Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, I wanna
I wanna
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
And I have become the trigger for your gun
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
I wanna be trash
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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Amazing
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Love this song. Wish that The Whip were a little more known.
The Whip is like the greatest band I'm listening to right now. :p It would be pretty great if they were more popular, like cs188 says... :{
Trash is something meaningless to most people, but he recognizes trash as meaningful because it's a separation from the conformity of society, thus, he wants to be trash. The repetition of the beat and the lyrics gives the song it's appearance as trash, not to mention it sounds like something out of the 80's, a decade in music which most people consider to be trash. This declaration the artist gives to the audience over and over is an attempt to rally the audience to want to become trash. Then he designates himself the leader of this non-conformist movement by declaring he has become the trigger for the audience's gun. That he has designated himself the leader of their escape from reality, starting this non-conformist revolution.
I agree with Crossbite, to a point. The song does have a non-conformist feel to it, but i believe it is directed at an individual rather than the audience.<br /> I think of a father or mother saying to their children not to "wear that trash" or "listen to that trash" or possible "be that trash". And he wants to be that which is, in their eyes, trash and he knows it pisses them off.<br /> yes?