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Did anyone else notice the lack of swearing on this album?

iamicaiamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
edited September 2009 in The Porch
I think there's only one swear word on the entire album, "shit". Has this ever happened in a PJ album before?
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  • tacettacet Posts: 323
    You don't swear much when you're in a happy place, generally speaking.
    we're all sentient snowflakes
  • inthefleshintheflesh Posts: 170
    I think Binaural doesn't have any swear words
    was it?....
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Yeah, I don't think that is a conscious decision at all. I don't think there were any swear words on the last record. But over the years there is a fair share of fucks and shits in the lyrics.
  • imissyoualreadyimissyoualready Posts: 438
    fuck this fucking shit.
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    iamica wrote:
    I think there's only one swear word on the entire album, "shit". Has this ever happened in a PJ album before?


    No curses on Avocado.
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  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    On that note... What does "Cut the crease put the shit in the hole." mean? Is Ed talking about pooping in a song?
  • imissyoualreadyimissyoualready Posts: 438
    TipJammer wrote:
    On that note... What does "Cut the crease put the shit in the hole." mean? Is Ed talking about pooping in a song?

    it's spelled 'whole' and I think it's done expressly to not mean any kind of negative 'hole'.
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  • groovyfgroovyf Posts: 173
    I'm disappointed at the lack of swearing... I'm taking it back for a refund... ;)
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    SS25454 wrote:
    You don't swear much when you're in a happy place, generally speaking.


    this was my immediate thought upon reading the thread title.
    tho' fuck! that's good!' does happen. :mrgreen:
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    SS25454 wrote:
    You don't swear much when you're in a happy place, generally speaking.

    Avocado had some unhappy places and no curses. But, yeah, probably on a very personal level of happiness.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    didnt notice
  • cannotstaylongcannotstaylong Posts: 668
    Don't worry about the lack of swearing. You'll get plenty at the live shows to make up for it. I like the swearing when they use it, but I don't miss it either. It works when it's used.
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  • i shit and i stinki shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    Swearing sometimes makes the songs worse than they were before. I'm never sold on Ed's cursing in Present Tense and other stuff that didn't have it before.
    we're all going to the same place...
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