All I perceive is wasted and broken
Silvery streams, sacred when spoken
Slam into me and into the ditch of debris
And you smoke in the park and sleep in the greenery
Everyone barks and they are all still believing
To tear out your heart would send all your secrets to me

But I let you down
And swollen and small is where you'll find me now
With that silver stripping off
From my tongue you're tearing out
And you'll never hear me talk

Your teeth believe that teeth are for tearing
Tear into me and the scent of you sweating smells good to me
As long as we keep in our clothes

And out in the dark the world is still rolling
Kids in their cars, cigarette smoking
And all that they are just reeks with the sweetest belief

But I let you down
And swollen and small is where you'll find me now
With that silver stripping off
From my tongue you're tearing out
And you'll never hear me talk

All I could want is silver and spinning
Out from your arms and into the pretty pit of your heart
So simply and softly we'd flow

But I let you down
And swollen and small is where you'll find me now
With that silver stripping off
From my tongue you're tearing out
And you'll never hear me talk

Into you I will glow
Into you


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Where You'll Find Me Now Lyrics as written by Jeff Mangum

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    My Interpretation

    This song is about a relationship surrounded in lies. The singer (whether the persona here is Mangum's himself or adopted) has lied, and he feels shameful about it. A 'silver tongue' is traditionally a metaphor for someone who is good at lying - as is all the other references to silver for the same of conciseness. However, his girlfriend discovered his lie (possibly become angry - 'your teeth... for tearing'), and now he feels ashamed and 'swollen and small'. He doesn't want to talk again, because to talk again might be to lie. There is also much mistrust (All I perceive, is wasted and broken,) as in he does not see anything as truthful anymore. I don't know who lied first, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that the relationship was intertwined with, and possibly even based on, a lie, and the singer doesn't want to get committed again just to be found out.

    mudswipeon September 12, 2012   Link

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