The National’s Matt Berninger is fond of imposing metaphors. In “Bloodbuzz Ohio,” he was carried in a swarm of bees. Deeper into the song, the floors are falling for everybody he knows. The metaphors continued when Taylor Swift joined The National on “The Alcott,” when she sang, Everything that’s mine is a landmine. Using language […]
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