| Cat Power – Taking People Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I think the song is about someone who is both insecure and competitive trying to gain accolades through advanced academic degree achievement. Specifically the the "robes" reference describes graduation ceremony robes, the "photographer" is taking photos of the graduation ceremony and the "...guarantee you'll never see"" is the false promise of career success, financial security, and status after finally reaching graduation. A good friend and life mentor put this song on a mix tape for me when I was very worried about what people would think of me if I dropped out of graduate school. He, and this song helped me a lot during that transition out of the academic priesthood. | |
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