Whoever said that thing about "emo kids"... People write lyrics to let out their feelings, and everyone has negative feelings sometimes. You don't have to be sad all the time to appreciate them.
Whoever said this song is about killing yourself...umm no. "Oh noose tied myself too tight" is used metaphorically, not literally. I think what this song is about is... you're bored with your life, so you blame everyone else...but then you realize that it's your own fault. You realize that you don't really know who you are anymore. You change your mind all the time, you contradict yourself, you're a hypocrite. You say things that you think you mean at the time, but you'll probably change your mind later. You're changing all the time, and you can't even trust yourself anymore. "Talking shit about a pretty sunset" I thought was more about himself...he's been complaining a lot lately and hasn't been appreciating the small things, but now realizes that he should.
The only line I don't understand is
"Looking kind of anxious in your cross armed stance
Like a bad tempered prom queen at a homecoming dance"
I thought the song was more about self-revelations, so I'm not sure where another person comes in.
I completely agree with denial. Listening to songs with "depressing" lyrics doesn't make a person emo. And I don't consider modest mouse to be an emo band, anyway. And I agree with everything they said about the meaning of the song. The line about the prom queen didn't really make sense to me either, but one day I was talking about it with my sister, and she pointed out that the prom queen is at a homecoming dance, and she's anxious because she's out of place. And since prom is a bigger deal than homecoming, maybe...
I completely agree with denial. Listening to songs with "depressing" lyrics doesn't make a person emo. And I don't consider modest mouse to be an emo band, anyway. And I agree with everything they said about the meaning of the song. The line about the prom queen didn't really make sense to me either, but one day I was talking about it with my sister, and she pointed out that the prom queen is at a homecoming dance, and she's anxious because she's out of place. And since prom is a bigger deal than homecoming, maybe she feels superior to the people around her. But I'm not really sure how talking about this other person fits into the song either, since the rest is a self-realization.
About Modest Mouse being compared to Bright Eyes, I never really got that either. I went through a sort of Bright Eyes phase a few years ago, even though I only had one CD: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning. The only similarity I can see is that both Isaac Brock and Connor Oberst both seem very cynical as lyricists, especially when talking about religion.
Wow...just realized I'm responding to something from 2004. Oh well...
Whoever said that thing about "emo kids"... People write lyrics to let out their feelings, and everyone has negative feelings sometimes. You don't have to be sad all the time to appreciate them.
Whoever said this song is about killing yourself...umm no. "Oh noose tied myself too tight" is used metaphorically, not literally. I think what this song is about is... you're bored with your life, so you blame everyone else...but then you realize that it's your own fault. You realize that you don't really know who you are anymore. You change your mind all the time, you contradict yourself, you're a hypocrite. You say things that you think you mean at the time, but you'll probably change your mind later. You're changing all the time, and you can't even trust yourself anymore. "Talking shit about a pretty sunset" I thought was more about himself...he's been complaining a lot lately and hasn't been appreciating the small things, but now realizes that he should.
The only line I don't understand is "Looking kind of anxious in your cross armed stance Like a bad tempered prom queen at a homecoming dance" I thought the song was more about self-revelations, so I'm not sure where another person comes in.
I think the "Looking kind of anxious in your cross armed stance Like a bad tempered prom queen at a homecoming dance"
I think the "Looking kind of anxious in your cross armed stance Like a bad tempered prom queen at a homecoming dance"
is reflecting himself. She's prom queen and is still not satisfied with her night.
is reflecting himself. She's prom queen and is still not satisfied with her night.
I completely agree with denial. Listening to songs with "depressing" lyrics doesn't make a person emo. And I don't consider modest mouse to be an emo band, anyway. And I agree with everything they said about the meaning of the song. The line about the prom queen didn't really make sense to me either, but one day I was talking about it with my sister, and she pointed out that the prom queen is at a homecoming dance, and she's anxious because she's out of place. And since prom is a bigger deal than homecoming, maybe...
I completely agree with denial. Listening to songs with "depressing" lyrics doesn't make a person emo. And I don't consider modest mouse to be an emo band, anyway. And I agree with everything they said about the meaning of the song. The line about the prom queen didn't really make sense to me either, but one day I was talking about it with my sister, and she pointed out that the prom queen is at a homecoming dance, and she's anxious because she's out of place. And since prom is a bigger deal than homecoming, maybe she feels superior to the people around her. But I'm not really sure how talking about this other person fits into the song either, since the rest is a self-realization.
About Modest Mouse being compared to Bright Eyes, I never really got that either. I went through a sort of Bright Eyes phase a few years ago, even though I only had one CD: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning. The only similarity I can see is that both Isaac Brock and Connor Oberst both seem very cynical as lyricists, especially when talking about religion.
Wow...just realized I'm responding to something from 2004. Oh well...