I love writing short songs like this. Short in that I didn't write much for it.
This song means nothing, really. A nonsense song like the kind found on They Might Be Giants' first album. Words that go together for the sake of words going together.
I love the mix of acoustic and electric in this song. Overall, a good closing of the EP, I think so.
lyrics
I drove it deep into chests
I drove my points back home
They called back in response
"Bring your points back home,
We're not done with them yet"
CHORUS
I'm just riding breaks
Down your steep hills
I'm just riding breaks
Just for the cheap thrills
The bass guitarist went home
Kicking a can all the way
The lead guitarist followed
Neither of them came back
To work the next day
CHORUS
What would I have to do without you?
credits
from Birdstain-EP,
released February 17, 2011
AL- guitars, bass, drum loops, additional percussion, microKORG
Phil makes sometimes quiet, sometimes ear shattering, always pretty and dense records and this one is no different. As big as all outdoors and as small as a small wooden shack, as to be expected. al Riggs
Dance to this all night and then the morning and then the afternoon until your legs turn to noodles or the landlord starts a-knocking on your floor/their ceiling with a broom. Whichever happens first. al Riggs
Landlady live is a force of nature, on record they are just as gorgeous and anxious as they are in the Flesh World. More Nervous Energy for those who like tremendous drumming and proper earworms. al Riggs
The wonderfully understated folk songs on the new EP from Emma Geiger recall the best of The Softies and early Mary Lou Lord. Bandcamp New & Notable May 9, 2022