Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Isis

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  My Interpretation:I just discovered from Wikipedia that ISIS was an ancient greek goddess, whose lover's body was cut into 14 pieces and scattered throughout Egypt. "When Osiris' body was cut in 14 pieces, Seth scattered them all over Egypt and his wife "Isis" retrieved all of them except one, his penis, which was swallowed by a fish (see the Legend of Osiris and Isis). supposedly, Isis made a metallic replacement." I kinda sense a relation to this story and the song!

  Flag jesslovesmusicon September 12, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:I agree with the egyptian mythology connection. I think she's comparing herself to Isis looking for the pieces of her love everywhere except instead of her having one love she's had numerous meaningless ones (one-night stands?).
  
  She wants to gather them all together and if they're still feeling high and mighty she wants to wake them up and show them what they really are. Throw them into the ocean to watch them devoured.
  
  Great song.

  Flag skeletonMeon April 18, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I loooooove this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Karen o has an amazing voice, i love the beat also. YYYS forever!

  Flag mixologieson November 15, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:Fucking crazy song. The bass and electric guitar lines are crazy

  Flag mixologieson August 29, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:yeah.
  i think it has something relating to the goddess Isis.
  i believe Osiris was locked in a coffin
  made just for him by his envious brother, Set, and Set put his body in a river (nile?)
  when Set found his casket washed ashore,
  he then cut him into 14 pieces?
  and Set hid the pieces of his body in various places in egypt.
  and Isis, his wife/sister went looking for all of them.
  and found every piece but one.
  so maybe its about a girl trying to put a guy back together
  in some way. im not quite sure
  but the egyptian mythology is truely fascinating.

  Flag BAMsayson December 24, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:One-night stands.

  Flag NoFinalSpareon November 23, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:It's sort of like looking back at people who you had a history with despising them, and wanting revenge. Haha, or that's what I get from it. I really like this banddddddd. :D

  Flag Technophobiaon October 30, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:all i know is i love this song and the new ep

  Flag elec_trickon October 10, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:Since it's called Isis and it mentions loves being in pieces I assumed that it was making a refrence to the story of how the egyptian God Osiris was cut into pieces by his brother Seth or Set which was witnessed by osiris's wife Isis. But I really have no idea I haven't even herd this song.

  Flag themiracleofseanon June 19, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:i LOVE this song.
  as for its meaning, i assume she's singing about all her exes and possibly casting revenge upon them??

  Flag xred rumxon May 02, 2007   Link

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