Random Review #22: The lyrics to Menomena's "Gay A," off of the "Wet and Rusting EP"

These are the lyrics:

All my pathetic and small life
I made big steps with small strides
to fight what just feels right
Then I had a vision
Now I'm on a mission
to fix my condition
to fix me for good

Alright, so that didn't work quite
like I hoped that it might.
But look on the bright side
Now every week there's a scene
of new men just like me
And I can't help but wonder why
If I believe, I can't see my relief

And I can't help but wonder why
this cure I seek, if I believe
is temporary
And I can't help but wonder why
if I believe, I can't see my relief
And I can't help but wonder why
this cure I seek, if I believe
is temporary

All my pathetic and small life
I made big steps with small strides
to fight what just feels right
then I had a vision
now I'm on a mission
to fix my condition
to fix me for good

I love these lyrics so much. It is likely one of my favorite songs by one of the bands that is quicky becoming a favorite. There is just so much truth behind them, you know? The line "Now every week there's a scene/of new men just like me" is probably the best one in the entire song. It definitely shows that there is no longer any individuality among people.

In an interview with the blog "You Ain't No Picasso," lead singer Justin Harris said this about the song:

Now, just a fan sort of question here. I really love “Gay A” off the “Wet and Rusting” EP and was wondering if there’s any connection between it and Radiohead’s“Kid A.”

[Laughs] No. There’s no meaning in relation to “Kid A.” It has no personal meaning to any of us in the band. A friend of mine went to one of those… like, places wherethey didn’t want to be gay any more.

Like a religious camp?

Yeah. Like one of those where they didn’t want to be a part of the gay lifestyle any more. It’s based on my misconception about what that was. I was under the assumption that you go to these places to not be gay anymore, but that’s totally not what it is. It’s just for people who don’t want to be in the gay lifestyle. You can’t really can’t stop being gay. But the point isn’t to rid you of your gayness, but just to help you if you don’t want to be a part of that lifestyle.

In my opinion, the real meaning of the lyrics make the song a whole lot better.

The above interview is located here:
http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/2008/02/04/an-interview-with-menomenas-justin-harris/#more-2899
And you can listen to the song on their Myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/menomena