Lyric discussion by GeeMo 

Cover art for Car lyrics by Built to Spill

This is a great great song....easily one of my favorite BTS (possibly number 1...) and it sounds good....however, i've heard numerous interviews where Doug Martsch claims that he rarely goes for much meaning in lyrics...and is usually just putting random words to music....ever since then, it's been hard for me to find anything or get anything uot of a BTS song...(don't get me wrong....I still love 'em)

Sadly I am just now discovering Built to Spill, but I love pretty much everything they have to offer. He might say that he writes lyrics that will just sound good or doesn't put much into the meaning. But lyrics like his come from the heart whether he realizes that or not, might just be his creative sub-conscience bursting out into his music. Either way if the meaning isn't there for him, a listener can easily find meaning in their music.