Common Themes of Three Songs Essay -- Music Comparison

The Postal Service released three hits; The District Sleeps Alone Tonight, Such Great Heights, and Clark Gable. These songs all share a common theme; teenage self-loathing love songs. I will be analyzing these three songs and the common themes between them. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight is about the singer gaining an understanding of why he is not with the one he loves. He sings â€Å"I’ll wear my badge†¦a vinyl sticker with big block letters adherent to my chest that tells your new friends I am a visitor here.† This is expressing that to her it always seemed it was never going to last. It means he was always there only when he wanted to be, and would never stay for long. In this song, he realizes why he was left and why he is so alone. Such Great Heights is someone knowing he or she was meant to be with another person. You think you are perfect for each other and you fit together like a puzzle. In reality, he is realizing he is the only one who still feels that way, and the one he loves, does not. He wants her to be guided home by his music, by fate, and by love. â€Å"The windows down when this is guiding you home† expresses his wishes. He wants her to take a long drive to him and to stay with him, forever. Clark Gable is about him wishing their love could be like a movie. In the song he pretends to be in a movie with her, acting as though they are still in love. He sings â€Å"I want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real† and in this ...