its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
I counted on my private Altamont
Trusted it all along
But now I'm on my way
We left the house
Your fingers in my mouth
Stacked crooked all along
But now I'm on my way
Stacked crooked all along
But now I'm on my way
Ooh
The force sat through the red light of the hours
I tried to imagine it
I couldn't imagine it
The vantage falling from the ivory tower
I tried to imagine it
I couldn't imagine it
You clicked and tossed
Your cryptic crossword loss
You then abandoned talks
And now it's hard to say
While we would weep
In smoke-and-mirror states
Stacked crooked all along
But now I'm on my way
Stacked crooked all along
But now I'm on my way
Ooh
The force sat through the red light of the hours
I tried to imagine it
I couldn't imagine it
The vantage falling from the ivory tower
I tried to imagine it
I couldn't imagine it
Do not, do not deny me
Tonight I lost a deal
Do not, do not deny me
My Achilles' heal
Do not, do not deny my
Attention to detail
Do not, do not deny me
The clicking of the heels
Do not, do not deny me
Deny my loss of feel
Do not, do not deny me
My Achilles' Heel
Do not ,do not deny my
Attention to detail
Do not, do not deny me
The clicking of the heels
Trusted it all along
But now I'm on my way
We left the house
Your fingers in my mouth
Stacked crooked all along
But now I'm on my way
Stacked crooked all along
But now I'm on my way
Ooh
The force sat through the red light of the hours
I tried to imagine it
I couldn't imagine it
The vantage falling from the ivory tower
I tried to imagine it
I couldn't imagine it
You clicked and tossed
Your cryptic crossword loss
You then abandoned talks
And now it's hard to say
While we would weep
In smoke-and-mirror states
Stacked crooked all along
But now I'm on my way
Stacked crooked all along
But now I'm on my way
Ooh
The force sat through the red light of the hours
I tried to imagine it
I couldn't imagine it
The vantage falling from the ivory tower
I tried to imagine it
I couldn't imagine it
Do not, do not deny me
Tonight I lost a deal
Do not, do not deny me
My Achilles' heal
Do not, do not deny my
Attention to detail
Do not, do not deny me
The clicking of the heels
Do not, do not deny me
Deny my loss of feel
Do not, do not deny me
My Achilles' Heel
Do not ,do not deny my
Attention to detail
Do not, do not deny me
The clicking of the heels
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He certainly did earn that reputation.
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
"Altamont" Speedway was the location of the infamous Rolling Stones concert in '69 where an audience member was knifed to death by a member of the Hell's Angels (who were hired by the Stones as security) - it was suggested the audience member was holding a handgun. The event has long been associated with the end of the 60s love and peace era.
I suspect Carl is using the phrase "private Altamont" to refer to a personal "end-of-an-era" moment.