Extraordinary Dinner Party Lyrics

Lyric discussion by parttimelovah 

Cover art for Extraordinary Dinner Party lyrics by La Dispute

This song struck me as odd at first as it sounded almost happy which is something I had not expected one bit.

"I thought of the day in a tie in the kitchen I sat and I watched you put make-up on" One of the memories he's thinking of after the collapse. "Thought of the day in the basement when I played house" For Mayor In Splitsville reference. "Saw my grandpa at his workbench building grandma’s bookshelf" This line is the #1 factor that tells me the baby in HUDSONVILLE is the narrator of this song. References the workbench.

"Father alone on the highway" I actually hadn't noticed this line before - SCENES definitely switches perspective from the parents of the narrator and then to the narrator and his marriage and s/o. The narrator is the baby in that song as well.

My Interpretation