tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post529045397111182138..comments2024-03-11T22:54:06.514+00:00Comments on Wordsmithing: WRITING ADVICE - LEARN FROM LYRICS Elbow - 'Lippy Kids'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-34729252377462379482017-11-15T18:28:39.345+00:002017-11-15T18:28:39.345+00:00I think the lyrics go from an older gentleman watc...I think the lyrics go from an older gentleman watching a group of boys on the corner (and the chorus "build a rocket, boys!"), which results in the man reminiscing about the first summer (one long June) he stopped playing like a kid (came down from the trees) and fell in love with a girl (freshly painted angle / hour-long hungry kisses).<br /><br />The most brilliant part is that the lyrics repeat in their entirely almost exactly, except changing ONE WORD takes the reminiscing from the deep past (nobody *knew* me at home anymore) to the man actually feeling that special time (nobody *knows* me at home anymore).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-58586434163302960342011-05-11T10:41:40.870+01:002011-05-11T10:41:40.870+01:00Hehehe I love the lyrics. My advice is that they s...Hehehe I love the lyrics. My advice is that they should enjoy it and stop wishing to grow up. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-34344195637756938062011-05-10T15:51:36.400+01:002011-05-10T15:51:36.400+01:00Hi Jennifer
The striking matches lyric is a great ...Hi Jennifer<br />The striking matches lyric is a great one - the fast and furious brightness of youth :)<br />Chasing every kind of dream cannot start too young.<br /><br />Hi Angela<br />I think he is linking the thought of childish play (adventurous and literally climbing the trees) being played off against the idea of maturing to the point of evolution to a semi-wild thing.<br /><br />Hi Jamara<br />Enjoy life is great advice. Clawing back is easier when so little time has passed. But I think you are right to say that it is never too late to learn :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-45454957334332888622011-05-10T14:52:55.124+01:002011-05-10T14:52:55.124+01:00I always told my son 'Enjoy life, but keep one...I always told my son 'Enjoy life, but keep one eye on the future'. Only now he keeps telling me 'I wish I had tried hard when I was at school'.<br />Bless him, he's only 23 yrs, but they never listen until it's too late. At least he's still young enough to try hard now.Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-2222092687752777862011-05-10T14:27:12.780+01:002011-05-10T14:27:12.780+01:00I thought that perhaps when he talked about June a...I thought that perhaps when he talked about June and coming down from the tree it was later in life than the boys gathered on corners like crows, partly because the harmony texture changed there. <br /><br />But I like your interpretation of the lyrics.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-3818823172530512422011-05-10T13:24:10.107+01:002011-05-10T13:24:10.107+01:00You're right about the detailed lyrics in this...You're right about the detailed lyrics in this one. I've always loved a line from another song on this subject "Striking matches just to watch them burn." It so captures that sense of youth, hanging out with nothing to do.<br /><br />I'd also tell those lippy kids not to wait until they're in their twenties to chase their dreams...by then there are too many other peers who've already caught the good ones.Jennifer Hoffinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.com