There are no more good train lyrics.
That is all of them.
Monday, March 15, 2010
The best soy latte that you ever had... and me
Song: Drops of Jupiter
Lyric: The best soy latte that you ever had... and me
Analysis: This lyric is very similar to the fried chicken one found below, so I'll spare you the details of comparing mundane foods to global archetypes. That being said, the protagonist of the song needs to get some sort of self confidence. I will often compare myself to a loser, or sometimes a badger when the mood strikes, but I will never compare my worth to the value of a good soy latte. Even at the most expensive coffee shops that will not run you more than $6.00. Get some self confidence Train!
Lyric: The best soy latte that you ever had... and me
Analysis: This lyric is very similar to the fried chicken one found below, so I'll spare you the details of comparing mundane foods to global archetypes. That being said, the protagonist of the song needs to get some sort of self confidence. I will often compare myself to a loser, or sometimes a badger when the mood strikes, but I will never compare my worth to the value of a good soy latte. Even at the most expensive coffee shops that will not run you more than $6.00. Get some self confidence Train!
She smokes a pack a day, oh wait that's me but anyway
Song: Meet Virginia
Lyric: She smokes a pack a day, oh wait that's me but anyway
Analysis: Well, I don't know where to begin with this one... I believe that Train was trying to make it seem like they were just speaking, like just improvising these lyrics in a really fun off the cuff kind of way. The problem I have with that is what sort of fucking idiot would say to someone, "Oh, you know Virginia? Yeah... yeah, that girl that smokes a pack a day... oh wait, that's me... anyway..." How egotistical do you have to be to confuse someone with you over a very specific addiction. And more than that, who would let that fly? What person was listening to this person and thought, "Oh, that makes sense, he thought she smoked a pack a day, but then he realized that she doesn't smoke... he does." No one! No one would let that fly!
A pack a day is a lot of cigarettes, let's be real here. If you smoked a pack a day you would probably be very aware that it was a problem that you had, and chances are you've tried to quit at some point due to reverse peer pressure, parental pressure, you know. But to assume that Virginia also does this with absolutely no backing is absurd. Does the protagonist of the song also sometimes say:
I bet he does sometimes say these things.
Lyric: She smokes a pack a day, oh wait that's me but anyway
Analysis: Well, I don't know where to begin with this one... I believe that Train was trying to make it seem like they were just speaking, like just improvising these lyrics in a really fun off the cuff kind of way. The problem I have with that is what sort of fucking idiot would say to someone, "Oh, you know Virginia? Yeah... yeah, that girl that smokes a pack a day... oh wait, that's me... anyway..." How egotistical do you have to be to confuse someone with you over a very specific addiction. And more than that, who would let that fly? What person was listening to this person and thought, "Oh, that makes sense, he thought she smoked a pack a day, but then he realized that she doesn't smoke... he does." No one! No one would let that fly!
A pack a day is a lot of cigarettes, let's be real here. If you smoked a pack a day you would probably be very aware that it was a problem that you had, and chances are you've tried to quit at some point due to reverse peer pressure, parental pressure, you know. But to assume that Virginia also does this with absolutely no backing is absurd. Does the protagonist of the song also sometimes say:
"Oh Virginia, she's that girl that roots for the Cubs, oh wait that's me... anyway"
-or-
"Oh Virginia, she's that girl who's named Mitch... oh wait that's me... anyway"
-or-
"Oh Virginia, she's that girl that has the penis... oh wait that's me... anyway"
I bet he does sometimes say these things.
Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Song: Drops of Jupiter
Lyric: Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Analysis: This song is a gem for great lyrics. And this line is the pinnacle (with the possible exception of the soy-latte line which we'll cover later). At this particular point of the song Train is discussing what life for the subject would be like if certain things were neglected. The first three that Train mentions are love, pride and deep-fried chicken, which begins a logical path and then sharply diverges to discuss a fried junk food. There can really only be three logical explanations for this:
But maybe deep-fried chicken is more important than our society deems it. There is a Greek god for Love, one for Pride, perhaps one of the lost Gods is a God of Fried Chicken... he would probably be called Guy Fieri.
Lyric: Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Analysis: This song is a gem for great lyrics. And this line is the pinnacle (with the possible exception of the soy-latte line which we'll cover later). At this particular point of the song Train is discussing what life for the subject would be like if certain things were neglected. The first three that Train mentions are love, pride and deep-fried chicken, which begins a logical path and then sharply diverges to discuss a fried junk food. There can really only be three logical explanations for this:
- The subject of this song cares deeply about the feelings of love and pride much like any other human being, however she also cares about deep-fried chicken with a passion only found by Guy Fieri
- Deep Fried Chicken is actually the name of the subjects significant other
- The subject is really fat
But maybe deep-fried chicken is more important than our society deems it. There is a Greek god for Love, one for Pride, perhaps one of the lost Gods is a God of Fried Chicken... he would probably be called Guy Fieri.
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