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All early Best Coast songs about Cosentino’s beau, Nathan Williams of Wavves. Peep the lyrics here, here, and here respectively.
Throwing shade on the ground
I'll stick around to talk you down
Patiently Sleigh Bells – To Hell With You
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To throw shade is essentially to talk shit. Alexis Krauss is getting pretty fed up with two-faced friends, but she still has the composure to talk them down from aggressive to docile.
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A nod to Vedder’s (and Pearl Jam’s) native Seattle.
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Vedder likens his spouse to a staid monolith, a jetty that continues to get regularly pummeled with water yet maintains its position. While the damage from erosion will ultimately be revealed over time, her steadfastness is admirable.
She's a lightning bolt, lightning bolt
Lightning bolt Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt
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Vedder compares his wife, Jill McCormick, to a lightning bolt: unpredictable, fleeting, and a once-in-a-lifetime catch. Of course, lightning never strikes twice, so Vedder’s gotta make sure he doesn’t fuck this up.
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I didn't care, before you were here
I danced in laughter with the ever after
But all things change, let this remain Pearl Jam – Sirens
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Vedder once freely accepted the notion that everything in life is fleeting, and as a result lived a carefree life. That is, until he met (and lost) someone very close to him. He’s probably referring to his ex-wife, musician Beth Liebling, to whom Vedder was married for 6 years.
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The physical momentum of a pendulum is constant, until interrupted by an outside force. Life is very much the same way; ups and downs will come and go, and regardless of how powerless you may feel at any given time, you will at some point catch the upswing.
probably throes* not throws