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Post by torethatbridgeout on Jan 22, 2004 18:01:09 GMT -5
Instead of believing lyrics pages that only copy each other's mistakes, just stop and think about the lyrics for more than a few seconds. "Gassed the casket" doesn't make any sense. "Gassed up casket" does, particularly when heard in context. It's all pretty obvious, isn't it? "Gassed up casket...at least the thing still runs...9 to 5 bullshit...round the corner, give it some gas..." = car. The casket reference means that the "9 to 5 bullshit" is suicide ("suicide [side] you're on"). Then later, when the world class fad hits the bigtime the "gassed up casket" becomes a plane: "At least the thing still flies." In my world, and apparently in that of 100% of the slutty lyrics pages, "gassed the casket" means: to have put gas in a car. It fits your rigor-ous analysis of the lyrics fine. I believe we may beat the shit out of this song yet.
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Post by ClamsCasino on Jan 22, 2004 21:17:59 GMT -5
In my world, and apparently in that of 100% of the slutty lyrics pages, "gassed the casket" means: to have put gas in a car. Well, the rest of the English-speaking world "gases up" their cars; they don't "gas the" car. I know that I've heard and used the phrase, "The car's gassed up," countless times in my life, but I've never once heard anyone say, "The car's gassed." It seems to me that Paul would use the expression that's already in place instead of putting a new (meaningless) spin on it. I didn't mean to overanalyze and beat the shit out of this song, and it's a really trivial thing, but it seems like you're ignoring the obvious.
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Post by Kathy on Jan 22, 2004 22:37:55 GMT -5
I always thought it was "cast-off gasket"....
k.
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Post by ClamsCasino on Jan 22, 2004 22:47:58 GMT -5
I always thought it was "cast-off gasket".... Could anyone really look that fantastic in a cast-off gasket?
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Post by §winginparty™ on Jan 22, 2004 23:01:42 GMT -5
"Well you look fantastic and you gassed the casket"
"Well you look fantastic in your gassed up casket"
I hear "in your" (or yer) which makes "gassed the casket" not work...
P.S. it really doesnt matter! (but I'm right)
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Post by torethatbridgeout on Jan 23, 2004 19:32:12 GMT -5
I hear no "up," no "p" sound at all. (on an old label-made cassette at least).
I know you're all against me, so I'm going to have to play my MPLS get out of a jam free card: I'm from here, lived most of my life here, talk like they do here, and by God he's not saying "in yer gassed up casket."
But ... let's see what the poll says. I'll put it over on the general board since all of us lyricnerds have weighed in already here.
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