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cold and drizzly night in chicago's deep dish
fluorescent light of the bathroom
shows my hands as they are
see an eyelash on my cheek
pick it off and make a wish
and walk back out into the bar
wind at the windows
neon lights the patterned pane
the waitress wields the weight
of her tray around her palm
the doorman cups his hand
and lights his cigarette again
and the rain marches on
this is only a possibility in a world of possibilities
there are obviously there are many possibilities
ranging from small to large
before long there will be short
before short there was nothing
when there was nothing
there was always the possibility
of something becoming what it is
don't even bother trying
to say something clever
clever is as clever does
no matter what it says
i'm looking for a sign
says you're for real this time
but i don't trust what's in your head
i walk up to the bar
and point to the top shelf
and then i throw my head back
and laugh at myself
i raise a toast to all our saviors
each so badly behaved
it's too bad that their world
is the one that they saved
there's a spider spinning cobwebs
from your elbow to the table
while my eyes ride the crowd
in a secret rodeo
i smile with my mouth
lift my watch up to the light
say oh, look, i have to go
now you got to dance with me,
now is when it's gotta be
'cause i can't wait for the dance floor to fill in
if you want to dance with me,
i'll show you how it's gonna be
'cause i can't wait for the band to begin
fluorescent light of the bathroom
shows my hands as they are
see an eyelash on my cheek
pick it off and make a wish
and walk back out into the bar
wind at the windows
neon lights the patterned pane
the waitress wields the weight
of her tray around her palm
the doorman cups his hand
and lights his cigarette again
and the rain marches on
there are obviously there are many possibilities
ranging from small to large
before long there will be short
before short there was nothing
when there was nothing
there was always the possibility
of something becoming what it is
to say something clever
clever is as clever does
no matter what it says
i'm looking for a sign
says you're for real this time
but i don't trust what's in your head
i walk up to the bar
and point to the top shelf
and then i throw my head back
and laugh at myself
i raise a toast to all our saviors
each so badly behaved
it's too bad that their world
is the one that they saved
from your elbow to the table
while my eyes ride the crowd
in a secret rodeo
i smile with my mouth
lift my watch up to the light
say oh, look, i have to go
now is when it's gotta be
'cause i can't wait for the dance floor to fill in
if you want to dance with me,
i'll show you how it's gonna be
'cause i can't wait for the band to begin
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its a very simple snapshot of a random moment, and how the little things that u feel can actually be poetic and instead of like "meh no big deal"
this is only a possibility in a world of possibilities there are obviously there are many possibilities ranging from small to large before long there will be short before short there was nothing when there was nothing there was always the possibility of something becoming what it is
That section of the song is awesome... It works on so many levels.. for me, externally I think America becoming the land of the free.. Internally, I think break away from the negative behavioral patterns that have caused so much havoc
I think this part of the song must be a parody. Has anyone heard Ani say something about it?
I think this part of the song must be a parody. Has anyone heard Ani say something about it?
I love this song, the lyrics, the horn section, the upbeat ska feel of some of "Little Plastic Castle". I think regard has it right. The song's focus on setting shows that the time and place is as important as what's going on in the bar. It perfectly captures the feeling of being drunk in a dingy student bar, with a partner who is a philosophical drunk (the interlude about the "world of possibilities") or just plain boring (cobwebs from your elbows to the table).
I think Ani has written in the past about the theme of hating boredom and depression (which summarizes her fellow bar fly in this song). In "Pick yer nose" she says something to the effect of "Depressed is boring."
I think "Not a pretty girl" she talks about how she relates to people -- other leftists?-- who wouldn't be caught dead working for the man (not unlike the philosopher in the song) but at the same time she is a patriot and a worker first and foremost. In both that song and Deep Dish she distances herself from the disillusioned left. Something to think about.