Did You See the Words Lyrics

Lyric discussion by couldBanyone 

Cover art for Did You See the Words lyrics by Animal Collective

Parts of this song are cryptic, in typical animal collective fashion. Here's my two cents on the parts I can understand.

The section about your newest kisser could perhaps be the narrator himself or a new romantic interest. She is going out to a party and "dress your self up" refers to this. In the dance, or perhaps in a more sexual way she becomes "tangled up in arms and legs...someone grabs a hold do you go ooooh." The "something starting" refers to those unusual first feelings of love. The romance has begun. The next section about a nighttime in a house so "cozy" is a very personal one-on-one situation between the lover and his girl. Especially wonderful is his "test a kiss goodnight" which I believe reflects that tentative awkwardness between young lovers who are becoming intimate for the first time. The section about "look we have similar stiches etc..." in my opinion relates a past history of emotional scars or forgotten loves. The narrator is saying to his love that they have the same past and the same emotions (frowns). The ending is a bit strange I still haven't got my head around that. "Bring me babies" obviously refers to a birth (SLIPPI! haha couln't resist), but the rest I can't understand.

no affence, but to be honest, everything you just pointed out is obvious, :/ please dont take affence! :D