It's Cool to Love Your Family
Feist Lyrics

In a dressmaker shop in Greece
The song begins with a description of a place where pins stick out like tongues on poles or butts in an ashtray in a dressmaker shop in Greece.

The pins stick like tongues on poles, or butts in an ashtray
The pins in the dressmaker shop are compared to tongues on poles or butts in an ashtray, portraying the image of a busy, chaotic place.

Lunchtime packages, waxed and wrapped and held
Lunchtime packages are described as being held and wrapped in wax paper, likely referring to a homemade lunch or leftovers.

Down a dusty road, inside an apron fold
The lunchtime packages are carried down a dusty road while tucked inside an apron fold, suggesting that this scene takes place in a rural area or a small town.

You know my grandpa brought power to the plains/planes
The singer's grandpa is said to have brought power to either the plains, referring to a rural area with no electricity or the planes, referring to air travel, suggesting that he was an influential or trailblazing figure.

Now he winks at me from thirty thousand feet
Despite being deceased, the singer's grandpa is described as winking at her from thirty thousand feet, possibly indicating that he had a major impact on aviation or that his legacy continues to live on.

Now my uncle's got his face
The singer's uncle appears to have inherited her grandfather's traits or legacy, perhaps suggesting that her family values talents or passions passed down through generations.

And he takes the power to a different place
Her uncle now carries on her grandfather's legacy in a different way or place, possibly referring to a different industry or region where his work is just as important.

Hey hey he's OK
The singer reassures her listeners that everything is alright, potentially to contrast with the mournful tone of the previous lines about her deceased grandfather and the sense of missing family.

In the Copenhagen city morgue
The song shifts to a different location, the Copenhagen city morgue, a somber place associated with death and grief.

The dead sleep in metal slips
The dead are stored in metal slips or trays, further emphasizing the solemnity of the setting.

Called and last
The phrase 'called and last' may refer to the way in which the dead are recorded, possibly indicating that they are officially counted or documented.

And someone loved them once
The song acknowledges that the dead were once loved by someone, helping to humanize the idea of death and recall the sense of familial love from earlier in the lyrics.

And someone loves them still
The song suggests that someone still loves the deceased, highlighting the idea that family love transcends time and can continue even after a loved one has passed away.

And someone misses them
The song acknowledges the sense of loss and longing that comes with the death of a loved one, again highlighting the emotion and connection that family love can bring.

And someone always will
The final line of the song reinforces the idea that someone will always remember and love the deceased, and that the love within a family can truly last forever, through life and even beyond it.