I was a kaleidoscope
I have been listening to Death Cab for Cutie a bit recently, and I’ve decided I like them a lot. It’s some combination of song structure and lyrics. Take “A Movie Script Ending” as an example. (A good example, because it’s such a damn good song). The chorus is just an act of beauty, but they manage to build towards it over the course of the first half of the song. You don’t listen to it for the catchy hook; you get half the enjoyment out of the anticipation. And just what IS the chorus?
- Passing through unconscious states
When I awoke I was on the highway
Highway
Highway
Highway
That’s right. He fell asleep in car and when he woke up he was on a highway. And it sounds beautiful.
I close out the post with lyrics from “Kaleidoscope”. You must listen to these songs to get the full effect:
- I was a kaleidoscope
The snow on my lenses distorting the image
Of what was only one of you