The lyrics of “Pink Rabbits” are for the most part painfully poetic, as in being difficult to understand. The clearest segment is the bridge, not only in that it isn’t overly metaphorical but also in...
The National is primarily a US rock collective, which was created in New York City. The band, which started in 1999, was founded by the musicians named below: Their first official project, as a...
The National’s ninth studio album, “First Two Pages of Frankenstein”, was released via 4AD on 28 April 2023. It can be safely assumed that the most hotly anticipated song on the entire LP is “The Alcott”, considering...
“Eucalyptus”, as you probably already know, is a type of plant, furthermore being one that is known to have a number of health benefits. But in this song it – or more specifically a particular type...
The National’s ninth studio album is titled “The First Two Pages of Frankenstein”. Earlier in 2023, they issued its lead single, a track called “Tropic Morning News“. Then on 23 February a second song was officially released...
Aaron Dessner described Matt Berninger’s composition of “Tropic Morning News” as being reminiscent of the works of Bob Dylan. This is undoubtedly a pretty powerful statement considering how abstract Dylan can be. We won’t...
The National’s “Weird Goodbyes”, which is presumably romantic in nature, speaks to an emotional experience many of us may go through. And that is, based on Matt’s explanation, proceeding to break up with somebody, only to...
In relation to the album “Apartment Story” is derived from, Matt Berninger, who is recognized as this song’s primary writer, explained that he intentionally practices ambiguity as far as writing lyrics are concerned. In other words, he wants listeners...
Matt Berninger, the lead singer of The National as well as co-writer of “I’ll Still Destroy You”, has implied that this song is about drug addiction, i.e. the band speaking out against “self-medicating” and “overindulgence”, as...
Matt Berninger, the primary writer and main vocalist of “Don’t Swallow the Cap”, has clarified that neither the title nor lyrics have any sort of specific meaning. As far as the title goes, he may have been...
