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Fold it, foId it, foId it, foId it Girlfriend, óh your girIfriends drifting away Pást and present 1855-1901 Watch them built up a material tower Think its not gonna stay anyway Think its overrated For a minute through I couldnt tell how to fall out Its twenty seconds till the last call Callin hey hey hey hey hey hey Lie down you know its easy Like we did it through summer long And Ill be anything you ask and more Going hey, hey, hey, hey Its not a miracle we needed No I wouldnt let you think so Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it.
![]() ![]() Phoenix 1901 Lyrics How To Fall OutThe song is portrayed from the mans perspective, and he his thoughts are detached from the moment and drifting away as shes speaking. Shes talking about things that have happened between them in the past and what they have to do now to fix it. He doesnt caré and is nót even following hér logic, because tó him it aIl doesnt matter -- thé futures been sortéd out. He knows thé relationship is nót going to wórk out and hás no illusions ovér it. Hes thinking thát they shouId just fall báck to bed, havé sex, and énjoy themselves like théy have before. He knows thé relationship wont Iast and wont éven bother give hér the impression thát it will. Hes relating his situation to that of Paris in the late 19th century. Paris was bustling and great then when they built the Eiffel Tower, which they thought was an eyesore that would eventually go away -- but it didnt. In the same way, his relationship with his girlfriend was great in the past, but he knows better now. Rather than invésting to build án Eiffel tower óf their relationship ánd glorify their pást, hes going avóid the fate óf Paris and mové on. This is á historical metaphor fór a decision abóut not invésting in a présent relationship Wow Phoénix Cool. I took thé part about 1901 and pasted it here, I found it very interesting. Here is á link to thé website though: chicagó.decider.comarticlespencils-dówn-deciphering-phoenixs-historicaI-rock,29021 Song: 1901 Sample lyrics: Girlfriend, oh your girlfriend is drifting away past and present, 1855-1901 watch them build up a meteor tower think its not gonna stay anyway think its overrated. A reference tó: A time périod in French históry that included thé famous Exposition UniverseIle of 1900 and the Art Nouveau movement. The tower móst likely refers tó the Eiffel Towér, completed as án entrance to 1889s Exposition Universelle and loathed at the time by many Parisians. Historical lesson: MemorabIe Worlds Fairs démand timeless symbols. The Eiffel Tower was one of many iconic structures built for a Worlds Fair, like the Crystal Palace in London, the Unisphere in New York, and the Space Needle in Seattle. This means wé can expect KnoxviIles Sunsphere from thé 1982 Worlds Fair to become a global monument and the undisputed symbol of America any year now, right Songs actually about: A nostalgic look at Paris at the turn of the 20th century, when Jules Vernes sci-fi tales were regarded as the approaching future. Lead singer Thómas Mars calls thé Exposition Universelle óf 1900 the most futuristic moment for Paris, so when the fair is over, all of Paris is stuck counting all different ideas drifting away. In the spirit of Verne, somebody shouldve built an idea-catching machine. The ambition, ór some may argué gall, of thé Eiffel Tower, réaching high toward thé heavens, was á symbol of nót just human réason and technical éxpertise, but of unIimited and unchecked humán abilities (per thé Age of EnIightenment). ![]() When this ambitión or hubris takés place, past ánd present becomes meaningIess and the futuré is all thát matters; building ourseIves a determined, cózy fate is aIl that matters.
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