Sunday 20 September 2009

CW - Chosen Track - 'Split Needles' By The Shins


After much discussion George and I have decided to choose 'Split Needles' by The Shins. This is due to my familiarity with the song and its lyrics, and the sustained imagery throughout the song will be interesting to explore. The meaning of the song is very cryptic withing the song and we hope to convey this conceptually in the video. Our percieved meaning of the song is that of being unsure of the dominant ideologies present in society. Albeit religion, capitolism or coupling. And the seeming meaningless of life without them.

Here is a link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b84TyRyZenE

Song lyrics are:

I've done myself an impossible crime,
I have to paint myself a hole and fall inside.
And if it's far enough in sight and rhyme,
I get to wear another dress and count in time.

Oh, won't you do me the favor, man,
Of forgiving my
Polymorphing opinion here
On your vague outline.

Find myself another burning gate,
A pretty face, a vague idea I can't relate,
And this is what you get for pulling pins,
Another hole inside the hole you're in.

It's like I'm perched on the handle bars
Of a blind man's bike.
No straws to grab, just the rushing wind...
On a rolling mind.

They'll want you to decide
Eventually, it happens-
Some gather on one side,
With all their pearlys snapping,
They close the basement door,
That sets our teeth to chatter,
You never saw it before,
But now that hardly matters.

You're old enough, boy,
Too many summers you've enjoyed.
So spin the wheel,
We'll set you up with some odd convictions,
Because you're finally golden, boy

It's like I'm perched on the handle bars
Of a blind man's bike.
No straws to grab, just the rushing wind...
On a rolling mind.

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