| The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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First of all may I note that this song is somehow incredibly powerful.. Look at all the emotions and stories attached to it. A lot of people have listened to this song and have let it become a part of their reality. This song, though it has some lyrics that create quite a bit of ambiguity as to the motivations behind it, has given each of us a reference point to a certain important part of each of our lives... I just think that's pretty awe-inspiring!! I had a similar notion to that of the depression idea.. I imagined that the pink robots = bad feelings, the city = the family, me = younger brother and vitamins maybe = anti-depressant pills? Essentially the older sister is left to protect a broken down family from the scourge of depression. Her little brother is telling the story and he believes in her despite his fear of giving in to the ruinous feelings that would destroy him if he gave in. The problem is that Yoshimi is the most afflicted of the family but she is the only one the little brother can depend on. So the younger sibling creates this fantasy that the plague afflicting his sister are evil pink robots. The boy is also under the assumption that the robots can attack anyone, which is why his hero, his sister, is protecting the city. The narrator believes in his older sibling so much that he knows she will protect him from these robots. He realizes that the "vitamins" she takes are in relation to the robots and so assumes that they will help her defeat them. |
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