draw< out a line of crystal meth, it can be thought of as "writing" on the map.
Drivers are snorting meth in the stalls of truckstop/convenience store bathrooms to keep them awake.
"I'm going to get off scot-fucking-free
and we all did"
Isaac made profit from selling ice of course. What better to do with the remaining product than use it for yourself and a road buddy? He's going to 'get off' on ice without having to pay. A good play on words makes this line seem like they're not getting into any trouble also.
"The buzz from the bird on my dash road locomotive phone"
This lyric breaks down, literally, into this:
The buzz is the incessant calling he is getting from customers. The bird (slang for a kilo of tweak) is causing the dash phone to buzz (or ring). All the tweakers want their shit, so they constantly call him. They know he's got a kilo. He's carrying a shipment, hence the 'road locomotive' description.
"I don't feel and it feels great
I sold my atlas by the freight stairs"
This is pretty literal. The atlas described here is his meth.
"I do lines and I cross roads
I crossed the lines of all the great state roads"
He snorts and travels..
"You got yourself a trucker's atlas
You knew you were all hot, well
Maybe you'll go and blow a gasket
..
beeline you might drive three days
and three nights to the tip of Florida"
The 'trucker's atlas', here, again, isn't meant to be taken as a literal atlas.
It is some amount of meth that the subject bought off of Isaac.
Whoever bought it is getting cocky, he thinks he can snort it easily. Isaac's shit is (apparently) good.
'Blow a gasket' and 'b-line...' refer to the insane tweak the customer is probably going to get after snorting.
"Do you speak the lingo? Oh no, you don't know"
Isaac is asking someone if they tweak. Oops, they don't. Nevermind.
This song's highest point is the end. Notice one thing about this song and most of the other songs on LCW.. It's 11 minutes long. The ending is mainly instrumental and 6 minutes. This symbolizes the insane amount of time methamphetamine lasts.
And to really, further potentiate the methamphetamine interpretation, look at many of the other songs on LCW. They could easily be shown to be about meth too.
Convenient parking - distribution of rocks.
Out of Gas - "You will come down soon, too."
Long Distance Drunk - "Hang it up now or never" (addiction)
Shit Luck - Not only is 'Shit' slang for meth, but this song symbolizes the downward spiral addiction brings. The title is almost an oxymoron, a very good play on words.
and the most obvious of all
"Styrofoam Boots/It's all nice on ICE alright"
So tell me isaac's tweaking habits didn't influence this song or much less this (wonderful) album :)">
Truckers Atlas Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by halobreak | SongMeanings
draw< out a line of crystal meth, it can be thought of as "writing" on the map.
Drivers are snorting meth in the stalls of truckstop/convenience store bathrooms to keep them awake.
"I'm going to get off scot-fucking-free
and we all did"
Isaac made profit from selling ice of course. What better to do with the remaining product than use it for yourself and a road buddy? He's going to 'get off' on ice without having to pay. A good play on words makes this line seem like they're not getting into any trouble also.
"The buzz from the bird on my dash road locomotive phone"
This lyric breaks down, literally, into this:
The buzz is the incessant calling he is getting from customers. The bird (slang for a kilo of tweak) is causing the dash phone to buzz (or ring). All the tweakers want their shit, so they constantly call him. They know he's got a kilo. He's carrying a shipment, hence the 'road locomotive' description.
"I don't feel and it feels great
I sold my atlas by the freight stairs"
This is pretty literal. The atlas described here is his meth.
"I do lines and I cross roads
I crossed the lines of all the great state roads"
He snorts and travels..
"You got yourself a trucker's atlas
You knew you were all hot, well
Maybe you'll go and blow a gasket
..
beeline you might drive three days
and three nights to the tip of Florida"
The 'trucker's atlas', here, again, isn't meant to be taken as a literal atlas.
It is some amount of meth that the subject bought off of Isaac.
Whoever bought it is getting cocky, he thinks he can snort it easily. Isaac's shit is (apparently) good.
'Blow a gasket' and 'b-line...' refer to the insane tweak the customer is probably going to get after snorting.
"Do you speak the lingo? Oh no, you don't know"
Isaac is asking someone if they tweak. Oops, they don't. Nevermind.
This song's highest point is the end. Notice one thing about this song and most of the other songs on LCW.. It's 11 minutes long. The ending is mainly instrumental and 6 minutes. This symbolizes the insane amount of time methamphetamine lasts.
And to really, further potentiate the methamphetamine interpretation, look at many of the other songs on LCW. They could easily be shown to be about meth too.
Convenient parking - distribution of rocks.
Out of Gas - "You will come down soon, too."
Long Distance Drunk - "Hang it up now or never" (addiction)
Shit Luck - Not only is 'Shit' slang for meth, but this song symbolizes the downward spiral addiction brings. The title is almost an oxymoron, a very good play on words.
and the most obvious of all
"Styrofoam Boots/It's all nice on ICE alright"
So tell me isaac's tweaking habits didn't influence this song or much less this (wonderful) album :)" />
Haha, this is my favorite modest mouse song. I've tried to analyze it pretty well, but I guess here's my last shot.
It's not a simple conclusion. It's an obvious one.
This song is filled with symbolism.
The main idea of this song is that Isaac is a trucker. He is riding around with, possibly, a friend. The thing is, truckers are notorious for being involved with speedy drugs. Isaac is most likely selling ice to other truckers along the way, or at stops that he needs to make.
The beginning drumming is very sporadic and speedy, reminiscent of muscle spasms or jittering your legs.
"..to unload my head"
You do ice and you get the clearest, most sober head in the world.
"sex on the rocks all warm and red"
That imagery is pure bliss, euphoria, passion, heat.
"and we bled"
Most likely nosebleed
"and the writing in the stalls said 'we write our maps in the stalls'"
the 'we' who wrote on the stalls signifies either Isaac and his roadbuddies or truckers in general.
This song has one main element, using a map as a surface for snorting. When you >draw< out a line of crystal meth, it can be thought of as "writing" on the map.
Drivers are snorting meth in the stalls of truckstop/convenience store bathrooms to keep them awake.
"I'm going to get off scot-fucking-free
and we all did"
Isaac made profit from selling ice of course. What better to do with the remaining product than use it for yourself and a road buddy? He's going to 'get off' on ice without having to pay. A good play on words makes this line seem like they're not getting into any trouble also.
"The buzz from the bird on my dash road locomotive phone"
This lyric breaks down, literally, into this:
The buzz is the incessant calling he is getting from customers. The bird (slang for a kilo of tweak) is causing the dash phone to buzz (or ring). All the tweakers want their shit, so they constantly call him. They know he's got a kilo. He's carrying a shipment, hence the 'road locomotive' description.
"I don't feel and it feels great
I sold my atlas by the freight stairs"
This is pretty literal. The atlas described here is his meth.
"I do lines and I cross roads
I crossed the lines of all the great state roads"
He snorts and travels..
"You got yourself a trucker's atlas
You knew you were all hot, well
Maybe you'll go and blow a gasket
..
beeline you might drive three days
and three nights to the tip of Florida"
The 'trucker's atlas', here, again, isn't meant to be taken as a literal atlas.
It is some amount of meth that the subject bought off of Isaac.
Whoever bought it is getting cocky, he thinks he can snort it easily. Isaac's shit is (apparently) good.
'Blow a gasket' and 'b-line...' refer to the insane tweak the customer is probably going to get after snorting.
"Do you speak the lingo? Oh no, you don't know"
Isaac is asking someone if they tweak. Oops, they don't. Nevermind.
This song's highest point is the end. Notice one thing about this song and most of the other songs on LCW.. It's 11 minutes long. The ending is mainly instrumental and 6 minutes. This symbolizes the insane amount of time methamphetamine lasts.
And to really, further potentiate the methamphetamine interpretation, look at many of the other songs on LCW. They could easily be shown to be about meth too.
Convenient parking - distribution of rocks.
Out of Gas - "You will come down soon, too."
Long Distance Drunk - "Hang it up now or never" (addiction)
Shit Luck - Not only is 'Shit' slang for meth, but this song symbolizes the downward spiral addiction brings. The title is almost an oxymoron, a very good play on words.
and the most obvious of all
"Styrofoam Boots/It's all nice on ICE alright"
So tell me isaac's tweaking habits didn't influence this song or much less this (wonderful) album :)
Haha, this is my favorite modest mouse song. I've tried to analyze it pretty well, but I guess here's my last shot.
It's not a simple conclusion. It's an obvious one. This song is filled with symbolism.
The main idea of this song is that Isaac is a trucker. He is riding around with, possibly, a friend. The thing is, truckers are notorious for being involved with speedy drugs. Isaac is most likely selling ice to other truckers along the way, or at stops that he needs to make.
The beginning drumming is very sporadic and speedy, reminiscent of muscle spasms or jittering your legs.
"..to unload my head" You do ice and you get the clearest, most sober head in the world.
"sex on the rocks all warm and red" That imagery is pure bliss, euphoria, passion, heat.
"and we bled" Most likely nosebleed
"and the writing in the stalls said 'we write our maps in the stalls'" the 'we' who wrote on the stalls signifies either Isaac and his roadbuddies or truckers in general. This song has one main element, using a map as a surface for snorting. When you >draw< out a line of crystal meth, it can be thought of as "writing" on the map.
Drivers are snorting meth in the stalls of truckstop/convenience store bathrooms to keep them awake.
"I'm going to get off scot-fucking-free and we all did" Isaac made profit from selling ice of course. What better to do with the remaining product than use it for yourself and a road buddy? He's going to 'get off' on ice without having to pay. A good play on words makes this line seem like they're not getting into any trouble also.
"The buzz from the bird on my dash road locomotive phone" This lyric breaks down, literally, into this: The buzz is the incessant calling he is getting from customers. The bird (slang for a kilo of tweak) is causing the dash phone to buzz (or ring). All the tweakers want their shit, so they constantly call him. They know he's got a kilo. He's carrying a shipment, hence the 'road locomotive' description.
"I don't feel and it feels great I sold my atlas by the freight stairs" This is pretty literal. The atlas described here is his meth.
"I do lines and I cross roads I crossed the lines of all the great state roads" He snorts and travels..
"You got yourself a trucker's atlas You knew you were all hot, well Maybe you'll go and blow a gasket .. beeline you might drive three days and three nights to the tip of Florida" The 'trucker's atlas', here, again, isn't meant to be taken as a literal atlas. It is some amount of meth that the subject bought off of Isaac. Whoever bought it is getting cocky, he thinks he can snort it easily. Isaac's shit is (apparently) good. 'Blow a gasket' and 'b-line...' refer to the insane tweak the customer is probably going to get after snorting.
"Do you speak the lingo? Oh no, you don't know" Isaac is asking someone if they tweak. Oops, they don't. Nevermind.
This song's highest point is the end. Notice one thing about this song and most of the other songs on LCW.. It's 11 minutes long. The ending is mainly instrumental and 6 minutes. This symbolizes the insane amount of time methamphetamine lasts.
And to really, further potentiate the methamphetamine interpretation, look at many of the other songs on LCW. They could easily be shown to be about meth too.
Convenient parking - distribution of rocks. Out of Gas - "You will come down soon, too." Long Distance Drunk - "Hang it up now or never" (addiction) Shit Luck - Not only is 'Shit' slang for meth, but this song symbolizes the downward spiral addiction brings. The title is almost an oxymoron, a very good play on words.
and the most obvious of all
"Styrofoam Boots/It's all nice on ICE alright"
So tell me isaac's tweaking habits didn't influence this song or much less this (wonderful) album :)