I absolutely adore singing this song because as most honest people frequently tell me, I generally can't carry a tune, except on a rare occasion when it is a surprise to myself as well, and I can never duplicate it. I love to sing though and don't let my lack of technical skill stand in the way of my passion. I take great delight in making a cacophany of sound when I put all volume into the lyric, "I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song," yet obviously I'm not or I wouldn't be singing it in the first place. Most of my family would love to kill the singer in me. I love the fact that death makes ladies moist. The vagueness of the line is meant I think to speak of the bloodthirsty arousal some people take in others' demise, and the exact opposite of which is moist eyes in the most physical sign of compassionate empathy. Truth and beauty are synonymous in my book, but what happens when you make your living as a singer/songwriter, you have vital reasons for selling out to pay the bills. The mythical "keepers of truth and guardians of beauty" are a conscience that reminds him it's not okay to use art for material gain, however, it also pokes fun at the idea that artists take themselves too seriously.
I absolutely adore singing this song because as most honest people frequently tell me, I generally can't carry a tune, except on a rare occasion when it is a surprise to myself as well, and I can never duplicate it. I love to sing though and don't let my lack of technical skill stand in the way of my passion. I take great delight in making a cacophany of sound when I put all volume into the lyric, "I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song," yet obviously I'm not or I wouldn't be singing it in the first place. Most of my family would love to kill the singer in me. I love the fact that death makes ladies moist. The vagueness of the line is meant I think to speak of the bloodthirsty arousal some people take in others' demise, and the exact opposite of which is moist eyes in the most physical sign of compassionate empathy. Truth and beauty are synonymous in my book, but what happens when you make your living as a singer/songwriter, you have vital reasons for selling out to pay the bills. The mythical "keepers of truth and guardians of beauty" are a conscience that reminds him it's not okay to use art for material gain, however, it also pokes fun at the idea that artists take themselves too seriously.