| Passion Pit – Take a Walk Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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In an album commentary interview, Michael Angelakos actually said he is talking about 3 people. The lyrics should read: All these kinds of places Make it seem like it's been ages Tomorrow some new building will scrape the sky I love this country dearly I can feel the ladder clearly But I never thought I'd be alone to try Once I was outside Penn station Selling red and white carnations We were still alone, My wife and I Before we marry, save my money Brought my dear wife over Now I want to bring my family state side But off the boat they stayed awhile Then scattered across the coast Once a year I'll see them for a week or so at most This first verse is one of his grandfathers, who immigrated to America from Greece and had to work to bring his family over as well. Then they all moved away, getting caught up in the economy and making their own lives that it all seemed to be in vain. Practice isn't perfect But the market cuts the loss I remind myself that times could be much worse My wife won't ask me questions There's not so much to ask And she'll never flaunt around an empty purse Once my mother-in-law came Just to stay a couple nights Then decided she would stay the rest of her life I watch my little children, play some board game in the kitchen And I sit and pray they never feel my strife. But then my partner called to say the pension funds were gone He made some bad investments, now the accounts are overdrawn The second verse is about his other grandfather,n who was in the stock market and who's partner lost all their money. (It's fairly self explanatory because it's literal.) And the third verse should read; Honey it's your son I think I borrowed just too much We had taxes, we had bills, we had a lifestyle of fun And tonight I swear I'll come home and we'll make love like we're young Then tomorrow you'll cook dinner for the neighbours and their kids We can rip apart those socialists and all their damn taxes But see I am no criminal I'm down on both bad knees I'm just too much a coward to admit when I'm in need This is about one of his family members going through tough times economically, but who "borrowed" (stole) money from his son. He has to get his life together and mend the relationship between him, his wife, and his son. |
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