{"id":747,"date":"2023-09-26T22:34:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dothemeaning.com\/?p=747"},"modified":"2023-09-26T22:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:34:26","slug":"life-tears-the-strange-razorhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dothemeaning.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/26\/life-tears-the-strange-razorhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 38 : Life Tears (The Strange) &#8211; Razorhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I&#8217;m behind on my recommendations. Sorry, September Mayhem, you know the drill&#8230; Since it&#8217;s still back to school season, I&#8217;m feeling like revisiting some high-school &#8220;misfits&#8221; feelings, and luckily, <strong>Life Tears (the strange) <\/strong>by Razorhouse is just perfect for that. It&#8217;s not very subtle, but it sure is effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life Tears (The Strange)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I_k4ZJ_DL6I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<!--more CLICK FOR MORE-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Whither and moan<br>Breathing&#8217;s a risky business<br>Tear at your bones<br>This year there is no Christmas<br>Forfeit the loan<br>Burn down the family business<br>Out on your own<br>Life is some shitty business<br><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">If you&#8217;ve been reading this blog regularly (and god, I hope you do), you probably know what I like about this song: it mixes very bleak and straight-forward lyrics with a playful voice and melody. It&#8217;s very theatrical in its demonstration of despair, but you know there&#8217;s pleasure in the staging of the play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I recommend the whole album honestly; it even has a (good) cover of Leonard Cohen&#8217;s song <strong>Nevermind<\/strong>. Wherever you are, whatever you&#8217;re doing, think of high school as a concept; think of the feeling of not fitting in; think of a time when you could have thought, in all seriousness, &#8220;Life tears the strange&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">This week, keep your writing to yourself, I&#8217;d like you to write a diary entry on <em>real <\/em>paper. Tell yourself a secret, tell yourself something you know very well, and write as if you&#8217;re still a teen. Try it; you might like it.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m behind on my recommendations. Sorry, September Mayhem, you know the drill&#8230; Since it&#8217;s still back to school season, I&#8217;m feeling like revisiting some high-school &#8220;misfits&#8221; feelings, and luckily, Life Tears (the strange) by Razorhouse is just perfect for that. 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