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Titus Andronicus – My Eating Disorder Lyrics	13 years ago
Patrick has said this one is about his struggles with Selective Eating Disorder. Though it also touches on his issues with medication/drugs.

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Titus Andronicus – Still Life with Hot Deuce on Silver Platter Lyrics	13 years ago
Definitely. The original lyric on The Monitor after the dark-winged devils line was "Seven angels find me spread across the floor". This time it's "You see me spread across the floor. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 angels don't come around here no more". There's also a reference in The Monitor about being a "fucking junkie", a sentiment echoed here as well.

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Titus Andronicus – No Future Part III: Escape from No Future Lyrics

15 years ago

"Smoking's been okay so far but I need something that works faster So all I want for Christmas is no feelings no feelings now and never again ... And now there's a robot that lives in my brain he tells me what to do I can't do nothing without his permission that wasn't part of the plan So now at Rock Ridge Pharmacy I will be waiting for my man" Sounds like it's about antidepressants or another similar prescription drug.

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The Gaslight Anthem – High Lonesome Lyrics	15 years ago
The phrase "that high and lonesome sound" was originally associated with a bluegrass singer named Bill Monroe, and later bluegrass in general. It was around way before the Replacements came along. It's more likely that both Westerberg and Fallon heard the phrase in the context of bluegrass and liked the imagery.

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Hopkirk & Lee – Free Arthur Lee Lyrics	16 years ago
Thanks, I could never make out what he was saying there, just made my best guess.

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Titus Andronicus – Albert Camus Lyrics	16 years ago
Patrick Stickles was having one hell of an existential crisis when he wrote this album.

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Titus Andronicus – Arms Against Atrophy Lyrics	16 years ago
Sounds like it's about him breaking his arm.

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Titus Andronicus – No Future Part II: The Day After No Future Lyrics	16 years ago
From http://titusandronic.us/no-future-part-two-the-days-after-no-future: VuBu is short for VU Boots, the nickname of former guitarist Daniel Tews. From the band’s blog, “VU Boots” comes from Dan’s collection of Velvet Underground bootlegs.

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The Gaslight Anthem – We're Getting a Divorce, You Keep the Diner Lyrics	16 years ago
"It's alright man, / I'm only bleeding man." is probably a reference to the Bob Dylan's "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding").

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Suicide – Frankie Teardrop Lyrics	16 years ago
There's nothing explicit in the lyrics to suggest it, and I don't think the band has confirmed it in interviews either, but a fairly common interpretation of the song is that Frankie is a Vietnam vet. Viewed through that lens it's sort of a punk "Born in the USA".

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Girls – Laura Lyrics	16 years ago
I'm pretty sure it's "And I don't wanna fight any more" the whole way through, not just the last time.

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