| Destroyer – Foam Hands Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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i think it is about the narrator (i can't assume it is bejar) unintentionally diminishing his communication he had with god or whomever he believed in spiritually near the end of a relationship with a woman. "true love regrets to inform you" - this line seems like a harsh acknowledgement of the negative reprecussions and effects of being in love. "there are certain things you must do, to percieve his face in the stains on the wall" - i think what he is arguing here is that the distraction of being in love and losing that person has gotten in the way of his communication with god. i think the line regarding 'percieving his face on the wall' is a reference to people claiming to have seen christ, the virgin mary, or even god on things like wall stains, tortillas, etc... the point is that he was having trouble finding religious inspiration (maybe even a lack of faith) after losing his significant other. "i didn't know what time it was at all" - this is hard to explain. perhaps he is explaining his ignorance to all of the time he waisted missing the one he lost while ignoring his spiritual superior, or maybe it is a much more literal reference that couldn't be explained without further knowledge of his situation. "foam hands" - my favorite line, and great song title. i think this means that he is dwelling on what he had but had let slip through his fingers, like foam. he had held his relationship with this woman AND god, and let them both slip away simultaneously through "foam hands," as if they just passed through them effortlessly. |
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