Nothing Worth Loving Isn’t Askew
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| Nothing Worth Loving Isn't Askew | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Released | 2006 |
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | Dinosaurchestra |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 03:50 |
| Tempo | 110 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | Bandcamp Needlejuice Remaster YouTube Spotify |
Nothing Worth Loving Isn't Askew is the 15th track on Dinosaurchestra.
Neil spoke of the song's meaning in the album's text commentary:
"This song's about asymmetry, an underappreciated characteristic if there ever was one. The narrator is singing to someone who is focused on being symmetrical and perfect."[1]
Lyrics
You are red and blue and green, Living like a living computer glitch. You could change to anything. All you gotta do is just hit the switch. You are muscle, flesh, and bone, Living in the land of automobiles. If you ever lose your shoes, All you gotta do is just click your heels. Symmetry’s overrated, methinks. Look at the scars all over the Sphinx. Do you know that when you blink, Each eye winks slightly out of sync? Symmetry’s overrated, methinks. Look at the scars all over the Sphinx. Even the planet spins with a tilt. Everybody’s built like a quilt. Have you heard the awful truth? Cursed asymmetricals go to hell. If you trip and lose a tooth, You gotta knock the other side out as well. Gouge both eyes out and you’ll see Empty sockets everywhere: self abyss. Fill them up with mercury So that I can see myself when we kiss. Symmetry’s overrated, methinks. Look at the scars all over the Sphinx. Even the planet spins with a tilt. Everybody’s built like a quilt. Trees in the forest fall to the side. Everybody’s got something to hide, Except for me and my suitcase Full of imperfections. If the court has no objections… Symmetry’s overrated, methinks. Look at the scars all over the Sphinx. I am lopsided, and so are you. Nothing worth loving isn’t askew.
Trivia
- This is one of two songs on Dinosaurchestra to use real bass, the other being Your Imaginary Friend.[1]
- The "Everybody's got something to hide, except for me and my suitcase full of imperfections" lyric is a reference to the Beatles song, Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey.[1]
- The "All you gotta do is just click your heels" lyric is a reference to The Wizard of Oz.[1]