This song fucking rules. Pretty standard lyrical fare from Superchunk - surprisingly emotional thoughts on relationships amidst a raging hurricane of loud rocking - but I would like to highlight this particular little profundity: "i wish that it was just us two / but it's you and me and us - that's three."
Initially, I thought this was alluding to some kind of third wheel in the relationship - a friend that's always hanging around - but I now realize it's actually a clever bit of semantics elucidating why so many relationships tend to go wrong.
At the start of a relationship, you're intrigued by the other person. You want to learn more about them and share things about yourself. Half of the fun is that kind of exchange; there's a sense of "you and me."
But as time goes on, "you and me" becomes "us." And even though it's still just the two of you, the familiarity, the intimacy that has rendered the two of you one item - one "couple" - makes it as if there is a third wheel: you, me, and "us." And that "us" depletes the excitement of a new love.
This song fucking rules. Pretty standard lyrical fare from Superchunk - surprisingly emotional thoughts on relationships amidst a raging hurricane of loud rocking - but I would like to highlight this particular little profundity: "i wish that it was just us two / but it's you and me and us - that's three."
Initially, I thought this was alluding to some kind of third wheel in the relationship - a friend that's always hanging around - but I now realize it's actually a clever bit of semantics elucidating why so many relationships tend to go wrong.
At the start of a relationship, you're intrigued by the other person. You want to learn more about them and share things about yourself. Half of the fun is that kind of exchange; there's a sense of "you and me."
But as time goes on, "you and me" becomes "us." And even though it's still just the two of you, the familiarity, the intimacy that has rendered the two of you one item - one "couple" - makes it as if there is a third wheel: you, me, and "us." And that "us" depletes the excitement of a new love.
Good shit.
I've just amended the wiki to acknowledge the original creators of this song.
I've just amended the wiki to acknowledge the original creators of this song.
But yes, it does fucking rule although the original is much more sedate and has an eerie vibe to it. Check it out!
But yes, it does fucking rule although the original is much more sedate and has an eerie vibe to it. Check it out!