Titus Andronicus Lyrics
Seems like it's about the compromises you have to make being in a band. "I'll write my masterpiece some other day, I'm repeating myself again." He feels like he has nothing new to say, but he has to continue his shtick in order make money, eat, and live the indie rock lifestyle he wants. It's being pragmatic versus being idealistic.
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we are the army you see through the red haze of blood?
we are the army you see through the red haze of blood?
this song is about a the singer quiting his art, and how the idea of quiting fills him with dread and leaves his life empty "Throw my guitar down on the floor No one cares what I've got to say anymore I didn't come here to be damned with faint praise I'll write my masterpiece some other day" this is about him quiting "There'll be no more cigarettes No more having sex No more drinking until you fall on the floor No more indie rock" this is about how quiting his art is also quiting his lifestlye. "They'll say Your life is over [repeat until end]" now this line is harder as it could be his former band mates and friends telling him that leaving the band means his life is over or perhaps it is just his own opinion of leaving his art, he saying that his art is his entire life. a great song by a great band
the lines "When they cut you up And tell you that it's not going to hurt But they are not going to stop until they see you go to sleep in the dirt"
is probably a reference to the Tragedy of Titus Andronicus
Anyone who seriously tries to dissect this song gets a swift kick in the balls.
this song is about a the singer quiting his art, and how the idea of quiting fills him with dread and leaves his life empty "Throw my guitar down on the floor No one cares what I've got to say anymore I didn't come here to be damned with faint praise I'll write my masterpiece some other day" this is about him quiting "There'll be no more cigarettes No more having sex No more drinking until you fall on the floor No more indie rock" this is about how quiting his art is also quiting his lifestlye. fairly easy to dissect but a amazing song and great band...
this song is about a the singer quiting his art, and how the idea of quiting fills him with dread and leaves his life empty "Throw my guitar down on the floor No one cares what I've got to say anymore I didn't come here to be damned with faint praise I'll write my masterpiece some other day" this is about him quiting "There'll be no more cigarettes No more having sex No more drinking until you fall on the floor No more indie rock" this is about how quiting his art is also quiting his lifestlye. fairly easy to dissect but a amazing song and great band