Utilitarian Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pro-voice 

Cover art for Utilitarian lyrics by Spoon

kemekonga-"sounds like a call to arms" Couldn't put it better.

Based on the lyrics that aren't figurative, it might be a song about a youthful long distance relationship. "Forty six blocks" would be "just halfway across the world" to no one but a youngster.

"Meat in my arms"-??? "Steel in my teeth"-braces? "Making out"-kissing "Taking out"-going on dates "Utilitarian"-at that young age, love is sometimes a troubling experience, but still better than the alternative "Just halfway across the world"-so his resolution is to make the trip even though it's fricking far away

BTW I love that raw emotion that comes out of his voice when he screams "It's uuuuuu-tilitarian."