So this has been.my favorite song of OTEP's since it came out in 2004, and I always thought it was a song about a child's narrative of suffering in an abusive Christian home. But now that I am revisiting the lyrics, I am seeing something totally new.
This song could be gospel of John but from the perspective of Jesus.
Jesus was NOT having a good time up to and during the crucifixion. Everyone in the known world at the time looked to him with fear, admiration or disgust and he was constantly being asked questions. He spoke in "verses, prophesies and curses". He had made an enemy of the state, and believed the world was increasingly wicked and fallen from grace, or that he was in the "mouth of madness".
The spine of atlas is the structure that allows the titan to hold the world up. Jesus challenged the state and in doing so became a celebrated resistance figure. It also made him public enemy #1.
All of this happened simply because he was doing his thing, not because of any agenda he had or strategy.
And then he gets scourged (storm of thorns)
There are some plot holes here but I think it's an interesting interpretation.
Been round this road so many times
Feel like it's skin is part of mine
This tasty meal is almost gone
Still got no shame, but not for long!
Been wrong so many times before
But never quite like this
Heard all, rain, but the rain all turn to bits
I hope to make it home one day
I doubt that day will come
I know you, know, ?
Feel like it's skin is part of mine
This tasty meal is almost gone
Still got no shame, but not for long!
Been wrong so many times before
But never quite like this
Heard all, rain, but the rain all turn to bits
I hope to make it home one day
I doubt that day will come
I know you, know, ?
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Snookered Lyrics as written by Dan Deacon
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Well, in my opinion this song is about being a young & maybe a little naive &/or introverted girl and finding yourself loving a man who is at first very charming, carefree & outgoing, and seems at first to be without limits, as in
"There was a time
you opened up every doorway
you didn't mind if everything
wasn't your way"
then that man starts to gradually become more introverted & shows their more possessive/obsessive side to you as the relationship progresses, even while they keep up the appearance of being carefree & outgoing to everyone else,
"Don't pull away
that goes against what you told me
I look in your eyes
I realize what you've sold me
is love in a vacuum"
so you confront them about the way they're acting and of course they deny it,
"I think you've changed
but you insist that
that's not true"
quite possibly they are an addict of some sort, my guess would be cocaine, &/or showing very obsessive behavior towards you (early on in the video for this song we see the man hanging a picture up, it is a very large portrait of Aimee & it is prominently displayed in his/their apartment for the duration of the song), thus their "love in a vacuum",
"You look so strange, so distant
that you're hardly you
Now I can see
how you have been acting different
You say it's me
but I know
that it isn't
it's love in a vacuum"
but still you are in love with them and don't want to leave them and you know that they are truly in love with you and they don't want you to leave them either, maybe they are convinced you can save them from themself, maybe they are so broken that the possibility of an overdose &/or suicide attempt is very real and you want to get through to them that their behavior not only dangerous but it is also just pissing you off and if they don't wise up they run the risk of loosing you, as in the lines
"You will be lonely
if you leave me alone", so you want to save them but can't get through to them due to the addiction &/or emotional problems they have,
"Love in a vacuum
and that's not enough
love in a vacuum
You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
You will be lonely
if you leave me alone
You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
it's just not enough"
you want them to understand that the love they are giving you is not enough when it is filtered through the vacuum of their drug addiction &/or emotional impairment,
"You will be lonely
you'll be the only one who feels this way
it's just not enough
and just wait
you will be lonely
Love in a vacuum
Love in a vacuum
and that's not enough
Love in a vacuum".
'Love In A Vacuum' for me is a hauntingly truthful acute argument on the loneliness of obsession and almost inevitable loss of love that follows people who are broken in some way or another; the obsessives, the coke heads, the drunks, addicts or the just-plain-old emotionally broken; a razor sharp, lyrically driven, deceptively poppy, yet ultimately-depressing-in-the-best-way song.
Quintessential Aimee Mann.
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its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
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Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
If you haven't done so, I recommend going to youtube and finding the video for this song (which is just the cover of the album and this song playing along). Someone decided to let anyone leave comments over this song and I think an amazing thing happened: Among all the retarded and hilarious comments made about the teepee, I felt there was something expressed that explains this song, in an abstract but really great way.
Been 'round this road so many times Feel like it's skin is part of mine This taste of milk is almost gone Still got my shame, but not for long Been wrong so many times before But never quite like this And oh It rained... But the rain all turned to piss
I hope to make it home one day I doubt that day will come
I know, I know Life is in our own
A+
I think it's, "Still got my shake, but not for long". Since he is talking about milk in the previous line, it's a play on "milkshake". As in, the milk part is almost gone, but he still has the shake part, but that will go away soon too. shake could be a metaphor for his youthfulness, and milk could represent childhood since little kids are given milk a lot. so he is saying the "taste" or memory of childhood is almost gone, he is still youthful but knows that will end soon too. i think that the song is about getting older and becoming more mature, letting go of the past and embracing the future, etc. it seems to be a major theme in Bromst, especially since the last song is actually called "Get Older".
i read your entire post thinking it was a joke
I do love a good milkshake.
sure, maybe the theory is a little hard to believe, but Dan Deacon's lyrics are surreal and absurdist. And I don't think Dan Deacon is above using a silly milkshake pun to make his point, he writes songs about cats and dogs and pitch shifts his voice to chipmunk level in most of his songs. But I don't think that means his songs don't have meaning, rather you just have to do a little digging to find the meaning. In interviews, Dan has talked about how getting older, maturing, growing up, etc. are prominent themes in Bromst. Snookered is the main single off Bromst and encapsulates the sound and meaning of the album as a whole. This song is definitely about life, I don't think it is too much a leap to say that it's specifically about getting older. <br /> <br /> Also, it makes sense that Dan would talk about how getting older causes you to lose your memory of what it was like being a kid, and then causes you to lose your youthfulness. Dan Deacon is nearing 30, the age associated with growing up, maturing, leaving behind the party lifestyle of your 20s, etc. So, I think Dan is saying that he is still energetic and can party and entertain us, but not for long. Eventually he'll have to retire when his body can't keep up with the demands of touring.
@DCFCAlex pretty sure it's, 'Still got my shape, but not for long'. Snookered is a pool term meaning you're trapped behind another ball. Shape is another pool term meaning you have good position on your ball. Kinda fits better.
this is what i hear:
been round this road so many times feels like it's skin is part of mine this taste of milk is almost gone still got my shame, but not for long been wrong so many times before but never quite like this her dog(?), in the rain, but the rain all turned to piss
(i can't really make out the next part but there are some very quiet lyrics) i hope to make her someday ____ dead and gone
i hope to make it home one day i doubt that day will come i know you, know, ____
and i heard
"heard all" maybe instaed of "her dog", but i like the piss part
that's what I hear too, except this final line:<br /> <br /> I know, by now, that day's where I go<br /> <br /> <br />
I think it's just "and oh, it rained, but the rain all turned to piss."
"her dog, in the rain, but the rain all turn to piss (bits)" one of those i think
I hear
"still got my shape, but not for long"
Definitely agree with kwanzai.
Fuggin beautiful track, though
i also agree with kwanzai - except i don't think he says "her dog". maybe it's "heard all", or "her doll", or maybe something else entirely. and i think it's "my shape" instead of "no shame". regardless, this is one of those rare songs where i think the ambiguity of the lyrics actually adds to the overall effect, in that the spoken words gradually become subsumed by the gorgeously swirling and sparkling blips and bleeps. one of the most beautiful songs to emerge from "electronic" music, no doubt.