@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Silence drawing a crowd
Surely you would have known
Never could have read it aloud
Woven webs cover the walls
Wine stains on the floor
Of the Oslo novelist now
Come tomorrow this will all be gone
Finally nothing to say
More empty words on the page
Pour a glass all the ribbons are dry
Raise a toast for the novelist tonight
Sun down fell, starting to wake
Tragedy at a time
Getting later earlier every day
Words in lines and I
Can't decide, how to make this end any other way
Come tomorrow this will all be gone
Finally nothing to say
More empty words on the page
Pour a glass all the ribbons are dry
Raise a toast for the novelist tonight
Come tomorrow this will all be gone
Surely you would have known
Never could have read it aloud
Woven webs cover the walls
Wine stains on the floor
Of the Oslo novelist now
Come tomorrow this will all be gone
Finally nothing to say
More empty words on the page
Pour a glass all the ribbons are dry
Raise a toast for the novelist tonight
Sun down fell, starting to wake
Tragedy at a time
Getting later earlier every day
Words in lines and I
Can't decide, how to make this end any other way
Come tomorrow this will all be gone
Finally nothing to say
More empty words on the page
Pour a glass all the ribbons are dry
Raise a toast for the novelist tonight
Come tomorrow this will all be gone
Lyrics submitted by iangurteen
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I'm pretty sure about all these lyrics; some slight doubt about the line with "ribbons" in (typewriter ribbons = novelist ?) - it's a bit weird and utterly beautiful. I saw that when Mat was asked "Why Oslo?" he said he had no idea, they just made it up as they went along!
Made a few changes, the ribbons line was right but several other were wrong, beautiful version at youtube.com/watch was very helpful!
Now I think about it, this must partly describe the way the band ripped up all their lyrics and pretty much made them up as they got into the studio, so that would make the Oslo Novelists... themselves!
could it be "oh, the ribbons are dry"?
"it's getting later earlier every day"
Nice one nadasurferchris - change made!
In the last verse, I think "collide" is wrong, but I can't hear it... "highlight?" ... "alive?" - are here any other grand archivers out there???
I honestly just think he says "and I can't decide how to make this end any other way." If anything I would say it could be "alive." But I feel more strongly about what the first suggestion I made. Who knows, wish they would have had a lyric book with the album.
I think it's "never could have read it aloud". and in the last verse I think instead of alight it's "align".
Brilliant, it IS 'never could have read it aloud' - which actually makes a lot more sense following on from the 'silence...' line, I've made the change.<br /> <br /> As for the other suggestion, who knows, I'm sticking with waht I've got, as Mat said in 'Left For All the Strays,' 'I slurred some words and I knew it.' !!!!<br /> <br /> Thanks for your input.
It seems like it's about a writer who pours every fiber of his/her being into telling a good story. I get that from "the ribbons are dry". almost like he ran out of ink working on this. and also "Sun down fell" (Sleepless nights maybe?)
it also seems like a struggle too with the line : "I can't decide how to make this end any other way" almost like a writer not trying to be too obvious in his storytelling.
I don't think Oslo has any special meaning though. it just seems to fit artistically to me.
Not sure what "Come tomorrow, and this will all be gone" means.
but still, a great song all and all, a good video too.