Lyrics for An Eluardian Instance as interpreted by Warren Judkins

An Eluardian Instance Lyrics
Does she know, you should know
That I am not just searching for some first time high?
I know it's all about perceptions
And I accept you as my very first mover

I remember riding bikes
(I remember riding bikes)
On Koster Island
Plotting midnight raids
On the Swedish plum trees
(That summer)
It was too cold to swim
So we climbed up on the rocky shore
And freaked out on the mountain goats
But they were not impressed or scared of us
Do you remember our last summer as independents?
Do you remember our last summer as independents?
Do you remember our last summer as independents?
Do you remember our last summer as independents?
Do you remember?

I was a foreigner when you appeared
From the shadows at the Mono Club
I was a hater in the depths of an emotional hibernation
You sat me down
We had some drinks and you told me all kinds of insanity
I asked your friend if you were available
She answered, "No, but yes, oh well, oh well, yes and no"

Now I'm viewing my memory reel in reverse
Scrolling back to come to feel your weather then
Now I'm noting the inverse of our parabola
To predict the points of thou-shalt-not-return

This inbreeding of ideas is intolerable
I wish David was here
Can't take your persecution complex
And I'm not going to absorb your stress output anymore
Oh, don't you pimp out my heart, don't you pimp out my heart

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subtextfiend
10-22-2009

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Paul Éluard was the pen name of Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement. So, when Kevin uses the word "Eluardian", he is talking about this guy.

Why on earth would anyone want to cut the song off at 3:53? I love how unconventional his songs are. It's so refreshing! I'm sick and tired of listening to the same old thing... verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus.

melvun, I'm not sure if he's talking about meeting his wife here or not. I do know that one of the reasons Oslo is so important is because that's where Alabee was born.

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thruyouisvictory
08-14-2009

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does anyone know what eluardian means?

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thingsfallapart
07-21-2009

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The song is titled after the french poet Paul Eluard who wrote great love poems...kevin barnes wrote this song for his wife...and it is about their time together before they had their first child hence..."Do you remember our last summer as independents?"

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messymontreal
03-20-2009

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omg one of my favorite songs i actually did a cover of this song acoustic with bass and it was awsome everyone loved it but had no clue what it ment

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melvun
01-24-2009

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Would this song be about when he met his wife? Did he not meet her in Oslo? As aasmund said mono club is in Oslo. Would the last summer as independents be the last summer they were single before they were married? Off of Icons abstract thee, the firsts song du og meg he says "They were married in the summer"

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jdzmumbles
01-06-2009

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Are you sure it is inverse of our parabola? Even ofmontreal.net says Himmlers. http://www.ofmontreal.net/discography/skeletal-lamping/

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jacobbo
01-04-2009

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I think the inverse of our parabola is a math joke. The inverse of a parabola is a root. So he is noting the root of their relationship which was that summer on Koster island.

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rbrind
12-21-2008

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fishquawk
11-09-2008

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The first verse is the most perfect part to me. Oh my goodness.

I'm also a sucker for trumpets so this is basically my favorite oM song since Party's Crashing Us

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chericheri
11-09-2008

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"you sat me down, we had some drinks, and you told me all kinds of insanity."

story of my life

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sam99foster
11-08-2008

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Could it not be 'motor club'?

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TimKish
11-05-2008

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this song is about World of Warcraft

Planning Raids?

An Eluardian INSTANCE?

C'mon guys!

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boohskey
11-03-2008

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I second "inverse of our parabola".

"She answered, 'No, but yes, oh well, oh well, yes and no'"
Love that line! :)


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lizzzzzzzzz
10-30-2008

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could also be "the ' hymlas ' of our parabola"
which , in swedish (probably norwegian as well) means somethin' like ' honesty' or 'very honest' so like, truth

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Havenspear
10-29-2008

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I don't think that's a reference to the band Mountain Goats, but actual goats. The "Now I'm viewing my memory reel in reverse" section is effin' brilliant.

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mohawk1guy
10-15-2008

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shout out to the mountain goats... gotta love it

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jcoxer
10-15-2008

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David= Kevin Barnes's brother who has decorated most of the art work for the band

my favorite part is when he says "We had some drinks"

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jcoxer
10-15-2008

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David= Kevin Barnes's brother who has decorated most of the art work for the band

my favorite part is when he says "We had some drinks"

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chris623
10-06-2008

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The title references Paul Èluard, a French surrealist from the 20th century. He worked often in Surrealist poetry/literature, but also dabbled with artists like Man Ray.

The "chorus" lines about independence reference Eluard's standing resistance to the French conflicts surrounding WWII. Eluard served as a part of the French resistance force, writing politically charged poetry.

This isn't Kevin Barnes's only allusion to French literature; "The Past is a Grotesque Animal" also referenced famous 20th century French philosophical writer Georges Bataille. Though Bataille and Èluard sought different circles of friends, it extends Barnes's fascination with avant-garde French history.

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malubratti
09-23-2008

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i thinks it's "eminence of our parabola"

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gtorell
09-22-2008

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it's inverse of our parabola.

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tuxedoballer
09-22-2008

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I'm pretty sure it's "the inverse of our parabola".

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karmaselene
09-20-2008

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the himlers of our parabola?

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tweegazer
09-10-2008

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i think it's fabulous too.. and i don't think it should be cut off at 3:53... that's what makes it an unpredictable song which is was too common.. this is why of montreal (kevin barnes) is genius.

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aasmund
09-07-2008

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Hi. I think it is the MONO club, a nice club in Oslo ( http://www.cafemono.no/ )

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