| Death Cab for Cutie – Champagne from a Paper Cup Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| First let me say I established this account for two reasons, the main one being to bitch out MissMoo because she doesn't have a fucking clue what she's talking about. I am a writer-maybe an amateur one, but a writer nonetheless-and i can tell you that a lyricist like Ben Gibbard does not just sit down and pull crap out of his ass. He uses common experiences to draw material from-this wedding motiff (or the suggestion of it anyway) would seem to run parallel to company calls/company calls epilogue. It may not be completely autobiographical, but you don't just sit down and pull this out of your ass. if that was the case then the song wouldn't be so carefully honed to entice the mood and emphasize certain lyrics. The other option, and the one I admit is also just as possible, is the idea of it taking place at a shitty party where he's drinking to loosen himself up because the people there bore him with their incessant talking. The pervaying message is that of trying to fit something meaningful, or with substance, into a shitty container. | |
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