it's your resolve that breaks
English translation: the listener is deeply touched/moved
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| 4 | it's your determination that can't take it anymore // that gives in |
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it's your determination that can't take it anymore // that gives in Explanation: Mike :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2006-06-29 23:29:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "resolve" as a noun Firmness of purpose; resolution. A determination or decision; a fixed purpose. A formal resolution made by a deliberative body. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2006-06-29 23:30:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You're firmness of purposes, resolution, determination, all break or give up, if you will. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2006-06-29 23:37:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It doesn't matter what I say So long as I sing with inflection That makes you feel that I'll convey Some inner truth of vast reflection But I've said nothing so far And I can keep it up for as long as it takes And it don't matter who you are If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks 1-Because the hook brings you back I ain't tellin' you no lie The hook brings you back On that you can rely There is something amiss, I am being insincere In fact I don't mean any of this Still my confession draws you near To confuse the issue I refer To familiar heroes from long ago No matter how much Peter loved her What made the Pan refuse to grow (rpt 1...Was the) Suck it in, suck it in, suck it in If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn Make a desperate move or else you'll win And then begin to see What you're doing to me this MTV is not for free It's so PC it's killing me So desperately I sing to thee of love Sure but also rage and hate and pain and fear of self And I can't keep these feelings on the shelf I've tried well no in fact I lied Could be financial suicide but I've got Too much pride inside to hide or slide I'll do as I'll decide and let it ride until I've died And only then shall I abide this tide Of catchy little tunes of hip three minute ditties I wanna bust all your balloons I wanna burn all of your cities To the ground I've found I will not mess around Unless I play then hey I will go on all day hear what I say I have a prayer to pray That's really all this was And when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck I don't rely on lunch because... (rpt 1) In the context of these lyrics, he is going to conquer your resolve, your determination and break you. He is going to attract you in and bang, you are conquered. |
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3 hrs confidence:
explanation Explanation: First of all... I love this song!!! :-) It's very difficult to interpret lyrics because they are so personal and reflect the state of mind of the writer. Here's an explanation of the basic meaning of the song: The song Hook shares the same harmonic structure as Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D. The song's title refers to the word hook in music terminology (the catchy element or phrase of a song which makes it distinctive). The song's lyrics bluntly assert that whatever the singer sings about is effectively meaningless, since the song's hook—the evocative and universally–recognizable harmonic structure of the Canon in D—will keep listeners coming back, even if they are unaware of the reason. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_(album) Therefore, the "you" in the song is the listener. In my opinion, the singer is stating that it doesn't matter what the lyrics are about... it's the "hook" (catchy melody) that is important to the listener. This is what "moves" or deeply affects the listener... his firmness/self-control is "broken" and he finds himself listening to the song over and over again ("the hook brings you back"), even though he doesn't quite understand the reason why (because the lyrics of a song may be meaningless... and therefore the song appeals to him on a different level.. gut feeling, emotion...) The songwriter states that he has done his job (to move the listener) even though his lyrics may be meaningless... the "hook" breaks the listener's resolve and he is deeply touched. It works on many levels... but I think that's the basic interpretation of the "lyrics". That's what is so clever about the song... the lyrics seem meaningless (because he is rambling) but if you read between the lines, they actually make sense. And in reality, they are the core meaning of the song and reflect the type of song he is singing about. Cool, eh? :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2006-06-30 03:13:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here is the the link to the wikipedia article. http://tinyurl.com/nwu9b Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/resolve Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/resoluteness |
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