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{{quote|''"The most remarkable thing about you standing in the doorway''

''is that it's you, and that you're standing in the doorway."''|"Going to Georgia", from ''Zopilote Machine''<ref>[[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]</ref> }}

 

** Played at its most soul-shattering in the rarely performed "Song for my Stepfather".

{{quote|''you can go ahead and hit him''

''he feels no pain at all''

''you erase me''

''you erase me'' }}

* [[The Alcoholic]]: Both of the Alpha Couple.

* [[Interrupted Suicide]]: "Going to Georgia"

{{quote|''And you smiled as you eased the gun from my hand''

''And I am frozen with joy right where I stand'' }}

* [[It's Not You, It's Me]]: The protagonist of "Omega Blaster" seems remorseful and apologetic to the point of point of self-hatred as he leaves his significant other after an implied affair.

* [[Music for Courage]]: "Dance Music" and "Hast Thou Considered The Tetrapod" on ''The Sunset Tree'':

{{quote|''" Held under these smothering waves by your strong and thick-veined hand"''

''" But one of these days, I'm gonna wriggle up on dry land"'' }}

** "Sax Rohmer Pt. 1" fits pretty well. ''"I am coming home to you/If it's the last thing that I do."''

** Lampshaped in "You Were Cool"

{{quote|''These are the same four chords''

''I use most of the time''

''When I've got something on my mind'' }}

* [[Throw It In]]: The tape hiss and gear grind of the boombox era. The train passing by at the end of "Insurance Fraud #2."