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Andrew Bird Way Out West Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 6.67/10 [3 votes]Album: The Swimming Hour / Original Release Date: 2001-04-03Genre: AlternativeSong Duration: 4 min 06 sec
ANDREW BIRD
- Way Out West LyricsElder Green is dead and gone
Lost his way going to town
Don't know who he is or what he's done
But it sure sounds sweet rolling off the tongue
Yeah it sure sounds sweet rolling off the tongue
If I was in an old hotel
That happened to be on fire
Maybe I'd jump or
Maybe I'd reconsider
Then I'd climb a little higher
Like an oily rag
In a dusty corner
Like a box of matches near an open flame
I'd jump 18 stories from a burning fire
Sooner than I'd face this world of shame
Yeah I'd skip this town and
Jump a westbound train
Take these fingerlings from my fingers
Spoken with your breath
With white-washed eyes
And flies that linger
Seems rather forlorn and bereft
I said where you goin' with that sack on your shoulder Willie
As if I couldn't have guessed
He says I'm gonna get the hell
Out of Slag Valley and take a little stroll way out west
If I was in an old hotel
That happened to be on fire
Maybe I'd jump or
Maybe I'd reconsider
Then I'd climb a little higher
Like an oily rag
In a dusty corner
Like a box of matches near an open flame
I'd get so far away
From that old matchbox hotel
Man I'd skip this town and
Jump a westbound train
Anything to get away from this shame
Take these fingerlings from my fingers
Spoken with your breath
With white-washed eyes
And flies that linger
Seems rather forlorn and bereft
I said where you goin' with that sack on your shoulder Willie
As if I couldn't have guessed
He says I'm gonna get the hell
Out of Slag Valley and take a little stroll way out west
Lost his way going to town
Don't know who he is or what he's done
But it sure sounds sweet rolling off the tongue
Yeah it sure sounds sweet rolling off the tongue
If I was in an old hotel
That happened to be on fire
Maybe I'd jump or
Maybe I'd reconsider
Then I'd climb a little higher
Like an oily rag
In a dusty corner
Like a box of matches near an open flame
I'd jump 18 stories from a burning fire
Sooner than I'd face this world of shame
Yeah I'd skip this town and
Jump a westbound train
Take these fingerlings from my fingers
Spoken with your breath
With white-washed eyes
And flies that linger
Seems rather forlorn and bereft
I said where you goin' with that sack on your shoulder Willie
As if I couldn't have guessed
Out of Slag Valley and take a little stroll way out west
If I was in an old hotel
That happened to be on fire
Maybe I'd jump or
Maybe I'd reconsider
Then I'd climb a little higher
Like an oily rag
In a dusty corner
Like a box of matches near an open flame
I'd get so far away
From that old matchbox hotel
Man I'd skip this town and
Jump a westbound train
Anything to get away from this shame
Take these fingerlings from my fingers
Spoken with your breath
With white-washed eyes
And flies that linger
Seems rather forlorn and bereft
I said where you goin' with that sack on your shoulder Willie
As if I couldn't have guessed
He says I'm gonna get the hell
Out of Slag Valley and take a little stroll way out west
Facts about Way Out West
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Way Out West is written by Andrew Wegman Bird.
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It is first released on April 03, 2001 as part of Andrew Bird's album "The Swimming Hour" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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When we think about what all of this might truly mean, the song 'Way Out West' by Andrew Bird tells a story of escapism and the desire to leave behind a world filled with shame and sorrow. The lyrics use metaphors like jumping from a burning building and taking a westbound train to symbolize the longing to escape the hardships and burdens of life, seeking solace and freedom in a distant place. The Way Out West lyrics mainly express the emotions of anxiety and hopelessness and self-examination and being alone and the ability to choose one's own path. The song uses escape and freedom as central themes while it shows despair and shame and grief and yearning for lost things. The lyrics contain some mature themes and language that may not be suitable for younger children, such as references to shame and a desire to escape a difficult situation. The visual content does not contain explicit material or strong language that would require a rating increase.
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Way Out West falls under the genre Alternative.
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Way Out West song length is 4 minutes and 06 seconds.
Who wrote Way Out West lyrics?
Way Out West is written by Andrew Wegman Bird.
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When was Way Out West released?
It is first released on April 03, 2001 as part of Andrew Bird's album "The Swimming Hour" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Way Out West lyrics?
When we think about what all of this might truly mean, the song 'Way Out West' by Andrew Bird tells a story of escapism and the desire to leave behind a world filled with shame and sorrow. The lyrics use metaphors like jumping from a burning building and taking a westbound train to symbolize the longing to escape the hardships and burdens of life, seeking solace and freedom in a distant place. The Way Out West lyrics mainly express the emotions of anxiety and hopelessness and self-examination and being alone and the ability to choose one's own path. The song uses escape and freedom as central themes while it shows despair and shame and grief and yearning for lost things. The lyrics contain some mature themes and language that may not be suitable for younger children, such as references to shame and a desire to escape a difficult situation. The visual content does not contain explicit material or strong language that would require a rating increase.
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Which genre is Way Out West?
Way Out West falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song Way Out West?
Way Out West song length is 4 minutes and 06 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Andrew Wegman Bird
Record Label(s): 2001 Rykodisc, manufactured & marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
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