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Eyes wide mine, suddenly everything
Flies by fine, mind goes on holiday
In its stead, clicking along the curb
Clucking tongues how could they have the nerve

There is hardly a method you know

It's a broken poem, started up yesterday
And it came true now, mind was on holiday
It's an open road will we soon see the end
It's an open book, a story to tell the band

There is hardly a method you know

It's a storm faced cloud, hanging in dystrophy
It's a cold, base clown laughing at enemies
It's a rough wild world could you please chaperone
It's a mind field trip, oh leave it the fuck alone

This is hardly the method you know

There's a purple pain strangling yesterday
There's a purple stain spattered on interstates
It's an awkward stage grasping at anything
Cause it's lost the page
Can't find a word to say
But they want you to
Oh they want you to
Yes they want you too
Oh they want you, too

Broken plates on dirty highways
Pave the way for alien grace

There is hardly a method you know
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prayingmantis84 On Aug 16, 2006
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i think this is about the creation of art and artistic inspiration... about how there is no 'method' for it and it cant be forced, it just has to come to you that what i think anyway

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

I'm a storm faced cloud, hanging in dystrophy I'm a cold, base clown laughing at enemies

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

i think it's "minefield trip"

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

i think it's "minefield trip"

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

I wish I knew what these lyrics meant.

With the atmosphere it seems like a marching ghost.

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

I copied them straight out of the booklet. I doubt I could have come up with "mind field trip" on my own, to be honest.

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

i dont really know what the lyrics mean but the melody is wonderful

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

Artistic process is the theme I was feeling, too. Obviously, I'm not certain how everything plays into it, but here are some guesses.

Obviously, the whole method thing is artistic process; there being no formula. The first two lines (suddenly everything flies by fine, mind goes on holiday) is that feeling you get when, god this sounds cheesy, but you really just feel whatever it is you're doing, whether it's music, or writing, or anything. It comes out.

I don't understand the curb thing, but clucking tongues, how could they have the nerve seems to be about the gall it takes to criticize other people's art.

I'm not gonna write anymore, but I think that's the basis for some discussion, hopefully.

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

What about the more obvious interpretation: Bad wreck. Friend dies. What to say to their family? This sucks.

Cover art for A Method lyrics by TV on the Radio

I agree with Jiffy. It sounds like he's playing with words trying to talk about a car wreck.

I don't find TVOTR arrogant enough to write a song about their own artistic process, though I may be completely wrong.

They encored with this song live, and Subtle played along with them. Kyp handed my friend standing next to me two sticks to clack together during it. Simply fucking awesome.