Tagged: Imploding the Mirage
As the title of this song (“My God”) implies, it does seem to be religious in nature. The way the vocalist(s) comes off is as if at one point in time he was stuck in...
It has been put forth that The Killers’ “When The Dreams Run Dry” deals with the subject of the afterlife. However, it can be interpreted alternatively, as alluding to the idea of fulfillment. In other words, despite what...
The logical deduction would be that the singer is addressing his significant other in “Running Towards A Place”. And fundamentally, what he is doing is idealizing the notion of the two of them striving towards...
The term imploding the mirage, as used in this song, can be said to be synonymous to ‘pushing your boundaries’, stepping outside of one’s comfort zone so to speak, as prompted by “the inside voice”. But...
All things considered, the titular reads like a metaphor for a reality akin to a dream-like state, i.e. the spirit world. We know this because Brandon Flowers has revealed that this track is actually about...
The phrase “fire in bone” is a metaphor with an unspecified meaning. But based on the way it is utilized in the song, it tends to point to the general idea of the singer being...
The singer, Brandon Flowers, is using the title in reference to his relationship with his wife, a lady by the name of Tana Mundkowsky. Generally speaking, the terms dying breed refers to someone or something who...
The Killers’ “Blowback” is highly-metaphorical in its approach, but first let’s start with what can be definitely ascertained. At the center of the story is a female character that the singer refers to as being...
Within the context of this song, the phrase “my own soul’s warning” is basically a metaphor for the singer’s conscience. And what he appears to be saying is that even against his “own soul’s warning”,...