Crap Kraft Dinner Lyrics

Lyric discussion by xnate 

Cover art for Crap Kraft Dinner lyrics by Hot Chip

Great song :)

I think it's saying in the first part that even though he's with his "loved ones", he feels out of place. He's expecting more but is coming to the realization that they "can't hear", and are drunks. When he says "all the people i think i am are drunks", he's acknowledging that he used to be like them because they were together, but he realizes how they don't relate because of some differences that blatantly distinguish them (alcoholism).

In the second part he refers more to one individual that was within this group. He used to have some kind of relationship with this girl i'm assuming. Even back then though, he never gave enough attention to her because he didn't love her enough, hence, he served her kraft dinner. She's a loser now, and was a loser then, which is why he "refused" her love. In the end he is not with her anymore, so now, as she eats kraft dinner, she is reminded of her past and thus reflects on that "one reminder".

Separation, and the pain because of it. He's satisfied because he's out of the mess, but now she's left to mourn in her own doings (being a jerk-off loser).

Great line of thoughts, but what if it's not actual alcoholism that's affecting them? What if it's just their thoughts in the wrong direction, their escape from what's going on in the real world. Think of it as a mental barrier rather than a physical one if you will. The fact that they would not try and understand someone else's mindset and are just too lost in their own head. And he is indeed acknowledging that he used to be like them since sometimes we all get carried away more or less. And looking back on who we used to...