Fishboy is a four-piece eccentric indie pop band from Denton, TX that began… Read Full Bio ↴Fishboy is a four-piece eccentric indie pop band from Denton, TX that began as the bedroom solo project of front man Eric Michener. He was given the nickname on a middle-school field trip after a dare to pluck and swallow a fish at the Dallas World Aquarium. Six years and several shoe boxes full of cassette tapes later, Michener moved from the suburbs to the Texas rock-and-roll Mecca of Denton with a handful of low budget recordings released by the close-knit Austin music collective Business Deal Records. It’s here that the little project became a full-fledged rock band that has since taken on several forms, the most current of which meshes the band’s lo-fi twee pop roots with a loud, energetic rhythm section topped with the occasional horn, piano, or organ, the result of which is somewhere along the lines of fellow Texans Daniel Johnston and Britt Daniel (Spoon) joining the Danielson Famile to play for Anthony Daniels (C3PO) and Daniel Day Lewis (moustache) as they both drink Jack Daniels on a Sunday afternoon.

Minus One
Fishboy Lyrics

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so I was sent for weeks on end
to spend my life in the state pen
and think of all the things I did
and wait

but right away it was clear
a song rang in my ear
it was the first

song I ever sang

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Fishboy's song "Minus One" tell a tale about a character that has been sentenced to spend his life in the state pen. The character is remorseful and spends his time thinking about all the things he has done. However, a song begins to ring in his ear, and it is the first song he ever sang. The song serves as a sort of beacon of hope, and a sign that there is still something worth fighting for.

The lyrics are reflective and melancholic, yet still carry a sense of optimism. The character is in a dark place, but his love for music provides him with a glimmer of hope. This theme of music as a source of comfort and inspiration is not uncommon in Fishboy's music. The band often incorporates themes of pop culture, music history, and even comic books into their songs.

In summary, "Minus One" is a story about a character who finds hope in music while serving a life sentence. It's a bittersweet tale of redemption and the power of art to inspire change.

Line by Line Meaning

so I was sent for weeks on end
I was incarcerated for several weeks without any idea how long it will last

to spend my life in the state pen
I was sentenced to prison for an indefinite period of time

and think of all the things I did
I had a lot of time to reflect on my past actions and their consequences

and wait
I had nothing else to do but wait for my time to be served

but right away it was clear
Immediately, I realized something profound was happening to me

a song rang in my ear
I started hearing music in my mind as if it was being played just for me

it was the first
This was a unique moment in my life that I could never forget

song I ever sang
This was the first song that I ever composed and sang to myself while in prison

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