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Innocence NoisyCell – Innocence
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Song performed by the Japanese band NoisyCell. The song was used as the ending theme for the 2014 Slice of Life anime, Barakamon.

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Andr'e
9 years

At Chorus 2 it seems they say “I can feel, I can feel”
and not “I can’t believe, I can’t believe”.

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Eli
8 years

Nah, it is “I can’t believe” if you listen closely to the song.

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Mad About You Hooverphonic – Mad About You
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“Mad About You” is arguably Hooverphonic’s greatest hit and most recognizable track. Alex Callier wrote it about “an impossible relationship with Cathy Dennis”.

A song which at first sounds repetitive but when you get down to it, each “same line” holds a different meaning in each one of its uses. It would not be bold to call this song’s lyrics and its combination of orchestra instruments with drums and jazz vocals pure genius.

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Are you the fishy wine that will give me
A headache in the morning
Or just a dark blue landmine
That'll explode without a decent warning Hooverphonic – Mad About You
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The “fishy wine” line was inspired by something Cathy Dennis said to Alex Callier while they were tasting wine to break the ice at a songwriting camp.

She stood next to me and literally said: ‘This wine tastes fishy’. I replied that there was nothing fishy about that and then we started arguing about the wine.

The whole second verse is metaphorical and can actually be paraphrased just by asking a question: “When (and not if) it ends, will it simply hurt for a while and then go away just like a usual hangover, or will it utterly destroy your soul and make you want to be erased from existence?”

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Trouble is my middle name
But in the end I'm not too bad
Can someone tell me if it's wrong to be so mad Hooverphonic – Mad About You
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The way this loved one treats her just adds to the confusion. It adds a pile of unanswered questions of the same kind; “Is it that wrong to love?”.

The lines “Trouble is my middle name / But in the end I’m not too bad” pose a statement which in itself refers to another tormenting question; “What have I done to deserve this?”.

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To me is like she is a person that messes up all the time but not on purpose, it’s not intentionally and even though she’s not flawless she’s aware that is a good person, then she wonders if it’s really wrong to be so obsessed with that special one…

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Feel the vibe, feel the terror, feel the pain
It's driving me insane
I can't fake for God's sake, why am I
Driving in the wrong lane Hooverphonic – Mad About You
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As soon as we hear the opening lines we feel the pain and fear of an unrequited love. A fear which goes as far as becoming terror and shaking the very core of your own sanity. It reveals a person who’s confused as to what they’re doing. A person split between a heart which tells them to kill himself and a mind which provides the necessary logic to try and avoid the unreasonable reasons of a poised heart.

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Complication ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D – Complication
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Second opening song of the popular anime Durarara!!

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Jouheki no sono kanata emono o hofuru jäger Genius Romanizations – Linked Horizon - 紅蓮の弓矢 (Guren no Yumiya) (Romanized)
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We hunters slaughter prey beyond the castle walls.

This is the job description of the Survey Corps (AKA Scouting Regiment), who ride out alone into the wilderness to gather intel and attack the Titans directly. The famous yelling of “Jäger” in this line celebrates and reemphasizes their role as hunters.

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JAEGER

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“Deep in your soul, there’s no hesitation, so make yourself the one they all fear!”

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Matt
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you have to include that if you are a fan of the series it is mandatory to scream “JAGER!!” when it comes up

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lany
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deep in your soul there’s no hesitation so make yourself the one they all fear

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Sam
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“Deep in your soul, there is no hesitation. So make yourself the one the will all fear.”

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RecklessDrive
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8 years

Its Survey Corps boy… Itsmeaning the survey corps kill titans residing outside or beyond the walls

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T
10 years

The recon corps kill the titans which reside beyond the walls

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Torawareta kutsujoku wa hangeki no koushi da Genius Romanizations – Linked Horizon - 紅蓮の弓矢 (Guren no Yumiya) (Romanized)
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“The humiliation of being caged is what triggers us to fight back”

The horror and humiliation of the human race being trapped within the walls while the Titans hunt outside around the rest of the world is what motivates Eren (and humanity in general) to fight. He desires freedom. That’s why he joined the scouting regiment, which has a 90% casualty rate but takes the fight directly to the Titans.

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“Channel the anger swelling inside you, fighting the boundary until you break through.”

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shiseru garou no "jiyuu" o! Genius Romanizations – Linked Horizon - 紅蓮の弓矢 (Guren no Yumiya) (Romanized)
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“Give us the freedom of dying, starving wolves!”

Even if a wolf is dying of starvation, its freedom and self-determination are preferable to the comfortable complacency of livestock.

“Better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.” – Graffiti by unknown Italian soldier, World War I

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Shikabane fumikoete susumu ishi o warau buta yo Genius Romanizations – Linked Horizon - 紅蓮の弓矢 (Guren no Yumiya) (Romanized)
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“O pigs who laugh at the resolve
to walk over corpses to move forward”

This is discussing the complacent people who are unwilling/unable to fight back. Eren constantly uses the words cattle and livestock as a derogatory term for those who aren’t being proactive.

In the Struggle for Trost arc, we are introduced to the decadent Lord Wald, a rich nobleman who cares more about his personal wealth than the lives of Trost’s civilians and soldiers. He openly mocks Garrison Commander Dot Pixis. Wald is a perfect example of the type of person this line refers to.

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it is what i think is the king how when trost district is under attack he trys to force pyxis to stay

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Exile
9 years

I always got the impression it was talking about the people in the inner walls – from the merchants to the fat duke to pretty much everybody behind Wall Sina, none of them actually care about the titans. They’re more worried about the refugees cramping their style.
Eren said it himself in the military court – “None of you have even seen a titan”. The politicians are certainly included in the reference, but it’s far from limited to them.

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AoTTG Player
10 years

Means justify the what? I think these lyrics are more talking about people who laugh at others who move forward despite all the trials and tribulations (and the people who have died as a result of those T&T)

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