i think it's not all quite as down as all that. you kids are super right that the "little round mirrors" are cds, but think about what sean says about the bands, and by extension, Harvey Danger: "when they dream they all dream of somebody like you/somebody who takes what they make twice as seriously as they could ever hope to do." but it's also cautionary in the ways you were saying, that letting any one thing take over your life is always detrimental to the rest, and exclusive focus on rare music tends to stunt your social growth.
i think it's not all quite as down as all that. you kids are super right that the "little round mirrors" are cds, but think about what sean says about the bands, and by extension, Harvey Danger: "when they dream they all dream of somebody like you/somebody who takes what they make twice as seriously as they could ever hope to do." but it's also cautionary in the ways you were saying, that letting any one thing take over your life is always detrimental to the rest, and exclusive focus on rare music tends to stunt your social growth.