";s:4:"text";s:2802:" There are many misconceptions about comets, which are simply pieces of solar system ices travelling in orbit around the Sun. Comet, a small body orbiting the Sun with a substantial fraction of its composition made up of volatile ices. Halley's Comet as photographed May 8, 1910, by Dr. G.W. Lyrics to "A Comet Appears" by THE SHINS: One hand on this wily comet / Take a drink just to give me some weight / Some uber-man I'd make / I'm barely a vapor / They shone a chlorine light on / A host of individual sins / Let's The Shins - A Comet Appears. General CommentFIRST! General Commentbasically, to sum it up, think it's about people, and how they take such effort to make themselves better in whatever way they feel will be effective, but in the end we're all lonely, and need a little love, and it's such a rare thing these days. There's a lot happening in the northern sky these days, namely lots of comets! For a Fool song meanings Add your thoughts 4 Comments . The House of the Rising Sun actually existed between 1862 to about 1874 and was run by a Madam Marianne LeSoleil Levant whose name translates from French as such. General Comment[ This poem is about how the speaker has lost all sense of meaning, or perhaps he has always lacked meaning and is only now coming to terms with the fact that it shall never be otherwise. A Comet Appears One hand on this wily comet, Take a drink just to give me some weight, Some uber-man I'd make, I'm barely a vapor They shone a chlorine light on, A host of individual sins, Let's carve my aging face off, Fetch us a knife, Start with my eyes, Down so the lines, Form a grimacing smile, Close your eyes to corral a virtue,