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if we can call them friends then we can call them on their telephones
and they won't pretend that they're too busy or that they're not alone
and if we can call them friends then we can call
holler at them down these hallowed halls
just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor
at all
don't, don't you worry, about the atmosphere
or any sudden pressure change
cause i know
that it's starting to get warm in here
and things are starting to get strange
and did you, did you see how all of our friends were there
and they're drinking roses from the can?
and how, how i wish i, i had talked to them,
and i wish they fit into the plan
and we were tired of being mild
we were so tired of being mild
and we were tired...
i know we're going to meet some day
in the crumbled financial institutions of this land
there will be tables and chairs
there'll be pony rides and dancing bears
there'll even be a band
cause listen, after the fall there will be no more countries
no currencies at all, we're gonna live on our wits
we're gonna throw away survival kits,
trade butterfly-knives for adderal
and that's not all
ooh-ooh, there will be snacks there will
there will be snacks, there will be snacks.
and we were tired of being mild,
we were so tired of being mild,
and we were (we were so) tired...
so don't you,
don't you worry
about the atmosphere.
and they won't pretend that they're too busy or that they're not alone
and if we can call them friends then we can call
holler at them down these hallowed halls
just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor
at all
don't, don't you worry, about the atmosphere
or any sudden pressure change
cause i know
that it's starting to get warm in here
and things are starting to get strange
and did you, did you see how all of our friends were there
and they're drinking roses from the can?
and how, how i wish i, i had talked to them,
and i wish they fit into the plan
and we were tired of being mild
we were so tired of being mild
and we were tired...
i know we're going to meet some day
in the crumbled financial institutions of this land
there will be tables and chairs
there'll be pony rides and dancing bears
there'll even be a band
cause listen, after the fall there will be no more countries
no currencies at all, we're gonna live on our wits
we're gonna throw away survival kits,
trade butterfly-knives for adderal
and that's not all
ooh-ooh, there will be snacks there will
there will be snacks, there will be snacks.
and we were tired of being mild,
we were so tired of being mild,
and we were (we were so) tired...
so don't you,
don't you worry
about the atmosphere.
Lyrics submitted by kemekongka
Track duration: 04:44
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Your friends are only part of this world and fickle by nature, even if they don't flake out on you right at this moment.
Yes, the earth is falling apart, and global warming is caused by the people who live on earth.
Then he goes back to his "friends" who are indulgently "drinking roses from the can". Plainly stealing the world's beauty. Careless. He wishes he had helped them grow, but it is a little late now, especially since he already made up his mind about leaving them behind now.
He feels that he and his lover are being held down by them.-"We were mild."
mild-not as strong as you could be... he and his lover are holding themselves back, but they grew tired of it. They knew they could be better.
He explains that things will crumble but the quaint aspects of the physical world will still exist, but they'll be alright together. In their minds. Their "wits" will overpower all that will happen around them. They don't need the physical protection of "survival kits" and "butterfly knives", instead adderal(and probably other mind manipulating substances) is a more appropriate weapon of defense for them. To protect their minds(souls).
Then he playfully humors his lover with the "there will be snacks". A clever joke. He is above the destruction of the physical world. The joke is a display of mental strength and proving that he is not defeated by what is happening around him.
They'll be happy together and can laugh about it all in their high-conscience.
Talking about people we may be "friends" with who aren't friends. We'd be able to talk to each other openly and honestly and they would want to know even if its inconvenient.
"don't, don't you worry, about the atmosphere"
Once again lack of honesty between people. How everyone feels is not how they act. Denial of the elephant in the room.
"and did you, did you see how all of our friends were there
and they're drinking roses from the can?"
The friends dont even notice something is wrong. They drink the lie.
"and we were tired of being mild
we were so tired of being mild
and we were tired..."
Tired of posturing
"i know we're going to meet some day
in the crumbled financial institutions of this land
there will be tables and chairs
there'll be pony rides and dancing bears
there'll even be a band"
I think of this as british humor. Making light of things which are not.
"cause listen, after the fall there will be no more countries
no currencies at all, we're gonna live on our wits
we're gonna throw away survival kits,
trade butterfly-knives for adderal
and that's not all
ooh-ooh, there will be snacks there will
there will be snacks, there will be snacks."
Theres the dark humor again. Sarcasm.
"and we were tired of being mild,
we were so tired of being mild,
and we were (we were so) tired..."
Tired of pretending. Repeating it wearily.
"so don't you,
don't you worry
about the atmosphere."
I see that as somewhat venomous. Could be just the humor again. Resignation. Or could have a touch of venom and anger at those pretending and/or those not seeing. Not sure.
It seems he is talking about personal friends, or people he has met
"if we can call them friends then we can call them on red telephones"
This seems like he is refering to the relationship between nations, and how the leaders call each other on red telephones
I am not sure, but it sounds like it could be "red telephones"