Definitely a great song! My read on it is that it's about those moments when you do come down from some big moment in life, and all of a sudden these old ideas and ambitions that you've tucked away (your "old files") come flooding back. Maybe it's a good idea to pursue them, maybe not. Ultimately, though, I think that the idea of something magical coming from blown speakers suggests that sometimes the best things come out of the worst, most confusing situations--kind of like the lotus in the mud metaphor. Even from a bad mood or an "exchange," which I take to mean an argument, you can get something great. So I guess maybe it's saying that you should go ahead and take whatever risk you're afraid of. But don't worry if you don't--Carl won't mind.
Definitely a great song! My read on it is that it's about those moments when you do come down from some big moment in life, and all of a sudden these old ideas and ambitions that you've tucked away (your "old files") come flooding back. Maybe it's a good idea to pursue them, maybe not. Ultimately, though, I think that the idea of something magical coming from blown speakers suggests that sometimes the best things come out of the worst, most confusing situations--kind of like the lotus in the mud metaphor. Even from a bad mood or an "exchange," which I take to mean an argument, you can get something great. So I guess maybe it's saying that you should go ahead and take whatever risk you're afraid of. But don't worry if you don't--Carl won't mind.