First off, this song hasn't gotten old even after watching the video about 50 times a day since it's been released. I love how diverse The Matches are with each album they put out, and still get better each time.
This song to me has sort of a "environmental awareness" feel to it, especially in lines such as 'Ask the fox about progress they'll list what's been destroyed.', describing the home they live in. Nature. Shawn sings of the 'progress' we are trying to make to preserve the environment, but when we try to 'build a mountain', or save the Earth, we're just digging another hole that we will have to eventually fill to build yet another 'mountain'.
I'm sure everything in the song is just metaphorical, though. Oh well. The song is amazing.
Also, I believe he says... "Maybe a saint is just a dead prick with a good publicist."
and
"Ask the fox about progress they'll list whats been destroyed."
First off, this song hasn't gotten old even after watching the video about 50 times a day since it's been released. I love how diverse The Matches are with each album they put out, and still get better each time.
This song to me has sort of a "environmental awareness" feel to it, especially in lines such as 'Ask the fox about progress they'll list what's been destroyed.', describing the home they live in. Nature. Shawn sings of the 'progress' we are trying to make to preserve the environment, but when we try to 'build a mountain', or save the Earth, we're just digging another hole that we will have to eventually fill to build yet another 'mountain'.
I'm sure everything in the song is just metaphorical, though. Oh well. The song is amazing.
Also, I believe he says... "Maybe a saint is just a dead prick with a good publicist."
and
"Ask the fox about progress they'll list whats been destroyed."