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Karen Lyrics
Karen, I'm not taking sides
I don't think I'll ever do that again I'll end up winning and I won't know why I'm really trying to shine here, I'm really trying You're changing clothes and closing windows on me all the time Well, whatever you do, listen, you better wait for me No, I wouldn't go out alone into America Whatever you do Listen, you better wait for me No, I wouldn't go out alone Karen, we should call your father, maybe it's just a phase He'll know the trick to get a wayward soul to change his ways It's a common fetish for a doting man to ballerina on the coffee table cock in hand Well, whatever you do Listen, you better wait for me No, I wouldn't go out alone into America Whatever you do Listen, you better wait for me No, I wouldn't go out alone Without warm water in my head All I see is black and white and red I feel mechanical and thin Hear me play my violin again I'm living in the target's shoes All I see is black and white and blue. Idle, idle, idle, idle, protect the nest Protect the title Karen, put me in a chair, fuck me and make me a drink I've lost direction, and I'm past my peak I'm telling you this isn't me No, this isn't me Karen, believe me, you just haven't seen my good side yet Well, whatever you do Listen. you better wait for me No, I wouldn't go out alone into America Whatever you do Listen, you better wait for me No, I wouldn't go out alone Without warm water in my head All I see is black and white and red I feel mechanical and thin Hear me play my violin again I'm living in the target's shoes All I see is black and white and blue Idle, idle, idle, idle, protect the nest Protect the title I must be me, I'm in my head Black birds are circling my bed I must be me, I must be me Black feathers are falling on my feet Idle, idle, idle, idle, protect the nest Protect the title [repeat]
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04-30-2005
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07-04-2007
http://www.3ammagazine.com/buzzwordsblog/2006/06/secret-meeting-in-basement-of-my-brain.html
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05-27-2008
You can tell that the lead singer is pleading for his lover's company, while trying to deny the draw toward the outrageous. There's a pull back and forth; he can play the rock star, have his liaisons and act like a drunken oaf, but he's also actively denying his child-like behaviour and looking for ways to change it in order to grow into a suitable partner.
Part of him kind of feels like all of his whining and lamenting over the subject is pointless; the third verse is sort of a giving up on the issue, where he's sick of arguing over who and what he is and just wants to numb his mind of it all.
I'd say the final portion is significant, where he's full on accepting the fact that this is who he is, a rambunctious alcoholic who's depressed and tired of following the picket fence agenda.
"Idle...protect the nest, protect the title." He isn't going anywhere by pretending to be a family man, but he cares about his lover and sees that his actions hurt her.
I think a lot of us want something more out of the fairytales we've been fed, and this song is a perfect representation of that feeling.
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12-01-2008
I think this part of the monologue completely encapsulates a moment of self realization.
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02-16-2009
"I'll end up winning and I won't know why" - I think this idea of the emptiness of public recognition repeats itself throughout the song.
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03-04-2010
to ballerina on the coffee table cock in hand"
The first few times I listened to this album these lines passed me by, then when I listened a bit closer I was like...did I just hear that! haha...I love the national for those moments, they have the whole package, music, atmosphere, emotion, crazy lyrical flourishes, great characters...
can't wrap my head around this verse though!
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