I think that the beauty of this song is that, the garbled and hard to discern lyrics allow for people to hear things in their own way - to single out phrases in their mind. If I read these lyrics while listening to the song, I can definitely hear them, but if I listen to the song itself I hear different things... maybe that was the way this song was intended.
Beyond the lyrics, I love how the song builds for the first minute or so with the happy guitar plucks and high piano. There is some foreshadowing though, with a dramatic and lower sound coming and going. At about 1:32 when the bass line changes, and then the emotional-sounding guitar blends in, I just love how quickly the mood changes while retaining a lot of the same elements.
I consider this one of Broken Social Scene's best.
I think that the beauty of this song is that, the garbled and hard to discern lyrics allow for people to hear things in their own way - to single out phrases in their mind. If I read these lyrics while listening to the song, I can definitely hear them, but if I listen to the song itself I hear different things... maybe that was the way this song was intended.
Beyond the lyrics, I love how the song builds for the first minute or so with the happy guitar plucks and high piano. There is some foreshadowing though, with a dramatic and lower sound coming and going. At about 1:32 when the bass line changes, and then the emotional-sounding guitar blends in, I just love how quickly the mood changes while retaining a lot of the same elements.
I consider this one of Broken Social Scene's best.