In the past I found the song so horrible I never really reflected on the lyrics.
And, yea... I kind of... identify.
You Could Be The One
I've really started to enjoy YCBTO lately, mostly by reading the lyrics and not listening to the song. It is cynical beyond beleif, "I'd agree to any stupid new-age things just to f**k you".
In the past I found the song so horrible I never really reflected on the lyrics.
And, yea... I kind of... identify.
In the past I found the song so horrible I never really reflected on the lyrics.
And, yea... I kind of... identify.
"Baby... boogie... baby." - AE
I never really got that sense from it.
The "threatened species they adore me" line in particular is absolutely ridiculous, so I would view it as more a case of Von saying "I would invent stupid new age stuff and then boast about it; you know it's absurd, I know it's absurd, and each of us knows that the other knows, but I'm doing it anyway".
I've always said it's the flipside of More. More is Von the wounded yearning romantic (who yet acknowledges that at least half of it is a sham: "learning to cry for fun and profit"), YCBTO is Von the piss-artist, and you need both sides to understand the full picture.
The "threatened species they adore me" line in particular is absolutely ridiculous, so I would view it as more a case of Von saying "I would invent stupid new age stuff and then boast about it; you know it's absurd, I know it's absurd, and each of us knows that the other knows, but I'm doing it anyway".
I've always said it's the flipside of More. More is Von the wounded yearning romantic (who yet acknowledges that at least half of it is a sham: "learning to cry for fun and profit"), YCBTO is Von the piss-artist, and you need both sides to understand the full picture.
If I told them once, I told them a hundred times to put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last.
"I don't like the rest, your sign's the best. Whatever it is I'm most impressed."mh wrote:I never really got that sense from it.
How could you not?
In a way it's SKOS's sister. Same topic, different levels of cynicism.
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agree, say anything to get a shag... of course i'll still love you in the morning**VonOben wrote:"I don't like the rest, your sign's the best. Whatever it is I'm most impressed."mh wrote:I never really got that sense from it.
How could you not?
In a way it's SKOS's sister. Same topic, different levels of cynicism.
** wtf is this heffer doing in my bed
Goths have feelings too
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The "threatened species they adore me"
von foresaw the death of the goths... accepting he still remains a goth even now
von foresaw the death of the goths... accepting he still remains a goth even now
Goths have feelings too
I guess the main difference is that I see Von as being the active participant, even the instigator, rather than being passive/reactive.
That's pretty much what I was trying to say above, but in far fewer words.
That's pretty much what I was trying to say above, but in far fewer words.
If I told them once, I told them a hundred times to put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last.
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I don't like YCBTO.
dem's fightin' wordstristan1331 wrote:I don't like YCBTO.
