Exchange
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You see a man's face
But you don't see his heart
You see a man's face
But you will never know his thoughts
Everywhere you go
There's a man to say love
Take it to heart
For your heart is your heart
And your thoughts is your thoughts
Never mix love with hatred
You see a man's face
You will never see his heart
You see a man's face
But you will never know his thoughts
You see a man's face
You will never know his thoughts
You see a man's face
In "Exchange," Massive Attack presents a powerful commentary on the complexity of human emotions and the difficulty of truly understanding one another. The opening verse states that when we see someone's face, we may have a superficial understanding of them, but we can never truly know what's going on in their heart and mind. This sentiment is reinforced throughout the song with the recurring line "you see a man's face, but you will never know his thoughts." The chorus urges us to be careful not to mix love with hatred, reminding us that it's important to approach others with empathy and understanding, rather than judgment or prejudice.
The song's haunting melody and somber tone create a sense of introspection and contemplation, inviting listeners to reflect on their own experiences of misunderstood emotions and missed connections. Through its sparse yet poignant lyrics, "Exchange" speaks to the universal human experience of wanting to connect with others, yet feeling trapped by the limitations of our own perceptions and communication. In a world that often feels divided, this song encourages us to seek moments of empathy and understanding, even in the face of complexity and confusion.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah yeah yeah ah
An expressive way of drawing the listener's attention and creating anticipation for the rest of the song.
You see a man's face
Looking at a man's face can't give you a complete understanding of him because there's more to him than his appearance.
But you don't see his heart
A person's heart can represent their feelings, emotions and intentions which are not visible by merely seeing someone's face.
You see a man's face
This lyric is repeated for emphasis and to remind the listener that appearances can be deceptive.
But you will never know his thoughts
Even if you see someone's face and know what's going on in their heart, it's impossible to completely know their thoughts.
Everywhere you go
This line is the start of a new verse, and it suggests that there are many people around us and we are constantly surrounded by others.
There's a man to say love
Some people may say loving things or express love in different ways, but it doesn't mean they genuinely feel that way.
Never neither never neither
This phrase emphasizes the importance of not believing someone's words without fully understanding their intentions.
Take it to heart
This line encourages caution and advises the listener not to take things at face value.
For your heart is your heart
The heart of an individual is personal to them and should be kept as such.
And your thoughts is your thoughts
Similarly, a person's thoughts should only be shared when they are ready and willing.
Never mix love with hatred
It's important to distinguish between positive emotions, such as love, and negative emotions, such as hate, and not let them overlap.
You see a man's face
Again, the lyrics repeat to reiterate the idea that a person's face cannot give you a complete understanding of them.
You will never see his heart
The heart is something that cannot be seen, so it's essential to remember that even if you think you know someone's feelings, there may be more beneath the surface.
You see a man's face
One last repetition to emphasize the importance of the previous lines.
But you will never know his thoughts
The final line of the song reinforces the fact that although we can see someone's face, we can never fully know them.
You see a man's face
The last repetition brings the song full circle, returning to its original theme.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BOB HILLIARD, M GARSON
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Stickie Dmin
@Evoluxman
"Coruscant?"
Seriously?
That felt to me more like the background action from some video game cutscene than a real battle with real stakes.
It looked and sounded pretty spectacular, but it seemed like it was treated as some kind of annoying and trivial obstacle that the heroes could quip and joke their way through while they got on with the "real" business. Neither one of them were invested in any way in anything that was going on around them - it was made to feel irrelevant.
Compare it to what we watched here, or at Yavin, or Scariff - desperate battles, with desperate stakes - real characters, really dying, really talking to each other about what's really happening and actually building a narrative and a structure that tells the audience what's happening and why.
Scariff is my personal favourite, by a LONG way - X-Wings fighting TIE-Fighters have simply never looked better. It was all the nostalgia from the very first time I ever saw Ep.IV in 1980 (especially when Red and Gold Leaders appeared - I nearly hit the roof) but delivered in a way that simply wasn't possible when I was a kid. Combine that with the fact that it was a real battle, with real, professional pilots, co-operating and coordinating with each other to get shtt done instead of some random, meaningless scramble that's only there as background for whatever the wizards were getting up to, and that the "Wars" part (the military part) were always the part of Star Wars I loved the most, and I was honestly happier than I'd been since I turned thirty.
If you dig Coruscant, it's not for me to say that you shouldn't - what anyone likes or doesn't like is their business, naturally.
Just saying, "I don't get it." What got you fired up about what was happening there?
Tenhys
@Brandon Smith
" So...tracking someone down means that they are a fully fleshed out character and have dimension and a solid character arc? No. Boba Fett was just there to look cool."
1) That is just your opinion.
"I will never understand the attraction that character has. Now, if he were featured more prominently and if he would have actually done something in the films besides standing around then I wouldn't be so critical."
2) Challenge accepted.
The millenium falcon was a single isolated ship that eluded a good portion of the Imperial fleet by itself (accessorily getting rid of a full squadron of Tie Fighters without even firing a single shot.) As the bounty hunters were briefed by Vader, the ship's captain caught sight of the Millenium Falcon again, just to lose it the next minutes. So up to that point, Han Solo pretty much demonstrated that he could do whatever he wanted with the Empire ; outsmarting and outmanoeuvering them at every turn. The bounty hunters' job, including Boba's, consisted in capturing that guy.
What did Boba Fett do ? He anticipated that Han Solo would try to hide amongst the Empire's trash. He correctly asserted their flight objective and beat them to it ; contacting the Empire and setting an ambush to capture them. He essentially outsmarted the guy that outsmarted the Empire, without the former being even aware of his existence until he appeared alongside Vader.
Tell me, now : what did the capture of Han Solo, Leia, Chewie and C-3PO led to ?
To Vader luring Luke Skywalker to Bespin, leading to a fight and one of the biggest plot twist in cinema history.
As for Boba's personnal motivation and achievment. For one, he's a Bounty Hunter. His part in the story is no different than Han Solo at the beginning (a smuggler.) You could argue that Solo was the one going off track by helping the rebellion while Boba strictly sticked to his job. No more. No less. For two, his achievments were substantial : he received his payment from Vader and, by bringing Solo back to Jabba, got an even bigger reward. And by so flawlessly capturing Han Solo, the man that eluded the Empire AND Jabba's hunters for years in a matter of weeks, he demonstrated that he is both a very competent individual and an essential part of the story.
Now i've got to ask, for you, this is not "doing something in the films besides standing around" ?
BrotherManGill
The saddest thing i experience while watching this is the emotion i felt seeing it in the theatre.
Then realizing what disney did to the last 3. How much we robbed our youngest Star Wars fans.
What they did to Luke was criminal.
Thank god The Madelorian redeemed him. As a kid who was born 1 year before the 1st Star Wars movie i grew up LOVING it. Luke was a hero for so many.
Disney tried to kill that for some reason. Thank the Force they failed.
VHTesla
5:17 Wedge slipping between the towers...
5:28/5:35/5:37 If you never wondered till now why they're spinning...
5:41 Dear God...
6:02 High-speed crossover.
6:05 That pair ducking down the side tunnel with that tilt shot of their pursuers close behind (6:07).
6:11 Where the Falcon loses her dish, Wedge closing his S-foils to slip through shows just how tight they were running.
6:18/7:07 No roll room, but the TIEs not shooting makes sense here and during the escape after the reactor breach (7:37/7:59). The Falcon's not small -- destroy her while she's leading a high-speed pursuit, and she'll become rapidly-slowing debris for her pursuers to run into.
6:23 "Warp core breach in progress..."
6:42 "Prepare for ramming speed!"
6:46 Gravity sucks.
7:12 That shot of the tunnel opening up into the reactor chamber and the shots within it (7:23/7:32), showing the sheer scale of it...
7:17 "Copy, Gold Leader. I'm already on my way out." Wedge letting Lando know he's clear to blow it without fear of allied casualties.
7:34 The reactor detaching from the ceiling...
7:36 The reappearance of the shaft seems to increase the urgency for escape.
ihatemynameanditisobvious
Can't believe that Wedge actually survived every single battle since episode IV and was the most that did the work, and yet he is underrated. A pilot instead of a Jedi or Sith, just a regular pilot, that is a lot of potential.
Edit: i know Poe Dameron is also a non-force user X-wing pilot, but his potential was wasted, especially in Rise Of Skywalker
Bobbino421
We need a Wedge Antilles movie where we see him as a test pilot and instructor, he stays as a captain so he can still fly so he dodged being promoted to admiral. Tom cruise could direct 😂
The Buffed Novelist
While Poe Dameron was a likeable character, he was WAY overpowered in the sequels, almost as ridiculously as Rey. In 'The Force Awakens' he shoots down ten TIE Fighters in like ten seconds. Never mind taking down a dreadnaught by himself in the abysmal sequel. 🙄 Contrast that to the Battle of Yavin, where Luke and Wedge, two of the greatest pilots ever, only bagged on TIE apiece. Don't even get me started on how they utterly wasted Finn, who had the potential to a be a fantastic character with a deep story arc. I'm not just an OT fanboy (I really wanted the sequels to be good), but they knew how to keep tension. In 'Empire' Luke spends the last twenty minutes of the film getting mauled by Vader. The audience knew he was going to lose, we just didn't know how badly or how he'd even survive. Whereas the new films never have any of the characters in real danger, and they never lose. Thus the audience gets bored...and yes, I know everyone dies in Rogue One, but that film is an outlier, and about the only decent thing Disney has done with Star Wars.
SpooneyToe11240
@NotthatDigustedWhatever you have to tell yourself
Jack Stecker
Wedge's character is that most rare of pilot characters in Star Wars; the natural pilot. He doesn't get in it, he straps it on like a suit.
In the first Rogue Squadron book, when the Droid is asking about painting his kills on the X-Wing, Wedge tells him to go with gross lots. 12x12=144 kills per marker, not to mention the two death star markers.
NotthatDigusted
@SpooneyToe11240 He could never hold a candle to the mighty starfighter Porkins! 🤣🤣🤣
ForceMaximus84
As a kid, you’re just overwhelmed by the action. As an adult, you appreciate that this was all done with dozens of practical models with several optical passes for EACH model.
john vickers
@Dimitar Margaritov models, stop motion, matte paintings and over laying film. Disney+ has ILM series showing how it was done. No CGI.
Dale Earnhardt
Respect
john vickers
If you have Disney+ Light & Magic tells the story of ILM and how they made this and 40 years of incredible effects and the amazing talent employed by George Lucas over the years. Worth a watch.