All for Swinging You Around

The New Pornographers

Exploding international, the scenes, the sounds, and famously the feeling that you can't squeeze ground, while tearing off another page of loose change outrage. Its another perfect day until the night shows. Exploding international, the wind did howl. The sky above was thick with rings of smoke and clouds, and hanging on the bleeding end of conscious, who's this? Was there anything I missed, as far as you know? Was it all for swinging you around? Exploding international, the sun, the sights, the moments you are viewing through a beam of light, propel you through the golden age. We crash-land the first page on a crumbling world stage, into the front rows. All for swinging you around. And off your feet, all the love you found, spinning ground. We're twisting incognito with no time, can't talk, can't tell if this is fantasy or culture shock, or remnants of a golden age that's near mint unplayed, or a welcome overstayed beneath the lightshow. All for swinging you around.


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  • +2
    General CommentIt's about being famous, namely in the music business. The "while tearing off another page
    of loose change" thing is about writing a check (probably worth lots of money) as if it were pocket change (ie. nickels, quarters, dimes). Is that really that hard to grasp, it's kinda obvious?
    all4swinginuroundon December 18, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General CommentIt's not all that obvious it's about the music business, dude. whatever and dead have good points. It could be about any number of things. But I do love this song. Still can't figure out what it's about but maybe it's just words. As a songwriter/singer, that's sometimes how it works. You don't plan what a song is going to be about, words just kind of come to you while you're strumming on the guitar or beating on the drums or playing on the bass or piano. Sometimes it's just your mind that makes it for you.
    explodinghighfiveon January 25, 2007   Link
  • +2
    General CommentLOVE this song.
    LOVE neko case's voice.
    JACKIE THE HOBOon February 27, 2007   Link
  • +2
    General CommentHow about...
    - 'you' being the guitar? I get all this in my life just for swinging my guitar around a stage.
    - 'while tearing off another page of loose change outrage': tearing off another page from my notebook of random ideas and complaints and turning them into songs.
    caliban10on May 22, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General CommentI think the "loose change" line in the first stanza is intersting, because on the Electric Version CD 'Loose Translation' and 'Chump Change' are the songs that come before this one.
    lepidoptera3on May 06, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General CommentI have no idea what this song is about, but I love it.. maybe it isn't actually about anything, i dunno
    thisisme2on June 05, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General CommentYes, but what about the parts referring to love?
    whateverlolawantson September 13, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Commentyeah man, what ABOUT the parts referring to love?!
    I just watched the video on youtube...gotta say...
    pretty sweet
    ....jump rope is HOT
    deadeyeduckon September 26, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General CommentComing right after Chump Change (which IMO is about being screwed over by the music business, typical Bejar), it would be really funny if it this song was about being rich and famous in the music industry.
    Malmoon June 13, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General CommentI think it's just generally about being a musician - 'you' being the person listening.
    dragonflyeyeson May 10, 2008   Link

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