Deerhunter – Agoraphobia

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  General Comment:I love this song. It's so relaxing and poetic. I can't get it out of my head.

  Flag NirvanaStrokesluvon July 11, 2012   Link

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  My Opinion:Eerie song. The melody fits together really well with the lyrics.
  
  "come for me
  cover me
  comfort me"
  
  That's basically what you feel when you're uncomfortable around others. Come for me (see me), Cover me (don't see my "flaws"), Comfort me (i can't handle this shit...!!!!).

  Flag hou5ekeepingon December 13, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:quickly becoming a fan or Deerhunter because of albums like Microcastle, but still having trouble finding what makes this band truly original.

  Flag Elusineon November 27, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:pundt does vocals on this track, right?

  Flag stormlightson November 01, 2010   Link

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    yup, he does. oh but i heard he doesn't do it live. cox does vocals for live performances...some people say that it's because pundt doesnt sing loud enough to be heard, others say it's stage fright

    Flag passionistpianiston November 21, 2010  
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  General Comment:Lovely album. I should have paid more attention to it when I got it. I was terrified to leave the house for a year. The panic attacks were horrible. I then could only stay in the same room, and even moving to another room or turning off the TV would be enough to make me vomit. Of course those were dark times, but I don't mind remembering them. I love the aura of the music.

  Flag supersongbirdon September 07, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:the whole album should be called agoraphobia.
  
  Cover Me (Slowly) is the song that gives the feel of agoraphobia best though.

  Flag enjoyyourrootson July 15, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:people with agoraphobia have panic attacks in public places. they begin to avoid those places which they expect will make them feel more anxious. gradually their "world" gets smaller and smaller, until they refuse to leave home.
  
  we both have it, my mother and I. she will leave home only to a small number of familiar destinations: and even then, only if accompanied by certain trusted people. if these people fail to provide constant reassurance, she becomes disoriented and unpredictable.
  
  being 25 years younger, I haven't yet reached that point. although in recent years I have noticed it's becoming increasingly difficult to leave my apartment, and I must follow time-consuming rituals/compulsions.
  
  self-imposed house arrest. extend this notion farther, making it more and more literal until nothing is "safe" except the space around your body where you will remain until you die. or, what encloses it after death.
  
  I wish it were something I could regard with intellectual curiosity (implying emotional distance). but it's too real.

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    that last part was beautiful. my heart goes out to you, man.

    Flag palicorreion April 25, 2010  
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  General Comment:When I bought the CD, the cover had a review on it that said "A disturbing plea for erotic asphyxiation". Upon listening, I heard three things: Cover Me, Comfort Me, and Come (or "Cum") For Me.
  
  Disturbing Indeed.

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  General Comment:I think its literal.
  
  come for me
  you come for me
  come for me
  comfort me
  
  agoraphobia..... the fear of crowds or open areas.
  
  i want only to see
  four walls made of concrete
  
  6 by 6 enclosed
  soon we're on video oh oh oh
  
  I'm thinking that the person was used to peace. Their own space. Now since becoming "well-known" or "more recognized" , they have become some what robbed of that. And a part of them wants to have that piece of their life back.

  Flag spacecadet313on April 06, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I know it's about that buried person. But i also like to think it's about society today, we are not really free, the only thing free is called market. The walls of concrete are all those stupid laws that don't let people do whatever they want, everything is on video now and a lot of people believe that what they see is the truth, in a sense we are all blind, our voice is not allowed to say things that really change the state of things, there is no echo in this place. So the cover me comfort me stuff is like some kind of hope or probably admitting defeat, since this is a pop song about a man buried alive.
  I know it's not like that but i don't care, let's have some fun. Lovely song.

  Flag Zazenpanon February 16, 2009   Link

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