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.
On some mentioning of thoughts of mid twenties tangent plots
Those sad feathery talks that float in on all that
Tattered teenage applause clapped out further with no pause
On collegiate palms of course their hands so soft
Ancient postures of awe for low level modern shocks
Now happening a lot like any synaptic
Cavalry's typical barrage on your tired soul
You can not shrug it off, just start your inconsequential white withdrawal
It's bad new for you, haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Bad news for you, haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Cautious sticks stuck in fictitious craws capsized on your chatty shores
Half deaf, half seem worse yet you still keep talking
In between coughing fits and soon to be heimliched bits
Of Ideas which you could not yet digest
Put that rag to your face, lay down that's a better pace
Go back to cliches like "I should kill myself" or "I should lose some weight"
I'm sure either way you'd feel just the very same
Quiet now someone's coming
Bad news for you, Haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Bad news for you, haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Bad new for you
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Those sad feathery talks that float in on all that
Tattered teenage applause clapped out further with no pause
On collegiate palms of course their hands so soft
Ancient postures of awe for low level modern shocks
Now happening a lot like any synaptic
Cavalry's typical barrage on your tired soul
You can not shrug it off, just start your inconsequential white withdrawal
It's bad new for you, haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Bad news for you, haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Cautious sticks stuck in fictitious craws capsized on your chatty shores
Half deaf, half seem worse yet you still keep talking
In between coughing fits and soon to be heimliched bits
Of Ideas which you could not yet digest
Put that rag to your face, lay down that's a better pace
Go back to cliches like "I should kill myself" or "I should lose some weight"
I'm sure either way you'd feel just the very same
Quiet now someone's coming
Bad news for you, Haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Bad news for you, haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Bad new for you
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Haven't felt this way in a long time
Lyrics submitted by GinoLiz
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why has nobody commented this song? its fucking sweet i love how the verses change into the chorus...the percussion in this song is sweet too in the verses
this song is very hard to "decode" since no one else has made any attempt I feel brave enough to try.
It's hard to tell if the writer is directing this at him self or his college aged audience. It seems like this band writes music that could cross the boundaries of time and the first lines in this one allude to that fact:
On some mentioning of thoughts of mid twenties tangent plots (stories from the nineteen twenties) Those sad feathery talks that float in on all that Tattered teenage applause clapped out further with no pause On collegiate palms of course their hands so soft (talking about the young crowd possibly drowning out the music's meaning by being kids)
Ancient postures of awe for low level modern shocks Now happening a lot like any synaptic (what was shocking in the twenties is just eh now days) Cavalry's typical barrage on your tired soul (and it happens like a rain storm on your soul) You can not shrug it off, just start your inconsequential white withdrawal
Cautious sticks stuck in fictitious craws capsized on your chatty shores (I want to say this alludes to pills/medication I spent alot of time on it and can't imagine it's real meaning.) Half deaf, half seem worse yet you still keep talking (most audience don't get the half of the message) In between coughing fits and soon to be heimliched bits Of Ideas which you could not yet digest (can't understand the meaning.)
damn these lyrics are mind boggling. hope some one else posts eventually
@simentf the heimliched bits are like ideas they're about to reject
For me this song has always just been about him telling an ex that he's moved on and maybe its hard for her to accept that he's moved on maybe it was her who broke up with him so he kind of doesnt really feel sorry for her so he says "you should go back to cliches, like i should kill myself or i should loose some weight" but in the end he doesnt really care cuz she'd "feel the same either way"
What I believe, the song meaning basically explains my current situation right now:
Easiest way for me to explain is imaging a relationship, both mid twenties, with someone; let's just PRETEND a girl that is confused with life and a boy that is insecure about everything ranging from himself, work, his girlfriend, etc.
It's toxic from the start because both don't understand how friendship or boundaries work and understand how they are very important to the relationship:
The guy is insecure because of something that has happened in the past which he doesn't know how to fix, usually family issues when younger or just regular stress honestly.
The girl is already having overwhelming feelings just because of college or work and has a lot of trouble focusing on anyone, especially her boyfriend; that needs the most attention of all.
Boy either cheats or distance himself
Girl is already upset about stress, feels alone but doesn't know how to fix it. Finds out boyfriend messed up or she did so she moves on.
Boy regrets the insecurities or mistakes he made and realizes that he lost someone that actually cared for him and just needed help with herself but he never pictured her to actually think breaking up was a thought.
He makes statements that focus on trying to make the other person feel bad. Example: boy: "why don't you want to do this or why don't you care for me?" Girl: I care but I'm my own person and I'll focus on me." Boy: screams*
BASICALLY!!!!! The whole thing is about getting out of a relationship, she gets cheated on, lied too, and stalked by old boy-ex just to go find her perfect person by accident. She never wants to date again Basically become best friends and click with a new guy after saying you would never love again. You feel for the new guy like you never felt before, he is a new drug.
This is a long and confusing post I tried It's a good song