The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I went outside to catch the snow
Ice is raining.
Ice is raining.
(Snow)
Ice is raining.
Ice is raining.
I went outside to catch the snow (How far, how far, how far)
Will I go to protect my hide? protect my
Will I go to protect my hide? protect my
I went outside to catch the snow
Ice is raining.
Ice is raining.
(Snow )
Ice is raining.
Ice is raining.
I went outside to catch the snow ( How far, how far, how far)
Will I go to protect my hide?
Will I go to protect my
Will I go to protect my hide?
Will I go to protect my
As I seal myself inside.
The zippers catch my skin.
And as I waddle towards the doorway a freezer hits me.
As I stumble from my house, I reach down for the sled.
And as I start to shape my weapon, a cold one hits me.
I turn around and walk back home.
I turn around and walk back home.
I turn around and walk back home.
I turn around and walk back home.
Ice is raining.
Ice is raining.
(Snow)
Ice is raining.
Ice is raining.
I went outside to catch the snow (How far, how far, how far)
Will I go to protect my hide? protect my
Will I go to protect my hide? protect my
I went outside to catch the snow
Ice is raining.
Ice is raining.
(Snow )
Ice is raining.
Ice is raining.
I went outside to catch the snow ( How far, how far, how far)
Will I go to protect my hide?
Will I go to protect my
Will I go to protect my hide?
Will I go to protect my
As I seal myself inside.
The zippers catch my skin.
And as I waddle towards the doorway a freezer hits me.
As I stumble from my house, I reach down for the sled.
And as I start to shape my weapon, a cold one hits me.
I turn around and walk back home.
I turn around and walk back home.
I turn around and walk back home.
I turn around and walk back home.
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
No Surprises
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
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NO! None of Pinback's songs are about anyone from Lost, all the songs you're using as evidence came out before Lost ever aired. So not only is it impossible but if you would actually listen to the lyrics you'd see it has nothing to do with a television character who's stranded on an island AT ALL.
The song is pretty clearly about a snowball fight if you would just read what others have said/think about it/and then read the lyrics. And the third poster's comment about where the title comes is actually feasible, unlike yours. Please stop.
While it's true Lost began in 2004, the amount of similarities makes me quite suspect to either J.J. Abrams or some of the writers (possibly Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse) being Pinback fans. A lot of characters have Pinback names, and a lot of scenes in Lost seem like they were inspired directly from a song. I'm gonna go see Pinback tonight at a local brewery, perhaps I'll get a chance to ask them about what they think about this whole Lost/Pinback thing!