Originally an A.C. Newman demo, modified and turned into a New Pornographers song. The lyrics have varied ever since it's conception, here's an old Choir Practice cover of it:
http://www.mintrecs.com/players/video/index.php?id=52&artist=The%20Choir%20Practice
In a recent CBC Radio 3 podcast, a member of the Choir practice said that her interpretation was the fear of failure, whereas A.C. Newman himself defined it as hurting someone by saying you're doing something for 'us' but rather doing it for yourself.
Podcast can be found at:
http://radio3.cbc.ca/
Originally an A.C. Newman demo, modified and turned into a New Pornographers song. The lyrics have varied ever since it's conception, here's an old Choir Practice cover of it: http://www.mintrecs.com/players/video/index.php?id=52&artist=The%20Choir%20Practice In a recent CBC Radio 3 podcast, a member of the Choir practice said that her interpretation was the fear of failure, whereas A.C. Newman himself defined it as hurting someone by saying you're doing something for 'us' but rather doing it for yourself. Podcast can be found at: http://radio3.cbc.ca/