tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post7241109471058349806..comments2024-03-15T12:03:11.410+00:00Comments on <center>Marillion - Explanations of Song Elements</center>: Be Hard On YourselfUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-1897888110043295532022-10-10T22:27:54.211+01:002022-10-10T22:27:54.211+01:00Such inspired and meaningful lyrics from a beautif...Such inspired and meaningful lyrics from a beautiful, powerful, magical album.<br />My favourite album of all time - have not stopped playing it since it’s release on<br />4 MarchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-88507373940265693382022-03-20T16:57:25.657+00:002022-03-20T16:57:25.657+00:00"to fall over", could of course allude m..."to fall over", could of course allude more generally to being at a brink and having nowhere to go but down. Would fit nicely, no need for urban myths ;)Martin Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733864668848316131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-13857985187623465692022-03-20T16:52:24.631+00:002022-03-20T16:52:24.631+00:00You're right, it's an urban myth caused by...You're right, it's an urban myth caused by Disney. I'd never read that, perhaps h didn't either :D <br /><br />What scientist did find out, is that because of their reproduction rate, overpopulation occurs frequently and lemmings sense this. Large groups then migrate to other habitats, where they have more space. During this trek, accidents do happen and large numbers have been Martin Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733864668848316131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-41906379734878482112022-03-20T16:16:14.850+00:002022-03-20T16:16:14.850+00:00While it’s popularly believed that lemmings are wo...While it’s popularly believed that lemmings are wont to chuck themselves off cliffs, it’s not true. Migratory lemmings can die in large number as a consequence of trying to swim distances that are too great for their meagre capabilities, but don’t deliberately try and die. That was a scene staged by Disney for a documentary - it didn’t even use a variety of lemming that was migratory!<br /><br />BaldySlapheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122283491292815849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-16559395924793528752022-03-20T13:10:31.817+00:002022-03-20T13:10:31.817+00:00“The only way forward is to fall over” could refer...“The only way forward is to fall over” could refer to the phenomenon of lemmings running towards the edge of cliffs and throwing themselves over, sometimes by the populations, onto certain death. Although scientists still haven’t found the definitive answer to this puzzling behaviour, the common theory is that the animal’s frenzied kamikaze is caused by over-population and/or possible Martin Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733864668848316131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-44577796206165077512022-03-20T13:09:38.357+00:002022-03-20T13:09:38.357+00:00"Something to pull the sheep across the field..."Something to pull the sheep across the field / Bag of grass and straw” and "The monkey wants a new toy" seem to tie in with a similar notion as in the ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ section in Reprogram the Gene, that we’re constantly being lured with ‘new and improved’ versions of things and products, whether falsely or not, through advertising and marketing, to keep us buying and (over)Martin Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733864668848316131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-75336627249268956402022-03-20T10:38:30.249+00:002022-03-20T10:38:30.249+00:00More brilliant lyrics from H & wonderful music...More brilliant lyrics from H & wonderful music. It’s simple, we need to start leading simpler lives, instead of sucking the life out of the planet. Flash holidays, living the high life, spend spend spend & greed are killing it. The politicians need to set the example, but that’ll never happen!!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442669993755012951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-14850656283455448482022-01-30T19:08:11.517+00:002022-01-30T19:08:11.517+00:00It's telling us all to take care of the planet...It's telling us all to take care of the planet. Simple message. Amazing song. I love it 😁F Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331016095568624988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849191524560167556.post-399445558790325722021-11-08T08:00:11.251+00:002021-11-08T08:00:11.251+00:00Hard (hah!) not to see parts of song as a direct c...Hard (hah!) not to see parts of song as a direct callback to that horrible Jess Glynne song "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself":<br /><br />There are several direct lyrical callbacks: "Let's go back to simplicity", "Everyone trips, everyone falls", and so on.<br /><br />Perhaps it's a tribute. Or perhaps it's a sarcastic riposte to saccharine, well-behavedAllynoreply@blogger.com