i think the "countdown" is to die. Its like a song about a person who is growing up, already past the prime of their life and is counting down to death.
the first line, its saying unless you're before the prime, you're not dying. and the song is basically reviewing over your life, and preparing to die, because the best of your life gone. my favorite line is "do you remember when 21 years was old" its saying remember when 21 was all grown up, when we were in high school, looking foward to growing up, and now past 21 you realize that its still young and the real phase growing up isnt as great as people may think. or simply remember when we were younger than 21 and we thought it was old, and now at (age) we wish we could go back to 21.
And to me the song is just filled with metaphors and ambiguity, and is up to interpretation
by the way, from the phoenix website these are the real lyrics
Countdown unless you’re juvenile let’s go
God bless your miss somewhere
We’re sick for the big sun
It doesn’t matter what you did and if you did it like you been told
True and everlasting that’s what you want
True and everlasting that’s what you want
Don’t say no your breakfast tears are gone
Resist or let go, you’re borderline withdrawn
Down, unlit from the bottom there is a misfit
Better than it looks better than it looks
Better than it looks better than it looks
We’re sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick
We’re sick for the big sun
We rumble and trip trip trip trip trip trip
I realize that too
Hear the lonesome bell, Is this knowledge ?
Ask forgiveness you know somewhere
You’re fixed to an atom
It doesn’t matter what you did and if you did it right let’s go
Cruel and everlasting that’s what you want
Cruel and everlasting that’s what you want
Don’t say no your breakfast tears are wrong
Do you remember when 21 years was old?
Down unlit does it matters that you care the less ?
Better than it looks better than it looks
Better than it looks better than it looks
We’re sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick
We’re sick for the big sun
We rumble and trip trip trip trip trip trip
I realize that too
True and everlasting, It didn’t last that long…
We’re the lonesome, we’re the lonesome yell
True and everlasting, It didn’t last that long…
i think the "countdown" is to die. Its like a song about a person who is growing up, already past the prime of their life and is counting down to death.
the first line, its saying unless you're before the prime, you're not dying. and the song is basically reviewing over your life, and preparing to die, because the best of your life gone. my favorite line is "do you remember when 21 years was old" its saying remember when 21 was all grown up, when we were in high school, looking foward to growing up, and now past 21 you realize that its still young and the real phase growing up isnt as great as people may think. or simply remember when we were younger than 21 and we thought it was old, and now at (age) we wish we could go back to 21.
And to me the song is just filled with metaphors and ambiguity, and is up to interpretation
by the way, from the phoenix website these are the real lyrics
Countdown unless you’re juvenile let’s go God bless your miss somewhere We’re sick for the big sun It doesn’t matter what you did and if you did it like you been told
True and everlasting that’s what you want True and everlasting that’s what you want
Don’t say no your breakfast tears are gone Resist or let go, you’re borderline withdrawn Down, unlit from the bottom there is a misfit Better than it looks better than it looks Better than it looks better than it looks
We’re sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick We’re sick for the big sun We rumble and trip trip trip trip trip trip I realize that too
Hear the lonesome bell, Is this knowledge ? Ask forgiveness you know somewhere You’re fixed to an atom It doesn’t matter what you did and if you did it right let’s go
Cruel and everlasting that’s what you want Cruel and everlasting that’s what you want
Don’t say no your breakfast tears are wrong Do you remember when 21 years was old? Down unlit does it matters that you care the less ? Better than it looks better than it looks Better than it looks better than it looks
We’re sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick We’re sick for the big sun We rumble and trip trip trip trip trip trip I realize that too
True and everlasting, It didn’t last that long… We’re the lonesome, we’re the lonesome yell True and everlasting, It didn’t last that long…