| The Avett Brothers – Down with the Shine Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I totally disagree that this song has anything to do about moonshine. the song is about the passing of time, and the idea that 'this too, shall pass'. except when people use 'this too shall pass' they mean it also in a way that when things are really bad, they can't stay bad for long and will eventually turn around...but this song only focuses on the new shiny things getting broken or young things turning old. kind of a sad morbid view really. the song states "down with the shine" think of a new shiny car. you drive it real slow, clean off every spot, yell at people for attempting to eat food in it. then a few years later the cars not new anymore. its lost its new car smell. you throw food rappers all over and let the bird poop sit on the windshield. the song is about the inevitable passing of time, and how nobody or nothing can escape it wells will eventually become polluted and undrinkable, minds will slip into dementia, seasons will continue to change, the young get old and die etic. other imagery include the rich person who will eventually succumb to greed etc, and the overall hopelessness of the situation that there is nothing we can do to stop the passing of time and death. again...NOT about moonshine. at all. . |
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