Pillow Fight
The 6ths Lyrics

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How sad the castle with no foundation underground
Sadder still is the lover with no mystery left unfound
You threaten to pack your trunks and go back to Chinatown

Did I say something impolitic?
Or did I lay it on too thick?
And are we breaking up tonight?
Or can we have a pillow fight?

Do we really need to hire a plane
To carpetbomb down memory lane?
And shall we figure out who's right?
Or can we have a pillow fight?

Diverse unpleasantnesses gather around our bed
Like pigeons round a park bench clamoring to be fed
Let us kill all these rats with wings by feeding them poisoned bread

Did I say something impolitic?
Or did I lay it on too thick?
And are we breaking up tonight?
Or can we have a pillow fight?

Do we really need to hire a plane
To carpetbomb down memory lane?

And shall we figure out who's right?
Or can we have a pillow fight?

Overall Meaning

The song "Pillow Fight" by The 6ths is a melancholic yet whimsical song about the struggles of a failing relationship. In the first two lines of the song, it is evident that the two lovers are reaching a point of no return - the castle has "no foundation underground," and the lover has "no mystery left unfound." The singer then addresses their partner's threat to leave and wonders if they said something wrong or if they were too intense. Despite the impending breakup, the singer suggests a more lighthearted solution to their issues: a pillow fight.

The following lines evoke images of dealing with unpleasantness and unhappiness, comparing them to rats with wings that need to be fed poisoned bread. The chorus repeats the singer's musings on their relationship, wondering if they need to go through the motions of hiring a plane to "carpetbomb down memory lane" just to try and figure out who's right or wrong. The singer's suggestion of a pillow fight, however, seems to be their preference over a grueling fight about the past.

In a way, the pillow fight symbolizes the desire for a simpler and more innocent time in the relationship, where they could playfully bat their problems away instead of dealing with them head-on. The song's tone is wistful yet hopeful, with a tinge of sadness that pervades the playful image of a pillow fight.

Line by Line Meaning

How sad the castle with no foundation underground
It's a sad thing to see something built with no solid base to keep it sturdy.

Sadder still is the lover with no mystery left unfound
It's even sadder to see a lover who is completely known and predictable with no excitement or mystery left.

You threaten to pack your trunks and go back to Chinatown
You're threatening to leave and go back to where you came from, perhaps to escape the relationship.

Did I say something impolitic?
Did I speak out of turn and offend you?

Or did I lay it on too thick?
Did I push too hard or come on too strong?

And are we breaking up tonight?
Are we ending our relationship tonight?

Or can we have a pillow fight?
Or can we just let loose and have some fun instead of fighting?

Do we really need to hire a plane
Do we really need to go to such extremes?

To carpetbomb down memory lane?
To destroy all our memories and history together?

And shall we figure out who's right?
And do we really need to determine who's correct in this argument?

Or can we have a pillow fight?
Or can we just have some fun and forget about it for a while?

Diverse unpleasantnesses gather around our bed
Many unpleasant things are affecting our relationship.

Like pigeons round a park bench clamoring to be fed
They're like birds begging for attention and causing commotion around us.

Let us kill all these rats with wings by feeding them poisoned bread
Let's get rid of these negative things by confronting them head-on.

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TIM SANCHEZ

12y↑9

I remember my friend jeff introduced me to this album when it came out in the 90s and once i heard pillow fight I was in ahhh , it was and still is one of my favirate songs of all time!!!!!!