| Animal Collective – Turn Into Something Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I think that AC allows a little abstract-ness in their lyrics. You can obviously spend a day analyzing meaning, but often a song writer will just piece together lines from old lyrics, poems, journals, etc., until a complete set of lyrics is had. Ultimately it just has to sound pretty, and AC always does. Some newer lyrics are much more relatable, and more interpretations may abound, which I think is kind of the point of art. In this case, I like to isolate the chorus line and derive the meaning of the entire song from the lovely lyric "we should turn into something." I really try to turn into something every time I hear that song. | |
| Animal Collective – Lion in a Coma Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| To cap, I want to note that this whole album is about family, kids, settling down, and not being able to settle down. The singers self-reflection in "lion in a coma" ties into this theme. | |
| Animal Collective – Lion in a Coma Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The song seems to about the frustrating and morally questionable life of a musician. The first verse is a narrative about waiting for the band's turn to perform (in Chinatown, presumably), and the writier wishing it were "not so brief." The leaf he burns might be marijuana, but I'm guessing sage or something like that, which he uses to alieviate the sickly state he is in. The wilderness in the speaker's head is likely a slew of chaotic thoughts, dream-like in their sequence and cadence, which he recognizes are a product of his lack of sleep. He wants to put them to rest, but such is the life of a performer, that he must trudge forward. In the second verse the writer is doubting his current feelings about his life. He admits that music and his band have gotten complicated, and wonders why it stopped being so fun. He considers that his "dearest dreams" are not much in the way of dreams, but recognizes that he must remember his roots and keep faith in his gift and love of music. The line "lion in a choma" probably means that the writer feels as though he is "lyin' in a coma" (Animal Collective play with words like that. Eg: Sports brother/ support your brother), able to observe but unable to participate. A performer is beholden to so many people that it can feel as though you have no control over your life, and I think the writer is trying to shake this feeling, and to feel good about his station in the world again. I think. |
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