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She may be young but she only likes old things
And modern music it ain't to her taste
She loves the natural light
Captured in black and white
She sees mirages of mountain ranges
Within a blink of her eyes it changes
Back to the open plain
Oh no she can't explain
I cry out love, keep your arms around me
I am a bird that's in need of grounding
I'm built to fly away,
I never learned how to stay
The night is gonna fall and the vultures will surround you
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is gonna astound you
But all these lines and greys refine, they are the maps of our design
Of what began on Monday morning
Monday morning
Monday morning
Monday morning
Monday morning
The night is gonna fall and the vultures will surround you
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is gonna astound you
But all these lines and greys refine, they are the maps of our design
Of what began on Monday morning
Oh yes the night is gonna fall and the vultures will surround you
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is gonna astound you
And while the glow of youth in time eludes, it's burning on inside of you
It all began on Monday morning
Monday morning
Monday morning
And modern music it ain't to her taste
She loves the natural light
Captured in black and white
She sees mirages of mountain ranges
Within a blink of her eyes it changes
Back to the open plain
Oh no she can't explain
I cry out love, keep your arms around me
I am a bird that's in need of grounding
I'm built to fly away,
I never learned how to stay
The night is gonna fall and the vultures will surround you
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is gonna astound you
But all these lines and greys refine, they are the maps of our design
Of what began on Monday morning
Monday morning
Monday morning
Monday morning
Monday morning
The night is gonna fall and the vultures will surround you
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is gonna astound you
But all these lines and greys refine, they are the maps of our design
Of what began on Monday morning
Oh yes the night is gonna fall and the vultures will surround you
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is gonna astound you
And while the glow of youth in time eludes, it's burning on inside of you
It all began on Monday morning
Monday morning
Monday morning
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but the melody of this song is really similar to Surfer Blood's "I'm Not Ready"
well, i like both songs though, so it's okay :)
and i'm sure it's just an unintentional coincidence
And modern music it ain’t to her tastes
She loves the natural light
Captured in black and white
She sees mirages of mountain ranges
Within the blink of her eye it changes
Back to the open plain
Oh no she can’t explain"
Pretty simple, but extravagant and indescribable at the same time. This is just a scratch on the surface of his perception of love.
"I cry out love keep your arms around me
I am a bird that’s in need of grounding
I’m built to fly away
I never learned how to stay"
Another self-explanation. It's not hard to interpret, but to truly describe and understand the concept behind this is impossible.
"The night is gonna fall and the vultures will surround you"
Probably a metaphor for those times we stay up at night thinking about life and how far we've come. I'm sure everyone can relate to this.
"And when you’re looking in the mirror what you see is gonna astound you"
Getting older, noticing different features, etc.
"But all these lines and greys refine, They are the maps of our design
Of what began on a Monday morning"
He seems pretty keen on the idea that life and humans are essentially genetics. Our bodies progress and our minds learn based on different branches of our DNA doing different things. As far as "Monday Morning" I'm guessing he is using this to represent the start of all things, as that is when the week starts, on Monday.
I'm not entirely sure as to why the song shifted gears from talking about love to genetics/evolution, but I'm almost certain he is saying we should appreciate the people we meet given that they became people we know and love and it is absolutely fascinating, the chances of finding someone who so complements and benefits your own genetic "map".
"And while the glow of youth in time eludes
It’s burning on inside of you It all began on a Monday morning"
...even though seeing himself age, seemingly very quickly, he still feels all the best qualities of youth deep inside of him/his soul. I love it! Favorite song on the new album...
Notice that the chorus changes the last time around 3:28 of the song. This is the only part that I'm not 100% sure of, but I've listened to it mutliple times, this sounds better than all the stuff I've been finding for it, and it makes sense. Please correct me on this line if you have a better idea, but I think what I got it pretty close to it....
Great song!
And modern music it ain't to her taste,
She loves the natural light,
Captured in black and white.
She sees mirages and mountain ranges,
Within the blink of her eyes it changes,
Back to the open plain,
Oh no she can't explain.
I cry out "Love keep your arms around me,"
I am a bird that's in need of grounding,
I'm built to fly away,
I never learned to stay.
The night is going to fall and the vultures will surround you,
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is going to astound you,
But all these lines and greys refined,
They are the maps of our design,
of what began on monday morning.
Monday morning.
Monday morning.
Oh, Oh.
Monday morning.
Monday morning.
Oh, Oh.
The night is going to fall and the vultures will surround you,
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is going to astound you,
But all these lines and greys refined,
They are the maps of our design,
of what began on monday morning.
Oh yes the night is going to fall and the vultures will surround you,
And when you're looking in the mirror what you see is going to astound you,
and while the glow of youth in time we lose,
Is burning on inside of you,
It all began on monday morning.
Monday morning.
Monday morning.
Oh, Oh.
and "when you're looking in the mirror" not "your look in the mirror."
As far as meaning, the lyrics seem to point to creation science.
For me, it's just a private song about his lovely wife (he said it in an interview on Morning Edition) and how he needs her to remain grounded, because otherwise he would fail at life.
The first stanza is just a description of Zooey.
Not sure about the second stanza, but maybe just saying that Zooey is a bit of a romantic and a dreamer.
The third stanza is about Ben, about him wanting to make things work even though he has some issues, and that he needs Zooey to keep him grounded.
The chorus is about growing old, about time passing.... looking in the mirror and time has passed. And yet the "lines" (wrinkles) and "greys refined" (grey hairs) are fine because age has and will allow their relationship (that "began on Monday morning") to grow.
The last chorus is a bit of an ode to Zooey, that even though time will take a toll on her body, Ben will always see youth/beauty in her...