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Do you think that the vast majority of songs mean anything at all? Sometimes you hear a song that is quite obviously full of symbolism. And a lot of the time, songs are utterly vacuous. However, in the middle is a group of songs that sound symbolic, but may or may not be. Take, for example, “Above” by Finger Eleven:

We are strong, but we’re dumb

We look above, we loook above

To me, this seems like a statement about religion — you know, something to the effect of, here we are, we’re an amazing species, but for some reason, we feel this unneccessary need for the supernatural to control our lives.

Last night, Mike and I were discussing “Yellow Taxi” by the Counting Crows. It seems symbolic, but it’s unclear what it’s symbolic about. In the end, Mike decided it was about a guy who was so caught up in trying to save the environment that his girlfriend left him. That might be it.

I’ve got to get back to work. I will see most of you later. Remind me to buy a spindle of CDs tomorrow.