There is absolutely no reason to believe that he is not being sincere in the lyrics. The song is up tempo.
The entire album is about how awesome it is to be a vagabond.
It opens with:
"Show me the way to the rubbish dump or the bins at closing time
I've walked a mile just to catch a smile from a fish without its brine"
When you are hungry this stuff actually sounds good. And that's what he's saying. Joyfully. He lives a care free life.
The following is funny:
"I said "bring your dark eyes honey"
She said "you bring yours"
Said I don't take second glances
As she walked out the door"
You bring your dark eyes is a come on. And she teases him back, you bring yours. He says, lazy/sarcastically, I don't take second glances. meaning he's already seen her, he knows he likes her and with that she bolts.
"I walked after her and waved her down
And asked her why she left
She said she only dealt leftovers
And that all else felt like theft"
She has taken the sarcasm in a very literal direction to create the funny. He doesn't take second glances, he said. But she's the queen of the rubish dump, that's all she takes. She only deals in left overs.
And the final line is him teasing other suitors. basically she's crazy, "Her heart is ruled by forces off the maps."
I don't know, this seems totally carefree to me. He will find another girl.
There is absolutely no reason to believe that he is not being sincere in the lyrics. The song is up tempo.
The entire album is about how awesome it is to be a vagabond.
It opens with:
"Show me the way to the rubbish dump or the bins at closing time I've walked a mile just to catch a smile from a fish without its brine"
When you are hungry this stuff actually sounds good. And that's what he's saying. Joyfully. He lives a care free life.
The following is funny:
"I said "bring your dark eyes honey" She said "you bring yours" Said I don't take second glances As she walked out the door"
You bring your dark eyes is a come on. And she teases him back, you bring yours. He says, lazy/sarcastically, I don't take second glances. meaning he's already seen her, he knows he likes her and with that she bolts.
"I walked after her and waved her down And asked her why she left She said she only dealt leftovers And that all else felt like theft"
She has taken the sarcasm in a very literal direction to create the funny. He doesn't take second glances, he said. But she's the queen of the rubish dump, that's all she takes. She only deals in left overs.
And the final line is him teasing other suitors. basically she's crazy, "Her heart is ruled by forces off the maps."
I don't know, this seems totally carefree to me. He will find another girl.
I believe there is an interview somewhere where he talks specifically about this song but I can't find it. Here is a long interview about how funny the songs are: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/audio/2008/may/30/music.extra.flynn
And an npr interview: http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=93881943&m=93915032
I love this song, think it's happy too even if it is about being second best, that's "just his style". He's so playful with the words.
I love this song, think it's happy too even if it is about being second best, that's "just his style". He's so playful with the words.