Metamodernity
Vansire Lyrics

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It's crowded on the weekdays
From April to May
Parse apart a troubled heart from an E Train
And sing about it in LA

With clouds in the rearview
You start humming along

To the first verse
Of your favorite song
That you quote each day with the words all wrong

So call me when the world looks bleak
I love you but it's hard to believe
With every day we'll start to see
The rest is metamodernity

With agrestic charm
It's humid in the midwest
From June to July
All beneath a pinkish sky from the wildfires
Which mantle the horizon line

From the outset
It's been hard to tell
Why I'd feel this down
When it all bodes well

So call me when the world looks bleak
I love you but it's hard to believe

With every day we'll start to see
The rest is metamodernity

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vansire's song "Metamodernity" describe a sense of contemporary fragmentation and disconnection in the modern world. The singer speaks about being next to Hudson Yards, a busy area in New York City, and feeling crowded on weekdays, particularly during the months of April to May. The singer then talks about trying to understand the complexity of human emotion on the E train and ultimately processing and expressing those emotions through music in Los Angeles. The imagery of clouds in the rearview mirror represents the passing of time and the passage of seasons.

The second verse takes place during the summer months in the Midwest, where the singer describes the pinkish sky caused by wildfires on the horizon, juxtaposing nature's beauty with human destruction. The verse ends with the singer expressing feelings of melancholy and confusion despite everything appearing to be going well. The chorus serves as an anchor, repeating the phrase "call me when the world looks bleak" and expressing hopeful optimism towards the future and "metamodernity".

The overall theme of "Metamodernity" connects with societal and existential themes often experienced in contemporary times, such as navigating the complexities of emotions, the effects of globalization on the world, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world.

Line by Line Meaning

Next to Hudson Yards
Near Hudson Yards, a busy area, where people gather on weekdays.

It's crowded on the weekdays
The area is busy on weekdays.

From April to May
During the months of April and May.

Parse apart a troubled heart from an E Train
Find and understand the emotions of someone on the E Train who is troubled.

And sing about it in LA
Express what you found through singing in LA.

With clouds in the rearview
Looking in the rearview mirror, seeing clouds.

You start humming along
Start to hum along to a song.

To the first verse
To the beginning of the song.

Of your favorite song
Of a song that you love the most.

That you quote each day with the words all wrong
Sing the song every day, but not knowing the words correctly.

So call me when the world looks bleak
When everything looks sad or hopeless, call me.

I love you but it's hard to believe
I love you, but sometimes it's tough to believe it.

With every day we'll start to see
Over time, we will start to understand.

The rest is metamodernity
The future is a new kind of modernity.

With agrestic charm
With a rustic, rural, or agricultural charm.

It's humid in the midwest
The Midwest is humid.

From June to July
During the months of June and July.

All beneath a pinkish sky from the wildfires
The sky looks pink due to the fires.

Which mantle the horizon line
The fires cover the horizon line.

From the outset
From the beginning.

It's been hard to tell
It has been challenging to understand.

Why I'd feel this down
Why I would feel sad.

When it all bodes well
When everything seems like it is good.

Writer(s): Joshua Augustin, Josh Augustin

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