Song Meanings

Did you know that every song Ryan has written has a connection of some sort to some pop culture thing in one way or another? Well, keep reading to find out what has inspired Ryan to write his songs.

Introduction
- Features an outtake of a Polish broadcast, saying "...spotkalo sie z szerokim rozglosem", which is supposed to mean something like "was met with wide popularity."

The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage
- This is a sentence taken from Chuck Palahniuk's novel, Survivor. In the book, it says "Because the only difference between a suicide and a martyrdom really is the amount of press coverage.". (p. 134)

London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines
- "Just for the record, the weather today is..." is a line taken from another Chuck Palahniuk novel, Diary. In it, the narrator keeps repeating this sentence and stating today's weather.

Nails For Breakfast, Tacks For Snacks
- Ryan wrote this song about his father who had a drinking problem.

Camisado
- This song was also written about Ryan's father.

- The word Camisado actually means (as listed under m-w.com):
Etymology: probably from obsolete Spanish camisada
archaic : an attack by night

Time to Dance
- This song was entirely based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel Invisible Monsters. (Which is an amazing book that I really think you should read if you haven't yet!)

Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
- This, combined with But It's Better If You Do is a line from the motion picture Closer. In it, an actress says "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, but it's better if you do."

Intermission
- A line from "War of the Worlds" is "Due to circumstances beyond our control..."

But It's Better If You Do
- This, combined with Lying Is the Most Fun... is a line from the motion picture Closer. In it, an actress says "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, but it's better if you do."

I Write Sins Not Tragedies
- A line from Douglas Coupland's Shampoo Planet is "What I write are not sins, I write tragedies."

I Constantly Thank God For Esteban
- ... is a line in the movie "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou".

There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet
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Build God, Then We'll Talk
- ... is a line in the novel Choke by... guess who - Chuck Palahniuk.
- It also refers to The Sound of Music, but in a sarcastic way. In Sound of Music it is "and a few more of my favorite things" while in Build God, the lyrics are "and a few more of your least favorite things."