Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: SMF

Inspiral Carpets

Inspiral Carpets

“This Is How It Feels” by Inspiral Carpets

Although the lyrics of this track are heavily dependent on metaphors, “This Is How It Feels” is very frank in its approach. And the subjects it deals with are primarily marriage woes and depression. And the...

The Only One I Know

The Charlatans

“The Only One I Know” by The Charlatans

The Charlatans’ “The Only One I Know” is very-metaphorical and perhaps is best understandable within the context of the music scene which dominated Manchester, England during the early part of the 1990s. That’s another way...

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen

“The Killing Moon” by Echo & the Bunnymen

Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen’s frontman) is the primary writer behind “The Killing Moon”. And he has gone out of his way to state that this song does not have a definitive interpretation. Rather it...

The Stranglers

The Stranglers

“Always the Sun” by The Stranglers

The premise of the Stranglers’ “Always the Sun” seems to be based on the singer perceiving life as unpredictable and oftentimes unfavorable. However, it is not all doom and gloom, as there is an underlying...

Cough Syrup

Young the Giant

Young the Giant’s “Cough Syrup” Lyrics Meaning

There is plenty of complex symbolism used throughout “Cough Syrup” which is too encrypted to definitively extract. So instead we present the meaning of the song as explained by Young the Giant’s lead singer, Sameer Gadhia. And he...

Yesterday Once More

Carpenters

“Yesterday Once More” by The Carpenters

“Yesterday Once More” is a song based on the concept of nostalgia. That is to say that the Carpenters are reminiscing on the good ol’ days, if you will. They go about this specifically by remembering...