| Death Cab for Cutie – Ingenue Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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It seems to be like this song is completely about Zooey Deschanel and her career as an Ingenue (which seems to be a recurring theme in all the roles she plays, she's picked for being beautiful and vulnerable). Basically the song is all about how she wants to be taken seriously, wants to actually be a respected actress, but she keeps getting chosen for these "less than" roles. The lines: Under that soft skin I hear a ticking The currency of being twenty-three It turns from gold to dust When you crest the wave of lust And the lines: And escape from this town Before your sand runs out Those are referring to the fact that in Hollywood, women are only as good as their age and appearance. Once you're past 40 no one wants to hire you anymore. The "ticking" under her skin he's referring to is the ticking of time. She only has so much time that this career will last her before she's invisible. Ingénue, what will become of you? When age's glacial pace Cuts valleys into your face The currency of being twenty-three It will remain the same Just by another name This is a reference to aging and getting wrinkles. When a woman in Hollywood starts to show signs of aging, no one is interested anymore. The currency of being 23 in Hollywood is fame and fortune. But when you're not young and desirable anymore, the currency will no longer apply to you, and move on to another young Ingenue. I think this song is basically saying, Zooey, you chose your career over our marriage and this career won't last you forever. You're only picked for roles because of how beautiful you are, but that beauty isn't meant to last, and our marriage was. |
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| Death Cab for Cutie – El Dorado Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| I think this song is about Zooey Daschanel being offered the job for the show New Girl. I think it means that she and Ben had never planned for her to be this famous, to take a role like that, to live in LA, "but when it finally arrives, you change your mind". It sounds like he's trying to be happy for her, but never wanted that life. | |
| Death Cab for Cutie – Everything's a Ceiling Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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This song makes me think a lot about my last relationship and my relationship now. My last relationship lasted four years and we'd built this life together that whole time. We knew we'd get married, buy a house together, grow old together. Then one day he just left, and had a new girlfriend three weeks later. This is what I think of when I heard the line, "you pulled the ladder and left me stranded". That's exactly how it felt, being stranded. I met someone new and it took me months to be ready to start "digging" again. Imagine my surprise when I listen to this song for the first time as we're making centerpieces for our wedding. We'll keep digging, just like we planned it... |
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