It's Only Life by The Shins
“"We all spend a little while going down the rabbit hole The things they taught you, they're lining up to haunt you" I dig The Shins. Aside from their melodies, the pop hooks, and James Mercer's falsetto, is the depth of the lyrics. They're usually a little bit of a puzzle and often will address slightly more adult (read: confusing) emotional states. One wouldn't write about going down the rabbit hole once in a while if one hadn't already gone there themselves, since it's one of those murky abstractions, just a phrase from a story book, until of course, you experience it yourself. Therein lies the impact, the connection, that carries it past 'just a pretty song'. But that gong or cymbal crash before the chorus is pretty sweet too.”
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but phonegirl was first
"We all spend a little while going down the rabbit hole The things they taught you, they're lining up to haunt you" I dig The Shins. Aside from their melodies, the pop hooks, and James Mercer's falsetto, is the depth of the lyrics. They're usually a little bit of a puzzle and often will address slightly more adult (read: confusing) emotional states. One wouldn't write about going down the rabbit hole once in a while if one hadn't already gone there themselves, since it's one of those murky abstractions, just a phrase from a story book, until of course, you experience it yourself. Therein lies the impact, the connection, that carries it past 'just a pretty song'. But that gong or cymbal crash before the chorus is pretty sweet too.
great song great lyrics sums life up to a tee
You've been talking for hours You say, "Time will wash every tower to the sea," And now you've got this worry in your heart Well I guess it's only life, it's only natural We all spend a little while going down the rabbit hole The things they taught you, they're lining up to haunt you You got your back against the wall I call you on the telephone, won't you pick up the receiver?
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