out of phase, off center and off cell
out of phase, off center and off cell
from that hole in my heart, in my soul
it's out of control
couldn't save it's mind
it's out of control
couldn't say it's mine
cause all i
know is all i bring to you
and all i have is waiting
till you crack the very center
of that hole in my heart
in my soul
please save that
in an empty bottle
takes a long time sometimes by design i try how
out of phase, off center and off cell
out of phase, off center and off cell
from that hole in my heart, in my soul
it's getting hard to focus
it's so hard to see straight sometimes
please save that in an empty bottle
please save that in an empty bottle
from a line
and if it breaks, we'll bring it down
take it apart
spread it around
and if it takes into the night
we'll bag the parts for later
leave them around
and if it breaks, we'll bring it down
take it apart
spread it around
(takes a long time sometimes by design i try how)
and if it takes into the night
we'll bag the parts for later
leave them around
(takes a long time sometimes by design i try how)
and if it breaks, we'll bring it down
take it apart
spread it around
(takes a long time sometimes by design i try how.)
and if it takes into the night
we'll bag the parts for later
leave them around
out of phase, off center and off cell
from that hole in my heart, in my soul
couldn't save it's mind
it's out of control
couldn't say it's mine
cause all i
know is all i bring to you
and all i have is waiting
till you crack the very center
of that hole in my heart
in my soul
in an empty bottle
out of phase, off center and off cell
from that hole in my heart, in my soul
it's so hard to see straight sometimes
please save that in an empty bottle
from a line
take it apart
spread it around
and if it takes into the night
we'll bag the parts for later
leave them around
take it apart
spread it around
(takes a long time sometimes by design i try how)
and if it takes into the night
we'll bag the parts for later
leave them around
and if it breaks, we'll bring it down
take it apart
spread it around
(takes a long time sometimes by design i try how.)
and if it takes into the night
we'll bag the parts for later
leave them around
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I completely and udderly love this song. alllmost more than Crutch..but no.
haha.......udder. utter.
I completely and udderly love this song. alllmost more than Crutch..but no.
If you mean udderly... well, props.
If you mean udderly... well, props.
hmm. okay. well this is a great song. i love it.
This song is obviously about someone who is in love with an android that is not working.
"it's out of control couldn't save it's mind it's out of control couldn't say it's mine"
and then what follows is the in love part.
=D NO I'M TOTALLY SERIOUS, this is what I think about when I hear this song... haha.
It's beautiful and probably my favorite Pinback song, nonetheless.
man, this song is just so great. i haven't a clue what in the heck it's about...
It kinda gives me the impression of someone building one of those bottle ship models
The ending throws me off...cell
However, it seems it's about trying to work through a known issue of being empty a certain way that is meaningful, in relating to another person. A hole in the heart and in the sole, but they aren't parallel, they make it take "a long time, sometimes" but knowingly they "try by design."
They consider it foreign, "couldn't say it's mine," only being able to stand behind the actions do make, "all I bring to you." But there is more for them to give and they know it, stuck in the hole in their heart and sole.
With the quick instrumental changes before saving it "in an empty bottle," it may have come out because of being fucked up, "hard to see straight."
Their hoping "till you crack the very center," "and if it breaks," they can "take it down" and subdue it, "spread it around," not even caring to compartmentalize it or understand why it was there. Just "bag the parts for later, leave them around."
Concentrate on the present of having broken down an emotional wall, a release to finally embrace whole heart and soul.
i think it's about someone who is slipping into complete insanity. They start by feeling out of phase off center and offcell, then they feel like there is a big hole in their heart. the lyric, "and if it breaks, we'll bring it down. take it apart, spread it around." seems to be talking about the person completely realizing their mental state, and just giving up by tearing their life apart, and spreading it around. easily the best pinback song of all time.