Know Your Onion! Lyrics

Lyric discussion by emallove 

Cover art for Know Your Onion! lyrics by Shins, The

Great coming-of-age song. Ode to a misfit geek ("pimpled and angry") who discovers a latent aesthetic talent and artistic vision ("my favorite records"). Both somber ("the worthless dregs we are") and uplifting in an inspirational way ("Yeah, the trick is just making yourself").

My Interpretation