Approximate Sunlight Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rawrrose 

Cover art for Approximate Sunlight lyrics by Bright Eyes

This is my favorite song off the new album, musically, but I'm really not sure what the lyrics mean. I mean, there is the sad story of the quinceanera ruined by violence. I like the juxtaposition between the opulence and the misery, like money can't buy happiness, or perhaps that extravagance can lead only to misery. The comparison between the "hollow you" and the "real you" is very interesting. Maybe that you were just a hollow shell until the incident, and then you had either your emotions again or your ability to think critically. I really don't know, I can't wait to see what others think about this song.

Yeah, yeah, got the "follow you/hollow you" wrong, there is no "hollow you"...