Lyrics
Oh, City of Daughters
Expressing the speaker's address to a place called the City of Daughters.
Is that what you wanted to be?
Raising a question about whether the city met the expectations or desires.
Oh, City of Daughters
Repetition of the question, emphasizing the uncertainty or disappointment.
Is that what you wanted to be?
Reiterating the inquiry about the city and its fulfillment of expectations.
Oh, City of Daughters
Continuation of the questioning, possibly conveying a sense of confusion or dissatisfaction.
Is it not safe to say you've come when called?
Raising doubt about the safety of acknowledging that one has responded to a call or summons.
A minor point of contention
Referring to a small disagreement or issue.
It's the pointlessness of the invention
Highlighting the perceived lack of purpose in an invention or creation.
Trust, there's no need to remind us
Asserting that there's no necessity to be reminded of trust.
We're all dying alone tonight
Expressing a collective acknowledgment of the inevitability of individual mortality.
In a City of Daughters
Returning to the City of Daughters, acknowledging its existence.
Sister, I confess, I have forgotten just what it is that you wanted to be
The speaker confessing to forgetting the aspirations or desires of a sister in the city.
Fluffing and a-folding those clothes that you were sold in
Describing an activity of fluffing and folding clothes acquired through some form of transaction.
To servicing what it is you always wanted to be
Addressing the servicing or fulfillment of what the sister always wanted to be.
In Vancouver, things are simple when they fit you to a "T"
Contrasting simplicity and fittingness in Vancouver with the sister's aspirations.
Once again, you have refused the new pornographies
Stating a refusal of new forms of explicit content or art.
A minor bone of contention
Referring to a small disagreement or issue, possibly related to bones or fundamentals.
It's the soullessness of the convention
Highlighting a perceived lack of soul or essence in a conventional setting.
Rock 'n' Roll sure came through for you
Acknowledging the influence of Rock 'n' Roll but questioning its desirability.
Why would anybody want it to?
Pondering the reasons someone would want Rock 'n' Roll to come through for them.
What is it about music that lends itself so well
Posing a question about the affinity of music with conventional or typical business practices.
To business-as-fucking-usual?
Labeling music as usual business, expressing a critical view.
A minor source of contention
Referring to a small disagreement or issue related to music's resources.
The resourcelessness of the convention
Emphasizing the perceived lack of resources or effectiveness in a conventional setting.
Rock 'n' Roll sure came through for you
Reiterating the influence of Rock 'n' Roll but questioning its desirability.
Why would anyone want it to
Questioning why anyone would want Rock 'n' Roll to be influential.
When we can burn the living
Suggesting an alternative to the influence of Rock 'n' Roll—burning the living.
Proof, go
Concluding with a word, possibly "Proof," encouraging further exploration or interpretation.
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