I know I'm afraid, I know I'm afraid,
I'm drunk and I'm tired,
And the city I walk in, the city I walk in,
It feels like it swallows,
With my hand in my pocket,
I feel like a shadow, I feel like a shadow.
That's the key - feel like a shadow - isolated by a massive city which 'swallows' her individuality, her importance. For me, this song encapsulates the crudeness of modern globalised life. Like Ai Weiwei's exhibition at the Tate Modern where each unique stone from hundreds of thousands was displayed, what is the significance of one single person in such a vast city, or, even, world? The only importance the world gives her is through 'my long brown hair' - a symbol of her being objectified, society is only interested in her looks, whereas any meaningful thoughts go astray: 'What did you whisper in my ear?
What was the answer you wanted me to find out?'
This life does not feel real to her, it is second-rate and one-dimensional, like the shadows. That's why she curses everything as 'the lies' repeatedly at the end.
A beautiful song from a reaaaaally magnificent album. Love @Warpaint!
I really love this song.
I know I'm afraid, I know I'm afraid, I'm drunk and I'm tired, And the city I walk in, the city I walk in, It feels like it swallows, With my hand in my pocket, I feel like a shadow, I feel like a shadow.
That's the key - feel like a shadow - isolated by a massive city which 'swallows' her individuality, her importance. For me, this song encapsulates the crudeness of modern globalised life. Like Ai Weiwei's exhibition at the Tate Modern where each unique stone from hundreds of thousands was displayed, what is the significance of one single person in such a vast city, or, even, world? The only importance the world gives her is through 'my long brown hair' - a symbol of her being objectified, society is only interested in her looks, whereas any meaningful thoughts go astray: 'What did you whisper in my ear? What was the answer you wanted me to find out?'
This life does not feel real to her, it is second-rate and one-dimensional, like the shadows. That's why she curses everything as 'the lies' repeatedly at the end.
A beautiful song from a reaaaaally magnificent album. Love @Warpaint!