This song is definitely the stand out of the six songs on the EP, though I enjoy all six tracks. The lyrics seem to foreshadow a lot of Kindo's writing in the next two albums dealing with life, aging, and the passage of time. (Till We Make Our Ascent, Hold Out, Flowers by the Moon, and Battling the Years stand out among others.) While these later songs seem more focused in their respective messages, this song seems to very effectively represent a conflict in interests. I think this is part of what makes the song so great: we hear a seriously unsure attitude in the words that are sung and I, personally, find it very effective.
On another note, this song continues the pattern in the EP of the pair of accented musical jabs, if you know what I mean. We hear it in the chorus of this song, as each chord is played in two strong and short impulses. A similar effect is achieved in Needle and Thread, and to a certain extent in Hard to Believe. I'm not sure of the significance of this, but it seems interesting to me.
This song is definitely the stand out of the six songs on the EP, though I enjoy all six tracks. The lyrics seem to foreshadow a lot of Kindo's writing in the next two albums dealing with life, aging, and the passage of time. (Till We Make Our Ascent, Hold Out, Flowers by the Moon, and Battling the Years stand out among others.) While these later songs seem more focused in their respective messages, this song seems to very effectively represent a conflict in interests. I think this is part of what makes the song so great: we hear a seriously unsure attitude in the words that are sung and I, personally, find it very effective.
On another note, this song continues the pattern in the EP of the pair of accented musical jabs, if you know what I mean. We hear it in the chorus of this song, as each chord is played in two strong and short impulses. A similar effect is achieved in Needle and Thread, and to a certain extent in Hard to Believe. I'm not sure of the significance of this, but it seems interesting to me.