kidsmoke Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Now those are 3 words I'd have never thought to put together before today! So is it too early to begin picking apart these gorgeous lyrics? I'm already so smitten with these songs. What lyrics are grabbing you, with these earliest listens? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 i'm having a hard time deciphering "more" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 I need some serious headphones time tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 "I kind of like it when I make you cry." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackberry Rust Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I swear I hear this in "The Joke Explained" at around 1:30 My pair of hair perished in the pubes. Surely not, Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisoxjtrain Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Oh Star Wars,Nothing but Star Wars,Give me those Star Wars,Dont let them end.Oh Star Wars,If they should bar wars,Please let these Star WarsStay.And hey, how 'bout that nutty Star Wars Bar,Can you forget all those crazy creatures in there?And hey, Darth Vader in his black and evil mask,Did he scare you as much as he scared me?Oh Star Wars,Those near and far wars,Oh STAAAR WAAAAAAARS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhino4evr Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Magnetized and where do I begin seem to beAbout Sue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chisoxjtrain Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Where Do I Begin Alright, at least you criedA point of pride has turned intoWhat was we where me meets youFrom where we end to where do I begin We’re so alone we’re never aloneForever in debt to the stomach I getWhere things can’t be known, our paths overgrownFrom where we end to where do I begin Why can’t we tell when we’re in hell?Why can’t I say something to make you well?When things can’t be seen, confined within a dreamFrom where we end to where do I beginFrom what was left behind to you my friendI won’t ever, ever, ever fall apart like that againFrom where we are to where do I begin Also posted the chords in the lyrics and tabs section Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Nice work, chisoxjtrain! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCRGMac Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Where Do I Begin Alright, at least you criedA point of pride has turned into... That opening "Alright" sounds just like the "Alright" that Jeff uses so often in his stage banter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I laughed pretty hard at that "alright" because at solid sound he made a joke about how much he says it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Why do our disasters creepso slowly into view... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Is it safe to assume that "Where Do I Begin" is about Sue's health? That track is an early standout for me partially for the melody but mostly because of the palpable, raw emotion; it reminds me a little of "On and On and On," in that it feels like I'm listening to an exposed nerve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kyle Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Giving this a shot. The exercise really opened up the album for me, and I loved it from the beginning. It also added depth to the title "Star Wars." Anything in red is really questionable. I'd be interested to see other's takes. EKG(instrumental middle finger) More…Hahaaha…a shallow child is born…A kid counter art…He held out his heart…Oh, now he wantsMore than we haveMore than there isMore than he hadMore than there isMore than exists. Hahaaha…Should have watched the show…Only 10 episodes…It’s everything I feel…In a mask of mirrorsMore than I haveMore than there isMore than I haveMore than I can giveWants more than I haveMore than there isMore than I haveMore than there isMore than exists Random Name GeneratorCome on listen to the wheel this a-wayI belong to the stars in the dayI ran away, return an instigatorI was oldI remember the Milky Way wideI belong to the stars in the skyRandom nameRandom name generatorRandom name generatorRandom name generatorHe don’t know me, cold as nightHis body hold me in the diamond lightNarratorMister narratorI want to name every newborn childA miracle only ever grows wildInvisible instigatorRandom name generatorI kind of like it when I make you cryA miracle only once in a whileRandom nameRandom name generatorI change my name every once in a whileA miracle every once in a whileI createI am the flameA flame creatorA random name generatorCome on cuff me to the wheel this-a-wideIf I miss a breeze, and you miss mineI kind of like it when I make you cryA miracle every once in a whileCome on cuff me to the wheel this-a-wideI think I miss my family fine. The Joke ExplainedI never held your gazeIll never know my placeOh I stare at the eyes staring at my faceIt always end in a tieThere is no hitting the divideI cry at the joke explainedOh but if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had known, I would have never believedI never smoked my chainWhoever measures the crestOh they can have my broken chestIt’s a staring contestIn a hall of mirrorsI swear tears, but I don’t ever cryOh, if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had known, I would have never believedI never knelt at the newsA pair of perish in the pewsI climb back into the yolkIt always ends in a tieThere is no hitting the divideI cry at the joke explainedOh if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had known, I would have never believedI would have never believedI would have never believed You SatelliteSomehowSatelliteCan’t lightIt’s so redI'm out of the haloSatelliteCould change change any failure?Well how longSomeone can change itIf I’d have knownSometimes I’ve been hating latelyWhat I don’t knowGonna bleed it awayReuniteIn dynamiteCatch it all and reigniteDynamiteOh how highWon’t move by the maybeIt’s okYou can’t singWhat you can’t give awayYou’ve come all this wayAnd I hold your handI became a coward while I was waitingI, I won’t live any, what you can’t give it awayI, I won’t miss anyone, and I’m given awayDon’t won’t go, and I don’t want to staySatelliteYou satelliteYou satellite Taste The CeilingI was only askingFor a moment of the truthI can’t fight the feelingWhen I’m hanging out with youWhy do I forgive you?Because I get confusedI could never leave behindThe part of me that you refuseI was on the ceilingI could almost feel the sunTried the words in sequenceBut that’s never how it’s doneWhy do all disastersCreep so slowly into view?I was only after a friend to follow throughI couldn’t loseI know why you don’t’ really know meI don’t think you can call it homeAll alone, I couldn’t taste another thingI was on the ceilingAnd I swore it might be trueI could fight the feelingBut not quite as well as youI don’t know, won’t you come and show meI don’t think it’s what you did beforeAll alone, I could take a kiss like you. Pickled GingerAlone in the zone of the sadNo one gives a zig to the zagI never let you rideI’ll never bet you don’t knowSome like this in the nightI’ll never let it showKnow when I’m towing the dragWhen no one gives a zig to the zagOhI might have let you rideI’m sad to let you goI can’t remember the nightI know what I never knowNo one tells me how to behaveI’m old and I’m going to graveNo one tells me how to be savedI go until I go to my graveI never let you rideI’ll never bet you don’t knowSome like this in the nightI’ll never let it showI’ll never let it rideYou’ll never guess who’s belowSome like this in the nightI’ll never let it show Where Do I BeginAlright, at least you criedA point of pride has turned intoWhat was we where me meets youFrom where we end to where do I beginWe’re so alone we’re never aloneForever in debt to the stomach I getWhere things can’t be known, our paths overgrownFrom where we end to where do I beginWhy can’t we tell when we’re in hell?Why can’t I say something to make you well?When things can’t be seen, confined within a dreamFrom where we end to where do I beginFrom what was left behind to you my friendI won’t ever, ever, ever fall apart like that againFrom where we are to where do I begin Cold SlopeSo-so and you don’t really careSat alone and you’re there all daySome say they’re never really thereAlthough we still take up spaceI know, I know, and you know that I know it’s a power playI won’t recognize youI won’t recognized youAnymoreSo-so and you don’t really careSat alone and you’re there all daySome would say you’re never really thereAlthough we still take up spaceI know I know and you know that I know that it’s a power playWhen I won’t atoneTake some wipe out wickedEntrees over chant-laced faithI’m on cold slopeWrecking downWhere’s our receiver?Oh look on the phoneYou can say what youOr I’ll say what you wantWhy turn the tape on the tape when weak wallsSome in the stoneI have the key in the photo weak wallsYou can say what you wantBut you don’t know what you wantI’ll say what you wantI, I’ll sayAll I will sayI won’t recognize youI won’t recognize youAnymore King of YouWave after waveWishes unspokenTalks like blowtorchPalms are unfrozenWho said it’s easyLanguage is losingI swallow the steamAnd claim to be stupidNails on the thresholdMove free, don’t make me the king of youPastors appointed On the horizonFire of the flame Burning the gardenSmiling on the thresholdMove free, don’t make me the king of youWell I soldier for you frightenedClimb in, don’t make me the king of youWave after wishesMy own companionTalks to the frost, but Who will cheer the champion? MagnetizeOrchestrate the shallow pink refrigerator droneCarrying the shadows almost upEveryone wastes my timeMoment that you thought would murder motions you to wakeEvery apprehension alien ache upEveryone wastes my timeEverybody goes I, I know theyI sleep underneathA picture that I keep of you next to meI realize we’re magnetizedOrchestrate the shallow pink refrigerator droneCarrying the shadows upEveryone wastes my timeI sleep underneathA picture that I keep of you next to meI realize we’re magnetizedI realize we’re magnetizedRealize we’re magnetizedRealize we’re magnetized Quote Link to post Share on other sites
linclink Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Giving this a shot. The exercise really opened up the album for me, and I loved it from the beginning. It also added depth to the title "Star Wars." Anything in red is really questionable. I'd be interested to see other's takes. EKG(instrumental middle finger) More…Hahaaha…a shallow child is born…A kid counter art…He held out his heart…Oh, now he wantsMore than we haveMore than there isMore than he hadMore than there isMore than exists. Hahaaha…Should have watched the show…Only 10 episodes…It’s everything I feel…In a mask of mirrorsMore than I haveMore than there isMore than I haveMore than I can giveWants more than I haveMore than there isMore than I haveMore than there isMore than exists Random Name GeneratorCome on listen to the wheel this a-wayI belong to the stars in the dayI ran away, return an instigatorI was oldI remember the Milky Way wideI belong to the stars in the skyRandom nameRandom name generatorRandom name generatorRandom name generatorHe don’t know me, cold as nightHis body hold me in the diamond lightNarratorMister narratorI want to name every newborn childA miracle only ever grows wildInvisible instigatorRandom name generatorI kind of like it when I make you cryA miracle only once in a whileRandom nameRandom name generatorI change my name every once in a whileA miracle every once in a whileI createI am the flameA flame creatorA random name generatorCome on cuff me to the wheel this-a-wideIf I miss a breeze, and you miss mineI kind of like it when I make you cryA miracle every once in a whileCome on cuff me to the wheel this-a-wideI think I miss my family fine. The Joke ExplainedI never held your gazeIll never know my placeOh I stare at the eyes staring at my faceIt always end in a tieThere is no hitting the divideI cry at the joke explainedOh but if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had known, I would have never believedI never smoked my chainWhoever measures the crestOh they can have my broken chestIt’s a staring contestIn a hall of mirrorsI swear tears, but I don’t ever cryOh, if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had known, I would have never believedI never knelt at the newsA pair of perish in the pewsI climb back into the yolkIt always ends in a tieThere is no hitting the divideI cry at the joke explainedOh if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had known, I would have never believedI would have never believedI would have never believed You SatelliteSomehowSatelliteCan’t lightIt’s so redI'm out of the haloSatelliteCould change change any failure?Well how longSomeone can change itIf I’d have knownSometimes I’ve been hating latelyWhat I don’t knowGonna bleed it awayReuniteIn dynamiteCatch it all and reigniteDynamiteOh how highWon’t move by the maybeIt’s okYou can’t singWhat you can’t give awayYou’ve come all this wayAnd I hold your handI became a coward while I was waitingI, I won’t live any, what you can’t give it awayI, I won’t miss anyone, and I’m given awayDon’t won’t go, and I don’t want to staySatelliteYou satelliteYou satellite Taste The CeilingI was only askingFor a moment of the truthI can’t fight the feelingWhen I’m hanging out with youWhy do I forgive you?Because I get confusedI could never leave behindThe part of me that you refuseI was on the ceilingI could almost feel the sunTried the words in sequenceBut that’s never how it’s doneWhy do all disastersCreep so slowly into view?I was only after a friend to follow throughI couldn’t loseI know why you don’t’ really know meI don’t think you can call it homeAll alone, I couldn’t taste another thingI was on the ceilingAnd I swore it might be trueI could fight the feelingBut not quite as well as youI don’t know, won’t you come and show meI don’t think it’s what you did beforeAll alone, I could take a kiss like you. Pickled GingerAlone in the zone of the sadNo one gives a zig to the zagI never let you rideI’ll never bet you don’t knowSome like this in the nightI’ll never let it showKnow when I’m towing the dragWhen no one gives a zig to the zagOhI might have let you rideI’m sad to let you goI can’t remember the nightI know what I never knowNo one tells me how to behaveI’m old and I’m going to graveNo one tells me how to be savedI go until I go to my graveI never let you rideI’ll never bet you don’t knowSome like this in the nightI’ll never let it showI’ll never let it rideYou’ll never guess who’s belowSome like this in the nightI’ll never let it show Where Do I BeginAlright, at least you criedA point of pride has turned intoWhat was we where me meets youFrom where we end to where do I beginWe’re so alone we’re never aloneForever in debt to the stomach I getWhere things can’t be known, our paths overgrownFrom where we end to where do I beginWhy can’t we tell when we’re in hell?Why can’t I say something to make you well?When things can’t be seen, confined within a dreamFrom where we end to where do I beginFrom what was left behind to you my friendI won’t ever, ever, ever fall apart like that againFrom where we are to where do I begin Cold SlopeSo-so and you don’t really careSat alone and you’re there all daySome say they’re never really thereAlthough we still take up spaceI know, I know, and you know that I know it’s a power playI won’t recognize youI won’t recognized youAnymoreSo-so and you don’t really careSat alone and you’re there all daySome would say you’re never really thereAlthough we still take up spaceI know I know and you know that I know that it’s a power playWhen I won’t atoneTake some wipe out wickedEntrees over chant-laced faithI’m on cold slopeWrecking downWhere’s our receiver?Oh look on the phoneYou can say what youOr I’ll say what you wantWhy turn the tape on the tape when weak wallsSome in the stoneI have the key in the photo weak wallsYou can say what you wantBut you don’t know what you wantI’ll say what you wantI, I’ll sayAll I will sayI won’t recognize youI won’t recognize youAnymore King of YouWave after waveWishes unspokenTalks like blowtorchPalms are unfrozenWho said it’s easyLanguage is losingI swallow the steamAnd claim to be stupidNails on the thresholdMove free, don’t make me the king of youPastors appointed On the horizonFire of the flame Burning the gardenSmiling on the thresholdMove free, don’t make me the king of youWell I soldier for you frightenedClimb in, don’t make me the king of youWave after wishesMy own companionTalks to the frost, but Who will cheer the champion? MagnetizeOrchestrate the shallow pink refrigerator droneCarrying the shadows almost upEveryone wastes my timeMoment that you thought would murder motions you to wakeEvery apprehension alien ache upEveryone wastes my timeEverybody goes I, I know theyI sleep underneathA picture that I keep of you next to meI realize we’re magnetizedOrchestrate the shallow pink refrigerator droneCarrying the shadows upEveryone wastes my timeI sleep underneathA picture that I keep of you next to meI realize we’re magnetizedI realize we’re magnetizedRealize we’re magnetizedRealize we’re magnetizedJust wanted to thank you so much for your efforts here. After a few listens, more & more lyrics come through, but this makes an aspect of engaging with the song that I adore, a much easier task. Way to go Brother Kyle! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kyle Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thanks Linclink! Looks like the real-deal has arrived: http://wilcoworld.net/#!/music/star-wars/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alien Ache Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Thanks Linclink! Looks like the real-deal has arrived: http://wilcoworld.net/#!/music/star-wars/ Awesome. Now we know what they are. Anybody want to take a stab at what they mean? These are some of the most inscrutible Wilco lyrics... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
linclink Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Now you can sing along live! Wilco's "Star Wars" LIVE!!! Right after Wilco released their new album, "Star Wars", for free, they headlined the Pitchfork Music Festival in their hometown of Chicago & opened the show by playing the whole new album, start to finish. Someone uploaded their Pitchfork Fest (July 17th) performance of the complete new album...Enjoy!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt8F1F1mVpgAnd for anyone that hasn't gotten this already, here is the download of the full Pitchfork performance: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wby5udgdbe7n923/Wilco%20-%202015-07-17%20Pitchfork%20Music%20Festival%20%5B1080p%5D.mkv?dl=0 and the complete audio: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kubfj9ucbri6gqy/AACUkz5GiRPvjNz4EG2A8xg9a?dl=0Complete Lyrics to "Star Wars": http://wilcoworld.net/#!/music/star-wars/1) "EKG" by Jeff TweedyInstrumental2) "More" by Jeff TweedyAh a shallow tribe is bornAh kid counterpartNah he hollowed out his heartAh oh now he wantsMore than we haveMore than there isMore than we haveMore that there isMore than existsAh sewer watch was shownAh only 10 episodesAh it's everything I feelAh in a mask of mirrorsMore than I haveMore than there isMore than I haveMore than I can giveMore than I haveMore than there isMore than I haveMore that there isMore that exists3) "Random Name Generator" by Jeff TweedyCom'on listen to the weed whistle wayI belong to the stars in the dayI ran away eternal instigatorI was coldI remember the Milky Way why I belong to the stars in the skyRandom name generator (x4) You don't know me cold as nightSomebody hold me in the diamond lightNarrator Mr. narratorI want to name every new born childA miracle only ever grows wildInvisibleInstigatorRandom name generatorI kind of like it when I make you cryA miracle only once in a whileRandom name random name generatorI change my name every once in a whileA miracle every once in a whileI createI am the flame, a flame creator Random name generator Com'on cuff me to the weed whistle whineIf I miss your breeze will you miss mineI kind of like it when I make you cryA miracle every once in a whileCom'on cuff me to the weed whistle whine I think I miss my family fine 4) "The Joke Explained" by Jeff TweedyI never held your gazeI never know my placeI stare at the eyes staring at my face It always ends in a tieThere is no knitting the divideI cry at the joke explainedAh but if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had knownI would have never believedI never smoked my chainWhoever measures the crestAh they can have my broken chestIt's a staring contest, in a hall of mirrors I sweat tears but I don't ever cryAh but if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had knownI would have never believedI never knelt at the newsMy parrot perished in the pews I climb back into the yolkIt always ends in a tieThere is no knitting the divideI cry at the joke explainedAh if I had knownIf I had knownIf I had knownI would have never believed (x3)5) "You Satellite" by Jeff Tweedy, Glenn Kotche and Nels ClineSomehowA satelliteCan of lightLooks so redUnbottle the haloA satelliteCan chains change any failure when all alongSomeone can change itFollow onSometimes I don't hate it latelyWhat I don't know I'm gonna bleed it awayReuniteThe dynamiteCatch it all and reuniteDynamite how highI'm more moved by the maybe, it's okYou can't sing what you can't give awayI've come all this way to hold your handI became a calendar while I was waitingI - I won't live any what you can't give it awayI - I won't miss any what I'm giving awayDon't want to go and I don't want to stayYou satellite (x3)6) "Taste The Ceiling" by by Jeff Tweedy and Scott McCaugheyI was only asking for a moment of the truthI can't fight the feeling when I'm hanging out with you Why do I forgive youBecause I get confusedI could never leave behind the part of me that you refuseOohI was on the ceiling I could almost feel the sunTry the words in sequence but that's never how it's done Why do our disasters creep so slowly into viewI was only after a friend to follow throughI couldn't loseI know why you don't really know me I don't think you can call it homeAll alone I couldn't taste another thingI was on the ceiling and I swore it might be trueI could fight the feeling but not quite as well as youI don't know won't you come and show me I don't think it's what you did beforeAll alone I couldn't take a case like you7) "Pickled Ginger" by Jeff TweedyAlone in the zone of the sadWhere no one gives a zig to the zagI'll never let you rotI'll never bet you don't knowSome might glisten the knotI'll never let it showI know when I'm towing the dragWhere no one gives a zig to the zagI might have to let you rotI'm sad to let you goI can't remember the nightI know what I'll never knowNo one tells me how to behaveI'm mowing and I'm growing the graveNo one tells me how to be savedI'll know till I go to my graveI'll never let you rotI'll never bet you don't knowSome might glisten the knotI'll never let it showI'll going to let it rotYou'll never guess what's belowSome might glisten the knotI'll never let it show8) "Where Do I Begin" by Jeff TweedyAlright at least you criedA point of pride has torn in twoWhat was we where we meets youFrom where we end to where do I beginWe're so aloneWe're never aloneForever in debt to the stomach I getWhen things can't be knownOur paths overgrownFrom where we end to where do I beginWhy can't we tell when we're in hellWhy can't I say something to make you wellWhen things can't be seen confined within the dreamFrom where we end to where do I beginFrom what was left behind to you're my friendI won't ever ever ever fall apart like that againFrom where we are to where do I begin9) "Cold Slope" by Jeff TweedySo so and you don't really careStand alone and you're there all daySome would say you're never really there although you still take up spaceI know I know and you know that I know it's a power playI won't recognize youI won't recognize you any moreSo so and you don't really careStand alone and you're there all daySome would say you're never really there although you still take up spaceI know I know and you know that I know it's a power playAnd I won't atone take some wild bile wicked entrees over chant lace fadeI'm on a cold slope raking downWhere is our receiverLook on the phoneYou can say what you want or I'll say what you wantWhy turn the tape, undertake a weak wallSummon the stoneI advocate aiming for the weak wallSummon the stoneYou can say what you want but you don't know what you wantI'll say what you wantNow I will say all I will sayI won't recognize youI won't recognize you any more10) "King Of You" by Jeff TweedyWave after wave wishes unspokenTalks like a blowtorchPalms out and frozenWho said it's easy language is losingI swallow the steam and claim to be stupidNails on the thresholdMoon free don't make me the king of youPast is a point behind the horizonBottom of the flameBurning the gardenSmiling on the thresholdMoon free don't make me the king of youWell I'm a soldier for you frightened climbingDon't make me the king of youWave after wishes my boon companionTalks to the frost but who will cheer the champion11) "Magnetized" by Jeff Tweedy and Mikael JorgensenOrchestrate the shallow pink refrigerator droneCarried in the shadows almost boneEveryone wastes my timeThe moment that you thought would murder motions you waitEvery apprehension alien ache ahhEveryone wastes my timeEverybody goes I'mI'm lonelyI sleep underneath a picture that I keep of you next to meI realize we're magnetizedI realize we're magnetizedI realize we're magnetizedI realize we're magnetized Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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