I love how a lot of people think that the "MX Missle" part of this song is in reference to specific drugs. I don't think Bird is into drugs or hanging with people that do them. Bird graduated from high school long ago (back when many of his new fans were probably still in diapers) and people back then were not hanging out doing mushrooms and ecstasy together in combination. Druggies tend to think everything in the world is about drugs; that is a side effect of being a user. :P I know all about it from experience; I was an addict for years and have been sober for over 11 years now and it amazes me how drugs make you see everything in screwed-up ways.
Anyway, this song is simply about someone falling off of a pedestal that they were put on and the observer realizing the person is human after all. theo444 has a very accurate idea of what Bird has said about this song in the past. This song is pretty old, a staple of live shows long before TMPOE came out.
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MX Missiles are thermonuclear devices. It's hyperbole to emphasize the degree to which some people seem immortal. If you can withstand the blast of a nuke, one could easily make an argument for your indestructibility.
MX Missiles are thermonuclear devices. It's hyperbole to emphasize the degree to which some people seem immortal. If you can withstand the blast of a nuke, one could easily make an argument for your indestructibility.
Sorry, I'm guessing you know that, but I figured I'd supplement that comment just in case the guy who thinks it stands for mushrooms and ecstasy bothered to read it. No disrespect meant.
Sorry, I'm guessing you know that, but I figured I'd supplement that comment just in case the guy who thinks it stands for mushrooms and ecstasy bothered to read it. No disrespect meant.
I love how a lot of people think that the "MX Missle" part of this song is in reference to specific drugs. I don't think Bird is into drugs or hanging with people that do them. Bird graduated from high school long ago (back when many of his new fans were probably still in diapers) and people back then were not hanging out doing mushrooms and ecstasy together in combination. Druggies tend to think everything in the world is about drugs; that is a side effect of being a user. :P I know all about it from experience; I was an addict for years and have been sober for over 11 years now and it amazes me how drugs make you see everything in screwed-up ways.
Anyway, this song is simply about someone falling off of a pedestal that they were put on and the observer realizing the person is human after all. theo444 has a very accurate idea of what Bird has said about this song in the past. This song is pretty old, a staple of live shows long before TMPOE came out.
For more accurate Andrew Bird lyrics and community commentary, etc. go check out: www.AndrewBird.org
MX Missiles are thermonuclear devices. It's hyperbole to emphasize the degree to which some people seem immortal. If you can withstand the blast of a nuke, one could easily make an argument for your indestructibility.
MX Missiles are thermonuclear devices. It's hyperbole to emphasize the degree to which some people seem immortal. If you can withstand the blast of a nuke, one could easily make an argument for your indestructibility.
Sorry, I'm guessing you know that, but I figured I'd supplement that comment just in case the guy who thinks it stands for mushrooms and ecstasy bothered to read it. No disrespect meant.
Sorry, I'm guessing you know that, but I figured I'd supplement that comment just in case the guy who thinks it stands for mushrooms and ecstasy bothered to read it. No disrespect meant.