No Way Down Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mimir 

Cover art for No Way Down lyrics by Shins, The

An initial interpretation after only listening to the song twice;

I would say it's about the western world and it's delusions. "We" come up with different rules. Invisible slaves (mortgages, loans etc) leaving only a few having all of the fun in the end. Is there no way down? Can't we find a way to see what really is without having to pull out gold teeth out? Find compassion and still keep our way of living.

  • "What have we done?
  • How'd we get so far from the sun?
  • Lost, lost in an oscillating phase
  • Where a tiny few catch all of the rays"

"Out beyond the western squalls" it's different. (Buddhism).