I don't think it's about a plea to get back with someone, or even as much about getting back to a simpler time. I think he sees that the relationship is falling apart. I doubt their relationship started prior to TV, or that they didn't use electricity - its just that as their relationship has become more strained - they have relied on these things (i.e. TV) to pass the time in front of them. "It's killing us, we never speak"... healthy couples in good relationships speak; with or without a tv.
It actually is a bit sad in someways. I picture two people sitting on opposite ends of a large couch watching American Idol or some crap - and he can't help but wonder if he shuts this off and drops a needle on an old record, could they conjure up the romance that they had for each other at the beginning.
He even asks her, "Would you get old fashioned with me?" He is going out on a limb, as soon as he shuts that TV off - their relationship is vulnerable. What if she doesn't want to waltz, what if without the distractions act as filler in their relationship? Even the drum beat sort of reminds me of the nervous heartbeat one gets when your about to take a risk or in my case speak in public.
Of course, the risk is worth taking every time - because if it is filler, if distraction glues what ever pieces of a relationship are left together - then its better to find out and move on.
Great song, love the lyrics and the drums are just amazing.
I completely agree. I think he sees the relationship radpidly dissolving. So he wants "put the brakes on" and slow down time ("put the wall clock in the drawer") and block out all of the distractions to see if there is something left to salvage of their relatioship. If they are able to get "old fashioned" then maybe they will be able to move past whatever the problem is rather than breaking up ("relying on our memories"). Just my opinion.
I completely agree. I think he sees the relationship radpidly dissolving. So he wants "put the brakes on" and slow down time ("put the wall clock in the drawer") and block out all of the distractions to see if there is something left to salvage of their relatioship. If they are able to get "old fashioned" then maybe they will be able to move past whatever the problem is rather than breaking up ("relying on our memories"). Just my opinion.
I don't think it's about a plea to get back with someone, or even as much about getting back to a simpler time. I think he sees that the relationship is falling apart. I doubt their relationship started prior to TV, or that they didn't use electricity - its just that as their relationship has become more strained - they have relied on these things (i.e. TV) to pass the time in front of them. "It's killing us, we never speak"... healthy couples in good relationships speak; with or without a tv.
It actually is a bit sad in someways. I picture two people sitting on opposite ends of a large couch watching American Idol or some crap - and he can't help but wonder if he shuts this off and drops a needle on an old record, could they conjure up the romance that they had for each other at the beginning.
He even asks her, "Would you get old fashioned with me?" He is going out on a limb, as soon as he shuts that TV off - their relationship is vulnerable. What if she doesn't want to waltz, what if without the distractions act as filler in their relationship? Even the drum beat sort of reminds me of the nervous heartbeat one gets when your about to take a risk or in my case speak in public.
Of course, the risk is worth taking every time - because if it is filler, if distraction glues what ever pieces of a relationship are left together - then its better to find out and move on.
Great song, love the lyrics and the drums are just amazing.
Just a different take on it I suppose
I completely agree. I think he sees the relationship radpidly dissolving. So he wants "put the brakes on" and slow down time ("put the wall clock in the drawer") and block out all of the distractions to see if there is something left to salvage of their relatioship. If they are able to get "old fashioned" then maybe they will be able to move past whatever the problem is rather than breaking up ("relying on our memories"). Just my opinion.
I completely agree. I think he sees the relationship radpidly dissolving. So he wants "put the brakes on" and slow down time ("put the wall clock in the drawer") and block out all of the distractions to see if there is something left to salvage of their relatioship. If they are able to get "old fashioned" then maybe they will be able to move past whatever the problem is rather than breaking up ("relying on our memories"). Just my opinion.