KS: [Laughs] You know, my lyrics are incredibly ambiguous. I don't ever write lyrics about literal things, and often the way I write lyrics is just through singing vocals and going with it. I'll say a phrase and if I like the way it sounds I'll sing it for other people, and they'll have a completely different interpretation of what it means. And I kind of like that.
>TQ: So do you see words as another note with the sound being more important than what they mean?
>KS: Yeah, kind of. On my first recordings I didn't write lyrics. It was just a lot of gibberish. Then I realised that people really like listening to lyrics. I never listen to lyrics. To me it's 100 per cent about the vocal line and the melodies and it's all about finding words that fit into that. I look for words that have a vowel that fit a particular line, rather than words that prompt you to think about what I'm saying.
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Shoot the Water Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by notexactly | SongMeanings
KS: [Laughs] You know, my lyrics are incredibly ambiguous. I don't ever write lyrics about literal things, and often the way I write lyrics is just through singing vocals and going with it. I'll say a phrase and if I like the way it sounds I'll sing it for other people, and they'll have a completely different interpretation of what it means. And I kind of like that.
>TQ: So do you see words as another note with the sound being more important than what they mean?
>KS: Yeah, kind of. On my first recordings I didn't write lyrics. It was just a lot of gibberish. Then I realised that people really like listening to lyrics. I never listen to lyrics. To me it's 100 per cent about the vocal line and the melodies and it's all about finding words that fit into that. I look for words that have a vowel that fit a particular line, rather than words that prompt you to think about what I'm saying.
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Apparently this isn't really supposed to have much or any meaning. From an interview:
TQ: There are some very ambiguous lyrics and song titles on the album. What does it mean to "shoot the water"?
KS: [Laughs] You know, my lyrics are incredibly ambiguous. I don't ever write lyrics about literal things, and often the way I write lyrics is just through singing vocals and going with it. I'll say a phrase and if I like the way it sounds I'll sing it for other people, and they'll have a completely different interpretation of what it means. And I kind of like that.
TQ: So do you see words as another note with the sound being more important than what they mean?
KS: Yeah, kind of. On my first recordings I didn't write lyrics. It was just a lot of gibberish. Then I realised that people really like listening to lyrics. I never listen to lyrics. To me it's 100 per cent about the vocal line and the melodies and it's all about finding words that fit into that. I look for words that have a vowel that fit a particular line, rather than words that prompt you to think about what I'm saying.
Apparently this isn't really supposed to have much or any meaning. From an interview:
http://thequietus.com/articles/06158-austra-interview