This song is incredible. The whole Photo Album CD is amazing, but I've found myself listening to this, "Why You'd Want to Live Here" and "Blacking Out the Friction" more than the rest of it.
I'm not really sure what the refrain has to do with the rest of the song. The first verse is clearly about life in the city, "indoors," and how much the speaker dislikes it. The bridge seems to follow in that vein, asking for purity, something a "sophisticated" city dweller might not see enough of.
This would also fit in nicely with the thrust of "Why You'd Want To Live Here," which is solely about how much DCFC's singer hates Los Angeles. :-)
But regardless of the song's meaning, I really, really like it. The first verse is meandering, the chorus is hypnotic, the bridge gets you really riled up (and he's speaking through some sort of voice box), crecendoes with four hard drumbeats, then falls back into the second verse and the chorus one more time. Perfect!
This song is incredible. The whole Photo Album CD is amazing, but I've found myself listening to this, "Why You'd Want to Live Here" and "Blacking Out the Friction" more than the rest of it.
I'm not really sure what the refrain has to do with the rest of the song. The first verse is clearly about life in the city, "indoors," and how much the speaker dislikes it. The bridge seems to follow in that vein, asking for purity, something a "sophisticated" city dweller might not see enough of.
This would also fit in nicely with the thrust of "Why You'd Want To Live Here," which is solely about how much DCFC's singer hates Los Angeles. :-)
But regardless of the song's meaning, I really, really like it. The first verse is meandering, the chorus is hypnotic, the bridge gets you really riled up (and he's speaking through some sort of voice box), crecendoes with four hard drumbeats, then falls back into the second verse and the chorus one more time. Perfect!
Thank you Death Cab!