This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Is there one sweet one that I must
Reach for then I'm done
Is perfection a place, or just a
Glimpse at hard work's face
(repeat)
Out amongst the music trapped in its time
Mad men muse brought tears to my face
Dressed in the form of classical rhyme
Light the dawn, electrical graze
Kick out the fuse that left like a mine
Man your shoes are hard to replace
Top off a brew that brushed like a tie
Here are days when friends passed away
Except the news the weather is mild
Grandma used to love how you'd play
Brewed from a bruise but angled we smile
Bag your blues and slip in the way
Out amongst the music trapped in its time
Mad men muse brought tears to my face
Dressed in the form of classical rhyme
Light the dawning electrical graze
Reach for then I'm done
Is perfection a place, or just a
Glimpse at hard work's face
(repeat)
Out amongst the music trapped in its time
Mad men muse brought tears to my face
Dressed in the form of classical rhyme
Light the dawn, electrical graze
Kick out the fuse that left like a mine
Man your shoes are hard to replace
Top off a brew that brushed like a tie
Here are days when friends passed away
Except the news the weather is mild
Grandma used to love how you'd play
Brewed from a bruise but angled we smile
Bag your blues and slip in the way
Out amongst the music trapped in its time
Mad men muse brought tears to my face
Dressed in the form of classical rhyme
Light the dawning electrical graze
Lyrics submitted by wetigerswoop
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lol, for some reason i dont think this song has anything to do with having sex with a horse.<br /> <br /> I like to break songs like this down line by line.<br /> <br /> <br /> Is there one sweet one that I must reach for then I'm done<br /> Is perfection a place, or just a glimpse at hard work's face<br /> <br /> This is basically asking is there an answer to all of lifes questions and does it come on its own or is something we have to strive for.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Kick out the fuse that left like a mine man your shoes are hard to replace<br /> I think this one is talking about trying to be innovative and trying to create something with a different inspiration and how its hard to measure up to your idols.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Top off a brew that brushed like a tie here are days when friends passed away<br /> this is a sentence honoring our idols and respecting the ground they laid<br /> <br /> Except the news the weather is mild grandma used to love how you'd play<br /> This sentence i feel is about being humble and just because someone else has complimented you doesnt mean you compare to the giants before you<br /> <br /> Brewed from a bruise but angled we smile bag your blues and slip in the way<br /> This sentence really throws me off. I like to think that this is saying that one little small event can spark inspiration and set you in another direction<br /> also, i like to think of animal collective as very drug inspired and i like to think about this being representative of a mushroom.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Out amongst the music trapped in its time mad men muse brought tears to my face<br /> Dressed in the form of classical rhyme light the dawn, electrical graze<br /> <br /> this is talking about the beauty of creation of art and how the classic is the dawn of a new era.<br /> <br /> <br /> So my personal interpretation is that this song is about art and creation and them paying respect to their predecessors and hoping they can be as creative and ground breaking as the people before them.
bowint26on, that's a nice interpretation, and actually, complements mine. My interpretation is not about having sex with a horse, but about how futile can life become if we take the incorrect decisions just for the sake of the moment (like having sex with a horse). Therefore, they are criticizing all of them people who lose their lives in the "now" and leave an insignificant life behind. However, if we do want to transcend, we have to become creators, to create, and here is where comes everything that you were saying about the perfection of the creative process.
I hear "is perfection placed or just to use it out of shame (???)" as "is perfection placer or just a glimpse of harbored shame", the second "reach for what i've done" I hear as "reach for then I'm done"; the line right after "weather is mild" i'm hearing "when i used to run my way" but after that it phases too much for me to make out.
thank you! those sound right. its all pretty hard to make out though :/
is there one sweet one that I must reach for, then I'm done? is perfection a place or just a glimpse at hard work's pace? is there one sweet one that I must reach for, then I'm done? is perfection a place or just a glimpse at hard work's pace? is there one sweet one that I must reach for, then I'm done? is perfection a place or just a glimpse at hard work's pace? is there one sweet one that I must reach for, then I'm done?
pop on some music trapped in its time mad-man muse brought tears to my face dressed in the form of classical rhyme like the dawn, electrical grace kicked back the fuse, then left like a mime man, your shoes are hard to replace topped off the brew that rushed like a tide here are days when friends pass away accept the news, the weather is mild when loud(?) used to love, cry and play blue from a bruise but able to smile hide your blues and sink in the waves
pop on some music trapped in its time mad-man muse brought tears to my face dressed in the form of classical rhyme like the dawn, electrical grace
man these lyrics are really hard to distinguish! But this is my favourite song off the visual album
This is called Mr. Fingers.
Animal Collective - Mr Fingers
Is there one sweet one that I must Reach for then I'm done Is perfection a place, or just a Glimpse at hard work's face (repeat)
Out amongst the music trapped in its time Mad men muse brought tears to my face Dressed in the form of classical rhyme Light the dawn, electrical graze
Kick out the fuse that left like a mine Man your shoes are hard to replace
Top off a brew that brushed like a tie Here are days when friends passed away Except the news the weather is mild Grandma used to love how you'd play Brewed from a bruise but angled we smile Bag your blues and slip in the way
Out amongst the music trapped in its time Mad men muse brought tears to my face Dressed in the form of classical rhyme Light the dawning electrical graze
thank you! those lyrics sound right
Then at the end he repeats <br /> "I'm a fan..."