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Meaningful/philosophical lyrics

03-03-2012 10:20PM

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Miss Informed

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Love songs with meaning, social commentary or philosophical theory within the lyrics. Looking for some more lyrical brainfood, maybe ye can help me.

Here are a few examples.

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#2 05-03-2012 01:31AM

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Where is the Love by the Black Eyed Peas maybe?

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#3 05-03-2012 01:42AM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvWiiUgT8Nk

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#4 07-03-2012 05:48PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njG7p6CSbCU

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#5 07-03-2012 10:37PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5TwT69i1lU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgOgEL72isY

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#6 07-03-2012 11:49PM

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#7 09-03-2012 12:30AM

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#9 10-03-2012 08:06PM

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#10 10-03-2012 08:20PM

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#11 21-03-2012 12:29AM

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#12 21-03-2012 01:53AM

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#13 21-03-2012 04:12PM

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#14 21-03-2012 10:07PM

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Some fantastic songs there OP

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

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#15 22-03-2012 09:29AM

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ShaneMc2012 wrote: »

Where is the Love by the Black Eyed Peas maybe?

And their newer one..."I got a feeling". It's about a vision of a future world peace, and nearly every line of the song is a head scratching metaphor

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#16 24-03-2012 07:47PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE_X0oU9snQ

clever song about religion and science
by an incredible band

lyrics: http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858842839/

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#17 24-03-2012 10:48PM

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Neither of you really help me to sleep anymore, one breaks my body and the other breaks my soul.

Ryan Adams 'La Ciengna just smiled', sums up the dichotomy of a break up in my mind, one tends to reach for the bottle when their world falls around them.

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