Blue Jeans
by @bootlegger
NSFWLiner Notes
#folk #indie #alternative #rock
I like this one quite a bit. It's fun to play.
Lyrics
i am blue jeans the color of fading thread washed too many times but maybe not washed enough i collect the grime dust invades my lungs i am delicate i feel everything i am desperate to be content just give me the sun but not too much or i’ll melt
I am underwear Not new and wearing thin The cracks of age On my face Like a talisman Faking wisdom Like a fortune cookie slip Take my advice at your own peril And a heaping grain of salt But any problems that you have I'll wear them on my back mmmm i can’t help it
oh that’s what you meant when you said it couldn’t last you were listening to everyone but yourself again
i am flip flops and your foot keeps falling out in the middle of the night it’s 2 AM, you are downtown looking for a place to crash it’s been a fuckin day one for the record books David Lynch died your brain is fried you’re hungry and you’re drunk i’m just trying to keep up i’ll give you blisters but it was an accident
oh that’s what you meant when you said it couldn’t last you were listening to everyone but yourself again
Comments
Lots of meaning to the lyrics. Are they actually about clothes? Deciphering is part of the fun and the fact that they could be depending on the listener is the cherry on top. Very well performed. Brought a smile to my face!
now i have an idea of what it must be like if your clothes talk to you. i wonder if mine would be so ful of complaints. i think i would be so sympathetic to their plight that i would join a nudist colony. unusual idea for a song and quite enlightening
This was very good. Your lyrics are so engaging and tell an interesting story. Loved the full rocking outro. Excellent playing and production.
I really liked the guitar work here and the slow then dramatic build! I was really reminded of some Okkerville River songs for some reason. Nice.
Love this, so original and unusual and the big finish blows the cobwebs out!
Really original premise for the words. And performed with great authority. Nice job.
Super creative. Love the conceit of being various clothing items. Beautifully played and sung too!
This is subtly heartwrenching, wow. The lyrics to the chorus really hit me hard.
Oh, man, am I blue jeans, too? I can really relate to these lyrics (and also want to write about Lynch this FAWM).
Really great song! Love that picking.
I love that guitar part, wow, this is so well-constructed. This song feels nice and worn and familiar, much like the articles of clothing you describe. And fun big ending!
Ooh, loud ending, nice. I like the structure of "I am [article of clothing]" followed by twisting metaphors mixed with detours. It's like Springsteen's "The Wrestler" for indie music. And, as requested in the song, I will not be taking any advice from underwear, haha
Wonderful tune, fantastic songwriting! I enjoyed this song so much. The background ethereal “pad” sounds are extremely cool…
woohoo! Such an awesome song, and the full band effect at the end is just phenomenal, too.
Caught this on the recommended songs forum thread, and I can see why. This is just perfect. Such a cool piece of writing, just abstract enough to spark some imagination while remaining concrete enough to be accessible. I absolutely love the production too. The quiet ambient noise in the background during the instrumental intro give it a great dreamy atmosphere, and that guitar is absolutely pristine. You articulate the lyrics so well, and your voice has a great timbre - textured and just a little weary (in a good way) sounding, like well-worn denim.
This is great. I would buy it without hesitation. Probably favorite FAWM song so far.
(And I typed that before the final chorus and outro, which took things to yet another level.)
That guitar sounds great, what a nice, intricate part. "A heaping grain of salt" ! Love it. The "oh that's what you meant" section is absolutely lovely, and the contrast between that and the verse section is a beautiful. The David Lynch line is bang on. Big rock ending is a great choice, but the na na nas after the lyrics end is absolutely inspired. If most songs ended this way I wouldn't be sorry.