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Oh, Inverted World, 2001
Written by James Mercer
A indie pop song with a bright, open sound and a Kinks-like melody, if Ray Davies had flooded his songs with keyboards and harmonium. The lyrics sketch a shy introvert keeping his head down amid a world of loud, aggressive people. "The songs that I heard / The occasional book / Were the only fun I ever took," Mercer sings, his high yelp half-submerged in the mix, which maybe fits with the theme of the song. The song's optimism outlook despite the odds ("But when they're parking their cars on your chest / You've still got a view of the summer sky") keeps it from being an emo pity party, and rather a small anthem for anyone who ever survived adolescence through music and imagination alone.
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