Metaphors & Music

LaneyDoll · 03-13-2012, 03:29 PM

While I realize that metaphors and music go hand in hand, sometimes I wonder, "What the Hell were they thinking???"

The song that inspired this thread is one I remember from childhood. My dad was/is a huge country music fan and I heard a bit of this song recently while standing in line somewhere.

So, it got stuck in my head but made me think, "what other songs are out that have have taken use of a metaphor to another level-and not necessarily a good one?"

I am posting lyrics, not videos because I think the lyrics are key here. Not that the videos might not be over the top too-but that is probably another thread.

LaneyDoll · 03-13-2012, 03:30 PM

Love In The First Degree

I once thought of love as a prison
A place I didn't want to be
So long ago I made a decision
To be footloose and fancy free
But you came and I was so tempted
To gamble on love just one time
I never thought I would get caught
It seemed like a perfect crime

Baby, you left me defenseless
I've only got one plea
Lock me away
Inside of your love and throw away the key
I'm guilty
Of love in the first degree

I thought it would be so simple
Like a thousand times before
I take what I wanted and just walk away
But I never made it to the door
Now babe, I'm not beggin' for mercy
Go ahead and throw the book at me
If lovin' you is a crime, I know that I'm
As guilty as a man can be

Baby, you left me defenseless
I've only got one plea
Lock me away
Inside of your love and throw away the key
I'm guilty
Of love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

Baby, you left me defenseless
I've only got one plea
Lock me away
Inside of your love and throw away the key
I'm guilty
Of love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Oh yeah

Love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Oh yeah
Love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Love in the first degree
Love in the first degree

TimilDeeps · 03-13-2012, 06:11 PM

"Bad Medicine"

I ain't got a fever got a permanent disease
It'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy
I got lots of money but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
I got all the symptoms count 'em 1,2,3

First you need
That's what you get for falling in love
Then you bleed
You get a little but it's never enough
On your knees
That's what you get for falling in love
And now this boy's addicted cause your kiss is the drug

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what I need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
There ain't no doctor that can
Cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine
Bad, bad medicine

I don't need no needle
To be giving me a thrill
And I don't need no anesthesia
Or a nurse to bring a pill
I got a dirty down addiction
It doesn't leave a track
I got a jones for your affection
Like a monkey on my back

There ain't no paramedic
Gonna save this heart attack

When you need
That's what you get for falling in love
Then you bleed
You get a little but it's never enough
On your knees
That's what you get for falling in love
Now I'm addicted and your kiss is the drug

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what I need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
So let's play doctor, baby
Cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine
Bad, bad medicine

[Solo]

I need a respirator cause I'm running out of breath
You're an all night generator wrapped is stockings and a dress
When you find your medicine you take what you can get
Cause if there's something better baby well thay haven't found it yet

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what I need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
There ain't no doctor that can
Cure my disease

TimilDeeps · 03-13-2012, 07:55 PM

"Walking On The Moon"

Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could live together
Walking on, walking on the moon

Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Feet they hardly touch the ground
Walking on the moon
My feet don't hardly make no sound
Walking on, walking on the moon

Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play

Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could be together
Walking on, walking on the moon

Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play

Keep it up, keep it up

The_Lady_Snow · 03-13-2012, 09:17 PM

"Candle In The Wind"

Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something as more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe

Glenn · 03-13-2012, 10:50 PM

There use to be a greying tower alone on the sea,
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can't be seen.
Baby! I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.
Ooh... the more I get of you, the stranger it feels yay yay...
And now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey.
There is so much a man can only tell you, so much he can say,
You remain my pleasure, my power, my pain!
To me you're like a growing addiction I can't deny,
Won't you tell me is that healthy baby, why?
But did you know, that when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen, Baby!
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.
Ooh... the more I get of you the stronger it feels yay yay!
Now that you rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey.
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey
I've been kissed by a rose
Kissed by a rose on the grey
....And if I should fall along the way,
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey.

03-13-2012, 03:29 PM	#1
LaneyDoll Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Girly girl femme Preferred Pronoun?: She; Ma'am; Miss ;) Relationship Status: Pitbull protected. Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,892 Thanked 7,683 Times in 1,607 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Metaphors & Music While I realize that metaphors and music go hand in hand, sometimes I wonder, "What the Hell were they thinking???" The song that inspired this thread is one I remember from childhood. My dad was/is a huge country music fan and I heard a bit of this song recently while standing in line somewhere. So, it got stuck in my head but made me think, "what other songs are out that have have taken use of a metaphor to another level-and not necessarily a good one?" I am posting lyrics, not videos because I think the lyrics are key here. Not that the videos might not be over the top too-but that is probably another thread. __________________ There are beauties who stop traffic and then there are beauties who grow obsessively in the hearts of the susceptible.

03-13-2012, 03:30 PM	#2
LaneyDoll Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Girly girl femme Preferred Pronoun?: She; Ma'am; Miss ;) Relationship Status: Pitbull protected. Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,892 Thanked 7,683 Times in 1,607 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Love In The First Degree by Alabama Love In The First Degree I once thought of love as a prison A place I didn't want to be So long ago I made a decision To be footloose and fancy free But you came and I was so tempted To gamble on love just one time I never thought I would get caught It seemed like a perfect crime Baby, you left me defenseless I've only got one plea Lock me away Inside of your love and throw away the key I'm guilty Of love in the first degree I thought it would be so simple Like a thousand times before I take what I wanted and just walk away But I never made it to the door Now babe, I'm not beggin' for mercy Go ahead and throw the book at me If lovin' you is a crime, I know that I'm As guilty as a man can be Baby, you left me defenseless I've only got one plea Lock me away Inside of your love and throw away the key I'm guilty Of love in the first degree Love in the first degree Oh yeah Oh yeah Baby, you left me defenseless I've only got one plea Lock me away Inside of your love and throw away the key I'm guilty Of love in the first degree Love in the first degree Oh yeah Love in the first degree Love in the first degree Oh yeah Love in the first degree Love in the first degree Love in the first degree Love in the first degree __________________ There are beauties who stop traffic and then there are beauties who grow obsessively in the hearts of the susceptible.

03-13-2012, 09:17 PM	#5
The_Lady_Snow MILLION $$$ PUSSY How Do You Identify?: Kinky, Raw, Perverted, Uber Queer Alpha Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Iconic Ms. Relationship Status: Keeper of 3, only one has the map to my freckles Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: La Reina del Sur Posts: 22,488 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 32,231 Thanked 80,080 Times in 15,669 Posts Rep Power: 21474874	I hope I'm playing right "Candle In The Wind" Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid Even when you died Oh the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something as more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe __________________ "If you’re going to play these dirty games of ours, then you might as well indulge completely. It’s all about turning back into an animal and that’s the beauty of it. Place your guilt on the sidewalk and take a blow torch to it (guilt is usually worthless anyway). Be perverted, be filthy, do things that mannered people shouldn’t do. If you’re going to be gross then go for it and don’t wimp out."---Master Aiden

03-13-2012, 06:11 PM	#3
TimilDeeps Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer fucker Preferred Pronoun?: Mine Relationship Status: I'm dating myself. It's really working out. I think I'm the one!!! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: To your right and a bit South. Posts: 1,522 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,470 Times in 445 Posts Rep Power: 19646657	"Bad Medicine" I ain't got a fever got a permanent disease It'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy I got lots of money but it isn't what I need Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me I got all the symptoms count 'em 1,2,3 First you need That's what you get for falling in love Then you bleed You get a little but it's never enough On your knees That's what you get for falling in love And now this boy's addicted cause your kiss is the drug Your love is like bad madicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad madicine There ain't no doctor that can Cure my disease Bad, bad medicine Bad, bad medicine I don't need no needle To be giving me a thrill And I don't need no anesthesia Or a nurse to bring a pill I got a dirty down addiction It doesn't leave a track I got a jones for your affection Like a monkey on my back There ain't no paramedic Gonna save this heart attack When you need That's what you get for falling in love Then you bleed You get a little but it's never enough On your knees That's what you get for falling in love Now I'm addicted and your kiss is the drug Your love is like bad madicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad madicine So let's play doctor, baby Cure my disease Bad, bad medicine Bad, bad medicine [Solo] I need a respirator cause I'm running out of breath You're an all night generator wrapped is stockings and a dress When you find your medicine you take what you can get Cause if there's something better baby well thay haven't found it yet Your love is like bad madicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad madicine There ain't no doctor that can Cure my disease

03-13-2012, 07:55 PM	#4
TimilDeeps Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer fucker Preferred Pronoun?: Mine Relationship Status: I'm dating myself. It's really working out. I think I'm the one!!! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: To your right and a bit South. Posts: 1,522 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,470 Times in 445 Posts Rep Power: 19646657	"Walking On The Moon" Giant steps are what you take Walking on the moon I hope my legs don't break Walking on the moon We could walk forever Walking on the moon We could live together Walking on, walking on the moon Walking back from your house Walking on the moon Walking back from your house Walking on the moon Feet they hardly touch the ground Walking on the moon My feet don't hardly make no sound Walking on, walking on the moon Some may say I'm wishing my days away No way And if it's the price I pay Some say Tomorrow's another day You stay I may as well play Giant steps are what you take Walking on the moon I hope my legs don't break Walking on the moon We could walk forever Walking on the moon We could be together Walking on, walking on the moon Some may say I'm wishing my days away No way And if it's the price I pay Some say Tomorrow's another day You stay I may as well play Keep it up, keep it up

03-13-2012, 10:50 PM	#6
Glenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Dear ol butch bones. Preferred Pronoun?: Old G Relationship Status: Too old to play. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: :rolleyes: Posts: 1,547 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,601 Thanked 3,729 Times in 1,095 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	There use to be a greying tower alone on the sea, You became the light on the dark side of me. Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill. But did you know, That when it snows, My eyes become large and the light that you shine can't be seen. Baby! I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey. Ooh... the more I get of you, the stranger it feels yay yay... And now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey. There is so much a man can only tell you, so much he can say, You remain my pleasure, my power, my pain! To me you're like a growing addiction I can't deny, Won't you tell me is that healthy baby, why? But did you know, that when it snows, My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen, Baby! I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey. Ooh... the more I get of you the stronger it feels yay yay! Now that you rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey. I've been kissed by a rose on the grey I've been kissed by a rose Kissed by a rose on the grey ....And if I should fall along the way, I've been kissed by a rose on the grey.