This song most likely relates to Byrne's art school days at the Rhode Island School of Design. The lines "I'm cleaning...I'm cleaning my brain" refers to the transfer of ones ideas to something like a painting, music, etc.--cleaning out ideas. The second verse is the frustration after using up the ideas and being left with a "clean" brain. He throws in "You can't see it 'til it's finished" because it is a very common phrase among artists (I know. I go to Savannah College of Art and Design...but I won't be dropping out to start an AWESOME band :p ). The thought of being seen incomplete (the art piece or the person) is very stressful.
"All my pictures are confused." He, himself is a confused mess. "And now I'm going to take me to you." He's going to impose his thoughts, etc on others (through art/music?).
This song most likely relates to Byrne's art school days at the Rhode Island School of Design. The lines "I'm cleaning...I'm cleaning my brain" refers to the transfer of ones ideas to something like a painting, music, etc.--cleaning out ideas. The second verse is the frustration after using up the ideas and being left with a "clean" brain. He throws in "You can't see it 'til it's finished" because it is a very common phrase among artists (I know. I go to Savannah College of Art and Design...but I won't be dropping out to start an AWESOME band :p ). The thought of being seen incomplete (the art piece or the person) is very stressful. "All my pictures are confused." He, himself is a confused mess. "And now I'm going to take me to you." He's going to impose his thoughts, etc on others (through art/music?).
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@morlando86 you can't look too closely at the words of the songs or you'll go blind
@morlando86 you can't look too closely at the words of the songs or you'll go blind