Return of Saturn

(thing) by Ebyan Thu Jun 28 2001 at 10:29:59
No Doubt's fourth CD, released April 11, 2000. A common misconception is that this CD is the second of No Doubt, following what is mistaken as their first CD Tragic Kingdom. Most of the songs on the CD were written by Gwen Stefani herself, and were dedicated to Gavin Rossdale (lead singer of the band Bush) who, at the time of release and through the creation of the CD, was separated from Gwen. However, after the release of the CD they got back together and were engaged to be married.

Track Listing:

1. Ex-Girlfriend
2. Simple Kind Of Life
3. Bathwater
4. Six Feet Under
5. Magic's In The Makeup
6. Artificial Sweetener
7. Marry Me
8. New
9. Too Late
10. Comforting Lie
11. Suspension Without Suspense
12. Staring Problem
13. Home Now
14. Dark Blue

Bonus tracks include: Big Distraction, Full Circle, Cellophane Boy, and Leftovers.

(idea) by JediBix783 Sun Jan 06 2002 at 5:08:16

There is something very interesting about the liner notes for this album. In the lyrics for each song, certain words or phrases are highlighted. It's my theory that these represent the main themes of the album. Here I've copied out these words and phrases for each song, for my own knowledge (I've never written them down and seen them all at once) and also for the knowledge of anyone who wants to know what the album is about.

Ex-Girlfriend:

that list
Your wildness scares me
freedom
change
mistake
list
mistakes
in between the days
going to die

Simple Kind of Life:

I always thought I'd be a mom
mistake
Now all those simple things are simply too/Complicated for my life
faithful to my freedom
selfish

Bathwater:

fat full with envy again
my own destruction
I'm on your list
Why do the good girls always want the bad boys?
choking on all my contradictions

Six Feet Under:

my birthday
orthocycline
control, control, control
give birth

Magic's In the Makeup:

Can you tell I'm faking it?
So many different faces
My personality changes
I can fool you
I want to be the real thing
Who am I?

Artificial Sweetener:

Stubborn, so selfish
The return of Saturn*
but I can't seem to find myself
Who's the author?
I was born two weeks late
faking

Marry Me:

My sincere architecture
more indecisive than ever
A girl in the world barking up the wrong tree
Crumbling continuity
new love only rented
I'm not how I used to be

New:

Are you here to fetch me out?

Too Late:

envy
leash
real
enough's never enough to make a dent

Comforting Lie:

insecure
pretend
I'm just a normal person
I can't decide

Suspension Without Suspense:

My divorce from dependence/That's when you found me
hate me?
pessimistic protection plan
the circumstance

Staring Problem:

I'm so jealous
What's it like to have that body
envy

Home Now:

A chosen compromise
give up for you?
make it real
Neglect of normalcy
It can't be sincere
what shall I give up for you?

Dark Blue:

leash
frighten me
you siphon me
maybe I'm supposed to make you feel better
I want to comfort you

*This line-- "the return of Saturn"-- and the album's title-- refer to the age of the band members (29) when the album was made. 29 years is how long it takes Saturn to orbit the sun, so, in effect, Saturn is returning to the position it was in when they were born. I guess to them it means that their lives have gone through one cycle and is now moving on to the next one.

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