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Don't be a toy on the back of a magazine.
Don't, don't be a toy, on the back of a magazine.
There's a caricature no one reads.
I know. You've got a lot of special things to do,
but me I'm through.
I know. It's alright, sing along.
Practice everything you preach you nun.
I got none today, expecting none tomorrow.
And tomorrow, and after that.
Release the strings of Nashville, and watch the songs expire.
And silence is danger,
but it's not required here,
so why're you scared?
I know. You've got a lot of special things to do,
but me I'm through. I know. It's alright.
Sing a song. To get you through the night.
Don't, don't be a toy, on the back of a magazine.
There's a caricature no one reads.
but me I'm through.
I know. It's alright, sing along.
I got none today, expecting none tomorrow.
And tomorrow, and after that.
but it's not required here,
so why're you scared?
but me I'm through. I know. It's alright.
Sing a song. To get you through the night.
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I'm not too sure on what this song means. It's extremely relaxing and I like it a lot. I think it's just like a lullabye telling someone that they understand that things are hard and scary, but it's okay and you'll get through it as long as you follow what you say and make sure you stand out so that you don't just become a toy on the back of a magazine that no one will pay any attention to.
im pretty sure it's "i know you've got alot of special things to do, but me i'm through"
It's pretty obvious that this song is about the Major Labels, and how Stephen Malkmus hates them.
I always thought it was "but it's not that quiet here, so why're you scared"
i love how it's muffled. i love the sound of the sea. a lovely picked guitar, and 'watch the songs expire' is a four word poem. fucking brilliant. with 'gold soundz', this is one of the greatest a/b's ever. a song to fall asleep to with a faraway smile on your face.
another song sung by a (sym)pathetic character. telling someone to stop building yaself up socially and lying and conforming in the meantime.
the lyrics seem pretty off, but I've gotta go.
so I think it's
"put back the magazines" "it's not that quiet here" (could go either way)
yep