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Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse Lyrics
Hey, let's cross the sea
And get some culture
Red wine with every meal
And absinthe after dinner
We look good side by side
Walking back to the hotel
We've got to get something
To eat and to drink, yeah
And find a place to stay
That's not far off the main way
We've got to plan our day
Rodin and the Orsay
And find a way to cram it all in
Before we drink hard again
Let's get a bottle and drink alone tonight
Let's get a bottle and drink alone tonight
This light looks good on you
Morning came early
Sitting on a park bench
That's older than my country
Two star hotel, hotel
Two star hotel, hotel
Two star hotel
Near St. Germaine
Two star hotel
Where the stars don't mean
Stars don't mean anything
We got to get something
To eat and to drink, yeah
We found a place to stay
That's not far off the main way
Let's get a bottle
We've got to get something
To eat and to drink, yeah
And find a place to stay
That's not far off the main way
We've got to plan our day
Rodin and the Orsay
And find a way to cram it all in
Before drink hard again
Let's get a bottle and drink alone tonight
Let's get a bottle and drink alone tonight
And get some culture
Red wine with every meal
And absinthe after dinner
We look good side by side
Walking back to the hotel
To eat and to drink, yeah
And find a place to stay
That's not far off the main way
We've got to plan our day
Rodin and the Orsay
And find a way to cram it all in
Before we drink hard again
Let's get a bottle and drink alone tonight
Morning came early
Sitting on a park bench
That's older than my country
Two star hotel, hotel
Near St. Germaine
Two star hotel
Where the stars don't mean
Stars don't mean anything
To eat and to drink, yeah
We found a place to stay
That's not far off the main way
To eat and to drink, yeah
And find a place to stay
That's not far off the main way
We've got to plan our day
Rodin and the Orsay
And find a way to cram it all in
Before drink hard again
Let's get a bottle and drink alone tonight
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I like the fact that they can make calm/relax-y music without being lazy. Their lyrics and songwriting are an obvious step above most "indie" bands. Clever without being weighty and whatnot.
I agree with everything about America lacking in the deep rooted culture, that's kind of why I think the song is more satirical than it seems. To me at least, it kind of reminds me of American tourists or tourists in general by definition; "We've got to plan our day Rodin and the Orsay And find a way to cram it all in Before drink hard again" to me is commenting on how some people when vacationing are too preoccupied with planning every detail out with the main goal of the day being drinking, instead of really taking in the culture and appreciating everything.
Beautiful sound, wonderful song.
I think it more has to do with the idea that you are visiting a new place and seeing all these historic landmarks, even something as simple as a 300 year old park bench, but everyone is just fixated on where your next drink is coming from. Commentary about tourism in general- the “culture” you are getting is just drinking in a new place.
This song reminds me of two things: the first is college life. Complete freedom and lack of inhibition, enjoying solitarily what life has to offer and taking nothing for granted. The second thing is life overseas: This being the obvious connotation. All of the references to life in another country, sightseeing and getting wasted with no committments...ah, it sounds downright Kerouacian. Love this fucking song, man. Seattle, repre-fucking-sent.
france, to be exact (rodin and orsay)
ahh, that would explain the "park bench that's older than my country" line. Quite an astute observation, actually.
it makes me want to go to france and do everything that is mention in the song.
hahaha SAME
hahaha SAME
this song sounds like a road trip/ vacation/ thankful to be out of the united states song. the first 2 lines "hey, let's cross the sea and get some culture " sorta states that the US is lacking in culture, and in some cases it is. Absinthe is a green liquor unavailable in the US, so it sorta represents abplishment from stupid simple laws. and awe the melody of the song get stuck in my head for days. Makes me want to get out the US/
i dont think you have to look that deep into jakes to get the meanings. its not about abolishing liquor and laws and such. i think he pretty much sings about what he likes; drinking, women, traveling, and sex (more noticeably in other songs) which is pretty nice
i made my boyfriend listen to this song when we decided to do a study abroad this summer. everytime i hear it i die with anticipation for this trip-- it's exactly what we're planning on doing. love the line "this light looks good on you" as well...