| The Shins – Pressed In A Book Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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pressed in a book is my favorite shins song, ever i think this might be about a few different things and also the same thing? maybe i'm stating the obvious here though. the song to me seems to have a lot to do with ignorance, and with the general standards of people. as if there is a specific condescending person (perhaps a parent as suggested in the first couple of lines?) or group of people this is aimed at. i'll get more specific... doted on like seeds, planted in rows, the untied shoelaces of your life. nurtured all year, then pressed in a book, or displayed in bad taste at the table. -this makes it seem like, "whoever" prided and stressed over the growth of these plants (children, whatever) only to press their dead remains forgotten somewhere or boast them tastelessly. problems arise and you fan the fire while there's a wild pack of dogs loose in your house tonight. cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks... -kinda implies, to me, overlooking important things for details. covering up the problem, when theres really a bigger problem. (its an idea im having a hard time explaining but something you understand if you read Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk) add it up and basically people never change they just talk and make plans in the dark or make haste with ideas that can't help but creep good people out as you talk to me too much you're assuming we don't always want what's right. -this whole part seems to be, like i said, a lot about stubborness, ignorance, an unwillingness to change, even for the better. did i strike the right set of chords? you're annoyed. the goal is to ignite you then move on. you feel ill at ease. you got no squeeze. and the wise cracks won't make you more stable. -this is maybe him kinda saying, yeah, that's right, i'm talking to you. blatantly admitting his attempt to antagonize whoever. you've learned your lines to scale and to time. why must i remind you now i'm only less able. cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks... -i think this might be him saying, maybe i'm not as good as you, according to your standards. you're trained, and i'm just... cut from bad cloth? we're ordinary people we cant help but to change as we walk and make plans in the dark or make haste with the boy who can't help but creep good people out. as you talk to me too much you're assuming we don't always want what's right. -still addressing that condescending attitude, maybe the boy is him, or anyone really that doesnt seem to live up to whoever's expectations. someone... cut from bad cloth, or soiled like socks. whatever. the whole last stanza seems almost like he's trying to... i dont know. I like greyshoes explanation of it. just look at that. i find it self-explanatory, i guess. actually as a whole, i like greyshoes' explanation, even though its entirely different from mine, it still makes sense :) so yeah -winter |
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