| The Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I didn't think about this, but it's a good spin on it. Definitely something to think about. It certainly lends something to the line "And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving." Perhaps he's driving the girl to rehab of her own accord, and she left him to save him the mess of her. The references to "smeared black ink" and "last demands" might allude to the smeared black ink on the papers that were signed when she checked in to rehab, and her requests to come see her or perhaps move on that she mafe. Sweaty hands would be explained by the girl's being nervous to enter rehab. Chronologically, the placement of this verse makes sense. First she checks in, then he's a visitor, then he feels alone when he leaves, noticing all of the drunks on the street. This song makes me think of a couple that got pulled apart when the girl went to college. At my old university, there were some dorms that required all non-residents to sign in and get a visitor pass. The way people change when they go to college, sometimes to fit in with their new crowd of friends, might be the reason that the singer says she seems "out of context". Colleges also tend to be big bar districts, which might explain that. |
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| Crash Test Dummies – Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Alright, let's end this. I know Brad personally, and we've discussed this song, and he told me I was pretty much dead-on. It's a commentary about the backwards prioritization by which we assign shame to acts of God as opposed to acts of man. Both the white hair and the birthmarks (and they were birthmarks, not bruises, as the lyrics make clear) are acts of God, not reflections of flaws which the children brought upon themselves, and for these "imperfections" they are ostracized, though they do not have any disdain for themselves. However, the third child referred to was forced to partake in religious acts which he had no belief in. These acts being the ritualistic shaking and spiritual "Hosting" which can often be seen in southern Baptist churches i.e. when the Holy Spirit "enters" someone, and they convulse in the aisles or on the floor. This flagrant religious display was shameful to the third boy, although to other people this was appears to be acceptable behavior. Note that the title of the album was "God Shuffled His Feet," shuffling of the feet usually indicating embarrassment. Perhaps this is meant to indicate of God's shame of us, His creations, and our illogical behavior. | |
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