| Elvis Costello – Everyday I Write The Book Lyrics | 19 years ago |
|
What's with all the elitism? This song is a superior love song... deal with it. Love is the well-spring of many a great song. If you want deep, read Kant. So EC wrote this in ten minute, speed and ease of creation does not diminish the work. Crap is crap whether it was written in 10 minutes or 10 years. This is legitimate and very kewl song writing. This song is genius in its treatment of a guy that is in love for the long haul. In a time when people are ready to give up on true love, here's a guy who is merely saying that his love does not have the impermanence of a newpaper article (meant to be read and thrown out the next day). His love for her is written in volumes, multiple editions, and destined for movie sequels. In a time when people are so quick to disgard what is good and beautiful for the most trivial of reasons - this sort of sentiment of a undying devotion is sweet... and while it may be idealistic, in some ways it's like a kiss... "A kiss may not be the truth, but it's what we wish were true." (L.A. Story) |
|
| The Shins – Turn On Me Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| By the way, John Updike wrote sequels to "Rabbit Run", one of them was originally entitled "Licks of Love" (as in "I took your licks at the time"), but later retitled "Rabbit Remembered". | |
| The Shins – Turn On Me Lyrics | 19 years ago |
|
Very kewl song! I think that somewhere in the course of the relationship she really grew tired of him - She was mean-spirted, cruel and hateful. But worse than that, when she knew her feeling had changed about him she hid them from him instead of being honest, which resulted in hurt and resentment from him. Now that they are broken up, she is sort of having a change of heart, but he doesn't want her back. Now that the relationship is over, she has ambiguous feelings. "You entertaining any doubts?" (It's stated more as a question) Because there is always a bit reluctance in leaving someone that really loves Y-O-U... regret for leaving a good thing in search of some unattainable idealic relationship. "Rabbit, run, run, run" probably refers to John Updikes novel "Rabit Run" which is about a 26 y/o guy who married his high school sweatheart, only to mess it all up by his indecision and insecurity... the protagonist screws up his marriage because he feels that his life is missing something, bored etc.. I think the song is saying that the girl left for similar reasons of insecurity and uncertainty. Only to have regret over her choices. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit,_Run Another thing, the song has a tone of freedom for the narrator... not just in lyrics but in the tone of the song... he's confident, almost an I told you so attitude. It's like an awaking, or realization for him. There was a change in their relationship dynamic... as is always the case with relationship. She started doubting the relationship; She was cruel to him, left him, then he got over her (but still carries some of the baggage), then she had doubts, wanted him back, but it was to late, because he had grown bitter. Why too late: 1) she was very cruel to him and hurt him in the face of his fondness, plus he took his licks from her... and to change not after that is a resentment will not let him go back to her... "the tale will never mend" she was just too cruel. 2) Each of them is inflexible, they don't bend, their brittle and break 3) In their relationship she had to control everything ("you always had to hold the reigns""), now that things have changed... it will be hard for her. This song isn't about him being sad she's gone... it's about him living through the pain of her loss, then telling her: look, you blew it... I was fond of you, i took your unkindness, you made your choice... now live with it! The worst part is over... we already went through the break up. Get on your horse, and ride out of her here. What's with the Hungry Howler reference? Hungry Howlers are S. American monkeys. |
|
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.