Historical lesson: Memorable World's Fairs demand timeless symbols. The “tower” most likely refers to the Eiffel Tower, completed as an entrance to 1889's Exposition Universelle and loathed at the time by many Parisians. €¨Sample lyrics: “Girlfriend, oh your girlfriend is drifting away / past and present, 1855-1901 / watch them build up a meteor tower / think it's not gonna stay anyway / think it's overrated.”
Ī reference to: A time period in French history that included the famous Exposition Universelle of 1900 and the Art Nouveau movement. Here is a link to the website though: /articles/pencils-down-deciphering-phoenixs-historical-rock,29021/ I took the part about 1901 and pasted it here, I found it very interesting. General CommentI found a website that explains a lot of the historical references in Phoenix songs. This is a historical metaphor for a decision about not investing in a present relationship! Wow Phoenix! Cool. Rather than investing to build an Eiffel tower of their relationship and glorify their past, he's going avoid the fate of Paris and move on. In the same way, his relationship with his girlfriend was great in the past, but he knows better now. Now Paris is stuck in the past while the world is moving on. Paris was bustling and great then when they built the Eiffel Tower, which they thought was an eyesore that would eventually go away - but it didn't. He's relating his situation to that of Paris in the late 19th century. In between her protests, his thoughts drift away again. He knows the relationship won't last and won't even bother give her the impression that it will. He's thinking that they should just fall back to bed, have sex, and enjoy themselves like they have before. She grabs his attention, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey." This is urgent for her - she's on the verge of breaking up. He knows the relationship is not going to work out and has no illusions over it. He doesn't care and is not even following her logic, because to him it all doesn't matter - the future's been sorted out. She's talking about things that have happened between them in the past and what they have to do now to fix it. The song is portrayed from the man's perspective, and he his thoughts are detached from the moment and drifting away as she's speaking. Take an image of a couple in confrontation about their relationship. The intended meaning somehow merges the two themes, so here's my attempt at a synthesis. At the same time, it's hard to justify that this song is simply about a relationship a girl. Song MeaningPhoenix says its a fantasy of Paris at end of the 19th century, but the lyrics don't lend themselves to a strictly historical interpretation. Girlfriend, oh, your girlfriend's drifting away It's not a miracle we needed, and no I wouldn't let you think so Lie down, you know it's easy like we did it all summer longĪnd I'll be anything you ask and more, going "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey" It's twenty seconds 'til the last call, going, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey"
#1901 by phoenix lyrics meaning how to
Counting all different ideas drifting awayįor a minute, thought I couldn't tell how to fall out
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