| The Silver Jews – Candy Jail Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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So, in your estimation, something as catastrophic as WWI is right on the brink? Yes, something as catastrophic as a world war or a depression or those things that happen that makes societies evolve. Our society is stuck in this one place. It has to do with consumption. That's why on the album there is a lot of gluttony. Like on "Aloyisius, Bluegrass Drummer" the imagery of eating all this hydrogenated fat. Right, or like the candy in "Candy Jail." It's probably more normal in rock songs for people to use sin in the sense of lust or robbery or theft or something. Gluttony was the best thing for me. I'm trying to make a record and a lot of records have been written with backgrounds of misery in drugs and alcohol or even a celebration of such. The only mention on the whole record of mind altering substances is the word 'doubles' in "suffering jukebox." from http://www.junkmedia.org/index.php?i=2399 |
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| The Silver Jews – Rebel Jew Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| "my baby's not that kind" gets me thinking he's a genius every time | |
| The Weakerthans – Civil Twilight Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"Hey, every other hour I pass that house, Where you told me that you had to go" His bus route takes him by their old place a couple times a day, no wonder he can't forget her. |
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| Okkervil River – Black Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Sure, it's valid, but a more valid interpretation might be what everyone else is saying about this song :) It sounds like Gita's story might be a little more applicable as a starting point for "Song About A Star". |
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