also, when the arrangement shifts quickly from the second chorus into a cycle of sweeping chords accented by short drum fills he sings,
"amity, amity, God don't make junk
but it's plain to see that he still made me
he told me so: i'm good to go
i'm ready to go."
though this may seem like an extremely positive sentiment, Elliott holds firm to his more dour instincts as he explains, "i was saying, 'i really like you and it's really great to hang out with someone who is so happy and easygoing, but i don't feel like that and i can't be with you.' but i don't know if that came across. when i said, 'ready to go,' it is supposed to mean tired of living."
also, when the arrangement shifts quickly from the second chorus into a cycle of sweeping chords accented by short drum fills he sings,
"amity, amity, God don't make junk but it's plain to see that he still made me he told me so: i'm good to go i'm ready to go."
though this may seem like an extremely positive sentiment, Elliott holds firm to his more dour instincts as he explains, "i was saying, 'i really like you and it's really great to hang out with someone who is so happy and easygoing, but i don't feel like that and i can't be with you.' but i don't know if that came across. when i said, 'ready to go,' it is supposed to mean tired of living."