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All this talk about lyrics...
Nikki
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Nikki Posted Tue 19 Jun, 2007 3:57 AM Quote
Got me looking in the CD booklets and I just realized that Travis really love to sing about two things:
~Going overboard (used in Side, Follow The Light and Battleships) and being on a shelf (used in WDIAROM, Last Train, Selfish Jean) anyone notice this?!?

There might be more..that's all I could think of.

 
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HermiG
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HermiG Posted Tue 19 Jun, 2007 6:33 AM Quote
Don't forget about the weather. :D
 
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mecarr
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mecarr Posted Tue 19 Jun, 2007 7:48 PM Quote
on the shelf is used alot, i think it was used in humpty dumpty love song too.
 
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Poutahoukaut
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Poutahoukaut Posted Tue 19 Jun, 2007 8:39 PM Quote
yes, yes:)
Anyway...I guess You could help me...I'm from Hungary and I can't really understand some lyrics.And I really want to know what is Selfish Jean about.Can anybody explain it?
 
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paul_c
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paul_c Posted Tue 19 Jun, 2007 9:59 PM Quote
Like Jim Morrison and his obsession with water/drowning/going under in all his lyrics, all the best artists have a 'thing' in their lyrics

Travis write about time a lot as well
 
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Lemon Grinner
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Lemon Grinner Posted Tue 19 Jun, 2007 10:00 PM Quote
Paul Weller mentions nautical things quite a lot.
 
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kevinnn
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kevinnn Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 12:43 AM Quote
roddy woomble mentions home a lot
 
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Nikki
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Nikki Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 4:55 AM Quote
Oh! And Coldplay writes about being in a bubble in like three of their songs. :P
 
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paul_c
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paul_c Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 6:04 PM Quote
Johnny Cash, and Jail/Prison/Trains
 
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MusicGirl99
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MusicGirl99 Posted Fri 22 Jun, 2007 1:25 AM Quote
There's lots more . ..

singing: Sing, Only Molly Knows, Slideshow, Turn

crying: My Eyes, U16 Girls, Good Day to Die, Slideshow, Sailing Away

there was a train phase: Central Station, Ancient Train, Last Train

lights: Follow the Light, Under the Moonlight, Indefinitely, BFL
 
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Yulia Nox
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Yulia Nox Posted Fri 22 Jun, 2007 2:56 AM Quote
There's also "high and low"...and more phrases that I don't remember at the moment.

other "curious" things about the lyrics:

-In "Last train", the first verse says: "Flowers in your window" and next :"She's so strange"
two tittles :) ...I always notice that when I listen to that song

In "The invisible band" there are three songs called with short words beginning with the same letter: Sing, Safe and Side...the same happens with TBWNN with Colder and Closer (pretty similar xD)...

well....I think that you had already noticed that xD

 
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Poutahoukaut
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Poutahoukaut Posted Tue 26 Jun, 2007 12:53 AM Quote
thank you for answering!:)Anyone likes to help me understand some more lyrics?:)
 
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