r/SongMeanings

(Don't fear)The reaper, but why?

i lowkey love this song but been wondering what it actually means, i mean the meaning mostly is on the tin, dont be scared of the death and we'll be able to do anything. but im still curious if there's anything else.

lyrics:-

All our times have come

Here, but now they're gone

Seasons don't fear the Reaper

Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain

Come on, baby

(Don't fear the Reaper) Baby, take my hand

(Don't fear the Reaper) We'll be able to fly

(Don't fear the Reaper) Baby, I'm your man

La, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la

Valentine is done

Here, but now they're gone

Romeo and Juliet

Are together in eternity (Romeo and Juliet)

40, 000 men and women everyday (like Romeo and Juliet)

40, 000 men and women everyday (redefine happiness)

Another 40, 000 coming everyday

Come on, baby

(Don't fear the Reaper) Baby, take my hand

(Don't fear the Reaper) We'll be able to fly

(Don't fear the Reaper) Baby, I'm your man

La, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la

Love of two is one

Here, but now they're gone

Came the last night of sadness

And it was clear she couldn't go on

And the door was open and the wind appeared

The candles blew and then disappeared

The curtains flew and then he appeared

Come on, baby

(And she had no fear) And she ran to him

(Then they started to fly) They looked backward and said goodbye

(She had become like they are) She had taken his hand

(She had become like they are) Come on, baby

(Don't fear the Reaper)

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u/zaa_weirdoo — 2 days ago
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Song lyrics about liminal spaces?

I’ve had Dream Girl in Shibuya by Hayley Williams on repeat, and was wondering if there are other songs about a liminal space?

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u/ex_cearulo — 6 days ago

My interpretation of “The Mercy Seat” — why I think the narrator is guilty

I’ve been revisiting The Mercy Seat and ended up writing a long‑form breakdown of why I read the song less as a question of guilt or innocence, and more as a portrait of a man fracturing under the weight of guilt. For me, the final “afraid I told a lie” isn’t a confession about the crime, but an admission that his earlier claim of “not being afraid to die” was the real lie.

The more I looked at the shifting repetitions and the way the language unravels, the more it felt like a mind splintering in real time to survive what it can’t face directly.

I’m curious how other Cave fans read it. Do you see it as a psychological collapse, or something else?

Here's my write up if you want to read it: https://medium.com/@andym3136/the-mercy-seat-a-guilty-man-trying-to-save-his-soul-bdb7435383b8

Note: Original post edited for clarity

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u/WorldlinessContent73 — 6 days ago

Songs you didn't know the real meaning of until you got older or researched.

Ok so there are many songs people don't know the true meaning of for various reasons. Name the songs you thought meant one thing only to find out later they had a different take.

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u/GenXerNvyMeK — 14 days ago

What Is the meaning behind All Apologies by nirvana?

I love this song but what does it mean?

Lyrics: What else should I be?
All apologies
What else could I say?
Everyone is gay
What else could I write?
I don't have the right
What else should I be?
All apologies

In the sun
In the sun, I feel as one
In the sun, in the sun
Married, buried

I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything is my fault
I'll take all the blame
Aqua seafoam shame
Sunburn freezer burn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

In the sun
In the sun, I feel as one
In the sun, in the sun
Married, married
Married, buried
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are

All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are

All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are

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u/RebelliousBalrog — 11 days ago

Wish you were Here - Two lost souls...

Hello everyone,

I went to a Pink Floyd Cover Band Concert and loved it. I listened to a few songs like Time or Money before but since the concert Im a big fan and have been listening to more music. But I feel like (and yes I know the song is open to interpretation) no one shares my opinion on that specific Lyric.

Everyone I see or talk about it says they think its about either 1 person and their past self or 2 people having lost eachother. Am I the only that thinks that these two lost souls are both lost but they share that lostness? As in they were both lost before but now share that mutually? Which, for me, sounds very comforting which is why I like that part alot. What do you guys think?

Thanks for reading

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u/LucaZRade — 14 days ago