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The Hold Steady – Don't Let Me Explode Lyrics

15 years ago

Well, the last line is a reference to "Killer Parties," with the first line, "If they ask about Charlemagne, be polite and say something vague..." Although she doesn't leave much room for interpretation with her body language. I think the idea of "exploding" in this song means both getting in over your head with drugs, or, if the narrator is Craig Finn and not another character in the Hold Steady mythology, he could mean the dangers of dealing with sudden fame. I think the whole song relates a lot to "Killer Parties," with this theme of trying to find a better place. In that song, the narrator says to tell "them" they left because they were "young and in love, and I guess we just needed space." It's about trying to find the right place in a country where the dangers seem to just follow you. And, as the song says, it can almost kill you.

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The Mountain Goats – The Day the Aliens Came (Hawaiian Feeling) Lyrics	16 years ago
This kind of reminds me of the end of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," when Frank N. Furter "goes home".

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The Mountain Goats – Evening in Stalingrad Lyrics	16 years ago
This is my favorite Russian dissident love song.

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The Hold Steady – Girls Like Status Lyrics	17 years ago
also: it's "song number four on that first D4"

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The Hold Steady – The Swish Lyrics	17 years ago
not to nitpick and be a huge nerd...but i think it's "tusken raiders".

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The Hold Steady – Girls Like Status Lyrics	17 years ago
The Hold Steady referencing the Mountain Goats AND linking that reference to their first album? Life cannot possibly get any better.

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