A Comet Appears
Shins
Shins
SHINS
- A Comet Appears LyricsOne hand on this wily comet,
Take a drink just to give me some weight,
Some uber-man I'd make,
I'm barely a vapor
They shone a chlorine light on,
A host of individual sins,
Let's carve my aging face off,
Fetch us a knife,
Start with my eyes,
Down so the lines,
Form a grimacing smile,
Close your eyes to corral a virtue,
Is this fooling anyone else?
Never worked so long and hard,
To cement a failure,
We can blow on our thumbs and posture,
But the lonely is such delicate things,
The wind from a wasp could blow them,
Into the sea,
With stones on their feet,
Lost to the light and the loving we need,
Still to come,
The worst part and you know it,
There is a numbness,
In your heart and it's growing,
With burnt sage and a forest of bygones,
I click my heels,
Get the devils in line,
A list of things I could lay the blame on,
Might give me a way out,
But with each turn,
It's this front and center,
Like a dart stuck square in your eye,
Every post you can hitch your faith on,
Is a pie in the sky,
Chock full of lies,
A tool we devise,
To make sinking stones fly,
And still to come,
The worst part and you know it,
There is a numbness,
In your heart and it's growing.
Take a drink just to give me some weight,
Some uber-man I'd make,
I'm barely a vapor
They shone a chlorine light on,
A host of individual sins,
Let's carve my aging face off,
Fetch us a knife,
Start with my eyes,
Down so the lines,
Form a grimacing smile,
Close your eyes to corral a virtue,
Is this fooling anyone else?
Never worked so long and hard,
To cement a failure,
We can blow on our thumbs and posture,
But the lonely is such delicate things,
The wind from a wasp could blow them,
Into the sea,
With stones on their feet,
Lost to the light and the loving we need,
The worst part and you know it,
There is a numbness,
In your heart and it's growing,
With burnt sage and a forest of bygones,
I click my heels,
Get the devils in line,
A list of things I could lay the blame on,
Might give me a way out,
But with each turn,
It's this front and center,
Like a dart stuck square in your eye,
Every post you can hitch your faith on,
Is a pie in the sky,
Chock full of lies,
A tool we devise,
To make sinking stones fly,
And still to come,
The worst part and you know it,
There is a numbness,
In your heart and it's growing.
Facts about A Comet Appears
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A Comet Appears is written by James Russell Mercer.
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It is first released on January 23, 2007 as part of Shins's album "Wincing the Night Away" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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When it comes to the meaning of the lyrics, the Shins' 'A Comet Appears' is a profound exploration of human condition that presents existential dread and the fight against personal numbness through powerful images like 'a dart stuck square in your eye' to express the unavoidable character of one's suffering and disillusionment. The lyrics of a comet appears mainly point to angst, love lost, despair, meditation, and loneliness. Simultaneously, it underlines the role of existential despair, meaning-searching, vulnerability of the isolated, mistreatment, and disillusionment. The lyrics embrace such heavy subjects like despair, failure, and emotional numbness, which are definitely for the mature ones only. Another thing is that there are somewhat implicit references to cutting and self-harming ('Let's carve my aging face off, Fetch us a knife') which could be considered a reason to put stronger warnings for the younger audience.
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A Comet Appears falls under the genre Alternative.
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A Comet Appears song length is 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
Who wrote A Comet Appears lyrics?
A Comet Appears is written by James Russell Mercer.
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When was A Comet Appears released?
It is first released on January 23, 2007 as part of Shins's album "Wincing the Night Away" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind A Comet Appears lyrics?
When it comes to the meaning of the lyrics, the Shins' 'A Comet Appears' is a profound exploration of human condition that presents existential dread and the fight against personal numbness through powerful images like 'a dart stuck square in your eye' to express the unavoidable character of one's suffering and disillusionment. The lyrics of a comet appears mainly point to angst, love lost, despair, meditation, and loneliness. Simultaneously, it underlines the role of existential despair, meaning-searching, vulnerability of the isolated, mistreatment, and disillusionment. The lyrics embrace such heavy subjects like despair, failure, and emotional numbness, which are definitely for the mature ones only. Another thing is that there are somewhat implicit references to cutting and self-harming ('Let's carve my aging face off, Fetch us a knife') which could be considered a reason to put stronger warnings for the younger audience.
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Which genre is A Comet Appears?
A Comet Appears falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song A Comet Appears?
A Comet Appears song length is 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): James Russell Mercer
Record Label(s): 2007 Sub Pop Records
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