Red House Painters – All Mixed Up

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  My Interpretation:Yeah, whatever "she" is in this song is not real, it refers to a concept, an idea, not a real person. There are two other "things" in the song other than the singer, the "she" idea and "it". I interpret the "she" idea to mean love, or perhaps the perfect woman/relationship, some thing ethereal at least like that. I think the first line is a very strong reference to Plato's idea of the "shadows in the cave", you can't see the real thing itself, only a poor reflection of it. The final thing then is the "it" which is the singer's experience of love in the real world, and like most people's, "it's all mixed up".
  

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  General Comment:has any one thought that maybe the girl in this song doesn't exist and that she is possibly a figment of his imagination? The girl of his dreams seems so real, it's confusing and getting him all mixed up. Also, if my memory serves me correctly, I do believe i remember the girl in the music video for this song. She strongly resembles what i would call a fairy.
  
  good song. better cover.

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  General Comment:she says to leave it to me
  and everything will be allright
  
  this part makes the hairs on my back stick up
  the music and the way he sings it and everything is just PERFECT. and I did not even know this was a cover until I looked up the lyrics on here.

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  General Comment:another cover I enjoy! fancy that! i think the soft tone of red house painters goes well with this song.
  
  these parts make my heart ache:
  
  "some things that i say to her / they just don't seem to bite"
  "i wait for her forever / but she never does arrive"
  "she says to leave it to me / everything will be allright"
  "she's always out the window / when it comes to making dreams"
  
  it's all mixed up is an understatement.
  
  catherineks, "she wants his love and devotion, but fails to return it" is exactly the feeling i get from the lyrics, too...

  Flag delialon July 25, 2005   Link

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    I love this song.I was born in 1981 , yes young but I have an older brother and older sister and older brother in-law who passed in 2002.this song reminds of my of departed brother in law,this song brings back memories of my childhood when i was 7 and up it brings tears to my eyes.Anyway sorry to bother you but It runs deep in my heart now I am married with a child.thanks for you comment.ps thiis is the 2nd blog i ever responded to.
    
    with whole heart,
    Anthony NEW JERSEY

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  General Comment:this is a cars song.

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  General Comment:I agree, very beautiful.... A perfect chorus for the not so perfect story.

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  General Comment:she wants him to commit to her, but she won't return the courtesy. she wants his love and devotion, but fails to return it.
  a beautiful song.

  Flag catherinekson April 11, 2003   Link

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