None Of The Above Lyrics

Lyric discussion by virtute the cat 

Cover art for None Of The Above lyrics by Weakerthans, The

hey guys.. .first of all, i think the weakerthans are just brilliant!! every time i read their songs, i'm just overwhelmed!! I am from switzerland and I saw the weakerthans 5 times until now and they are just something of the best (maybe even THE BEST) band i've ever seen live!!

now my question: can anybody explain me what this sentence means: negotiations at a stand-still, spoon and rolling saucer stilled.

thanks for answering me! bye

These are just my views, and i may well be wrong:

"negotiations at a stand-still" - I think it is a metahphor for their relationship being stagnant and that nothing is happening in their relationship.

"spoon and rolling saucer stilled" - The imagey in the song is about the two people arranged to meet at a diner or something, and basically, the spoon and rolling saucer represents their relationship, and when they he/she is stirring the coffee or whatever the relationship is progressing, and when the stirring is still, it means that the relationship has the died out....