Page "Songs for Dustmites" Paragraph 4

Lyrically, Songs for Dustmites deals with " familiar themes of love and loss ", while Burns himself has described the album as " songs about science and love ".

Musically, the album fits into the pop / rock and alternative rock genres, and is heavily influenced by the Flaming Lips.

The lyrics of the opening track " Mighty Little Man " have been interpreted in different ways: a television watcher who suddenly turns into " an everyday superhero ", or " a lonely inventor's eureka moment ".

It was inspired by inventor Thomas Edison and his " DIY projects that changed human history ".

When he made the song, he wanted it to " write a positive, empowering, exclamation point of a song ".

The song itself contains a " fury of noise ".

The following track, " What I Do on Saturday ", is a " playful " pop song, while " Maintain " is a more mainstream song influenced by American alternative band They Might Be Giants.

The song " Troposhere " is " bright and bouncy ", sounding like the Flaming Lips song " Fight Test ".

The ballad " A Song for Dustmites " contains piano and synths.

The next track, " Stick Around ", is melancholic and sounds optimistic with its cello and trumpet.

"> 1 " is a " simple " downtempo song that tells the story of a dysfunctional relationship.

It features strings and a guitar solo.