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07-05-2013, 11:52 AM
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Ok, so last weekend I had my wedding reception and my brother who is closest to my age/best man chose an entrance song that made me a bit...butt-hurt. He and I were inseparable growing up and all the way into my mid-20's...but the last 5 years, we have distanced a bit. We live 50 miles away from each other and don't speak as much and when we do speak, we argue. We are also just way different than each other now. I have kind of settled down, but am still pretty much the same person. He has become a music-obsessed (he's an excellent musician...is a member of 3 bands including his solo stuff..plays multiple instruments) hipster type. His turn to the hipster life is part of why I hate this hipster fad so much...he used to be a fun, laid back, open-minded, sports-fan jock (like I think I am) and now everything HAS to be metaphorical, symbolic, serious and ironic. Shit, the dude goes from one of Iowa's best all time wrestlers (3 time state finalist, state champ, top 15 in state of Iowa career wins) to a freaking hipster....UGH!!!!!!!
Anyways, check out the lyrics to this "entrance song" he chose and PLEASE try to convince me this wasn't a personal jab at me because I can't convince myself of that and I am pretty pissed that he selected such an inappropriate setting to settle this score. "Skip the Charades," by Cold War Kids You wait on letters Fishing for any sign of life Drinks after dinner Your friends will get you to unwind Let's skip the charades Can we just speak plain? I'm two left feet when I'm home we tapdanced on broken glass Somehow you manage To keep your sense of humor in tact Let's skip the charades You're seeing right through me anyway Can we just speak plain? We're playing for the same team But I'm the one that's acting like Acting like Acting like I'm so strong You're the one that's acting like Acting like Acting like Nothing's wrong You dodged the bullet You do your best when you're busiest You're disconnected You can't find your name in the script It was you who were wildest It was you who floated above us all I held on with wires Will you come back down if I let you go? Let's skip the charades You're seeing right through me anyway Can we just speak plain? We're playing for the same team But I'm the one that's acting like I'm so strong You're the one that's acting like nothing's wrong I'm the one that's acting like I'm so strong You're the one that's acting like nothing's wrong Can we skip the charades? Just speak plain And it doesn't exactly sound like the typical wedding reception entrance song either: * To me this song depicts a relationship (familial, friendship or love) that has become strained/distanced. One side (my brother) is fully aware of the strain/distance and disgusted by it and wants the other side (me) to acknowledge it. The other side (me) is aware of the distance/strain, but is unwilling to acknowledge it and proceeds to act as if there is nothing wrong...in which they are now being called out by the writer of the lyrics about it. Am I wrong? If I'm not wrong, my wedding reception is kind of a shitty setting to settle this score, isn't it?
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07-05-2013, 12:14 PM
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I see tension, but not so much strain as someone who's always looked up to you and took 3 steps for your every 2 to keep up with the situation. There's a sense of admiration in there, but a bit of tiredness at always pretending it wasn't so hard to keep up. And maybe he just wanted to express the admiration, and hoped the tension would be ignored in the nature of the situation.
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07-05-2013, 12:23 PM
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I appreciate your feedback and think you raise a good point. That could very well be what he had in mind... One thing that made me think that he is trying to get a message through to me is that it was like pulling teeth trying to get him to give me his entrance song. He kept saying he wanted something "perfect and fitting." If he were trying to make a statement, I hope it's more along the lines of what you wrote. I also wondered if he thought I was unfamiliar with the song and was hoping I wouldn't notice the lyrics...I actually love the song...saw those guys at Lolla a few years ago.
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07-06-2013, 10:42 AM
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You just said hes turned into an ironic metaphorical hipster. So thats the kind of song you're gonna get. Im sure he misses you. Anger is usually the first emotion that surfaces in strained relationships. That song may have made him think of you but do not read too much into it. There is no way a song he didnt write can truly express his feelings when your interpretation of the lyrics cannot possibly be the same as his. Hopefully, he's smart enough to realize that. And he might just really like the song for other reasons. He is a hipster, afterall. |
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