The Shins - 40 Mark Strasse

Artist: The Shins

Song: 40 Mark Strasse

Album: Port of Morrow

Year: 2012

"You had to know I wanted something from you then, too young to know just what it was something more than a friend, is that you at the end? Where you play in the street at night, blown like a broken kite, my girl, you're giving up the fight, are you gonna let these Americans put another dent in your life?"

*A MEANING: This song is just beautiful, the chorus is gold... First the title, just different, a "street", it invites you to know more. Then the lyrics, a well told story about younger days curiosity, intriguing as well. And finally the music, awesome... When James Mercer, the singer, was a kid, he lived in Germany, near an American military base, and close to that base, there was this place '40 Mark Strasse', a stretch where prostitutes offered their services. He might have liked one girl, but he was too young to know what was happening and was confused about what he heard of those girls and that place...

http://mercerhouse.theshins.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shins

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