This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Summer, summer, summer
Slowly turned into fall
Me and my baby doll
Never went to the beach
Somewhere, somewhere, somewhere
Was a place we could run
On the sand with the sun
Always just out of reach
Somewhere sunny summer's
Marching to a different drummer, singing
"Summer, summer, summer's
Gonna turn into fall
You and your baby doll
Better go to the beach 'cause
(C): Love is lighter than air
It floats away if you let go
Love is ligher than air
It rises through the falling snow"
A crime, crime, crime
Sin and illness is time
Neither reason nore rhyme
Can obstruct his bad dance
The nasty little swine
Slipped us mickeys in wine
Wove his hair into twine
And then tied our hands
We're forced to watch him wriggle
And endure his fulsome giggle and his
Mime, mime, mime
Unforgivable mime
Our one chance is to climb
Into blimps of romance 'cause
(C) (C)
Slowly turned into fall
Me and my baby doll
Never went to the beach
Somewhere, somewhere, somewhere
Was a place we could run
On the sand with the sun
Always just out of reach
Somewhere sunny summer's
Marching to a different drummer, singing
"Summer, summer, summer's
Gonna turn into fall
You and your baby doll
Better go to the beach 'cause
(C): Love is lighter than air
It floats away if you let go
Love is ligher than air
It rises through the falling snow"
A crime, crime, crime
Sin and illness is time
Neither reason nore rhyme
Can obstruct his bad dance
The nasty little swine
Slipped us mickeys in wine
Wove his hair into twine
And then tied our hands
We're forced to watch him wriggle
And endure his fulsome giggle and his
Mime, mime, mime
Unforgivable mime
Our one chance is to climb
Into blimps of romance 'cause
(C) (C)
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wow stephin merritt never ceases to amaze me with immense wit. come on, a blimp of romance metaphor? genius!
plus what the fuck is with the mickey part? completely random but i enjoy it anyways
a mickey is a canadian slang word for a 375 ml (13 oz) bottle of liquor.
a mickey is a date rape drug en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MickeyFinn(drugs)
lol true. so odd.
The stanza beginning "A crime crime crime sin & illness is time" has the most elaborate rhythm and rhyme scheme of any song I've ever heard. Astounding (it must be heard to be appreciated; the printed words don't do it justice)
yet another reason Stephen Merritt will always be compared to Noel Coward
The second verse is about time as a person, that's who has slipped them mickey's, it's just another way of saying that he feels drugged and helpless as he watches summer and love slip away.