| Cage the Elephant – Telescope Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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"Telescope is also a song that happened relatively quickly. Again, I was sitting in my living room. A lot of times, I find myself sitting in my living room staring at a blank TV screen for hours on end—especially this winter. It's not so much like that anymore. You ask yourself, "What am I doing? What the heck?" I wanted to write about my situation, but I didn't want to write about it by saying, "Here, this is my story!" If we could watch ourselves in our houses and our behaviors, that's what I was thinking. It was the first time I'd ever been home in an extended period of time. We'd been on the road for five years. There were so many times where I was like, "Okay, I'm standing in the living room. Now, I'm going to stand in the kitchen!" I'd obsess over dusting the countertops or making sure everything is in its right place. For what reason when there's a world of people out there to be conversed with? "Telescope" is a great reflection on this winter and a portrait into it coming from my standpoint. It has strong roots in that feeling of imminent doom. You think, "My tooth hurts. Do I have a cavity that's impacted? Is it going to cause an infection in my jaw and go to my brain and kill me?" [Laughs] That was very detailed so you know I'm being honest!" Read more at http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/matt-shultz-of-cage-the-elephant-talks-melophobia/10744471#rLltcG8oRlPQpTez.99 |
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| Cage the Elephant – Telescope Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think the telescope is a mirror. I think he is actually talking about his life: "Inside my telescope I see A PAIR OF EYES LOOK BACK AT ME He walks and talks and looks like me..." I read in an interview he said he really struggled to pull this song out. Maybe that's why. And then, the chorus: "I don't think you understand! There's nowhere left to turn Walls keep breaking" I think this is trying to say you can do whatever you want with your life really, but everyone just says there are "walls" which keep us from living a different life. Normally people turn when they see there are no walls, but this song is saying there are no walls at all, we are free, and there is some anxiety and fear about this too as I see it. Sorry for my English ;) |
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