I got this album when it was released when I was a rookie bike messenger in Boston. I think it is about being a courier-- "blood on the pedals, blood on the grips", "machine works best when the machine's not shy", as well as descriptions of a rider's bodily position. Also, the references about business, trash and cash; the fact that trash (financial or legal documents) is transformed from some imprimatur "from above", higher ups literally in buildings, or figuratively social/corporate. And the spoken refrain that's not included in the above lyrics, "seal it with a kiss," is a reference to children, particularly little girls, writing S.W.A.K. on the back of letters.
I got this album when it was released when I was a rookie bike messenger in Boston. I think it is about being a courier-- "blood on the pedals, blood on the grips", "machine works best when the machine's not shy", as well as descriptions of a rider's bodily position. Also, the references about business, trash and cash; the fact that trash (financial or legal documents) is transformed from some imprimatur "from above", higher ups literally in buildings, or figuratively social/corporate. And the spoken refrain that's not included in the above lyrics, "seal it with a kiss," is a reference to children, particularly little girls, writing S.W.A.K. on the back of letters.