Green attended Emerson College briefly in 1998 before leaving to concentrate on his music, going on to co-found the anti folk group The Moldy Peaches with Kimya Dawson. In 2004 The Moldy Peaches went on hiatus and both Green and Dawson embarked on solo careers.
Green released several albums on Rough Trade Records. Among his better known songs are "Jessica" (about singer Jessica Simpson), "Novotel", "Friends of Mine", "Dance with Me", "Carolina" and "Emily", and, in Britain, his cover of The Libertines track "What a Waster".
Prior to Jacket Full of Danger in 2006, all of Green's albums had been released on the 22nd of the month. His latest album was released on March 18, 2008 and is titled Sixes & Sevens. Titles include "Morning After Midnight", "Twee Twee Dee", and "Drowning Head First", the latter a duet between Green and his girlfriend.
In January 2008, The Moldy Peaches began having a resurgence in popularity, due to their music being included in the hit indie film Juno.
Country Road
Adam Green Lyrics
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An angel with a lizard's tongue
Was scheming for a holy broken nose
Linked to every class of men
Sprung out from the sparkling sins
Leaning on the cold electric stove
On a country road I swerved to the side
Trying to avoid a country bumpkin
Who blatantly inspired his generation
When they shake his hand and their fingers explode
Breaking both our necks by the tips of our toes
Then they turn to me, cause you died I suppose
But I can't seem to glance fast enough to be sure
Back to summer days, cold hands on the beach
Memories of thrills designed to please you
Down the fragrant path I strayed towards the bath
Suddenly I lived to learn to feed you
Down on bended knee, where I've been for a while
Set the record straight in the old fashioned style
Never took too much, though I should have made more
You are still my friend, though you were not before
Adam Green's song "Country Road" talks about memories, loss, and change. The lyrics take us back to the summer of '91 where the singer met someone special who was both an angel and a lizard, indicating that this person had both positive and negative qualities. The lyrics also talk about this person having a holy broken nose and linking with all classes of men. The lyrics create an imagery of this person being someone who stood out amongst others and had a strong influence on people around them, which is evident in the line, "Everyone's in line to meet with the man who blatantly inspired his generation."
The singer experiences a tragic incident while driving on a country road. While trying to avoid a country bumpkin, they swerve to the side of the road. The lyrics, "Breaking both our necks by the tips of our toes" indicate that the accident had fatal consequences. The singer talks about how they could not confirm immediately who died in the accident since they could not glance fast enough. This uncertainty adds to the overall feeling of loss and tragedy that this song portrays.
The second half of the lyrics talk about the singer's memories of cold hands, fragrant paths, and thrills designed to please the person they met in '91. The lyrics also talk about the singer being down on bended knee for a while, setting the record straight in an old-fashioned way. These lines give the impression that the singer has been seeking forgiveness or trying to apologize for something. The song ends with the line, "You are still my friend, though you were not before," which gives a sense of reconciliation and closure.
Line by Line Meaning
Back in the summer of '91
In the year 1991 during the summer time
An angel with a lizard's tongue
A person who speaks with a forked tongue, someone who deceives, was present
Was scheming for a holy broken nose
This deceitful person was plotting to cause harm to someone's face
Linked to every class of men
This person had connections to people from all walks of life
Sprung out from the sparkling sins
This person was born of immoral actions
Leaning on the cold electric stove
This person was leaning against an appliance used for cooking on a cold surface
On a country road I swerved to the side
While driving on a rural road, I quickly changed direction to avoid something
Trying to avoid a country bumpkin
I was trying to avoid hitting someone from a rural area who had little sophistication or experience in the world
Everyone's in line to meet with the man
A lot of people are eager to meet with a particular individual
Who blatantly inspired his generation
This person was an obvious inspiration to a whole group of people
When they shake his hand and their fingers explode
When someone shakes hands with this individual, their hands are harmed
Breaking both our necks by the tips of our toes
This individual has caused a great deal of harm to someone's neck and feet
Then they turn to me, cause you died I suppose
This person looks at me, perhaps because they believe that I am responsible for someone's death
But I can't seem to glance fast enough to be sure
I am unsure of what this person is thinking
Back to summer days, cold hands on the beach
Returning to memories of being on a beach during the summer, when hands were cold
Memories of thrills designed to please you
Thinking about all the things that excited and made someone happy
Down the fragrant path I strayed towards the bath
I walked towards a scented area where I could bathe
Suddenly I lived to learn to feed you
It made me feel alive to learn how to take care of someone else and provide for them
Down on bended knee, where I've been for a while
I have been in a humble or subservient position for some time, as if praying or proposing marriage
Set the record straight in the old fashioned style
Being honest in the traditional or conventional way of speaking or acting
Never took too much, though I should have made more
I did not take as much as I could have, but maybe I should have
You are still my friend, though you were not before
I consider you to be my friend, even though this is a recent development
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Written by: Adam Green
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