Current Events > Have you ever listed to a song hundreds of times before, then realized the lyric

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was not what you thought it was?

And then it kinda brought new life to the song to you?

Pretty cool tbh

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It didn't bring new life into it, but I thought Lady Gaga's Applause was a lot more sinister than it is. I heard "the way that you cheer and scream for me" as "the way that your children scream for me."

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I remember when I first realized that Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind was about doing crystal meth.


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Kinda happened to me with Mindless Self Indulgence - Shut Me Up, but it was more a reinterpretation of lyrics.

Never wanted to dance with nobody but you
Wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch

The statement is "Never wanted to dance with nobody, but you wouldn't take no for an answer"; he's being forced

But for the longest time, I had interpreted it as "Never wanted to dance with [nobody but you], (I) wouldn't take no for an answer you fucking bitch"

which is forcing in the opposite direction

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apparently pumped up kicks is about a school shooter

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ShineboxPhil posted...

apparently pumped up kicks is about a school shooter

What did you hear?

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Evening_Dragon posted...

What did you hear?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDFMmZ4IvX4

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Janet by Kiss Kiss took me by surprise when I actually read the lyrics.

Its basically about a dude letting his ex die because she walked out on him and left some important meds at his place.

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One time Tool wrote a song where the lyrics were entirely in German. In fact, the lyrics sounded like an Adolf Hitler speech, and your first impression was that this was some kind of awful, neo-Nazi sympathizer anthem.

But when you translated the lyrics from German into English, the song was actually a recipe for cookies! Not just any cookies, but hash cookies! It was hilarious and clever, especially because it came out long before you could just Google everything instantly, so it wouldn't even have the same effect if released today.

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Phantom36 posted...

I remember when I first realized that Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind was about doing crystal meth.

They were a cool band

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Maybe like 5 timea.

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Alanis Morissette's Hands Clean - for years I really only remembered the chorus (this could get messy but you don't seem to mind, you washed your hands clean of this) and thought it was just another break up song - till I read/heard the rest of the lyrics and saw it was about an adult grooming a minor

Lithium by Nirvana. "I'm so horny, that's okay, my will is good".

For the longest time, I thought he said "my willy's good".

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Hayame Zero posted...

Lithium by Nirvana. "I'm so horny, that's okay, my will is good".

For the longest time, I thought he said "my willy's good".

Lmao

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Slayer lyric:
Mindless tyranny, forgotten victim

What we all heard:
My name's Tony, I got some bacon

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Black Crowes - Hard to handle.

The real lyric:
Hey little thing let me light your candle cause...

What I heard for years:
Hey little thing let me light your chemicals...


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The "ooh wee/and then" thing in Buy U A Drank fucked me up a few years ago when T-Pain corrected it.

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I suck with lyrics lol

Phantom36 posted...

Slayer lyric: forgotten victim

What we all heard: I got some bacon

lmfao

I heard:

Hey
Wait
I got some room to wait

the real lyric:

Hey
Wait
I got a real complaint

Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana

I heard: peanut butter bar-a baby pair of the eyes

the real lyric: A pair of forty fives made me open my eyes

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress - The Hollies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNXDlSt9nJ8