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| Matt Pond PA – Closer Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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My favorite MPPA song. I picture being out on a river with a train track alongside it, on the banks, at night, perhaps with a flashlight, in the summer heat, swimming, or drifting in an innertube...reminds me of when I was young, in college, before having to get a job and be responsible, and life was about just having fun, no responsibilities. This is my favorite band and great live, don't miss them. |
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| The Mountain Goats – Your Belgian Things Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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When I listen to this song, this is the feeling it evokes: losing someone you love, too young, perhaps to cancer, and being left to pick up the things they left behind. It is an incredibly painful process. My sister had to do this when her husband died at 33 years--his desk, his motorcycle tools, his clothes. The things that are left behind. |
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| The Mountain Goats – Palmcorder Yajna Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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Here's what you need to know. A tweaker is a methamphetamine addict. As you may know, this drug is made from easily obtained chemicals in primitive labs set up in houses and trailer parks and motels. Meth labs are not infrequently the site of explosions due to the chemicals in use. It is a destructive drug for the user. It is widespread across the US, particularly in rural parts of the midwest. To me, the song is about a group of meth addicts who come to a bad end, perhaps in a fire or explosion. I think the headstones in the dreams are a premonition of death, or just represent the many lives being lost and wasted by this drug. It is a powerful and beatiful song. |
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