http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/04/mates_of_state_get_better My love of Mates of State began with Team Boo - a record that's jubilant and carefree and fun. When Bring It Back came out I was a little disappointed. It wasn't really carefree of fun at all, it... Copyright 2008 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:59:54 -0800 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:28:21 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Not to pick at your analysis, but isn't the line "Every thing's gonna get LIGHTER, even if it doesn't get better"? I believe that that sentiment is in response to the initial line "Forget your politics for a while". Personally, I think the message MOS are trying to convey is a positive one that might be paraphrased as "if [the protagonist] would just take a break from the rigidness of his/her personal politics for a while and appreciate life for the huge, beautiful, colorful, messy thing it is, then the pressure of holding those beliefs so strongly will be relieved from "one's shoulders" (the "lightening"). Of course, the act of letting it go for a while will probably not, in itself, make "things better" permanently, but who knows?

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