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| Animal Collective – Amanita Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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amanita is a genus of mushroom, most of which are toxic and many of which are deadly. "big raven" could refer to emily carr's famous painting of the same name, which, according to annette labedzki, "is focused on the fast approaching end of the being, and the fact that it has accepted its fate gracefully." the toxin in amanita mushrooms, alpha-amanitin, is an inhibitor of RNA polymerase II and usually takes up to 10 days to kill the victim, long after the initial onset of symptoms. and since there really is no antidote, like the raven, you end up waiting for an inevitable death. i think "hiking" and "the forest" might be euphemisms for dying and the afterlife. |
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| M.I.A. – M.I.A. Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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i'm pretty sure it's "haitian, laotian" not "that's your life" |
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| M.I.A. – Teqkilla Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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i think this song is pretty straightforward: when m.i.a. wants to party she sticks to weed and tequila since everything else is lame. |
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| The Blow – Babay (Eat a Critter, Feel Its Wrath) Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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i'm pretty sure it's primarily a pro-vegetarian song. i think the lyrics in the song make it pretty apparent, but along with the line about something in the deli aisle making you cry in the song "parentheses" i think it's even clearer. paper television is all about love, including loving animals.
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| Vampire Weekend – Walcott Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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no, he's definitely saying wellfleet, as in the town on cape cod. also, i'm fairly certain he's saying "fuck the bears out in provincetown," as in one of the gay subcultures that p-town is famous for. |
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