Mykonos

Fleet Foxes

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

The door slammed loud and rose up a cloud of dust on us
Footsteps follow, down through the hollow sound, torn up

And you will go to Mykonos
With a vision of a gentle coast
And a sun to maybe dissipate
Shadows of the mess you made

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Pallid animals in the snow-tipped pines I find
Hatching from the seed of your thin mind all night

And you will go to Mykonos
With a vision of a gentle coast
And a sun to maybe dissipate
Shadows of the mess you made

Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Brother, you don't need to turn me away
I was waiting down at the ancient gate

You go
Wherever you go today
You go today

I remember how they took you down
As the winter turned the meadow brown

You go
Wherever you go today
You go today

When out walking, brother, don't you forget
It ain't often that you'll ever find a friend

You go
Wherever you go today
You go today
You go
Wherever you go today
You go today
You go
Wherever you go today
You go today
You go
Wherever you go today
You go today
You go
Wherever you go today
You go today
You go
Wherever you go today
You go today
You go
Wherever you go today
You go today


Lyrics submitted by chutzpah, edited by Marlowe6, NyarSothoth, doctorzaius, SteelyMan65, joelxty, FloYoFreo1

Mykonos Lyrics as written by Robin Noel Pecknold

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    K, here's my 2 cents:

    I think the title 'Mykonos' gives a strong hint to the theme of the song. Why choose this specific Greek island if it wasn't to illustrate a point? Crete would have been more obvious, but perhaps the word 'Mykonos' is just more beautiful when sung.

    Mykonos is in fact a gay resort, and I think the whole 'brother'-theme bears a strong reference to homosexuality.

    The door slammed... - Someone (perhaps a family member) didn't take the the coming out of the closet too well?

    Go to Mykonos, gentle coast... - On Mykonos you can live as a homosexual without being frowned upon.

    Sun dissipate, mess you made... - Mykonos is a sunny, friendly place. You can more easily recover from the mess you made back home, when you came out of the closet.

    Animals in snow tipped pines, hatching from seed... - No clue, really. Sometimes references in lyrics can be very personal and too private to discern. Perhaps it means that the two 'brothers' were unlikely/lucky to discover each other, because they weren't exactly living in a gay-friendly environment?

    No need to turn me away, waiting at ancient gate... - In ancient Greece the love between two men was the only true love. Again a reference to homosexuality as a theme with both 'Mykonos' and 'ancient' as indicators.

    You go whereever you go... - You have to make choices in life and live with them.

    Took you down, winter turned meadow brown... - Of course things got ugly and it wasn't pleasant to witness. Perhaps friends/family gave the person hell, and it was a personal tragedy.

    When a-walking, find a friend... - When looking for (gay) love be aware that a partner can be hard to find (so maybe you shouldn't be too picky?).

    Well, maybe I overdid it a bit :-) I don't think Fleet Foxes are gay or the singer is. As far as I know the drummer grew up in a very Christian environment, and maybe this song has a reference to something he witnessed?

    Really like the music. Can't wait to see them live.

    quiqueon March 08, 2009   Link

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