Artist: Silversun Pickups
Title: Rusted Wheel
Album: Carnavas
Year: 2006
Tabbed by: Darek Kay (spike0@freenet.de)
Chords: G - A - Bm (the whole song through)
G A Bm G
So you can’t hold a star in your hand though
A Bm
at least you can hold on to another plan
G A Bm
rusted wheel planted still
G A Bm
i can tell it's summer from the
G A Bm
size of the bugs that fly through my window flying through my window
G A Bm
rusted wheel planted still
G A Bm
rusted wheel can't move on
G A Bm
i can tell it's winter from the
G A Bm
size of the lump in my throat got a lump in my throat
G A Bm
rusted wheel planted still
G A Bm
rusted wheel can't move on
G A Bm
and it feels just like the ground
but trapped in another way
just still in the ground
and it feels just like the ground
and trapped in another way
just still in the ground
so you can't hold a star in your hand though
at least you can move on to that better plan
rusted wheel planted still
rusted wheel can't move on...
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Niks Average |
#1 by Niks at Sep 30, 2007 at 11:44 PM EST |
| Ditto the two comments above. Yet another incredibly heartfelt and moving song from SSPU. Brian Aubert has one of those voices that instantly grabs you. It's unbelievable that this group isn't better known that it is, but perhaps that will change with their current US tour. lafan313: I just saw them last night. Their set was painfully short, just 5 songs and half an hour. Glad it included Kissing Families, though. | |
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james Rhythm Player |
#2 by james dobson at Oct 6, 2007 at 1:27 AM EST |
| Came upon the band much like hea928 and fell in love as well. I have to say it took a while for any of the songs on the album beyond lazy eye to grow on me, but absolutely LOVE most of them now. Rusted Wheel is my second fave right now. When the drums kick in halfway through the song gets amazing. I agree with hea928's interpretation. I will go further to note that the "size of the bugs" in winter and "lump in my throat" in summer are both negative connotations saying that the singer tells the season by the type of affliction that presents itself. Going to the concert Friday where they perform with Snow Patrol and OK Go. Don't care too much about either of those but absolutely can't wait to see SSPU. | |
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Vinnie Rhythm Player |
#3 by Vinnie Valium at Oct 10, 2007 at 5:58 PM EST |
| I just recently heard about this band and since dicovering them, I realized have acquired a new musical addiction. It's rare to find artists today that you grow instantly attracted to and enjoy all of their music...track one until the end...this has happened to me with SSPU. I bought the CD and instantly fell in love with the whole album, though this song in particular is my favorite. I love the sound of the music and the lyrics...as to the meaning of this song...this is what it says to me... it's about standing still while time and the world passes you by, about not being able to move on in life. It's about having dreams that you can see but can't grasp..."so you can't hold a star in your hand though at least you can hold on to another plan" You can't reach them but at least you have a plan. The "rusted wheel planted still" is a metaphor for a person standing still. Picture an old rusted wheel planted in the ground (some people actually have these in their yards/gardens), the song goes through seasons, summer and winter while the rusted wheel is planted still. The end of the song changes the lyrics to "so you can't hold a star in your hand though at least you can move on to that better plan rusted wheel planted still, rusted wheel can't move on". I catch a hint of sarcasm and sadness with these lines. It's like saying yeah you have a plan, a dream, but you can't go forward, you can't move on. | |
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kyle Rhythm Player |
#4 by kyle perry at Oct 11, 2007 at 6:10 PM EST |
| I agree w/ the above. This song is beautiful. I loved it from the first time I heard it. It gives me this flowy, surreal, dreamlike energy. | |
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PunkJunky Wanna Be |
#5 by PunkJunky at Oct 14, 2007 at 6:01 AM EST |
| I agree with the guys above about the meaning that it's about how many people have dreams, but don't pursue them and have to rely on their backup dreams. My favorite song by them | |
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randy Professional |
#6 by randy taylor at Oct 15, 2007 at 4:59 AM EST |
| That's hold on to a better plan, not another plan. =] I'm quite fond of this song. | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#7 by Matt Cromwell at Oct 15, 2007 at 10:34 PM EST |
| I think the vocal delivery on this song is amazing. Hea928 pretty much hit the meaning on the nose there: about the inability to move on and let go of his unrealistic dreams or ideals. I think the lyrics about the seasons and the "lump in my throat" and "bugs" thing illustrate that every year is the same for him and he gets the same feelings and sees the same things. i.e. nothing changes. I really love the 'rusted wheel' metaphor as well. | |
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Super Average |
#8 by Super Q at Oct 18, 2007 at 10:47 AM EST |
| My favourite song.I love the lyrics and I think it's better than Lazy Eye. | |
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