| Jonathan Coulton – Now I Am an Arsonist Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I'm going to go with the narrator as command module of the Apollo 11 mission, singing to the lunar module. Possibly to an astronaut who landed, but I think the LM: * The perfect fall: orbit * It was killing me: using up fuel * You were just an astronaut: LM inside, along for the ride on launch * Heat against your skin: the bright metallic skin of the LM * Hear the things they say: radio comminucation * Go without me: LM landing alone after separation in lunar orbit * Setting up the sea: Sea of Tranquility * Everyone is with you: hmm, doesn't fit. Anders stayed in the command module * Haven't caught me yet: Not yet re-docked for the flight back * Arsonist/burning through the air: re-entry * Catch a breath: hatch opens, people leave |
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| Jonathan Coulton – Sticking It to Myself Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Seems to me he's devised a purely fictional narrator. Let's say a musician, who is established and successful (accolades) for doing something in particular, but intends now to go in a different direction. "You" in this setting is his inner voice warning him about the consequences of changing up his style. He's arguing back to that voice that he fully understands what he's doing, including the potential impact it could have on his career. In fact, he accepts that he may very well be "killing" his career before it has a chance to kill him. In a way, not dissimilar to another fictional voice he uses to discuss the creative process in "Fraud". |
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