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Anchorage Lyrics
I don’t want to spin my wheels
I don’t got no wheels to spin
Now I know you’re hanging out
With electric guitars, no doubt.
I don’t care for anyone
Probably not a lot of fun
You’ve got your own thing going on
In places you don’t belong
Could’ve been mine at the right time
And it seems like
We were alright
Meet me in Anchorage
That’s where the action is
There’s no nectar there for bees
Only flesh so wolves can feed
Alaskan wilderness
Old convicts slide away
First light at 3 am
I can smell the parsley stems
Some people can’t relate
And others have a lot to learn
I don’t want to spin my wheels
I don’t want to make my stomach squirm
If it feels right
At the right time we’ll work it out
We’ll be alright, I know, oh.
You’ve got a reputation
You know how to unwind
And you’ve got a reputation
For knowing how to reach your mind
I don’t want to spin my wheels
I don’t to let it all hang out
I just want to ……?
I don’t got no wheels to spin
Now I know you’re hanging out
With electric guitars, no doubt.
Probably not a lot of fun
You’ve got your own thing going on
In places you don’t belong
And it seems like
We were alright
That’s where the action is
There’s no nectar there for bees
Only flesh so wolves can feed
Old convicts slide away
First light at 3 am
I can smell the parsley stems
And others have a lot to learn
I don’t want to spin my wheels
I don’t want to make my stomach squirm
At the right time we’ll work it out
We’ll be alright, I know, oh.
You know how to unwind
And you’ve got a reputation
For knowing how to reach your mind
I don’t to let it all hang out
I just want to ……?
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I think the Alaska setting is mostly/merely a backdrop or juxtaposition for his words to the once-closer friend he's singing to. I think that's really why he wrote the song, and what its really about...
It could have worked out... it seemed good at the time... maybe someday it will come together again... but for now we've gone our separate ways, and you've been getting into some stuff that I don't really want to be around right now.
Sounds like maybe the girl he's singing to ("babe you've got a reputation...") is the same one he's singing to in "I'm Not Ready." Anyone got the lyrics to the last part of that song figured out?
Having talked about the meaning... I think the music is great... starting with the 6/4 part, then through the "cloudy" transition, and then hitting full speed in the last section. Great song.
the last few lines are
"I just want volcanoes to erupt/and thaw me out"
The last three songs destroy!!! This song and Slow Jabroni have this similiar arc of just the song just growing and growing with momentum and energy. I hope someone posts the lyrics to Slow Jabroni soon.
The last three songs destroy!!! This song and Slow Jabroni have this similiar arc of just the song just growing and growing with momentum and energy. I hope someone posts the lyrics to Slow Jabroni soon.
Slow Jabroni lyrics are on the CD jacket... if I find it I'll try to post them.
Slow Jabroni lyrics are on the CD jacket... if I find it I'll try to post them.
BTW I think it's "old convicts lie awake" and "babe you've got a reputation for knowing how to lose your mind."
BTW I think it's "old convicts lie awake" and "babe you've got a reputation for knowing how to lose your mind."
Back to this one- yeah I feel the same way- volcanoes or something- whatever- but something to break the log jam, open the door, make it all just happen the way it should... well really nothing sounds better than "erupt."
Back to this one- yeah I feel the same way- volcanoes or something- whatever- but something to break the log jam, open the door, make it all just happen the way it should... well really nothing sounds better than "erupt."
Slow Jabroni lyrics are on the CD jacket... if I find it I'll try to post them.
Slow Jabroni lyrics are on the CD jacket... if I find it I'll try to post them.
BTW I think it's "old convicts lie awake" and "babe you've got a reputation for knowing how to lose your mind."
BTW I think it's "old convicts lie awake" and "babe you've got a reputation for knowing how to lose your mind."
Back to this one- yeah I feel the same way- volcanoes or something- whatever- but something to break the log jam, open the door, make it all just happen the way it should... well really nothing sounds better than "erupt."
Back to this one- yeah I feel the same way- volcanoes or something- whatever- but something to break the log jam, open the door, make it all just happen the way it should... well really nothing sounds better than "erupt."
i'm not a great admirer of guitar solos but i could listen to the instrumental of this song for hours. that said, the vocals go great with it and it's a fantastic song as a whole
Every time I listen to this song I love it more and more. When it picks up towards the end I get chills. Amazing song<3