Conor Oberst wrote this, Neely Jenkins sang it up-front and he did the backgrounds. It's about how being in a band is discouraging when you're forced to conform when society pressures you to write a certain kind of song. Of course Conor wanted to be honest even though his music was tragic. He didn't want to be in an all-boy band singing about girl problems--his music was so much more than that.
Conor Oberst wrote this, Neely Jenkins sang it up-front and he did the backgrounds. It's about how being in a band is discouraging when you're forced to conform when society pressures you to write a certain kind of song. Of course Conor wanted to be honest even though his music was tragic. He didn't want to be in an all-boy band singing about girl problems--his music was so much more than that.