A few notes that I got from this song. I believe this song is using really nice imagery and references to simply convey where vocalist Aaron Weiss feels the band is now. A lot of these lines or sections are mostly mimicking Aaron's style of lyrics, fast delivery with catchy words, but there is a basic underlying message of the new way Aaron is going to write and play.:
"Again the half-past: referring to starting another album, like the line that proceeds it. Half-past would be 30 minutes, typical approximate length of an LP.
"Another clay mouse thrown into the Potters House": could be a reference again to Aaron crafting the album. The lyrics, songs, album (clay mouse) are being crated by Aaron (the Potter) his mind where they come from (the house).
The Bait and Switch to Dutch Blitz connection is probably that of his earlier songs being mostly about god/God/G-d/Allah/ect and death and heaven. Aaron has said he doesn't have confidence that he is qualified to speak on those things anymore. Those earlier albums that we all bought were, now in his mind, a bait and switch. We paid for those albums thinking we were listening to the thoughts and beliefs of a man who was qualified to talk about those things and make us feel something, the hell pitch, but he doesn't think he was anymore.
Venus of a Gem State: The songs are going to be about things he feels more qualified to speak on. Venus of the Gem State is an allusion to his wife. Venus, the god of love and beauty, being his wife, the Gem State being Idaho, where his wife is from.
Cleaners of a blank slate: New album, new songs, new lyrics. Aaron isn't going to sing about anything definitive anymore.
Metamorphic straight-laced: In marriage, Aaron has change from his previously celibate life-style.
Latter-Day Saint face: I'm going to go out on a limb and assume his wife or his wife's family and friends are probably Mormons since Idaho has a sizable population being a border state to Utah.
Feed meat and milk: probably a reference to Aaron's interactions with his wife's family during meetings and holidays. Aaron is known to be a vegan and probably came up during dinner if he'd like X or Y to eat or drink.
May it be so. Make it so!: The battle between what Aaron wants internally (paper cow) and what Aaron does (living cow). Whether that be how he does the album, his marriage, or other aspirations.
Red Dwarfstar: The album, bands career, etc., are making an album in the "low" of the explosion. Probably referencing how people are going to compare this album to Ten Stories, Brother, Sister, or CFUTF.
Blue ribbon pigs in a 4-H show: The band tours and parades around on stage like show animals to be judged by the crowd.
Quiet as the church-top lead roof thieves: Aaron tries to be outside the public eye but is brought back into societal interactions because of the band.
Custer in his...Juliet shirtsleeves: Reference to Aaron (Custer) having the feeling of never wanting to do another album after each one is released (stone-drunk at the Battle of Bighorn) and his thrift-shop dumper-found clothes (juliet shirtsleeves).
Counter-terror prophet...watermelon ascot: Aaron (counter-terror prophet) singing about the end of the world again being known for his poor/ugly dress by society at large (watermelon ascot).
[I'm gonna skip to some other lines now]
4-behavior-...H show: Again, a call back to the earlier line about the 4-H show. This time Aaron being a little more detailed. Aaron and the band feel like these animals behaving a certain way on stage or with fans while a part of the band (behavior-frontal-lobe). Their albums, their shows, their band is sold like the branded animals at the 4-H shows (Universal-product-code). The band plays songs dealing with religious themes as told through animals, like ones at the 4-H show, that have colors assigned to them like Red Cow, Blue Hen, and all other animals told with Aaron's imagination and word play lyrics from all their past albums (iridescent-Joseph-coat-hullicination)
This could be me just grasping, but that's what I'm getting out of this song. Not such a deep meaning, but again, Aaron said he's singing about stuff only he feels qualified to sing about, personal experiences and relationships and his thoughts and fears pretty much exclusively. This particular song is about his experiences and his view of the band past and present.
A few notes that I got from this song. I believe this song is using really nice imagery and references to simply convey where vocalist Aaron Weiss feels the band is now. A lot of these lines or sections are mostly mimicking Aaron's style of lyrics, fast delivery with catchy words, but there is a basic underlying message of the new way Aaron is going to write and play.:
"Again the half-past: referring to starting another album, like the line that proceeds it. Half-past would be 30 minutes, typical approximate length of an LP.
"Another clay mouse thrown into the Potters House": could be a reference again to Aaron crafting the album. The lyrics, songs, album (clay mouse) are being crated by Aaron (the Potter) his mind where they come from (the house).
The Bait and Switch to Dutch Blitz connection is probably that of his earlier songs being mostly about god/God/G-d/Allah/ect and death and heaven. Aaron has said he doesn't have confidence that he is qualified to speak on those things anymore. Those earlier albums that we all bought were, now in his mind, a bait and switch. We paid for those albums thinking we were listening to the thoughts and beliefs of a man who was qualified to talk about those things and make us feel something, the hell pitch, but he doesn't think he was anymore.
Venus of a Gem State: The songs are going to be about things he feels more qualified to speak on. Venus of the Gem State is an allusion to his wife. Venus, the god of love and beauty, being his wife, the Gem State being Idaho, where his wife is from.
Cleaners of a blank slate: New album, new songs, new lyrics. Aaron isn't going to sing about anything definitive anymore.
Metamorphic straight-laced: In marriage, Aaron has change from his previously celibate life-style.
Latter-Day Saint face: I'm going to go out on a limb and assume his wife or his wife's family and friends are probably Mormons since Idaho has a sizable population being a border state to Utah.
Feed meat and milk: probably a reference to Aaron's interactions with his wife's family during meetings and holidays. Aaron is known to be a vegan and probably came up during dinner if he'd like X or Y to eat or drink.
May it be so. Make it so!: The battle between what Aaron wants internally (paper cow) and what Aaron does (living cow). Whether that be how he does the album, his marriage, or other aspirations.
Red Dwarfstar: The album, bands career, etc., are making an album in the "low" of the explosion. Probably referencing how people are going to compare this album to Ten Stories, Brother, Sister, or CFUTF.
Blue ribbon pigs in a 4-H show: The band tours and parades around on stage like show animals to be judged by the crowd.
Quiet as the church-top lead roof thieves: Aaron tries to be outside the public eye but is brought back into societal interactions because of the band.
Custer in his...Juliet shirtsleeves: Reference to Aaron (Custer) having the feeling of never wanting to do another album after each one is released (stone-drunk at the Battle of Bighorn) and his thrift-shop dumper-found clothes (juliet shirtsleeves).
Counter-terror prophet...watermelon ascot: Aaron (counter-terror prophet) singing about the end of the world again being known for his poor/ugly dress by society at large (watermelon ascot).
[I'm gonna skip to some other lines now]
4-behavior-...H show: Again, a call back to the earlier line about the 4-H show. This time Aaron being a little more detailed. Aaron and the band feel like these animals behaving a certain way on stage or with fans while a part of the band (behavior-frontal-lobe). Their albums, their shows, their band is sold like the branded animals at the 4-H shows (Universal-product-code). The band plays songs dealing with religious themes as told through animals, like ones at the 4-H show, that have colors assigned to them like Red Cow, Blue Hen, and all other animals told with Aaron's imagination and word play lyrics from all their past albums (iridescent-Joseph-coat-hullicination)
This could be me just grasping, but that's what I'm getting out of this song. Not such a deep meaning, but again, Aaron said he's singing about stuff only he feels qualified to sing about, personal experiences and relationships and his thoughts and fears pretty much exclusively. This particular song is about his experiences and his view of the band past and present.