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Hey Timothy
I wish for clairvoyance
I wanna see my wife and kids
And how I will live and how I will die
(Son you should!)
It's out of fright
It's self-absorption
I wanna learn from my mistakes
Before they can scare me away from the drugs
(Son you should!)
I picture a man who misses his father
He never learned to cook for himself
And spends all his time on his waistline
(Son you should invest!)
I picture a man who lives in the past
He keeps a book of photographs
Of his younger self, clairvoyant self
(Son you should invest!)
I wish for clairvoyance
I wanna see my wife and kids
And how I will live and how I will die
(Son you should!)
It's self-absorption
I wanna learn from my mistakes
Before they can scare me away from the drugs
(Son you should!)
He never learned to cook for himself
And spends all his time on his waistline
(Son you should invest!)
He keeps a book of photographs
Of his younger self, clairvoyant self
(Son you should invest!)
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This is a song about someone looking forward to the future, and finding out that their future self obsesses over the past. Basically, live for the moment. Simple and to the point, but I think Owen Pallett does it well.
I think I agree. I just noticed that the second two versus seem to mirror the first two. He wants to see his future--a possible family--and what he pictures, what he sees, is a man who's alone (and obsessed with himself) or just unhappy with whatever life he's found himself with.
I think I agree. I just noticed that the second two versus seem to mirror the first two. He wants to see his future--a possible family--and what he pictures, what he sees, is a man who's alone (and obsessed with himself) or just unhappy with whatever life he's found himself with.
He's trying to see the future because he's afraid and he sees himself hiding in the past. He's accepted that he's being self-absorbed, and sees himself living forever self-absorbed, but in the form of missing all he had/was. (Maybe?)
He's trying to see the future because he's afraid and he sees himself hiding in the past. He's accepted that he's being self-absorbed, and sees himself living forever self-absorbed, but in the form of missing all he had/was. (Maybe?)
It's like... just knowing the future won't fix or...
It's like... just knowing the future won't fix or help you improve life. Son you should invest.
Timothy refers to Tim, the most fundemental wizard type in Dungeons & Dragons (I think, not an expert; I think they have something to do with claire-voyance the school of magic this song is written about). It was the first song written for the labum so he started it with a literal reference.
I'm not sure where to begin on what this song could be about, but I just want to say that it moves me in a way that no song ever has before. It gives me chills every time I hear it. It is, by far, my favorite song by Owen.
This is about School of Magic number 5, Divination.
Ooh. I like this song, I love the strings in this piece, and quiet, sometimes urgency of Owen's words, and the "mob shout of Son you should!)...hey noseovertail711, what's all this about School of Magic - you've mentioned it a couple times, do you mind explaining? Thnx
Beautiful song. The way violin sings in this song, it sounds so tangible. Makes my emotions feel vulnerable... can't describe it.
Sorry I'm a little late on explaining...
He Poos Clouds is a concept album based on the eight schools of magic in Dungeons and Dragons (I don't remember all their names, you can find them elsewhere... probably wikipedia), plus two songs (--> and The Pooka Sings) to round out the album. Owen frequently introduces this song when he plays live as "School of magic number 5: divination."
Amazingly beautiful. He'll make you cry if you see him live.
who is "Timothy"?
Great, cheers. Sounds plausible.