Re: Song lyrics that either hit home or have personal meaning
Serious response:
Faith No More's "A Small Victory," the last verses in particular. There are many levels to this song, but the simple subject is how we deal with losing. I'm very competitive and can lose myself in play. I have a tendency to be a sore loser especially if, to use a poker analogy, I play my hand right and still lose. The final verse is a sort of mantra that I can use when facing the wrong end of the draw. Sort of like, "why bother getting upset? They won't hear you anyway."
On another level it's about others' expectations for us and how our culture measures success. We tend to value winners. Whether it's the team captain or the class valedictorian. We forget that there are lessons to learn in losing, and that how we react to falling short is entirely within our own control. Anyway:
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A hierarhcy
Spread out on the nightstand
The spirit of team
Salvation is another chance
A sore loser
Yelling with my mouth shut
A cracking portrait
The fondling of trophies
The null of losing
Can you afford that luxury? A sore winner
But I'll just keep my mouth shut
It shouldn't bother me
But it does
The small victories
The cankers and medallions
The little nothings
They keep me thinking that someday
I might beat you
But I'll just keep my mouth shut
It shouldn't bother me
But it does
IF I SPEAK AT ONE CONSTANT VOLUME
AT ONE CONSTANT PITCH
AT ONE CONSONANT RHYTHM RIGHT INTO YOUR EAR,
YOU STILL WON'T HEAR, YOU STILL WON'T HEAR
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Funny response:
There's a song on Faith No More's Album of the Year called "Got That Feeling." It's typical of Mike Patton lyrics in that the meaning is open to interpretation. I think Patton is comparing risky flatulence to playing the lottery.
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Got that feeling
Luck is just a little of it
Got that feeling
I can't stop winning
A to Z
Look what you're missing, as we speak
Your number's rising, take a peak
There's just enough to go around, get a piece
Your own little piece of hell
Got that feeling
Loving every minute of it
Got that feeling
I can't stop winning
Have a drink
A pot of coffee, cannot think
Too many friends here, just an inch
Between striking out and striking rich, just a risk
One I'll take and take again...
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