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Intro
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Verse 0:43
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Chorus 1:12
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Post Chorus 1:38
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Verse 2:11
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Chorus 2:39
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Post Chorus Variation 3:05
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Outro 3:19
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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josh Lead Player |
#1 by josh brock at Dec 28, 2005 at 7:59 AM EST |
| I think I heard somewhere that penetration is also a business term for reaching customers, so it's makes for sense for that line to be in the song, when it originaly was not. | |
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ruthuger Average |
#2 by ruthuger nixon at Feb 22, 2006 at 11:13 AM EST |
| I agree with the guy above, this song is awesome. I appreciate the fact that Pedro the Lion comments on the corporate lifestyle that has done away with the beauty of individualism and purity in this country. The fact that only through analysing can one see the religious undertones and that its not all in your face makes Pedro the Lion theonly tolerable Christian rock band for me, no offense to the churchies. | |
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__KAT Wanna Be |
#3 by __KAT astrophe. at Mar 16, 2006 at 9:29 AM EST |
| I'm not sure he's referring to market-penetration, since the penetration is about having sex. But it could be that he means both. No kissing without sex, no little deals, etc.. | |
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The Masta The Muther F*ing Masta! |
#4 by The Masta at Apr 26, 2006 at 5:42 AM EST |
| Smartchic, that is the face value of the song, but as we all know, DB uses sarcasm to a great extent in many of his songs- and this is one of them! Another example is "Slow and Steady Wins the Race". Senor Bumblebee, it's funny that you talk about how we've lost individualism to corporations. I say "funny" in the bitterly ironic sense that for many the ultimate statement of their individualism is their greed. It can be said that corporations are full of individuals motivated by this ambition. Additionally, corporations aren't lacking in purity either. If we consider purity as a purity of purpose. I think they have a very well-defined unwavering goal- making more money! I think what you are describing is the daring and industrious American image we get taught in social studies and movies. It's a bit of an exagerration, but there's a lot to be said for paving your own way in life. It doesn't make life easier, but it makes it a whole hell of a lot more rewarding. | |
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xavier cassel Average |
#5 by xavier cassel no nazis at May 15, 2006 at 12:15 AM EST |
| I'm so damn sick of people calling Pedro the Lion a "christian rock" band. David Bazan is a Christian. He sings about religion. Does that mean he's Christian rock? NO! He happens to sing about people and issues that relate religion, love, business and politics together from a very human perspective, regardless of personal beliefs. | |
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Em Average |
#6 by Em at Jun 10, 2006 at 2:58 PM EST |
| i think that this song is about how you shouldn't start something if you know that it isn't gonna go all the way thru. for example...why even kiss if you kno it isn't gonna end in sex...i dunno, i'm probably wrong, but that's just what i thought right when i first heard it | |
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skate rat steve Lead Player |
#7 by skate rat steve at Aug 5, 2006 at 7:02 PM EST |
| PTL = Christian, like it or not. According to allmusic.com... "Under the moniker of Pedro the Lion, Bazan creates melodic pop in the vein of Bedhead, Hayden, and Sebadoh, with a lyrical focus on relationships — with both other people and God." Anyway... This song is an awesome song... I don't know what elseto say about it. I just love this song. | |
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Tom Average |
#8 by Tom Someguy at Sep 15, 2006 at 8:44 AM EST |
| I thought comparing the rapture to sex was an incredible analogy, but corporate American to penetration, how great is that? The husband in the last two songs is now at work. He is getting fired because he “isn’t moving units”. That right there is corporate America. If you are not “making dollars then it isn’t making sense”. The last line of the chorus not only depicts the problem with the business world, but also the attitude of this man. “If it isn't penetration, then it isn't worth a kiss”. The small things in life no matter, count. What is the point of kissing if it doesn’t lead anywhere? Man, our world has so many problems. This song reminds me of the seen in American Beauty where Kevin Spacey gets fired. Accept this guy is going for penetration. He wants it all. The first two lines of this song also hit on a similar theme. The gray-haired idealist and the successful man not walking all over people below him our pictures of people who have a hope in the future. They are what Christians should be. We should still dream when we are old and still take care of the poor when we are not. But as David Bazan points out about society, no one has these standards they are only found in advertisement. | |
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