Red Mosquito

Hatfield wrote:I am enjoying Earthling more now than ever.

Ed's vocals are my favorite since No Code.

you originally didnt care for it, right?

Another I listened to this morning again on the way in to work. I am still of the mind that Invincible, The Dark, and Mrs. Mills are my favorite by a long margin. Nearly every song is very good though. The Haves works in the album context and with the explanation Ed gave for its origins.

do folks have a favorite lyric?

stip wrote:do folks have a favorite lyric?

"No one's born to feel like they are owned" is a pretty good lyric, especially in context -- it's perfectly placed and unexpected in all the right ways.

Mine is probably still "“We got the density of our beings, the unbearable weight, the unbearable light, the unbearable weight, lets lift it up.” - that's the kind of declarative statement of intent and purpose Eddie does so well.

Kevin Davis wrote:

stip wrote:do folks have a favorite lyric?

"No one's born to feel like they are owned" is a pretty good lyric, especially in context -- it's perfectly placed and unexpected in all the right ways.

that is a really good lyric, for the reasons you just said

stip wrote:do folks have a favorite lyric?

the humanity, the calamity
the spilling blood, the gravity
we got the heavens, we got the Earth
and in between we got big surf

I get choked up every time I hear this bit.

stip wrote:Mine is probably still "“We got the density of our beings, the unbearable weight, the unbearable light, the unbearable weight, lets lift it up.” - that's the kind of declarative statement of intent and purpose Eddie does so well.

this (really all of Invincible) is so damn cathartic, which is why it especially works in pandemic era 2022.

I haven't really felt many lyrics grab me in a big way, but I do enjoy the second verse of the Dark a lot. Mrs. Mills is also pretty good, and a bit outside of Eddie's typical lane when it comes to lyrics.

What’s been listed.

Also, I find the whole lyrical end of Brother the Cloud really effective. Specifically, the way it uses the toolkit of a cathartic Pearl Jam song to deliver a plea to the listener for some measure of that same emotional relief. A direct request, with no hope of payoff, for the healing sanctuary that he always ambitions to provide you.

And I would not wish upon you,
but should you ever leave this earth
before me (I doubt this highly),
do for me what I'd do for you

digster wrote:I haven't really felt many lyrics grab me in a big way, but I do enjoy the second verse of the Dark a lot. Mrs. Mills is also pretty good, and a bit outside of Eddie's typical lane when it comes to lyrics.

"I should be lost in your eyes"

I get choked up every fucking time.

I don't know what my favourite is but there's a lot of deceptively intelligent pop-rock lyrics here:

"you are light, you are principle"

"our shared light, indivisible"

and the way "you got a light?" is such a dry, self-aware pull down to earth just in case you were thinking you'd just heard a Coldplay song

also:

"these nights with the sky still full of stars,
oh, I'm gonna find you in the dark"

"still" is doing a lot of work here; it's like, as long as there is still light in the sky, there is hope, we'll get you through this

On a record with a lot of super enjoyable sounds, melodies and lyrics, I've decided that my favorite portion of the whole thing is the buildup to Invincible with all the Echo Victors and Wilcos and whatnot. Playful, knowing, inspirational - perfect table-setting.

guitar_davey wrote:

stip wrote:do folks have a favorite lyric?

the humanity, the calamity
the spilling blood, the gravity
we got the heavens, we got the Earth
and in between we got big surf

I get choked up every time I hear this bit.

I'd just add, "the only rule is to keep your cool".

This line has been a great reminder in my work (behavior education high school teacher), in my time with my own kids and wife. Like a mindfulness bell.

Strat wrote:

digster wrote:I haven't really felt many lyrics grab me in a big way, but I do enjoy the second verse of the Dark a lot. Mrs. Mills is also pretty good, and a bit outside of Eddie's typical lane when it comes to lyrics.

"I should be lost in your eyes"

I get choked up every fucking time.

The dark works super well from start to finish - love the chorus especially for the reasons Ms Harmless said

guitar_davey wrote:

stip wrote:do folks have a favorite lyric?

the humanity, the calamity
the spilling blood, the gravity
we got the heavens, we got the Earth
and in between we got big surf

I get choked up every time I hear this bit.

i love this one too.

McParadigm wrote:What’s been listed.

Also, I find the whole lyrical end of Brother the Cloud really effective. Specifically, the way it uses the toolkit of a cathartic Pearl Jam song to deliver a plea to the listener for some measure of that same emotional relief. A direct request, with no hope of payoff, for the healing sanctuary that he always ambitions to provide you.

And I would not wish upon you,
but should you ever leave this earth
before me (I doubt this highly),
do for me what I'd do for you

This, plus the wailing "What are friends for?"

The whole outro is a perfect "other side of the coin" to the mature, composed nature of Comes Then Goes.

Ms Harmless wrote:I don't know what my favourite is but there's a lot of deceptively intelligent pop-rock lyrics here:

"you are light, you are principle"

"our shared light, indivisible"

and the way "you got a light?" is such a dry, self-aware pull down to earth just in case you were thinking you'd just heard a Coldplay song

also:

"these nights with the sky still full of stars,
oh, I'm gonna find you in the dark"

"still" is doing a lot of work here; it's like, as long as there is still light in the sky, there is hope, we'll get you through this

Invincible and The Dark are two of my favorite songs in a long long time.

PHATJ wrote:Invincible and The Dark are two of my favorite songs in a long long time.

I was just thinking if these were the singles they could have been pretty big hits.