![]() ![]() MisterMe ( talk) 08:45, 19 February 2018 (EST) Two years later this reading of the song continues to yield treasures. But I guess that's the point of this page: you can read just about whatever you want into these kinds of lyrics. Thanks-as I was typing it out, I realized I was most likely shoehorning convenient Trumpian factoids into oblique lyrics of pop music that may or may not have anything to do with him. the planet has made one circle around the sun. Perfect exposition! It's worth noting that the album was released at the exact year mark of the Trump administration. Daily life goes on, and in a few years, we'll have a chance to put "a final punctuation mark" on the whole fiasco. Linnell's narrator is very frustrated at all this, but he knows "you still have a job to do / Even when you don't know what it is"-i.e., don't let it get you down, because "All the while the planet circles 'round the sun". Even the bizarre Trump handshake gets referenced ( "Awkward pause / Hand extended waiting for a shake"). Trump's penchant for sexual misconduct is referenced by "groping in the dark". The relentless mockery of the presidential Twitter feed is referenced by the "page of strange gibberish" and "spelling mistakes" (i.e., the unforgettable "covfefe" ). Trump's apparent need to be a headline every day means he is always moving from controversy to controversy, hence, "The drumbeat never changes tempo", and because it seems like it's always something painful or embarrassing that he's doing, "it crushes you as it gets louder". ![]() While the lyrics never mention President Trump by name, I think it's safe to assume that this song was written with him in mind. So if this track (and album) has you worried, do not read too much into it. Supposedly "Bastard Wants To Hit Me" may have been semi-autobiographical, but that is a narrative, and this track has no narrative. We know what it sounds like when they write a song about themselves, because they mentioned all the band members by name in "When Will You Die" they will craft a song around an off-kilter point of view and craft a song around it, but are unlikely to wish someone death. And they seem to be having tremendous fun in a live performance. I doubt that someone this prolific is burned out on recording and waiting to get it over with. ![]() The caterer also lives in a cave, has poor spelling, and refers to himself in the second person sometimes. It's just your job, and your job knows what it is. ![]() An under-appreciated caterer expected more from catering this clam bake. Occasionally, a They Might Be Giants song is what it appears to be at face value. ![]()
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