Here’s this week’s song snippet.
but while I am lying here
trying to fight the tears
I’ll prove to the crowd that I come out stronger
though I think I might lie here a little longer
1) Where’s it from?
2) What’s your one-word impression? (Feel free to elaborate)
1) no idea
2) wuss
1. Dunno
2. Defeated
My very first impression was that this was a boxer who might be down for the count after an failed comeback effort (perhaps because you said "fell" and I thought "fallen"), but maybe this is some other type of has-been (maybe a rock star or actor) who's hiding in bed at home after a long absence or embarrassment.
Posted by: Julie at April 11, 2006 11:26 AM1. I keep thinking this is someone who was just dumped. Maybe I've heard it before.
2. recovering
Posted by: Mike L. at April 11, 2006 12:06 PM1. A '70s band of some sort?
2. Clowns.
1. Beats Me
2. Sickness
Sounds like someone fighting a serious illness, which they intend to beat but which has left them bedridden for a time. Or perhaps they are truly doomed and don't want to admit it to themselves (as in "I'll be up and about any day now, just not today.")
Posted by: Chuck S. at April 11, 2006 1:29 PMYou don't see a clown, in the ring at the circus, who has just blown the act?
Posted by: Patti M. at April 11, 2006 2:18 PMCould be a clown. Maybe a killer klown.
Posted by: James at April 11, 2006 2:28 PMHow about a killer klown who's in a klezmer band?
Posted by: Patti M. at April 11, 2006 2:30 PMFor those interested, this is from the song "The Sporting Life" by the Decemberists (the folks who also recorded "16 military Wives.")
It's about a guy who falls in the middle of some sports match (football, I think) and experiences the disappointment of the crowd, the crushing of his father's aspirations, and the embarassment of his girlfriend cozying up to the captain of the opposing team.
I feel "resignation" when I hear this snippet. It's an odd song, but at this point I htink he has wanted to please everyone but is starting to realize that maybe it's just not his thing.
Posted by: James at April 11, 2006 4:28 PMClown falling in front of crowd, athlete falling in front of crowd: both are performers.
Not too far off, I'd say.
Posted by: Patti M. at April 12, 2006 8:17 AM1) Clueless, like always
2) Gin!