Cake Rocks

I've always loved the band Cake but my new favorite song by them is Mr. Mastadon Farm. I'm still not entirely sure what it means but sure is fun to listen to.

Here are the lyrics:

birds fall from the window ledge above mine
then they flap their wings at the last second
you see birds fall from the window ledge above mine
then they flap their wings at the last second
I can see their dead weight just dropping like stones
or small loaves of bread past my window all the time
but unless I get up and walk across the room
and peer down below
I don't see their last-second curves
toward a horizontal flight
all these birds just falling from the ledge like stones

now due to a construct in my mind
that makes their falling and their flight
symbolic of my entire existence
it becomes important for me to get up and see
their last second curves toward flight
it's almost as if my life will fall
unless I see their ascent

Mr. Mastodon farm - Mr. Mastodon farm
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Mr. Mastodon farm - Mr. Mastodon farm
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