| Guster – Empire State Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Seems to come off as a woe is me kind of song- that nothing's going his way and he's trying to change. | |
| Guster – The New Underground Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This a very energetic song, especially live. Although it doesnt fit with the flow of the new album that well, its still a fun listen. As for the lyrics.... In a few magazine articles, Ryan Miller has said that he wrote the lyrics to the new album while living with a backdrop of a "president that went to war for some very dubious reasons." That said, I think this song can be interpreted politically. Welcome/You're under control/buried like mole....Our reputation's shot/a thousand story fall. These lyrics conjure up images of citizens being handstrung by the gov, and frustrated that we can't do anything to stop the way our government is moving. The "Our reputation's shot" line refers the the United States' losing of respect in the global community. "No one here can make a sound/We're all ghosts in this town." I think Miller is referring again to citizens who are frustrated with the war or the bush admin in general. Of course, I could be way off, and that's only a dissection of a few on the lines. What do you guys think? |
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