Know Your Onion!
Shins
Shins
SHINS
- Know Your Onion! LyricsShut out, pimpled and angry.
I quietly tied all my guts into knots.
Gave up on trying to make them,
I figured it'd take them too long to look up and besides...
It was undeniably clear to me i don't know why
When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters
I knew what worthless dregs we've always been.
Lucked out and found my favorite records
Lying in wait at the birmingham mall.
The songs that i heard,
The occasional book
Were the only fun i ever took.
And i got on with making myself.
The trick is just making yourself.
But when they're parking their cars on your chest
You've still got a view of the summer sky
To make it hurt twice when your restless body
Caves to its whims
And suddenly struggles to take flight...
Three thousand miles north east
I left all my friends at the morning bus stop shaking their heads.
"what kind of life you dream of? you're allergic to love."
Yes i know but i must say in my own defense
It's been undeniably dear to me, i don't know why
When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters
I knew the worthless dregs we are,
The selfless, loving saints we are,
The melting, sliding dice we've always been.
I quietly tied all my guts into knots.
Gave up on trying to make them,
I figured it'd take them too long to look up and besides...
It was undeniably clear to me i don't know why
When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters
I knew what worthless dregs we've always been.
Lucked out and found my favorite records
Lying in wait at the birmingham mall.
The songs that i heard,
The occasional book
Were the only fun i ever took.
And i got on with making myself.
The trick is just making yourself.
But when they're parking their cars on your chest
To make it hurt twice when your restless body
Caves to its whims
And suddenly struggles to take flight...
Three thousand miles north east
I left all my friends at the morning bus stop shaking their heads.
"what kind of life you dream of? you're allergic to love."
Yes i know but i must say in my own defense
It's been undeniably dear to me, i don't know why
When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters
I knew the worthless dregs we are,
The selfless, loving saints we are,
The melting, sliding dice we've always been.
Facts about Know Your Onion!
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Know Your Onion! is written by James Russell Mercer.
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It is first released on June 19, 2001 as part of Shins's album "Oh, Inverted World" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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When we examine its symbolic meaning, the Shins song 'Know Your Onion!' uses parking their cars on your chest and melting sliding dice as metaphors to show how people carry emotional weight and how life and personal identity remain beyond their control. The lyrics of Know your onion! focus on four main themes which include personal reflection and feeling and experiencing loneliness and nostalgic feelings. The song shows how self-isolation leads to people losing their sense of self while art and music provide a way to escape existential battles and create new identities through processes of departure. The lyrics contain adult themes which include self-doubt and social withdrawal and a dark outlook about life that might overwhelm younger listeners. The material includes personal issues which create a sense of alienation that only older viewers can understand.
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Know Your Onion! falls under the genre Alternative.
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Know Your Onion! song length is 2 minutes and 29 seconds.
Who wrote Know Your Onion! lyrics?
Know Your Onion! is written by James Russell Mercer.
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When was Know Your Onion! released?
It is first released on June 19, 2001 as part of Shins's album "Oh, Inverted World" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Know Your Onion! lyrics?
When we examine its symbolic meaning, the Shins song 'Know Your Onion!' uses parking their cars on your chest and melting sliding dice as metaphors to show how people carry emotional weight and how life and personal identity remain beyond their control. The lyrics of Know your onion! focus on four main themes which include personal reflection and feeling and experiencing loneliness and nostalgic feelings. The song shows how self-isolation leads to people losing their sense of self while art and music provide a way to escape existential battles and create new identities through processes of departure. The lyrics contain adult themes which include self-doubt and social withdrawal and a dark outlook about life that might overwhelm younger listeners. The material includes personal issues which create a sense of alienation that only older viewers can understand.
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Which genre is Know Your Onion!?
Know Your Onion! falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song Know Your Onion!?
Know Your Onion! song length is 2 minutes and 29 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): James Russell Mercer
Record Label(s): 2001 Sub Pop
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