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| Steely Dan – Here At The Western World Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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@[steelydeacon:497] I agree with your take completely. But I would go a step further. The 'sweetness' he is so longing for, that is found in his 'skinny girl' seems to imply a specific fetish that must remain coded in this delicious ambiguity. Also, I believe the proper lyric is "you're longing to weep". But it all comes out...etc. Perhaps another dimension to our protagonist. |
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| Gillian Welch – The Way It Will Be Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I agree with everything the first two contributors have said. I just wanted to comment on how powerful these lyrics are. Not too many songwriters can evoke this level of emotional experience, and still imbue it with such poetic beauty. To be honest, she could have been singing about me. But I'm still living and learning. |
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