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    Default Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    Now, I don't like to be 'that guy', but I have to point out the obvious hidden meaning of the song lyrics that follow:

    If you, if you could return
    Don�t let it burn, don�t let it fade
    I�m sure I�m not being rude
    But it�s just your attitude
    It�s tearing me apart
    It�s ruining everything
    And I swore, I swore I would be true
    And honey so did you
    So why were you holding her hand
    Is that the way we stand
    Were you lying all the time
    Was it just a game to you

    But I�m in so deep
    You know I�m such a fool for you
    You got me wrapped around your finger
    Do you have to let it linger
    Do you have to, do you have to
    Do you have to let it linger

    Oh, I thought the world of you
    I thought nothing could go wrong
    But I was wrong
    I was wrong
    If you, if you could get by
    Trying not to lie
    Things wouldn�t be so confused
    And I wouldn�t feel so used
    But you always really knew
    I just wanna be with you

    And I�m in so deep
    You know I�m such a fool for you
    You got me wrapped around your finger
    Do you have to let it linger
    Do you have to. do you have to
    Do you have to let it linger

    And I�m in so deep
    You know I�m such a fool for you
    You got me wrapped around your finger
    Do you have to let it linger
    Do you have to, do you have to
    Do you have to let it linger

    You know I�m such a fool for you
    You got me wrapped around your finger
    Do you have to let it linger
    Do you have to, do you have to
    Do you have to let it linger


    It seems apparent to me that this song is a direct artistic reference to flatuence. I mean, really.


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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    No....its about love...
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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    Quote Originally Posted by Innis Cabal View Post
    No....its about love...
    The two can be very similar sometimes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Green Bean View Post
    The two can be very similar sometimes.
    Remind me never to sit next to you on a long car trip.
    Blood-red were his spurs i' the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat,
    When they shot him down on the highway,
    Down like a dog on the highway,
    And he lay in his blood on the highway, with the bunch of lace at his throat.


    Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman, 1906.

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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    I have no clue how you got flatulence out of this, or what weird font you are using that your apostrophes show up as wingdings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by warty goblin View Post
    Remind me never to sit next to you on a long car trip.
    Only matters if he loves you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stormthorn View Post
    Only matters if he loves you.
    True enough. However there are some risks just not worth taking.
    Blood-red were his spurs i' the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat,
    When they shot him down on the highway,
    Down like a dog on the highway,
    And he lay in his blood on the highway, with the bunch of lace at his throat.


    Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman, 1906.

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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    Alternatively, he could have eaten some beans that morning, and then kisses you.
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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    It always amazed me that Weird Al never released a "Pull My Finger" parody of this song. It's so obvious, but I guess he just blew it on that one.

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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    I thought it was just a little self-irony of how this dreadful song never.. ever.. ends.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Renrik View Post
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    It seems apparent to me that this song is a direct artistic reference to flatuence. I mean, really.

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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    Come on, how are you guys not getting this. I mean 'Don't let it burn, don't let it fade'? 'I'm sure I'm not being rude... it's tearing me apart, it's ruining everything?'


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    I'm afraid I'm just going to have to agree with The Dude; that's your opinion. I comprehend your argument, but I don't think the song makes nearly as much sense as an extended fart joke as it does as a love song.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Renrik View Post
    Come on, how are you guys not getting this. I mean 'Don't let it burn, don't let it fade'? 'I'm sure I'm not being rude... it's tearing me apart, it's ruining everything?'
    Because fart jokes arn't funny...and its clearly taking the song so far out of context that the joke is even -less- funny then your average Family Guy fart joke that..ya. Its just your opinion.
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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    I got another meaning behind it that is of such an adult nature that I would be banned if I expressed it. Needless to say it is sexual in nature and has nothing to do with flatulence.
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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    Quote Originally Posted by Renrik View Post
    Come on, how are you guys not getting this. I mean 'Don't let it burn, don't let it fade'? 'I'm sure I'm not being rude... it's tearing me apart, it's ruining everything?'
    Ah, I see... no, I don't agree.
    After all, if your interpretation were valid, why "don't let it fade"? Heck, open the window!
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    Default Re: Hidden Meaning of 'Linger' By the Cranberries

    Quote Originally Posted by Renrik View Post
    It seems apparent to me that this song is a direct artistic reference to flatuence. I mean, really.
    Wow, 1991 called, they want their old, old, OLD, tired, not-even-that-funny-back-then joke back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harr View Post
    Wow, 1991 called, they want their old, old, OLD, tired, not-even-that-funny-back-then joke back.
    Hypocrite.

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