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I used to not think much about this song when I was youngerā I thought it was very repetitiveā but then I watched Aftersun, and I actually listened to the lyrics for the first time. If you take the verses at face value, they seem disjointed, as if multiple ideas are being thrown together into a single song. Funnily enough, that's exactly what unifies them.
There are multiple interpretations out there about the meaning of this song, but for me, it's about the pressures people feel when seeking acceptance in a world preoccupied with conformity and maintaining a certain status quo. The very things that force people to "fit in" are also the things that tear us apart by allowing us to lead with fear and hatred of the unknown.
Pressure
Pushing down on me
Pressing down on you
No man ask for
Under pressure
That burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
In the end, that pressure can only be relieved by caring and loving people for being themselves.
'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Anyways, this song has a newfound place in my heart and never ceases to give me goosebumps whenever I hear it now. Give it a listen, like really listen to itā it may just stir something in you too š«
Sep 26, 2024
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all day long iāve had David Bowieās āModern Loveā stuck in my head. all day long since I woke up late and sweating and the song blasted in my ears on the way to work. or what i call work. the place i show up late each day and drink drip coffee and think too hard and donāt really get paid. today i got lost looking for the lunch room.
when i left work the streets were crowded and thoughts of a swinging car door smacking my bicycle into the next lane sending my neck underneath a wheel were impossible to shake as i called my mother on the telephone. thoughts can seep into your head and you might not catch where they came from.
i left my notebook open last night in a common frenzy and when i returned from work sweating my roommate was home to likely read it. i wonder if he did. heās a private man.
perhaps the song is stuck because iāve not listened to much else. i watched a film tonight with many songs and maybe a few too many but none of them were David Bowieās āModern Loveā and none of them stuck in my head.
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Feb 23, 2025
Another one of Maddie's fav songs!!! I'm not sure how I found this song, probs through spotify algorithm or something ... butt this song is amazinggg the keys and layering so good.... i love when I show someone a song and they fall in love with it too! showed this to my partner at the time and it became one of his favs too... i love sharing music!!! this entire album is really good I highly recommend! š
On our picture shelves
(Get on, or get out)
Statues mocking me
How am I supposed to feel?
How am I not put at ease?
Talk yourself to sleep
Fall into it deep
I will wash off mine with rolling waves of worry
It doesn't have to feel so wrong
Bethany you're riding this one to its grave (the gates)
You never understood the difference between someone's beating and refusal to trade
Bless these tangled veins
(Get on, or get out)
None of which will grow the same
Now am I supposed to fake it?
Now are you so poised, at ease?
Think long, think, think long, think think
Can you feel it surround me?
I think it'll drown me
And I wonder how you could say that we (you) really owe you (us) anything
Think long, think, think long, think think
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an idealistic, yet highly inefficient form of face washing from a bygone era.
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I adore finding a random video from like 2005 and reading through the comments the way a historian would examine an old manuscript from the 1700s. Are these people still active YouTube users? Or are they forgotten accounts? What did @jjlwis mean by "awww im gonna miss rob too!!!" ? Who even is Rob?? Anthropology in the digital age... so many questions... it's fascinating.
The important thing for me is not to add new comments. I feel like I'm disturbing an old archeological dig site and my sticky modern commentary will make the video crumble away into oblivion. More importantly, I don't want the algorithm to suggest the video to a bunch of people who will spam the comments sectionā major yuck š¤¢
Jan 25, 2024
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with social media being this pervasive entity that has weeded its way into our daily routines for the past 20ish years (plus a global pandemic that really solidified those habits), many young adults today have spent a large amount of their lives living online. it has become the new norm and iām not gonna pretend iām above any of this because itās so easy to fall into it (i am literally writing this rec on my phone whilst itās a perfectly sunny day that i should probably go out to enjoy).
with that being said, in the larger scheme of life, being in your 20s is still in a weird way the beginning stages of your life. itās a period to try new things, make mistakes, learn from them and develop an identity thatās independent from the environment and people who raised you. though you can learn to do some of those things online, they donāt hold a candle to actually experiencing those things for yourself in real life.
all in all, the best way to not sleep thru your 20s is to prioritize in-person experiences that allow you to get a better understanding of yourself and your values. whether that be getting your first tattoo, moving to a new city or country, exploring your personal style or taking up hobbies you couldnāt or wouldāve never done as a kid, this is an important formative time to venture out and get a sense of who you truly are.
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