run free" and the "jockeys that were there before me." Just subliminal.
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Reply #24 posted 08/28/08 4:01pm

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Ice9sFine said:

Erika2k8 said:

most of the time i do but then dude throws my mind..like 'I guess i should have known by the way you parked your car sideways it wouldnt last' I KNOW what the song is about so dont get at me with the 'WHAT!' BS. Always wanted 2 ask...


That line is a bit open to interpretation, I think. Given the tone of the rest of the song, I've always interpreted it as, rather than take the time to park in the driveway, she parks along the street so that as soon as she's done doing what she's doing, she can take off quick and not worry about having to reverse, go back into drive, etc...."Love 'em and leave 'em fast," ya know? Or, they could be making out in a parking lot, and rather than park correctly in a spot, she just parks her car sidways, in several parking spots, so she can leave quickly once she's done.

Either way, I LOVE that line. That one and the deal with the "pocket full of horses" and the lines that come up later about the "place where your horses run free" and the "jockeys that were there before me." Just subliminal.


Naw honey...them last lines was loud and clear. Girly was a Ho!! A safe sex Ho but a Ho nonetheless!
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Reply #25 posted 08/28/08 5:11pm

Erika2k8

Ice9sFine said:

Erika2k8 said:

most of the time i do but then dude throws my mind..like 'I guess i should have known by the way you parked your car sideways it wouldnt last' I KNOW what the song is about so dont get at me with the 'WHAT!' BS. Always wanted 2 ask...


That line is a bit open to interpretation, I think. Given the tone of the rest of the song, I've always interpreted it as, rather than take the time to park in the driveway, she parks along the street so that as soon as she's done doing what she's doing, she can take off quick and not worry about having to reverse, go back into drive, etc...."Love 'em and leave 'em fast," ya know? Or, they could be making out in a parking lot, and rather than park correctly in a spot, she just parks her car sidways, in several parking spots, so she can leave quickly once she's done.
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MAKES SO much sense. Thank U
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Reply #26 posted 08/29/08 8:58pm

jodi081630

Erika2k8 said:

Ice9sFine said:



That line is a bit open to interpretation, I think. Given the tone of the rest of the song, I've always interpreted it as, rather than take the time to park in the driveway, she parks along the street so that as soon as she's done doing what she's doing, she can take off quick and not worry about having to reverse, go back into drive, etc...."Love 'em and leave 'em fast," ya know? Or, they could be making out in a parking lot, and rather than park correctly in a spot, she just parks her car sidways, in several parking spots, so she can leave quickly once she's done.
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MAKES SO much sense. Thank U
They can be rather confusing at time, but he also controdicts himself a lot of the time as well.
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Reply #27 posted 08/29/08 9:07pm

union119

G0d said:

Do you understand Prince's lyrix?


of course. alot of people do.
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Reply #28 posted 08/29/08 9:29pm

pray

Erika2k8 said:

Ice9sFine said:



That line is a bit open to interpretation, I think. Given the tone of the rest of the song, I've always interpreted it as, rather than take the time to park in the driveway, she parks along the street so that as soon as she's done doing what she's doing, she can take off quick and not worry about having to reverse, go back into drive, etc...."Love 'em and leave 'em fast," ya know? Or, they could be making out in a parking lot, and rather than park correctly in a spot, she just parks her car sidways, in several parking spots, so she can leave quickly once she's done.
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MAKES SO much sense. Thank U


WOW! that shows how off base I was. I thought it had 2 do with the position they were in & she took the lead on making that happen.
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Reply #29 posted 08/29/08 9:40pm

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DesireeNevermind said:

Erika2k8 said:

most of the time i do but then dude throws my mind..like 'I guess i should have known by the way you parked your car sideways it wouldnt last' I KNOW what the song is about so dont get at me with the 'WHAT!' BS. Always wanted 2 ask...


that's the one Prince line I don get! is he talkin like she got a big azz or crooked pussy? if hes talkin literal, then how else u supposed to park a car other than sideways? eek
the rest of the song was fun 2 figure out when i got older tho.


what im assuming that the woman he is w/ has had sex w/ alot of men so he's saying that basically he knows that that is the "norm" for her she has sex w/ them and then she leaves so, she parks her car in the easiest and quickest way for her to leave.
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