Rate The Lyrics - Screaming Infidelities

[icansleep]

I'm missing your bed,
I never sleep
Avoiding the spots
Where we'd have to speak
And this bottle of
Beast is taking me home.
I'm cuddling close
To blankets and sheets
You're not alone
And you're not discreet.
You make sure I know,
Who's taking you home.
I'm reading your
Note over again.
There is not a word
That I comprehend,
Except when you signed it
"I will love you always
And forever"

As for now I'm gonna
Hear the saddest songs,
And sit alone and wonder
How you're making out
But as for me I wish that I was anywhere
With anyone
Making out

I'm missing your laugh,
How did it break?
And when did your eyes
Begin to look fake?
I hope you're as happy
As your pretending.
I'm missing your bed,
I never sleep.
Avoiding the spots
Where we'd have to sleep.
And this bottle of
Beast is taking me home.

Your hair
It's everywhere
Screaming infidelities
Taking it's wear

[Phosphor Glow]

I gave it an 8. I love that song.

[icansleep]

Yeah, it's a great song. I know it nearly won one of those Favorite Songs tournaments here on the 'Crap.

[Phosphor Glow]

Sweet. I'm surprised a lot of people here like it. Not sure why...just doesn't seem like a 'Crap kinda song. I love Carabba in general though.

[Cela]

[Phosphor Glow]

cela said:

i c wut u did thar

It isn't funny though.

[Cela]

tristememoire said:

cela said:

i c wut u did thar

It isn't funny though.

better?

[icansleep]

Ouch.

[Shy Guy]

one of my favourite songs

the places you have come to fear the most is such a good album

[MCMGM]

cela said:

tristememoire said:

i c wut u did thar

It isn't funny though.

better?

lol

[THE Dinobot]

I have no idea why I still have that record for. I only likes two songs on it, and surprisingly this isn't one of them.
For the lyrics, give them about a four.

[Phosphor Glow]

cela said:

tristememoire said:

i c wut u did thar

It isn't funny though.

better?

No, not particularly.

It's an old and overused joke and the term "emo" doesn't fit Dashboard in any way, shape, or form. Sorry.

[ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul]

Solely on the lyrics?

2. And I am being judicious.

[acressl]

7
I enjoy lyrics that both
A.) Tell a story or convey an emotion or sense of something
B.) Aren't Abstract to the point of almost being pointless. Some "Artists" are just a little too artsy for my tastes. Not the clever ones. The ones that pour it on thick like syrup on pancakes. Don't insult me for not knowing who you are inside. Talk to me.

[ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul]

I'm missing your bed,
I never sleep
Avoiding the spots
Where we'd have to speak
And this bottle of
Beast is taking me home.

This is it, this in the intro, and with a song where the words matter (like oh... this one), this is where they have to hook you. Is some of it how he sings them? Yes, but this is also a song about getting left, and if WHAT your saying isn't as good as HOW you're saying it, you will be buried by people who can do both, and far, far better than you. So I will be grading the song ONLY on the lyrical content.

+2 points for referencing Beast, which is the only thing unique about it. Speaking about sleeplessness and avoiding places that hold some level of significance are not new ideas, and have been handled better (see Sinatra, Frank). It helps I am not a romantic (but I do like some sappy songs Morphine's "The Saddest Song," Tegan and Sara's "Walking With a Ghost," and Damien Rice's entire solo catalog) but here the lyricist isn't saying anything new, or in a unique fashion. That said if the words are tight, consistent, and the overall structure isn't weak, then it doesn't matter if it's all very cliche. Unfortunately...

I'm cuddling close
To blankets and sheets

Kneejerk reaction... a Rockstar is cuddling? W. T. F...? Is it a good illustrative point? Yes. However in the context of the rest of song it seems... too cutesy, even more trite than the subject matter really warrants.

Seriously, you can't have a song title with the word "Screaming" in it, and then put the word "cuddling" in the lyrics. Not only does it muddle it, but it is directly against the 19th Commandment of Rock.

Also a cynical mind could say "Hey they're aiming for the brainless teenybopper girl audience... Way to go, you tattooed Boy Band reject. Roll in the money, screw credibility."

You're not alone
And you're not discreet.
You make sure I know,
Who's taking you home.

Okay, this is a good line, understanded, and can be filled with a lot of loneliness and hurt in the delivery. It almost redeems cuddling, no... who am I kidding?

I'm reading your
Note over again.
There is not a word
That I comprehend,
Except when you signed it
"I will love you always
And forever"

Okay, she betrayed him. Got it. He got a Dear John letter. It blindsided him, or he doesn't want to believe it. Again simple, and spare.

As for now I'm gonna
Hear the saddest songs,
And sit alone and wonder
How you're making out
But as for me I wish that I was anywhere
With anyone
Making out

What ho? Wordplay? Madre de dios! But it also continues to muddle the lyrics. So... is he sad he was broken up with, and she's humping any guy with a pulse in plain view of him? Or is he just sad he isn't currently getting his groove thang on?

The rhymic device also is a little funny, as if he penned what he thought was a killer line, and then had to hobbled the rest of it together. And I can't quite determine where in this part it happened.

I'm missing your laugh,
How did it break?
And when did your eyes
Begin to look fake?

This looks like an obvious rhyme. But in this instance it's not bad.

I hope you're as happy
As your pretending.

Standard line. But it works on the heels of what preceeded it.

I'm missing your bed,
I never sleep.
Avoiding the spots
Where we'd have to sleep.
And this bottle of
Beast is taking me home.

Same as before, but here comes the money...

Your hair
It's everywhere
Screaming infidelities
Taking it's wear

So... did he cheat on her first? Or is he upset at her getting a little somethin', somethin' now? It's not clear, if just for the "Your hair" line.

This line is redeemed by the "Screaming infidelities/Taking it's wear." Which, while it could be cleared up, is very damn evocative.

Final Word:

43%. 4 out of 10. 2 out of 5. Whatever you want to term it.

It aims for austere, and spare. And when it works, it can be an amazing piece of lyrical work. However... You cannot waste a word, or muddle what you are saying. Still there is actual effort to be minimalist in it's approach to it's thematic elements, though the handled of it is clunky, and unclear. It's a step in the right direction, buuuut unless you actually succeed, well then it doesn't matter much.

[Cela]

tristememoire said:

cela said:

better?

No, not particularly.

It's an old and overused joke and the term "emo" doesn't fit Dashboard in any way, shape, or form. Sorry.

Ah, well I disagree, and this clearly means war.



BATTLE EMU I CHOOSE YOU!!!

[icansleep]

That's a very interesting breakdown friend of friend. And while I don't agree with your rating, I can appreciate the time and effort you put into your review.

Today is definitely Emo Day here on the 'Crap and I love it!