When I get to the bottom of it, I sink
Seems like nothing I said
Ever meant anything
But a headline over my head
Thought I made a stand
Only made a scene
There's no feast for the underfed
All the unknown, dying or dead
Keep showing up in my dreams
They stand at the end of my bed
Have I ever really helped anybody but myself,
To believe in the power of songs
To believe in the power of girls
Though the point we're making is gone
Played stripped down to my bone

I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn
I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn
I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn
I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn
I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn
I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn

Our parents, daughters, and sons
Believed in the power of songs
What if those days are gone
My memory is strong
Anyone not dying is dead
And baby it won't be long
So shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn

I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn
I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn
I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn
I'll shut up and carry on
The scream becomes a yawn

Baby wherever you are, baby whatever you do
Faster than you think, time staggers on


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    My Interpretation

    As usual, Emily Haines is the voice of Gen X. Several of Metric's songs are about being trapped in between two generations older and younger than us with the sense that we have no real control over the culture, and no culture of our own other than remix culture. (See: Dead Disco.)

    This song is an expression of that depression. Emily tried to "make a stand" but only "made a scene." Nothing she did was meaningful. Nothing we do is meaningful. We might as well give up, sit back, and let the kids take over.

    Here's the core:

    Our parents, daughters and sons << Notice: not just our parents Believed in the power of songs What if those days are gone? << Just for us, kids, not for you. Also, we hate you because we suck.

    My memory is strong Anyone not dying is dead << isn't that a comforting thought. And baby it won't be long << pretty soon we'll just leave the planet to the next generation So shut up and carry on << might as well get resigned to living out our days The scream becomes a yawn << we tried to make a mark when we were younger and failed

    Emily Haines is 37, and from personal experience, I can tell you, being 37 in 2012 sucks.

    screaminglyon June 13, 2012   Link

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