" I can't sing another version of the same color blue"
It's about modes of expression, salvation, reformation, agnosticism, etc.
Example: proper punctuation and transcription of the third stanza:
I didn't have to explain to her
That I wasn't dead.
She sat me down and lit some colored candles over my head
She said "you're right it's a livin'
But you're wrong for the life."
Honey, maybe you never should've listened to my mother's advice
PS - I should have added, this connects to another National song where the persona exhibits metatextual awareness of the song (and career) and questions either its futility or worth, given the difficulty of life as a musician and the pressures of trying to properly express big ideas. You know, given the interpretation that Mr. November is about the anxiety of delivering a good album to a British record label. (which is a fair interpretation, given the process of how the National write their songs).
PS - I should have added, this connects to another National song where the persona exhibits metatextual awareness of the song (and career) and questions either its futility or worth, given the difficulty of life as a musician and the pressures of trying to properly express big ideas. You know, given the interpretation that Mr. November is about the anxiety of delivering a good album to a British record label. (which is a fair interpretation, given the process of how the National write their songs).
" I can't sing another version of the same color blue"
It's about modes of expression, salvation, reformation, agnosticism, etc.
Example: proper punctuation and transcription of the third stanza:
I didn't have to explain to her That I wasn't dead. She sat me down and lit some colored candles over my head She said "you're right it's a livin' But you're wrong for the life." Honey, maybe you never should've listened to my mother's advice
PS - I should have added, this connects to another National song where the persona exhibits metatextual awareness of the song (and career) and questions either its futility or worth, given the difficulty of life as a musician and the pressures of trying to properly express big ideas. You know, given the interpretation that Mr. November is about the anxiety of delivering a good album to a British record label. (which is a fair interpretation, given the process of how the National write their songs).
PS - I should have added, this connects to another National song where the persona exhibits metatextual awareness of the song (and career) and questions either its futility or worth, given the difficulty of life as a musician and the pressures of trying to properly express big ideas. You know, given the interpretation that Mr. November is about the anxiety of delivering a good album to a British record label. (which is a fair interpretation, given the process of how the National write their songs).