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All for Swinging You Around Lyrics
Exploding international
The scenes, the sounds
And famously the feeling
That you can't squeeze around
While tearing off another page
Of loose change
Outrage
It's 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 around
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
The scenes, the sounds
And famously the feeling
That you can't squeeze around
While tearing off another page
Of loose change
Outrage
It's another perfect day
Until the night shows
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?
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 the love you found
Spinning around
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
Song Info
Submitted by
statbucksbabe28 On Jun 04, 2004
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It'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?
It'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.
LOVE this song. LOVE neko case's voice.
How about...
I 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.
I have no idea what this song is about, but I love it.. maybe it isn't actually about anything, i dunno
Yes, but what about the parts referring to love?
yeah man, what ABOUT the parts referring to love?! I just watched the video on youtube...gotta say... pretty sweet ....jump rope is HOT
Coming 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.
I think it's just generally about being a musician - 'you' being the person listening.