Fleet Foxes – Mykonos

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  Song Meaning:The whole song gets much more clear as far as meaning after reading "The Present" at truthcontest.com, especially the line "Brother, you don't need to turn me away, I was waiting down at the ancient gates." ;)

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  My Interpretation:This song reminds me of a Cain-and-Abel-type situation..the brother has done something so unpardonable that he has to run away. the door in the beginning and the dust shows the damage to the relationship (the door being between them and the dust making their relationship confusing/old and worn-out). The ancient gate (such a good line!!!) may be a reference to ancient Greek mythology--I think forgiveness/justice and eventual peace is a good interpretation. but the brother is too proud to accept pardon "brother you don't need to turn me away." "I remember how they took you down" (reminds me of Cain's objection "but they will kill me") it sounds like the speaker is watching someone else (the family/friends/society/etc.) who is outraged by the brother's action punish him. "When you're walkin brother don't you forget, it ain't often that you'll ever find a friend" the speaker is telling the brother he had a chance for forgiveness but passed it up, and now he will be lonely forever.
  This song rocks my socks. so epic.

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  General Comment:I really don't care to illicit my own interpretation of this song's lyrical ramble. In fact, we probably won't know the true score unless the writer comes forth about what moved him to write it. If that should occur, I trust I shall someday discover that explanation, if it is indeed of any reward to me.
  
  HOWEVER, I have been to Mykonos once and I had one of the most magical experiences of my life the afternoon/night I spent there. I was on a Grecian cruise and it was one of our first stops before Santorini, Patmos and one other, I believe. Anyway, on this trip I met the most amazingly astute, beautiful and indelible woman I've ever known, who was from from Los Angeles. I reside in Missouri and this woman holds the keys to my heart, wherever she has taken her deisidaimonia.
  
  After arriving at Mykonos, we shopped, enjoy many gyros and loved the company of each other, without yield. That night, we sat on the roof of our hotel, finished our Amstels and talked through the night. All the while, the stars seemed to be within our arms' reach. Early in the morning, as we grew weary, I returned her to her room, both of us fatigued and soon found my own. I did not sin against God with this woman, yet, to this day, hail it the best night of any I'll live to see.
  
  This summer, in June actually, it will have been seven years ago. Mykonos stole my love.
  
  For those reasons alone, I enjoyed this song.

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  General Comment:Ghostly vocals and beautiful words. LOVE THESE GUYS!

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  General Comment:yeah its definitely about drugs yeah and like gay loving too man.
  
  just look at those beards.
  
  its got to be!!!!
  
  I've been down to Mykonos!
  
  They're all at it
  Whatever. F.F are great. Peace!!

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  General Comment:I think this is another song about Robin's brother struggle with heroin. I think Robin is trying to express that Sean thinks he can move away and start over, and by moving away it will quell his pain. " A sun to maybe dissipate shadows of the mess you make". Robin will miss him if he leaves, and towards the end of the song Robins lyrics kinda say we live on forever in the sense that "we are all one" and we keep going in some way the rest of eternity.

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  General Comment:This song is beauty,
  
  by the way how many of those posting here are from MN?

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  General Comment:I don't really care what the song means,it's a really good tune.I first heard it in the early summer of 2010.I was doing a search on CDnow for new music and this band came up.The name of the band caught my eye and I had to see what they were all about,I was not disappointed.To me they seemed to be influenced by C S N & Y.,especially in Mykonos,and that influence is not all that bad.

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  General Comment:I know Mykonos is a place in Greece, but honestly I don't think this song sounds anything like Greece, to me at least, it sounds like Alaska.

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  Lyric Correction:I actually asked Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes on Facebook, and he confirmed that the real line is:
  
  "Pallid animals in the snow-tipped pines I find hatching from the seed of your orphaned mind, all night."
  
  Now please change it.

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    Haha! Yes! I was just going to say I thought it was ''orphaned mind'' also. Good job.

    Flag ShlomoBergsteinon April 23, 2011  

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