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| The National – I Should Live in Salt Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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The first thing that I thought of when I heard the chorus was the idea of putting salt in an open wound. I was thinking that the narrator can't get over leaving his lover behind, so all of their past squabbles ("can you turn the TV down") and what they might say to one another, or to themselves, now ("leave it alone," "learn to appreciate the void") are constantly running through his head. It's like he's living with an open wound, and he feels like he should be punished for walking away -- he feels like he should have to live in salt. |
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| The National – American Mary Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I always imagined that 'silver eyes' refers to the kind of 'shimmery' way people's eyes can look when they are happy and loving? As opposed to the indifferent, dull, matte look of someone who is looking at you 'as someone you don't recognize.' |
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