![]() Take your time when you tell her how she lives in your blood."Īlligator is an album of characters, voices and stories. "Karen, we should call your father, maybe it's just a phase." It's difficult to pinpoint the most perfect part of an absolutely perfect record, the one that has come to define my life over the last three years, but I believe that above everything else that makes this record perfect, whether it be the atmospheric production, lush instrumentals, flawless songwriting, or yet another bravura performance from Bryan Devendorf, the key to "Alligator" has to be its narration. ![]() The more I listen to "Alligator", the more I revel in its lyrical perfection. On the surface, Matt Berninger's language can seem cryptic beyond all measure, reluctant to reveal any sort of meaning, and to some may seem to not possess any meaning at all. A young man, slowly peeling away the layers of his spirit, freshly recovered from a three-month period of suicidal ideation, motionless, in awe. The room could belong to anyone, and its occupant could be anyone, but the unfortunate reality is that he is overwhelmingly ashamed of who he is. ![]() A gentle breeze inches its way through an open window, gently pushing the curtains forward. It's a quiet, peaceful night in the beginning of May, the days blending into one another in desperate anticipation of the brightness that will soon arrive. ![]() Review Summary: You know you have a permanent piece of my medium sized American heart.
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