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Morning comes and I'm up on time again
Upon getting up and I'm down on what I got up for
Boring, dumb, and fine
It's been a long time my friend
You haven't changed, neither have I
So why you wanna bring that up

I feel it started at the source

What is it that makes you cry and why?

When you see a documentary and know the outcome
And that it's fucked
You still hope Hitler will blow up
And that Kennedy will duck

I feel it started at the source
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"Morning comes and I'm up on time again Upon getting up and I'm down on what I got up for Boring, dumb, and fine It's been a long time my friend"

It starts by talking about the blandness of everyday: you get up at a certain time, you have to do something, it's boring and pointless and stupid but it's ok, it's fine. Time just keeps moving on.

"You haven't changed, neither have I So why you wanna bring that up"

Bringing up old arguments and continuing to fight them out even though you know you'll never convince the other person... you keep wanting to try despite knowing it's in vain. Why?

"I feel it started at the source"

There must be something more. He feels it started at the source, the beginning, the start of everything... the reason we still try when we no there's no reason. It's the reason you are happy, the reason you cry and have emotions and love and want to try.. the source, is what we came from, i take the meaning of this song kind of religiously actually. The Source sounds like God.

"What is it that makes you cry and why?

When you see a documentary and know the outcome And that it's fucked You still hope Hitler will blow up And that Kennedy will duck

I feel it started at the source"

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What is it that makes you cry and why?

When you see a documentary and know the outcome And that it's fucked You still hope Hitler will blow up And that Kennedy will duck

wonderful lyrics. wonderful song.

Cover art for The Source lyrics by Built to Spill

You still hope Hitler will blow up And that Kennedy will duck

It's pretty ironic that it's actually the opposite... Kennedy blew up and Hitler ducked.

blew up in terms of his image? i suppose. i think doug means blew up as in hitler should have been hit by a bomb.

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