| Mitski – Your Best American Girl Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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This song is a fucking frightening masterpiece. It's been weeks and I can't shake "but big spoon, you have so much to do, and I have nothing ahead of me". This needs to be carved on the UN headquarters. Basically, this song is written in the perspective of a woman from a less than first world country (or immigrant, etc. just an under privileged presumably non-white lady) who clearly likes our stereotypical privileged white "American" dude. I have read that Mitski immigrated from Japan, so this might be something. So SO many layers of commentary on privilege, western-centric standards, and inner conflict on hating/accepting the non-west parts of us not westerners lol. And the problems this self-awareness can have on relationships and obviously one's inner psyche. Ok. First stanza (?) she likes white dude, and if she could, she'd spoon him and stuff. But, big spoon she addresses him, he's too good for her because he has so much opportunity, and (things to do), and just so much stuff to enjoy and experience that his privillage faculties, and stuff that is obviously made with him in mind. Of course, going back to her, either internally (her own beliefs/familial limitations) or externally (being under privileged, being in a country where she doesn't have opportunity, or even if she is at a country where there exists supposed opportunity, she obviously would never be chosen given she is likely disadvantaged having spent her formidable years in an opportunity-ridden developing country)-bad English etc. So on the one hand, we have well educated white guy who literally has his life ahead of him-we have Japanese/middle eastern/whatever/ woman who probably has an unheard of degree and not really anything of value that would take her anywhere. Hence having nothing ahead of her. Second stanza, and the most objectively powerful and worthy of UN-writing on the wall imo. "You're the sun, you've never seen the night". This white dude is the sun, literally the earth revolves around him. He's never SEEN the "night" aka the struggles-the REAL struggles that one would go through coming from a shitty background/opportunity lacking place. This dude doesn't know what it's like to be hungry, scared, going through political or religious persecution. Worst he's ever been through is running out of almond milk at Whole Foods. He's never SEEN the night. But heard it's stories from "birds". Of course this bro turns on the TV goes on Facebook. He has heard of real struggles, hunger, families torn apart in Syria etc. And whose stories are these? They're the authors. "But awake at night I'll be signing to the birds" (birds whom he hears the stuff from...so she'll be telling these) "Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me" Self explanatory incompatibility and cultural differences part. But the "I do, I think I do". The hesitation implied by the "think" carries with it a possibly life long struggle of accepting ones background in this American world. She has finally learned not to cringe at her parents' accents, and learned to appreciate certain aspects of her mothers' upbringing strategy, beliefs, and traditions. Which is a big deal. She finally accepted herself, and therefore is finally okay with never being involved in this perfect American relationship. This song talks about a truly difficult struggle. It's so real. These types of relationships are appealing but truly truly not simple. And I think only a fellow brown/Asian/etc person can really understand how complex and deep it is. Amazing. Genius woman. |
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| Dashboard Confessional – Several Ways To Die Trying Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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these are the most beautiful lyrics EVER. =( <3 |
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| Okkervil River – Song of Our So-Called Friend Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| You guys, hasn't anyone noticed how they use the names of other songs in their lyrics? Like, in this one, a stone was referenced and in "So Come Back, I Am Waiting", Black Sheep Boy was referenced, does anyone know why? is there like some kind of hidden message? lol | |
| Okkervil River – Auntie Alice Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song is truly devastating, and very self-explanatory. But for the retards who can't tell, he's talking about his aunt... And how she's.. umm you know... Dead. I love it when he says somehow gone from the phonebook for good, cliche, I know... But still... ;). xo. |
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| Brand New – Mix Tape Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Taking Back Sunday ruulleeesss.... x. | |
| Local H – Sports Bar Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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| Okkervil River – Blue Tulip Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song is really pretty I think it's one of my favorites so far. "They're waiting to hate you So give them an excuse They say that it changed you I know that can't be true" I think when he says that he means that they hate her for a reason, but it's not true, so give them an excuse means go ahead and kill yourself, they'll hate you, and then, they really will have an excuse. "I came in the entrance the makeup girl went through And waited for ages, I waited there for you" I think here he is dead as well, but he's in heaven, and if she suicided she'll prolly go to hell, so he waited at the entrance for ages for her to meet him there, but she didn't come. "Hats off to my distant hope I'm held back by a velvet rope And he's behind the wall the smoke machine has made between us And if he does exist, if camera clicking, green room guests swirl round the man whose real life can be touched Then I will do just that much" I think that this is my favorite part of the song, here I think that he means he hoped so much but his hope could not do anything about it, and when he says "He" I think he is referring to God. and theres a wall of smoke separating them, him being in heaven and her in hell, and he's saying that if god is doing that and his real life can be touched, that being what it takes to save her, then he will go just that much. "Hats off to my distant hope A little lie, a puff of smoke My street tonight's on fire with hope You'll be there, you'll see us I've got my ear against the screen I'll feel your feelings crackling For every single inch of me, I'm going to make you mean it With every single cell of me, I'm going to make you mean the words you sigh You lie Goodbye Goodbye" I think again, this time he is referring his hope to not her being in heaven but actually loving him. I think that she had smoked and that is what she was doing when she said it to him. But he had hope she loved him and he had hope he'd see her. by my ear against the screen means that he can not see her but hear what she is feeling. and he feels her feelings fall appart because she is dead. and if he does get her to join him, he will make her mean the words she said, which are that she loves him. But she doesn't so he weds her. |
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