Middleman Lyrics

Lyric discussion by zebralexicon 

Cover art for Middleman lyrics by Bright Eyes

The pegs were gold, the band was old, they played in half time Now every dream gets whittled down just like every fool gets wise You will never reap of any seed deprived of sunlight

I believe Connor is commenting again on his majpr theme of the evils of big franchise. "half time" referring to big time legends reduced to playing the super bowl. "You will never reap of any seed deprived of sunlight" without over exposure the industry fails to fully profit, a warning to naive artists in it solely for the music?