Elevate Me Later
| Title | Elevate Me Later |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pavement |
| Album | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain |
| Release Date | 1994-02-14 |
| Description | “Elevate Me Later” is Pavement’s second song on the album Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain written by Stephen Malkmus. The title complements the song’s critique of society’s typical upper class by dismissing personal economic “elevation” for a “later” time. The song’s topic of economic disparity is recognized by the imagery approached throughout the song. In the first verse circumstances associated with lower class individuals and those in poverty are described; in the second, the topics approached are associated with wealth and economic prestige. Malkmus identifies with the individuals described in the first verse, and separates himself from those of the second. Ultimately, “Elevate Me Later” is an excellent complement to the album, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. The inequality of economic success will always find the label of “Crookedness”. |
| Lyrics | [Verse 1] Well, you greet the tokens and stamps Underneath the fake oil-burnin' lamps In the city we forgot to name The concourse is four-wheeled shame And the courthouse is double-breast I'd like to check out your public protests Why're you complaining? Ta! [Verse 2] Those who sleep with electric guitars Range Rovin' with the cinema stars And I wouldn't want to shake their hands 'Cause they're in such a high-protein land Because there's 40 different shades of black So many fortresses and ways to attack So why're you complaining? Ta!You might also like |