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Jenny, You're Barely Alive Lyrics
And it's all the treasures that shine in the street
As we drive right over them
And it's all the mornings we missed for sleep
As the sun glides over our apartment
And it's all the subtle change in landscape and business
Reminds you of your limited time
This time you'll listen to the movement of your body
How it keeps on despite you and it frightens you
Because you're barely alive
You're desperate in finding something else to please you
You've been searching your whole life
Something to mute, change, or just distract you
Something to put inside you to give the illusion of life
Because you've always been barely alive
Because you're barely alive
Because you're barely alive
You've always been barely alive
Have you not?
And the greatest escape that you ever did make
With your arms by your side, left it up to fate
And the coast that you've seen though you're watching them weekly
You've cursed all perfect days as you walked away
I can hear you say, "Jenny, you're barely alive"
The metal rods you put in your fucking jaw
To keep you from grinding your teeth every night
Because you're barely alive
You've always been barely alive
Because you're barely alive
Always been barely alive
As we drive right over them
And it's all the mornings we missed for sleep
As the sun glides over our apartment
And it's all the subtle change in landscape and business
Reminds you of your limited time
This time you'll listen to the movement of your body
How it keeps on despite you and it frightens you
Because you're barely alive
You've been searching your whole life
Something to mute, change, or just distract you
Something to put inside you to give the illusion of life
Because you've always been barely alive
Because you're barely alive
Because you're barely alive
You've always been barely alive
Have you not?
With your arms by your side, left it up to fate
You've cursed all perfect days as you walked away
I can hear you say, "Jenny, you're barely alive"
To keep you from grinding your teeth every night
You've always been barely alive
Because you're barely alive
Always been barely alive
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holy shit what a good song! so mixtapeable.
"the metal rods you put in your fucking jaw to keep you FROM GRINDING YOUR TEETH EVERY NIGHT!" sooo awesome live.
When was it played live?
When was it played live?
i love how she uses her name in this song/sings directly about herself
I LOVE THIS SONG.
one of my favourite songs. i especially love the scream. mmm.
I think it's a song open to a lot of interpretation, which is good. It can be 'pinned' onto a lot of different things, but I like how it can reach out and span all sorts of disorders and addictions and problems. It could even address different things at once, what with co-morbidity and all. The greatest accomplishment of this song is how it manages to resonate with people on an instinctive level, no matter what's going on. It provides a sort of connection without giving any real answers. And that's cool with me. :)
Something interesting about the metal rods (because I've seen a lot of speculation here)... When people grind their teeth chronically it's usually a symptom of something, not the source of a problem. Bruxism is often found in individuals who smoke or drink; who consume a high amount of caffeine; who use drugs, SSRIs and amphetamines in particular; or who suffer from sleep disorders, anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Eating Disorders (more specifically malnutrition), or depression. Most often, it presents itself during sleep, and one popular cure is the insertion of metal rods into the jaw.
Interesting that all of the topics Rilo Kiley tends to address can cause bruxism. Intriguing.
an amazing song, one of my favorites of theirs
"Have you not?" Hm. I always thought it was "Help me out"
"Have you not?" Hm. I always thought it was "Help me out"
It is "help me out."