It's gonna take an airplane
To get me off the ground
I don't blame anyone who isn't sticking around
Cause when you stick around (when you stick around)
People like to put things in the ground
Now, in my
Evil empire I
Am going to be a star in the night sky
Above, "so you think this is love?"
Yes, I guess so
At least something to make it from

Dressed like a dream dreamt by Lola magazine
Baby you were born to be seen
And art's just the start!
Now step inside the Widowmaker
And listen to your heart!
Always "the play," never "the thing"

Submarines don't mind spending their time in the ocean


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    this seems to be about how a relationship can potentionally become a concrete aspect of one's life. love results in a committal relationship which may lead to the inescapable roads of marriage & family. i am reminded of the traditional suburban lifestyle with the phrase, "People like to put things in the ground", as the construction of a suburban home initiates a life within the norm. A disinterest in conventional relationships is illustrated with, "So you think this is love? Yes, I guess so, or at least something to make it from", as love is identified as a feeling to be avoided and left behind. As Mr. Pharmacist suggested, solitude is offered as the escape to the entrapment of love.

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