| Spoon – They Never Got You Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I really can't believe no one has stated the obvious. This song is obviously about the push and pull relationship of an artist and his/her fans/audience. This makes the most sense especially when seen through the album's context and reference to The Beast And Dragon, Adored. The narrator is having a difficult time negotiating what to do to make art emphatic. |
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| The National – Slipping Husband Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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TheQuietMan and the_associate have left the most accurate comments on this song so far. Almost every other post seem to think that the narrator has no merit in his complaints and regret, and that's not necessarily true. Sure, the narrator isn't paying attention to his family and his wife, and his drinking buddies are just telling him "pay more attention to them or you'll lose them" as an excuse so that they'll go back to drinking. The men (possibly women too) don't want to commiserate through articulation and the narrator's left in a nightmare of regret. We certainly shouldn't define the narrator by his fatherhood/husbandry/etc. The narrator has a minimal amount of love for his family, but wants much more out of life. Who is he supposed to turn to when no one in his life understands? |
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| Wilco – Bob Dylan's 49th Beard Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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But the last stanza contains sequential events. The protagonist got blue and things got weird before he started growing Bob Dylan's beard. Regardless of whether or not the beard leads to the breakup, the beard continues to defend our narrator as the narrator continues to use modal and future tenses to suggest solutions to ease the difficulty. On a humorous side note, I can't fathom why growing a beard would lead to a breakup unless this is the most picky, fickle, and casual relationship in the history of Wilco's repoitoire. |
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| Pavement – Carrot Rope Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Malkmus uses many terms about lying and deceiving yourself and others about the habits (obviously drugs in this case) you do. And then you make a little Christian lie to others and they harness their hopes to your little lie. But someday, you'll have to leave behind all the small lies from your habit, your behavior, and your friends and family. | |
| Peter Bjorn and John – Blue Period Picasso Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I believe that in the first verse, he's singing "art's just a part" not "all just a part". Also, the chorus sings "a/the world famous art thief". | |
| LCD Soundsystem – Great Release Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Wow, great job on getting the lyrics. | |
| Pavement – Range Life Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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You have to listen to the tone of the lyrics. In case you missed it, it's pretty lazy and laid back. Try to remember it's from the point of view of an aging hippie. Would any other band's name get the same effect though? The tone here certainly isn't insulting, but the aging hippie (not Pavement) is just rambling. |
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| The New Pornographers – Stacked Crooked Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"The clicking of the heels" reference ends the album in an astonishing and bright manner. The entire song contains an ongoing theme of journeying towards where? I'm not sure; however, I would guess that the destination is the protagonist's significant other's concession of love. |
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| A.C. Newman – On The Table Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I think On The Table talks of the struggle between the fumbling and irresponsible representatives of law versus the 'innocent' and the psychological deals they make with each other. | |
| The Flaming Lips – Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Wayne sums the meaning of this song in an excellent manner on the official FL site. "To derive one's happiness from only specific moments in time is to miss out on the cosmic accident that is all of life's moments..." This refers to a form of apathy and or ignorant bliss I suppose. When Wayne speaks of ego-tripping, I guess he really means spacing (in both meanings) into the wishful thoughts that cloud our nights. |
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| The Boy Least Likely To – My Tiger My Heart Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Jof stated in an interview that he had no knowledge of Calvin and Hobbes at the time when he wrote My Tiger My Heart. Nonetheless, that imagery will always stay with me. |
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| Modest Mouse – A Different City Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Thank you Synergistic and itsthealan for reiterating and actually answering the question. "I don't know, but I been told, I don't know, but I been told, you never die, you'll never grow old" acts as prelude on The Moon And Antarctica to the song I Came As A Rat (i.e., recurring lyric). I didn't necessarily indicate that the lyrics derived from I Came As A Rat. |
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| Art Brut – Formed A Band Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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"We’re gonna be the band that writes the song, that makes Israel and Palestine get along." What an excellent satire for such a humourous song. |
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| Deerhoof – Spirit Ditties of No Tone Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Doesn't this song remind anyone of Megaman 4? | |
| The New Pornographers – Jackie Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Dude, this song was written from 1997-2000. Check the album release date people (originally released 2000). | |
| The Fiery Furnaces – Quay Cur Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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The below is from Clap Clap Blog's translation of the Inuit verse: "Half hour sandglass Seven saker round shot Ice for the moonshine And chichsaneg Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, don't say no Tie tight my coat In comes the fog Fallen down in the sea, go fetch Look yonder Get out my knife I mean no harm, I mean no harm Weave us on shore Give it, give it to me Will you have And I gave a bracelet Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, don't say no Tie tight my coat In comes the fog Fallen down in the sea, go fetch" 'Chichsaneg' is the only word that I cannot find anywhere online - my guess is that it is some kind of food or beverage. Also, I am not sure if a 'sasobneg' is strictly defined as being a bracelet. I suspect that it may be a reference to the lost locket from the beginning of the song. http://claps.blogspot.com |
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| Wilco – Via Chicago Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Summer Teeth is all a dream. It's about waking up and looking ahead. It might just be a dream; but he still doesn't mind, which is the point I'm trying to make. After that dream, he would not mind at all if she died, if he killed her. God forbid anyone could accept such a concept. |
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| Wilco – Wishful Thinking Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Well, there aren't more comments because the song is devastatingly honest. And this is the most devastating song of 2004, without a doubt. I'd prefer to interpret this song as originally inferred in the lyrics. For one, we could all relate to wondering about actualities and the possibilities of today and tomorrow. What would love be without 'Wishful Thinking'? |
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| Wilco – Elt Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Obviously, Tweedy continues the tale from Via Chicago. The repetitive chorus states a lot about the song. See Via Chicago for entire meaning. |
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| Wilco – Via Chicago Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Sunben, what the hell are you talking about? Where did the word "mother" appear in the song? And her death? No death was mentioned on the entire album, ever. He dreamed of killing someone on Summerteeth and maybe if you count Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again) as a song with intent (to at least fight for you love), and that's it. Most of Tweedy's songs are about plutonic love. His mother is still alive. What are you talking about? Obviously, you're some stupid n00b messing around with this wonderful website designed for adults. Come back when you've developed a mind please. Otherwise, leave your insignificant comments out. |
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| Wilco – Via Chicago Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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"The hope I had in a notebook full of white, dry pages Was all I tried to save " Thisheargiraffe, you do realize that I'm not saying he will kill her, rather that if it happened, he'd be fine, after visualizing it in his dreams. And I do agree that he misses her. But he misses her so much, and he pains so much, that he can't stand not being able to persuade her to feel the same way. It hurts him so much, that he cares to erase her from the living. In another words, yes, forget her as you'd like to say. But Tweedy still implies the graphic intensity of murder, which you have obviously chosen to omit as just blantant insignificance to the song. Secondly, if he's killing his feelings for her, then why bother to kill her in the first place? By killing her, he's admitting that he does care that she lives and pains him, like a mosquito mark on your arm, constantly reminding you that you've been bitten. Third, if a notebook full of white dry pages include memories, where's the text? The notebook full of white dry pages really describes the fact that he wants to forget or erase the relationship. In another words, yes, leaving his feelings behind. And yes, his mind does wander back to her at night. Fourth, where is he moving? The chrous uses a transitive verb, 'searching for a home' in that clause, but he hasn't found one yet. Transitive verbs define actions that are still in motion. He's searching. He hasn't found a place to move to. Finally, the song following Via Chicago on Summerteeth is ELT. The first lines of ELT includes, "oh what have I been missing, wishing, wishing you were dead." He's had the intent all along in Via Chicago, boldly reinforced by ELT. Thus, yes, he really was, WAS going to be fine with her dying. He has the intent and knowledge of the consequences. And no one has it wrong: it's an opinion. You're entitled to your opinion and I respect it, as should you, but I won't boldly call you wrong since Mr. Tweedy has yet to say much about the song. |
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| Wilco – Via Chicago Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I disagree with the argument that asserts or claims that Via Chicago is hopelessly optimistic. When in fact, the entire album is at the opposite end of the charged spectrum. Our hero loves his significant other so much that even after their seperation, he cares so much that he could and would live through the death of this significant other. He doesn't even mind the significant other's blood raining over him. He doesn't mind watching his lover die: that says a lot about the amount of love he had for this significant other. And the other euphemisms spliced onto dark pop just makes this more interesting, and perhaps the centerpiece of Summer Teeth. "And a cracked door moon says I haven't gone too far" just goes on to explain that he won't be satisfied after burying him/her (most likely her) in a fireworks display. In fact, he's even apathetic to the falsely accussed. And as you listen to this song, you hear a guitar weeping and wailing through the saddest days of Summer Teeth. --- Via Chicago works in a similar way with Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees. Both of these songs address something extremely depressing but tackle it with an anthemic response. In other words, the songs answer comes from the fact that these songwriters are sharing their experiences with others, learning and finding out about each other and realizing that they're not the only ones in this type of situation. And that all of them are still... "search for a home" no matter which city you prefer to reside. So perhaps, one could argue that Wilco plays Via Chicago in such a depressing tune in order to send an optimistic message. |
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| Wilco – Bob Dylan's 49th Beard Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Tweedy uses Dylan's beard as a defense mechcanism in order to escape the pain of separating from his love. From the assumption at the beginning, "you'll be happier when I'm gone" to "please don't wave goodbye," Tweedy hides behind the aged generalization that beards bring wisdom, especially Bob Dylan's. Instead, our protagonist tells himself that he's grown wiser instead of facing the pain and sorrow of departing from who he loves. | |
| Modest Mouse – A Different City Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Anyone know/have the full lyrics to the song? I know that the song lyrics loop, but on the third chorus (Through the cracks in the wall, slow motion for all, ???, ???), I can't hear what Issac is singing. And then there's the prelude lyrics to I Came As A Rat. "I don't know, but I been told I don't know, but I been told You never die, you'll never grow old" |
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