lazyduck187on January 18, 2005 Link
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All trees are oaks
All birds are blue
In the mountains of a magnet
Are the mountains of you
I'm proud of my genius just like a painter
And dumb like a poet I think
I can just say it from the throats of our wrists
With full sets of teeth
Vanilla almond teeth
From vanilla almond tea spent afternoons measuring time in spoons
A southern run for a late longing to drink
What's 80 miles in canada or 18 years in the mountains
Where all trees are oaks and all birds are blue, ach' do
I thought everyone was you
Where forget-me-nots and marigolds and other things
That don't get old
Don't get old between one June and September
You're all I remember
But I'm a lantern, my head a moon
I married a room where I'll at least keep my hands in order
And what about the air, lying awake.
All birds are blue
In the mountains of a magnet
Are the mountains of you
I'm proud of my genius just like a painter
And dumb like a poet I think
I can just say it from the throats of our wrists
With full sets of teeth
Vanilla almond teeth
From vanilla almond tea spent afternoons measuring time in spoons
A southern run for a late longing to drink
What's 80 miles in canada or 18 years in the mountains
Where all trees are oaks and all birds are blue, ach' do
I thought everyone was you
Where forget-me-nots and marigolds and other things
That don't get old
Don't get old between one June and September
You're all I remember
But I'm a lantern, my head a moon
I married a room where I'll at least keep my hands in order
And what about the air, lying awake.
Forget Me song meanings
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+2General Commentpromise ring as the best band ever!
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+1General Commenthalo ape..if u read this..im in NO way at all trying to contradict what you said i just really dont understand how Sylvia Plath's poem, Daddy relates to this song. You seem very intellectual, and im not very smart so if you could explain how they compare, it would be great. Thanksjazzysavesthedayon August 16, 2002 Link
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+1General Commenti had always noticed the 'daddy' allusions in this song [i.e. 'ach, du.' and 'i thought everyone was you.' = 'i thought every german was you.'], but i hadn't noticed the allusion in 'a broken tenor' until you pointed that out. tpr is my favorite band, but i definitely agree that the newer stuff lacks lyrically.sarahsavedlatinon September 11, 2002 Link
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+1General Commentthe line "from one june to september you're all i remember" kind of reminds me of a summer crush...sean7711on July 17, 2005 Link
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0General Commenthow clever - a song full of allusions to Sylvia Plath's "Daddy". how they work within the context of a love song escapes me, though - the poem is about a woman with an Electra complex and an explicit desire to commit symbolic patricide in order to lift the oppressive legacy of her father from her shoulders. only Davey could get away with something like that, I suppose.Halo Apeon May 01, 2002 Link
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0General CommentI don't know how it relates to the themes of the song either but you can't deny that Davey is alluding to that poem all over the album, from the lines I pointed out in this song to the "Polish towns in German tongues...he thought every Russian was you" line in "A Broken Tenor". However odd the juxtaposition may be, I really like it. The first two Promise Ring albums seem almost conceptual in their lyrical repetition of certain lines, images, and themes. I feel a bit saddened by their sacrifice of that element in their more recent works which, apparently, reflect an interest in a more pop direction.Halo Apeon August 16, 2002 Link
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0General CommentAfter first reading "Daddy" a week or so ago and immediately noticing phrases I'd heard in Promise Ring lyrics I had a look round the net for anything TPR may have said about the use of Plath-derived lyrics, but the closest I came to finding any answers was an interview in which Davey said something about liking to "borrow" lines from various sources. So, my search for meanings eventually led me here, and it looks like everyone's as puzzled as me... :Ppete_is_selfishon September 14, 2002 Link
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0General Commentwhoa too many smart ppl posts. haha i feel stupid now :) good job guys!XmyHeaRtHope2Dieon September 28, 2002 Link
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0General CommentYeah I read the Plath poem as well and there are definite allusions to the words from the poem in a lot of the songs. I had no idea to what any of it meant until I read the poem, yet now the songs are even more confusing. Still my favorite promise ring song thoughnra4everon October 24, 2004 Link
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0General Commentstrange no one mentioned the obvious shout out to T.S. Eliot's Prufrock with the line... "measuring time in spoons". That's right out of the Love Song... Davey we miss you. This song is wonderful. I makes me want to fall in love. The chorus just drives me nuts.iamnothing2uon February 20, 2005 Link
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