That sounds nice and all, but I am 99.999999% positive that Forsyth and Bowery do not intersect. But maybe there's a hidden curve in the street I don't know about. Or maybe there's another city in which these streets exist, although Rice told a crowded room at the Music Hall of Williamsburg that "Bowery" is inspired by New York. So either the Local Natives (who are, I should point out, from Los Angeles) made a careless mistake, or "Bowery" is deliberately deep and insightful and its meaning requires some further thought. It could be the idealist in me, but I'm going to root for the latter, since I have enormous respect for the band, and I also like to think that beautiful music has beautiful meaning to it--whether or not you can figure it out. Also, the Local Natives recorded the album with The National's Aaron Dessner, who is based in Brooklyn, so I'd like to think that he might have caught such an unintentional falsity.
While I'm on the subject, here's an example of geographically accurate lyrics.
