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Build High Lyrics
Build high, build high (2x)

Cause my old man is bleeding
And my poor dog needs feeding
And this time I'm really broke
So let me feel your leg of hope around me

Build high, build high (2x)
I said build high, yeah, build high
Build high, build high (2x)

Hold me up with pride
Cause I'm not beautiful and
I don't have no pretty friends, can't pretend.
I'm tired of believing in the things that go on here.

Lately it makes me feel just like (some)one's forming in the air air air

Build high, build high (2x)
I said build high, yeah, build high
Build high, build high (2x)

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HonestIrony
05-19-2005

Rated +1 
I think this song is about the tower of babel, as the Pixies often used biblical references in their songs. The first verse seems to ask for help, which was the basic idea of the tower, as everyone spoke the same language. The second could be from the Point of View of the tower; as tall as it was, it probably wouldn't be beautiful and it would stand out. As for the line "Lately it makes me feel just like someone's forming in the air," maybe a reference to God? He didn't want the tower to exist, so he destroyed it. As for the chorus, thats more or less self-explanatory

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RedTuttle
12-30-2008

Rated -1 
The line about someone or something forming in the air does definitely lend credence to the idea that this song is about the tower of babel, but the rest of the song sort of indicates it's about the WPA during the depression... The singer is asking someone or something else to build high, because the singer is broke and has all these dire problems they need help with. The hold me up with pride thing even though I'm wretched thing is pure populism.

So does this mean Black Francis thinks the way we got out of the depression was a bad thing?

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