Standing on the Corner of the Third World

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Of the third world, of the third world

Roland on the song: Let me explain this. It's another example of what I was saying earlier -the thing about womb-like containment, the oceanic realm of the imagination and picking up things in a subconscious manner. There's a line that goes -"Man, I never slept so hard, I never dreamt so well/Dreaming I was safe in life/Like mussels in a shell." The vibe is one of containment and safety and peace and solitude. "Rolling and controlling all the basements and the backroads of our lives", is a reference to how you get rid of all the shit and the dirt of lif… read more
Roland on the song: Let me explain this. It's another example of what I was saying earlier -the thing about womb-like containment, the oceanic r… read more
Roland on the song: Let me explain this. It's another example of what I was saying earlier -the thing about womb-like containment, the oceanic realm of the imagination and picking u… read more

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