An Attempt To Tip The Scales - Bright Eyes.mp3
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[00:11.74]Did you expect it all to stop[00:16.58]At the wave of your hand?[00:20.37]Like the sun is just going to drop[00:25.24]If it's night you demand[00:28.63]Well, in the dark we are just air[00:33.63]So the house might dissolve[00:37.52]But once we are gone, who is gonna care[00:41.73]If we were ever here at all?[00:46.39]Well, summer is going to come[00:48.51]It't gonna cloud our eyes again[00:51.78]There's no need to focus[00:53.15]When there is nothing that it worth seeing[00:58.76]So we trade liquor for blood in an attempt to tip the scales[01:07.16]I think you lost what you loved in that mess of details[01:15.35]They seemed so important at the time[01:20.06]But now you can't even recall[01:24.27]Any of the names, faces, or lines[01:28.31]It is more the feeling of it all[01:33.11]Well, winter is going to end[01:35.05]I'm going to clean these veins again[01:37.93]So close to dying that I finally can start living[02:14.67][02:32.56]Radio: Hi, we're back. This is Radio KX and we're here with Conor Oberst of the band Bright Eyes. How are you doing Conor?[02:39.46]Conor: Fine, thanks. Just a little wet[02:42.14]Radio: Oh yeah, it's still coming down out there[02:44.92]Conor: Yeah, I sort of had to run from the car[02:47.18]Radio: Well, we are glad you made it. Now your new album, Fevers and Mirrors. Tell us a little bit about the title.[02:52.78]I noticed there was a good deal of repeated imagery in the lyrics,fevers...mirrors, scales, clocks.[02:59.25]Could you discuss some of this?[03:01.73]Conor: Sure. Let's see, the fever is--[03:04.95]Radio: First let me say, that this is a brilliant record, man, we're all really into it here at the station.[03:09.77]We get lots of calls, it's really good stuff[03:12.77]Conor: Thanks, thanks a lot[03:14.69]Radio: So talk a little bit about some of the symbolism[03:17.22]Conor: The fever?[03:18.64]Radio: Sure[03:19.55]Conor: Well the fever is basically whatever ails you or oppresses you, it could be anything. In my case it's my neurosis, my depression, but I don't want to be limited to that.[03:32.72]It's certainly different for different people.It's whatever keeps you up at night[03:36.74]Radio: I see[03:38.92]Conor: And then the mirror is like, as you might have guessed, self-examination or reflection or whatever form.[03:46.02]This could be vanity or self-loathing. I don't know, I'm guilty of both[03:52.24]Radio: That's interesting. How about the scale?[03:55.02]Conor: The scale is essentially our attempt to solve our problems quantitatively through logic or rationalization.[04:04.62]In my opinion it's often fruitless, but always, well, not always.[04:12.73]And the clocks and calendars, etcetera, its just time, our little measurements.[04:19.18]It's like, it's always chasing after us[04:22.79]Radio: It is, it is. How about this Arienette, how does she fit in to all of this?[04:28.76]Conor: I'm prefer not talk about it, in case she's listening[04:33.51]Radio: Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize she was a real person[04:35.85]Conor: She's not, but I made her up[04:40.05]Radio: Oh, so she's not real?[04:41.83]Conor: Just as real as you or I[04:44.42]Radio: I don't think I understand[04:46.78]Conor: Neither do I, but after I grow up I will. I mean, you know what, a lot of things are really unclear for me right now[04:54.93]Radio: That's interesting. Now you mentioned your depression[04:58.58]Conor: No I didn't[04:59.71]Radio: You're from Nebraska, right?[05:01.06]Conor: Yeah, that's right[05:02.28]Radio: Now let me know if I'm getting to personal, but there seems to be a pretty dark past back there somewhere. What was it like for you growing up?[05:08.72]Conor: Dark? Not really. Actually I had a great childhood. My parents were wonderful.[05:16.51]I went to a Catholic school. They have, I had money, so it was all easy. I basically had everything that I wanted anytime[05:28.25]Radio: Really? So some of the references like babies in bathtubs are not biographical?[05:33.69]Conor: Well I did have a brother who died in a bathtub...he drowned.[05:39.10]Well actually I had five brothers that drowned[05:41.03]Radio: (Chuckle)[05:42.41]Conor: No, I'm serious. My mother drowned one every year for five consecutive years. They were all named Padraic, and that's why they only got one song.[05:56.37]It's kind of like walking out a door and discovering that it's a window[05:59.90]Radio: But your music is certainly very personal[06:02.87]Conor: Of course, I put a lot of myself into what I do. It's like being an author, you have to free yourself to use symbolism and allegory to meet your goal.[06:12.35]And part of that is compassion, empathy for other people and their situations.[06:18.33]Some of what I sing about comes from other people's experiences.[06:24.13]It shouldn't matter, the message is intended to be universal[06:27.93]Radio: I see what you mean[06:30.46]Conor: Could you make that sound stop, please?[06:32.39]Radio: Yes. And your goal?[06:37.64]Conor: I don't know. Create feelings I guess.[06:41.33]A song never ends up the way you planned it[06:44.80]Radio: That's funny you'd say that, do you think that--[06:46.92]Conor: Do you ever hear things that aren't really there?[06:49.09]Radio: I'm sorry, what?[06:51.42]Conor: Never mind. How long have you worked at this station?[06:54.71]Radio: Oh, just a few minutes. Now you mentioned empathy for others.[06:57.93]Would you say that that motivates you to make the music that you make?[07:02.06]Conor: No, not really. It's more a need for sympathy. I want people to feel sorry for me.[07:07.82]I like to feel the burn of the audience's eyes on me when I'm revealing all my darkest secrets into the microphone.[07:17.23]When I was a kid I used to carry a safety pin around with me every where I went in my pocket, and when people weren't paying enough attention to me, I'm dig it into my arm until I started crying.[07:28.15]Everyone would stop what they were doing and ask me what was the matter[07:30.61]I guess, I guess I kind of liked that[07:33.04]Radio: Really, you're telling me that you're doing all of this for attention?[07:37.48]Conor: No, I hate it when people look at me, I get nauseous.[07:41.70]In fact, I could care less what people think about me. Do you feel that?[07:48.65]Radio: No, I feeling sick[07:51.72]Conor: I really just want to be this warm yellow light that pours over everyone that I love[07:55.77]Radio: So you're going to play something for us now? Is this a new song?[08:00.78]Conor: Yeah, but I haven't written it yet. It's one I've been meaning to write called A Song To Pass The Time[08:09.18]Radio: Oh, that's a nice title[08:15.19]Conor: You should write your own scripts[08:17.16]Radio: Yeah, I know
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