Lyric discussion by syoaran931 

Cover art for The Electric Version lyrics by New Pornographers, The

i was thinking that its.. about a guy and his love for mechanics and electricity. like "the screech of tire is the sound of god" would be like its music to my ears.

Actually I think that all of you are taking these lyrics to seriously and thus missing the whole point. The song is not really about God, it's not even about cars. What this song is stating is that technology, all the wonders of the 21st century that we now live in, are the real divinities in life. What they're saying is how all of these wonders, cars, lights, planes, TVs, and so many others things are taken for granted, that the entire world and society is taken for granted. I really don't think it's about a mechanic or the type...

Wow. I never thought of it that way. But that makes great sense. We really do take technology for granted. And it really makes sense.