Well
Guy in a skeleton costume
Comes up to the guy in the Superman suit
Runs through him with a broadsword
I flipped the television off
Bring all the bright lights up
Turn the radio up loud
I don't know why I'm so persuaded
That if I think things through
Long enough and hard enough
I'll somehow get to you
But then you came in and we locked eyes
You kicked the ashtray over as we came toward each other
Stubbed my cigarette out against the west wall
Quickly lit another
Look at that
Would you look at that?
We're throwing off sparks
What will I do when I don't have you
To hold onto in the dark?

Yes
Everybody's going to need a witness
Everybody's going to need a little backup
In case the scene gets nasty
You throw the attic window open
And I throw myself all around you
And night comes to Tallahassee
I don't know why it's gotten harder to keep myself away
Thought I'd finally beat the feeling back
It all came back today
And then we fell down
And we locked arms
We knocked the dresser over as we rolled across the floor
I don't mean it when I tell you
That I don't love you any more
Look at that
Would you look at that?
The way the ceiling starts to swerve
What will I do when I don't have you
When I finally get what I deserve?


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Oceanographer's Choice song meanings
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    General CommentThis is the quick reconciliation in the Alphas' turbulous relationship before they final call it quits. It's the deathless love (a monsterous form of eternal love) from Faultlines. The reconciliation is, of course, not out of kindness, but a struggle between the two, which is why the sex is described by using words commonly associated with fighting.

    And the song starts off with an Icon of immortality and purity being, rather bluntly, stabbed to death by... well Death.

    Anyone have any idea why it's called Oceanographer's Choice? My sleep-deprived mind hasn't gotten that far into gear on that yet.
    Solarioon January 10, 2008   Link

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