To understant Interpol, you have to be really high and/or tripping (mushroom tea is most effective). Interpol contrasts their lyrics and their music. The lyrics tend to be "depressing" of sorts, but the music emphasizes the internal beauty of life. The whole CD takes you on a ride.
This particular song is very moving. The lyrics are a bit sad in the beginning("I'm sick of spending these lonely nights training myself not to care"). I think its about thinking you've reached something in your life, only to figure out that you don't like what you've reached at all. Then you're just stuck with a dirty subway. The speaker goes through it in his mind, and realizes that he has to achieve something better, or take his life in a new direction. This epiphany is represented in the beautiful music solo, and then the lyrics "It's up to me now turn on the bright lights ".
I think this is one of the easiest song on the CD to understand. The others are much more difficult and open to interpretation.
To understant Interpol, you have to be really high and/or tripping (mushroom tea is most effective). Interpol contrasts their lyrics and their music. The lyrics tend to be "depressing" of sorts, but the music emphasizes the internal beauty of life. The whole CD takes you on a ride.
This particular song is very moving. The lyrics are a bit sad in the beginning("I'm sick of spending these lonely nights training myself not to care"). I think its about thinking you've reached something in your life, only to figure out that you don't like what you've reached at all. Then you're just stuck with a dirty subway. The speaker goes through it in his mind, and realizes that he has to achieve something better, or take his life in a new direction. This epiphany is represented in the beautiful music solo, and then the lyrics "It's up to me now turn on the bright lights ".
I think this is one of the easiest song on the CD to understand. The others are much more difficult and open to interpretation.