Stay here awhile
I will never find safety in numbers
Here on the mile Silversun Pickups – ...All the Go Inbetweens
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The old man apparently bluffs the narrator off, only for the latter to push on him. The numbers represent both age (he’ll never find fulfiment in growing old) and the common life (working as a banker, for instance) on the “mile”, a metaphor for life.
Where can I go?
It's too late to find holes in the ocean
I know Silversun Pickups – ...All the Go Inbetweens
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The narrator asks of a much older man to help him find some meaningful track to his life. The holes in the ocean represent problems taht have already been solved, therefore, the narrator is looking for something in this world he can leave his mark on.
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Could be a dark reference to the videogame Resident Evil 4, in which the enemies are called “ganados”, which means cattle in Spanish. Also a large part of the game occurs inside a gothic castle.
This line and following line. “From the saddle of my horse tied to this tabernacle.” While I was doing research for said line it turns out the tabernacle was the place to worship god during the exodus of Egypt and the Jews journey to the holy land Jerusalem where the first temple they built was then the place of worship.
The two lines mean is that his journey, given him being Jewish, is that he is on his way to the holy land to battle the impure(because most cattle is not prepared kosher) and he will do it while on horseback tied to a place of worship. Its a crazy line but is just a short version of how the Jews made there way to the holy land while adding in some cool rhymes and Jewish references.
Turn him into ham salad
How I'm feelin'? Fantastic
The finish line, I ran past it
Bitches love me 'cause I got a tan phallus
Get your house sandblasted
Your damn ass kicked—Damn, Gladys
Another fans ballad is transact
And I demand gadgets at the sand palace
Far away, I Amtrak it
My safe is great, a saint couldn't, can't crack it
Came through swaggin' in a all-tan wagon
With the land of the dragons, I just stand for the balance
I'm just tryna play with my band on Fallon
(Rallin') I don't got no talent Delusional Thomas (Ft. Mac Miller) – Grandpa Used to Carry a Flask
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Despite all the nonsensical connections in this last verse, it does have meaning.
Notice how, despite the fact that the narrator (be it Mac or Thomas) isn’t focusing on anything, they are slowly turning into a single speaker, dubbing their voices over the same thoughts, flows and expressions. This is also evident due to the fact right before Mac’s verse, it sounds as if the radio is getting staticy, as if a signal were breaking through. This is most likely the splicing of Mac and DT forming into one, as stated earlier. This is a way to indicate a couple of things:
That, in the context of the mixtape, Thomas has taken over control of Mac’s mind, thus driving him insane.
That in the end, Thomas and Mac are really just parts of the same person, and that we must embrace and comprehend the darker side of our minds as much as we appreciate the light side. In the end is a song about self-acceptance.
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Just as described before, the narrator seems to find himself in an orgy, where his senses are so overexcited he’s having trouble breathing.
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In the midst of his intoxicated states, his sight gets both blurry and incredibly sharp at times. The verse pretty much describes being high.
Notice the focus-blur wordplay.
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Rather than pressure from his peers, as some would assume, Elias refers to the pressure imposed by life itself.
In a sense, it feels like that.
The secrets of your dreams
You may find your love is gone
And is not quite what it seemed
To appear to disappear
Beneath all your darkest fears The Smashing Pumpkins – Thru the Eyes of Ruby
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