The Face That Launched 1000 Shits
Epic Odyssey of a Thousand Shits: Death Cab's Poetic Unveiling
Lyrics
And I'm standing up in my practice room.
The singer is in their practice room, standing.
I'm all alone.
They are alone in this moment.
Speakers almost blown and my new Gibson,
Refers to the speakers being close to breaking, along with their new Gibson guitar.
And oh what the hell.
An expression of frustration or confusion.
Things are not so different in my vocal master.
Comparing their vocal master to something else, suggesting similarity or lack of change.
You're the face that launched one thousand shits.
The person being sung about is significant enough to have caused a great deal of trouble or disturbance.
Quakes and Trojans and a thousand shits.
Referencing calamities and conflicts, possibly caused by the person mentioned.
The shits lining the shores of Asia minor.
Imagery of trouble or problems, likening them to feces along the shores of Asia Minor.
Lining all the shores of Asia minor.
Reiteration of the trouble or problems, emphasizing their widespread nature.
You can tell that I'm not a minor in Asia no more.
Asserting a change in status, indicating they are no longer insignificant or young.
I'm standing up.
Repetition of standing up, potentially suggesting resilience or determination.
His is the face that launched a thousand shits.
Repeating the impact of the person's face, emphasizing its influential or disruptive nature.
I'm standing up.
Reiteration of standing up, reinforcing the idea of persistence.
This is the face that launched one thousand shits.
Reaffirming the influential nature of the face mentioned.
This is the face that shot.
Referring to the face again, hinting at an action performed.
You'll never have replaced.
Suggesting irreplaceability, indicating a uniqueness or significance of the person.
Splitting up his kingdom into 3 separate parts,
Referring to a division, potentially metaphorical, into three parts.
For his sons and their 3 separate hearts.
Describing a division, possibly within a kingdom or relationships.
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