I've been listening to Built to Spill since they were new, I remember and still listen to The Tree People, and this is by far the best song my boy Doug has written. This song is about the dark corners of our minds, where we stuff away the bad memories, all those hurtful things in life we'd rather not face, the skeletons in our closet. He equates the mind to a library, the reference section, an aisle. The number 13 signifies the missing 13th floor in high rise buildings and hotels, the floor we'd rather not think about, the one we pretend doesn't exist. We all know the 14th floor is a misnomer, but, as long as we're not going to the 13th floor, all is good in our world.
I've been listening to Built to Spill since they were new, I remember and still listen to The Tree People, and this is by far the best song my boy Doug has written. This song is about the dark corners of our minds, where we stuff away the bad memories, all those hurtful things in life we'd rather not face, the skeletons in our closet. He equates the mind to a library, the reference section, an aisle. The number 13 signifies the missing 13th floor in high rise buildings and hotels, the floor we'd rather not think about, the one we pretend doesn't exist. We all know the 14th floor is a misnomer, but, as long as we're not going to the 13th floor, all is good in our world.