87 and the Toys Perspective on Shopping Mall

This song is total stream of consciousness. It is the only song I have ever written that has absolutely no meaning whatsoever. Amusingly, it is the one people ask me about the most at the end of shows. People often tell me what they think it means. I remember Michael Stipe of R.E.M. saying something like he does not like to explain his songs because he does not want to ruin it for someone who thinks it means something special to them. Therefore, I usually say something like ya got it man, that’s what Shopping Mall is all about bro! Haha