Our words move aimlessly through
Empty city squares
Collecting into mobs and
Angry like their prayers
They breathe the air we
Fought to leave behind
This kind of blank adventure
Happens all the time
Because nobody knows the wreck of the soul
The way you do

We fought to find our thoughts
The runway walked us through
The swimsuit portion of the evening
Cancelled due to rain
The pageant's called again
You'll find this kind of blank adventure
Happens all the time
Because nobody knows the wreck of the soul
The way you do
Miss Teen Wordpower

So we float through the streets
Breathe city lights
Claims of the crown forgotten
So we float through the streets
Float through the streets
The way you do
Miss Teen Wordpower
Nobody knows the wreck of the soul
The way you do
Miss Teen Wordpower



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Track duration: 03:23


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    General Comment:hahhhahhahahhahaha you got that right diehard
    Flag shesnotasecreton September 20, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's about Miss teen South Carolina 2007. The New Pornographers called it ahead of its time.
    Flag diehardon August 28, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i'm not sure about that.

    clearly part of the imagery involves somebody who lost a beauty contest and is bitter about it. but maybe losing the beauty conest is a metaphor for something else - like a failed relationship or sexual encounter. but it seems that the narrator of the song means to get over it but the subject of the song, who lost the contest, dwells in the despair.

    but honestly i have no idea.

    it seems like "miss teen wordpower" is having to deal with disappointment for the first time and the narrator is saying get used to it - "you'll find this kind of blank adventure
    happens all the time" - quit feeling so sorry for yourself
    Flag moikon April 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i was thinking that it was someone who was intelligent and logical but completely overemotional and dramatic. i.e "nobody knows the wreck of the soul the way you do". someone who almost enjoys having a low-self esteem and getting pitied/ getting attention because they're sad.
    Flag blahduon February 19, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I think you are probably right, I was thinking the same thing.
    Flag ScionofSufferingon January 07, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I think that this song is about a girl who gossips horribly.

    "because nobody knows the wreck of the soul the way you do".
    I would think that gossip wrecks souls. Also, she is "Miss Teen WORDpower". Gossip is using the power of words, and gossip is a very teenage thing to do. She may or may not be an actual pagent queen. I don't know. But she definitely gossips.
    Flag lepidoptera3on March 12, 2005   Link

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