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Cover art for Recycled Air lyrics by Postal Service, The

I think he wrote this song from a seat on an airplane. It sounds to me like he's talking about looking down on earth. He's "feeling green"... feeling sick. He's tasting recycled air which is exactly how the air in airplanes is.

I agree with all of these ideas. That's the beauty of lyrics- they can mean whatever you'd like them to. The only different idea I have is that green to me means turned on/horny. Has anyone else ever heard that? It very well could mean envious but since it follows with talking about teenage lovers I figured he's turned on by whatever the subject is. That's why I think it's mostly about sex.

However, the idea of marijuana struck me too. That fits perfectly, although I don't see Ben writing about that, haha.

I think whatever it is, he's...

I agree with all of these ideas. That's the beauty of lyrics- they can mean whatever you'd like them to. The only different idea I have is that green to me means turned on/horny. Has anyone else ever heard that? It very well could mean envious but since it follows with talking about teenage lovers I figured he's turned on by whatever the subject is. That's why I think it's mostly about sex.

However, the idea of marijuana struck me too. That fits perfectly, although I don't see Ben writing about that, haha.

I think whatever it is, he's...

I agree with all of these ideas. That's the beauty of lyrics- they can mean whatever you'd like them to. The only different idea I have is that green to me means turned on/horny. Has anyone else ever heard that? It very well could mean envious but since it follows with talking about teenage lovers I figured he's turned on by whatever the subject is. That's why I think it's mostly about sex.

However, the idea of marijuana struck me too. That fits perfectly, although I don't see Ben writing about that, haha.

I think whatever it is, he's...