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| Jonathan Coulton – Today with Your Wife Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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"A common interpretation of this song is that it's told from the point of view of the wife's new boyfriend on a rainy day out, after a divorce, with "your wife" being used ironically toward the ex-husband. Artificial Heart features recurring themes of abandonment, breakups, and marriage.
It may also be about a brother or similar figure meeting up with the wife character, a widow, and talking about her late husband. This seems most likely, given the somber and regretful tone of the song, the refrain "You should have been there," and the speaker and wife agreeing that it had been "too long" since they'd spoken.
Another possible scenario is that it is simply about a man having a chance meeting with a friend's wife, having a simple conversation, and parting ways, only to find himself later having to explain the entire event, which then taints what was perfectly innocent with the unspoken implication that there was ever anything to worry about.
Yet another turns on the bridge ("stupid car stuck in the snow / getting home too late to go / I'm not saying anything"). The singer is implying that the husband is neglecting his family, and it hasn't gone unnoticed (a la "You're Gonna Lose That Girl", Beatles)." - Official JoCo Wiki |
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| Modest Mouse – Dashboard Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Caps lock and spelling/grammar issues aside, you make a great point blewandowski_69. Love what you love, it's as simple as that. |
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| Jonathan Coulton – I Crush Everything Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This is such a great song, on so many levels. The song's from the perspective of a self loathing giant squid. JC has this wonderful ability to take topics that are so random and ludicrous...but when he turns them into song they become pure perfection. Kudos to you Mr. Coulton, major kudos. |
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