Led by Rob Crow (of Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Optiganally Yours, The Ladies… Read Full Bio ↴Led by Rob Crow (of Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Optiganally Yours, The Ladies, Goblin Cock, Physics, Aspects of Physics, Orca, Fantasy Mission Force, Snotnose, Remote Action Sequence Project, Altron Tube, The Alpha Males, and surely more bands) and formed in 1995 or 1996 after the dissolving of Heavy Vegetable, Thingy specialized in a highly complex and melodic form of indie/rock type music with boy/girl vocals. Always quirkly and playfully downtrodden, Thingy released three albums: the acoustic "Staring Contest", "Songs About Angels, Evil, and Running Around on Fire", and "To The Innocent". There is an unreleased third album recording, which Rob Crow may or may not be working on finishing up. It has been on Absolutely Kosher Records' upcoming releases since 2003, but has dissapeared this year.

Letterbomb
Thingy Lyrics

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Took the best words from your letter
Tore them out paste them together now
No one will ever forget her
Everyone will always remember now

I don't know why
She don't know why
Found them together

Sleep in their eyes
Tore up the letter
Weaken the ties
I don't know why
She don't know why

Took the best words from your letter
Tore them out paste them together now
No one will ever forget her
Everyone will always remember now

I don't know why
She don't know why
Found them together
Sleep in their eyes
Mailed off the letter
Strengthen the ties
I don't know why
She don't know why

La la la la la la lalala
La la la la la la lalala

La la la la la la lalala
La la la la la la lalala

Overall Meaning

The song "Letterbomb" by Thingy appears to be about betrayal and the aftermath of the discovery of infidelity. The lyrics seem to describe the singer finding incriminating evidence in a letter, and then tearing it up to weaken the bond between the two individuals involved. The lines "took the best words from your letter, tore them out, paste them together now" seem to suggest that the singer has taken the best parts of the letter as evidence or a reminder of the betrayal. The repetition of the lines "I don't know why, she don't know why" could indicate confusion on both sides about why the infidelity occurred in the first place.

However, it is not entirely clear who the "her" referred to in the lyrics is - it could be the person who wrote the letter or the person who was betrayed. The song ends with a repetition of the nonsensical "la la la" melody, which could suggest a sense of resignation or acceptance on the part of the singer.

Overall, "Letterbomb" seems to be a melancholic exploration of the aftermath of infidelity, with a somewhat ambiguous portrayal of the singer's motives and feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

Took the best words from your letter
Chose the most powerful and poignant expressions from your message

Tore them out paste them together now
Physically removed those words and creatively arranged them differently

No one will ever forget her
Her impact was significant enough to make a lasting impression on others

Everyone will always remember now
Her legacy will continue to be remembered by all who knew her

I don't know why
Uncertainty and confusion about the situation

She don't know why
Even the subject of the song is unsure of the events happening

Found them together
Came across evidence of a romantic relationship

Sleep in their eyes
Implies that they had just woken up after sleeping together

Tore up the letter
Symbolically representing the destruction of their relationship

Weaken the ties
Causing the bonds between them to become less strong

Mailed off the letter
Sending a message to signal the end of the connection