The first time I heard this song, all I was was confused. But I think now I'm going to pay attention to some of the stuff that others haven't really commented on.
“don’t waste your time with politics” he said
“just chase skirts instead”
Don't waste your time with politics... Wow. Okay, so the old man, whether literal of figurative, is telling him to stop worrying about everyone else (politics) and get back to the basics- trying to find love. The world is too swept up in itself.
"and your lids are your best canvas
I can only imagine what your painting"
He's obviously talking about her dreaming, right? She must have an incredibly creative mind, and the best comes out in her subconscious. And his too, evidently, because he can't seem to say anything of importance directly to her face. Awake face, at least.
"And your body on my mattress is proof
And your makeup on your pillow is proof"
Proof of what? Proof that he loves her? That she loves him? Is he fooling himself with such material gestures as that? After all, isn't it really all just "lyrical lies"?
The first time I heard this song, all I was was confused. But I think now I'm going to pay attention to some of the stuff that others haven't really commented on.
“don’t waste your time with politics” he said “just chase skirts instead”
Don't waste your time with politics... Wow. Okay, so the old man, whether literal of figurative, is telling him to stop worrying about everyone else (politics) and get back to the basics- trying to find love. The world is too swept up in itself.
"and your lids are your best canvas I can only imagine what your painting"
He's obviously talking about her dreaming, right? She must have an incredibly creative mind, and the best comes out in her subconscious. And his too, evidently, because he can't seem to say anything of importance directly to her face. Awake face, at least.
"And your body on my mattress is proof And your makeup on your pillow is proof"
Proof of what? Proof that he loves her? That she loves him? Is he fooling himself with such material gestures as that? After all, isn't it really all just "lyrical lies"?