| Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| this is true. also it is a helplessness he feels from escaping his selfishness, which would ultimately make that choice for him. | |
| Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This album seems to be about his struggle with his selfishness. being 25, and raised in the 80s and 90s, i think we all can remember being told we are special and different and completely unique from everyone else. he is raising the question "what effect does this have on you when your older?" The song demonstrates how he wants to be part of a community, "a functioning cog in some great machinery serving something beyond me" but he is still struggling with the two concepts of community and individuality. "What's my name, what's my station Oh just tell me what I should do I don't need to be kind to the armies of night That would do such injustice to you Or bow down and be grateful And say "Sure take all that you see" To the men who move only in dimly-lit halls And determine my future for me" I dont believe this is a protest to capitalism, and going that route only reflects what you want the song to mean. Robin does not know what system to believe in, he is pointing out the flaws in both capitalism and socialism (or communism), and can not decide which is better. (a struggle we all can identify with). when saying "if i had an orchard/ I'd work till im soar" he only means that he will work hard in any system. if you notice is the song the shrine/an argument it says "green apples hang from my tree/ they belong only to me" again bringing up this struggle he is having with escaping his selfishness. Instead of sharing his money and work with a community, he keeps them for himself. Each songs meaning varies when put in context with the entire album, making this such a damn good album. |
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| Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| ehhh, your wrong. | |
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