| The National – Fake Empire Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Nah man!! It's 3/4 all the way through and there is a slight tempo change towards the end. Not a big difference though. | |
| The National – Fake Empire Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I think you could interpret these lyrics in that way if you want. For me though this song is more about the sorry state of affairs in the modern Western world. All the ideals of a perfect life are listed - apple pie, home-made lemonade, bluebirds on the shoulder, diamond slippers - all of these things make reference to fairly popular culture, capitalism if you like, and I think that this song is pointing out that the majority of us just take these things for granted. We just carry on living our lives oblivious to the many problems around us - hence the "half-asleep." The outro/last verse/chorus (whatever you want to call it!) lyrics for me are slightly ironic or sarcastic - telling everyone not to worry, and not to think about it anyway - because fuck it, noone IS thinking about it anyway. I have no explanation for the "hard to keep track of you - falling through the sky" line though. Could be something to do with terror attacks and people falling from planes or buildings? Very possibly not, but I don't know. For me it's an achingly sad and beautiful song. Let me know your thoughts... |
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| The National – England Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Good work CCammy. Best explanation on here in my opinion. | |
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