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Well all the Apostles-they're sitting in swings
Saying "I'd sell off my Savior for a set of new rings,
And some sandles with the style of straps that cling best to the era"
So all of the businessers in their unlimited
Hell where they buy and they sell and they sell all their
Trash to each other but they're sick of it all
And they're bankrupt on selling
And all of the angel
They'd sell off your soul for a set of new wings and anything gold
They remember
The people they loved their old friends
And I've seen through'em all seen through 'em all and seen through most everything
All the people you knew were the actors
All the people you knew were the actors
Well, I'll go to college and I'll learn some big words
And I'll talk real loud
Goddamn right I'll be heard
You'll remember all the guys that said all those big words he must've
Learned in college
And it took a long time
I came clean with myself
I come clean out of love with my lover
I still love her
Loved her more when she used to be sober and I was kinder
Saying "I'd sell off my Savior for a set of new rings,
And some sandles with the style of straps that cling best to the era"
So all of the businessers in their unlimited
Hell where they buy and they sell and they sell all their
Trash to each other but they're sick of it all
And they're bankrupt on selling
And all of the angel
They'd sell off your soul for a set of new wings and anything gold
They remember
The people they loved their old friends
And I've seen through'em all seen through 'em all and seen through most everything
All the people you knew were the actors
All the people you knew were the actors
Well, I'll go to college and I'll learn some big words
And I'll talk real loud
Goddamn right I'll be heard
You'll remember all the guys that said all those big words he must've
Learned in college
And it took a long time
I came clean with myself
I come clean out of love with my lover
I still love her
Loved her more when she used to be sober and I was kinder
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"Bankrupt On Selling" as written by Brock/judy/green
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Not necessarily depressing, but that kind of numb acceptance you assume once the reality of something has sunken in and there's not denying it anymore.
but I came clean with myself,
I'd come clean out of love with my lover.
I still love her,
loved her more when she used to be sober and I was kinder"
This song is less depressing than just real, and sometimes life can kick you in the balls. I think that this song is about just knowing that.
But the last verse means a lot to me. It's almost like my ex would think this. He kinda had a really dark view of the world, so the whole song really fits him, but this last verse happened between us. And I think it's amazing that this song vocalizes that feeling.
Saying, "I'd sell off my savior for a set of new rings
And some sandals with the style of straps
That cling best to the era"
is referring, I think, to Amos 2 “because they sell righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals”
Apostles are supposed to be the messengers of their gospel yet they'd sell their savior.
Business people represent greed in its purest form. They do transactions with each other to earn a living.
Angels represent purity and they would sell your soul to evil.
Then he begins to talk about how he's seen through all the charades that people try to cover up their life with and he's been jaded by this truth:
A human's instinct is to fill their needs and be happy. The realization has settled that for people to respect him he needs to matriculate at an institution of higher learning and sound educated. He's found the person he loved and couldn't make her happy because she couldn't respect him. He's tired of selling himself for what he really was, being genuine (and i was kinder), to conforming with the rest of society.
The sad part about this song is nobody in it is happy. They all want something they don't have.
Well, all the apostles- just his point of view and every body else is pretty dead on. people selling their lives for material things.
So all of the businessers- they hate what they are doing but they are so far into their lifestyle of trying to make money they have no hope of beeing free or at least dont see any hope and they are sick of it
And all of the angels-same thing basically as the first one
Well, I'll go to college- this is pretty simple to me. people go to college and learn but no body else really cares. if you goto college why would i care. i am all about me. ill just remember you as that guy who knew about fish, or surgery, or...big words
And it took a long time- this is in relation to my ex-wife so just my opinion but, i have come clean with myself and i finally have grown out of love with her because she is the same person she always was, but i just want to remember the good things about the relationship. so i have come clean with myself, and admit i know longer love my wife, but i still love the person that she was and i was in those certain memories together. so i still love that idea.
this guy has a f'n mind on him.
does anyone know what his relation to alaska is. i went to alaska and started listening to these guys and the music fits the mood. then i started noticing all these songs with alaska references and some lyrics match up with some experiences. kinda creepy. on the fron of the on album with all green and arrows, if you turn it sideways it is the the big dipper and the north star and is also found on alaska state map. i cant find anything about them actually talking about alaska.
the only part i didn't agree with was "and it took a long time..."
to me, this is about how people stay with each other even when they don't love each other anymore..
This is my interpretation of the song; I feel that this song is about addicts. We all can semi-tell that Issac did drugs, right? His lyrics make so. much. sense. when you're mind is opened. Okay, so I think that he is comparing the life of drugs with heaven and hell.
"Well, all the apostles, they're sitting in swings saying, "I'd sell off my savior for a set of new rings and some sandals with the style of straps that cling best to the era" So all of the businessers in their unlimited hell, where they buy and they sell and they sell all their trash to each other, but they're sick of it all."
When you're experiencing a high, it's like the apostles sittin' in their sort of pedestal, but knowing the comedown is soon. That they'd do anything to prolong their highs, their euphoria.
...oh, and they're bankrupt on selling. Addicts get sick of buying and selling littler drugs just to get the high they're craving...
It kinda seems like Issac is realizing that this life he's living isn't what he wants and he makes the plan to go off & get out and do something with himself so that he's remembered but it's not exactly adequate...
and he finally gets it. "And it took a long time until I came clean with myself, I'd grown clean out of love with my lover... I still love her, loved her more when she used to be sober and I was kinder."
But realizes that you can't always have it all, I suppose. I don't know, this was a nice rant... not too sure if any of it makes sense. I can't articulate too well.
Anyways, Issac is God. No lie, he's so brilliant it's scary. Peace.
I guess the basic theme is just how most people will do anything for person gain, specifically human inventions (Christianity) that try to take advantage of you...
"And I've seen through them all, seen through them all
And seen through most everything"