| Shiner – Unglued Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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Using the myth of Icarus to outline a story of a young(?) man who is committing suicide by jumping off a roof. Icarus in the story as we all know attempts to escape with Daedalus by using wings to fly away from their prison on the island of Crete, but he flies too close to the sun, which causes his wings to become "unglued" by melting them away. In the context of a suicide jumper, he has intense determination leading up to the jump "and he's on the roof, poised unmoved/smiles unmoved", however, I see the second verse as his confidence in his decision melting away as he makes the jump and is on the way down, which is allegedly a common feeling for the survivors of suicide jumpers (and suicide attempt survivors in general). Hence why he is "thrilled to death". Great song, and Shiner is a super underrated band. |
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