In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Spin my dradle and I will split your atom
Spin the bottle and I will play assassin
Never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)
Never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)
Oh-oh-oh-oh .....
Bare medals crumble on
Well I'm waiting for the sun to go out
(it won't fear)
Tripping like a sunday
Stand up at my doorstep (ain't no fear)
Clowning like a fig and
Wearing down a bore's head
I will not to help you
I will not to wake up (ain't no fear)
I will not to fast you
If you're not in close up
You can help me figure out this time
Figure out this time
Never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)
Never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)
Spin the bottle and I will play assassin
Never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)
Never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)
Oh-oh-oh-oh .....
Bare medals crumble on
Well I'm waiting for the sun to go out
(it won't fear)
Tripping like a sunday
Stand up at my doorstep (ain't no fear)
Clowning like a fig and
Wearing down a bore's head
I will not to help you
I will not to wake up (ain't no fear)
I will not to fast you
If you're not in close up
You can help me figure out this time
Figure out this time
Never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)
Never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)
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come on this song rules
spin my dradle and I will split your atom<br /> spin the bottle and I will play assassin<br /> <br /> never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)<br /> never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)<br /> <br /> oh-oh-oh-oh .....<br /> <br /> bare medals crumble on<br /> well I'm waiting for the sun to go out<br /> <br /> (it won't fear)<br /> tripping like a sunday<br /> stand up at my doorstep (ain't no fear)<br /> clowning like a fig and<br /> wearing down a bore's head<br /> I will not to help you<br /> I will not to wake up (ain't no fear)<br /> I will not to fast you<br /> if you're not in close up<br /> <br /> you can help me figure out this time<br /> figure out this time<br /> <br /> never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)<br /> never sure to go for we fear the empire (the empire)<br /> <br /> <br /> i think these are the real lyrics, somewhat similar but i like detail and knowing the exact words. ive seen them in concert since i was 14.
for me it seems he is setting the life of a nerdy kid who play video games instead of socializing. What makes it meaningful to me is the line "im waiting for the sun to go out" because i remember being lonely and playing video games in the dark.
For me the song makes me sad, because I have been lonely and alone. Sometimes and I wished the phone would ring and my children would socialize with me more!!
How can one play video games in the dark?
Prepare to shoot to kill, for we fear the empire.
I hear "We parachute to ground for we fear the empire" and I'm pretty sure I'm not wrong because everybody else usually is. They parachute to ground in to France during WWII because Rob and Armisted like that WWII game 1949 or something, although I don't think WWII was still officially going on in 1949, but the wizards from the respective countries were totally still active at that time.
The Byzantine Empire was one of the most powerful military, sociopolitical, and cultural powers in Western history. The Boars Head was a common symbol of Medieval heraldry signifying military dominance. I think they're taking the past closer to our current history via WWII Nazi Germany and the flight of the Jews, the physicists Otto Han and Fritz Strassman splitting the atom in 1938 Germany. Just do your world history. It's not too much of a stretch.
Edit: bad writing.
The Byzantine Empire was one of the most powerful military, sociopolitical, and cultural powers in Western history.
The Byzantine Empire was one of the most powerful military, sociopolitical, and cultural forces in Western history.
Ah, would be nice to edit our postes, wouldn't it?
Yamale, just becaue you're a nerd doesn't mean all Pinback songs are about you. I see a lot of people making comments about Pinback's music being some quaint social commentary about geeks who never get married, and although the fellows in Pinback like their vidya-games and could be classified by the nerd-term, don't emotionalize their music so that your friends who like Dashboard can like them too, they're not out to slay the societal beast or right the wrongs of nerdom. This song is about Star Wars. And Julius Ceasar, because Zach Smith likes salad.