This song is about comparing suicide with martyrdom. The verse "Wake up, grab a brush and put on on a little make up" and so on is talking about the hidden stories in the bible and hiding the bad things they never told about christ in the bible. Then "here you go create another fable" another religious story. The chorus is saying the fact that Jesus could be looked at from a viewpoint of suicide. Then the thrid verse "father, into your hands, I commend my spirit" and "father, into your hands, why have you forsaken me" are two of...
This song is about comparing suicide with martyrdom. The verse "Wake up, grab a brush and put on on a little make up" and so on is talking about the hidden stories in the bible and hiding the bad things they never told about christ in the bible. Then "here you go create another fable" another religious story. The chorus is saying the fact that Jesus could be looked at from a viewpoint of suicide. Then the thrid verse "father, into your hands, I commend my spirit" and "father, into your hands, why have you forsaken me" are two of seven last words of christ. The direct definition of "chop suey" is a dish filled with a mix of all the leftovers (meaning the leftovers of stories in the bible never heard)
Depressed artist trying to accept that this is their life now. I really like this song, the lyrics are really eye opening when you put things into perspective.
Depressed artist trying to accept that this is their life now. I really like this song, the lyrics are really eye opening when you put things into perspective.
This song tells the story of a girl whose family was toxic and abusive. When people questioned her about her family, she would claim to be an orphan, feeling ashamed of their actions. To cope with her pain, she turned to drugs and kept her struggles hidden from others to avoid being judged or shamed. She smiled when the pain came to hide it from everyone. She sought solace in her religious beliefs, engaging in ritualistic songs and dances, and spoke to angels for comfort. Although she carried a cross representing Jesus, she didn’t truly know him yet; she simply...
This song tells the story of a girl whose family was toxic and abusive. When people questioned her about her family, she would claim to be an orphan, feeling ashamed of their actions. To cope with her pain, she turned to drugs and kept her struggles hidden from others to avoid being judged or shamed. She smiled when the pain came to hide it from everyone. She sought solace in her religious beliefs, engaging in ritualistic songs and dances, and spoke to angels for comfort. Although she carried a cross representing Jesus, she didn’t truly know him yet; she simply sought protection.
To conceal her tears, pain, and shame, she painted her eyes dark. She styled her hair like a boy's to fit in with the boys she spent most of her life with in the streets. She claims to speak to angels because she was seeking God in her pain. She finds the truth at the end because Jesus finds her and rescues her from her pain and shame. This is why the song says she doens't know him yet she will later, and that girl was me...
The singer is talking about muddy knees, and how they've got him all a quiver and made him all a glow. He goes to get a newspaper to wipe them off.
The singer is talking about muddy knees, and how they've got him all a quiver and made him all a glow. He goes to get a newspaper to wipe them off.
Complacency of the generation of the aggravated. Defined by the ruling predecessors and yet nothing is being done to address this. The ending feedback from the guitar is to get that idea into our brains to create action.
Complacency of the generation of the aggravated. Defined by the ruling predecessors and yet nothing is being done to address this. The ending feedback from the guitar is to get that idea into our brains to create action.
My Take:
My Take:
Stipe grew up in the Deep South, in an extremely religious part of the country. I have no doubt believing that he went to church as a child whether he wanted to or not. As a result a seemingly strict lifestyle was laid out for him to follow (hence the narrow path, which he would ultimately refrain or depart from later on —— most likely in his teens or early 20’s).
Stipe grew up in the Deep South, in an extremely religious part of the country. I have no doubt believing that he went to church as a child whether he wanted to or not. As a result a seemingly strict lifestyle was laid out for him to follow (hence the narrow path, which he would ultimately refrain or depart from later on —— most likely in his teens or early 20’s).
This narrow path of expectations had been laid out for him according to strict rules, regulations, and guidelines by the church. But when he got older he realized...
This narrow path of expectations had been laid out for him according to strict rules, regulations, and guidelines by the church. But when he got older he realized he couldn’t be himself and also follow these strict rules, regulations, and guidelines. These was a huge discrepancy there that he needed to come to terms with.
And so I honestly believe this is about Stipe abandoning his faith as a result of all of these things. Other clues allude to this also —— the reference to the little lamb is another giveaway.
Anyway, the notion of losing one’s faith has been an on-again, off-again theme for this band through the years.
Interestingly, go back to New Adventures in Hi-Fi and listen to New Test Leper. He makes a reference to Christians as ‘His lambs’ (“…have His lambs all gone astray…”?) ….. And here again we see another example of Christ’s children being referred to as lambs. Which is a Biblical reference (I.e. —- The story or parable of The Lost Sheep)
It is a song about heroin
It is a song about heroin
Sebagai salah satu fans terberat Abu Nailah, jujur saja saya cukup merasa prihatin. Padahal sepertinya asik ya kalau karya-karyanya seperti mashup-mashup kerennya juga dirilis ke platform favorit kita di samping rilisan resminya seperti lagu ini. Cuma karena masalah lisensi yang bikin ribet dan berbiayakan yang membelalakkan mata, jadinya kita hanya bisa mendengarkannya secara non-official. Saya juga sempat kepikiran hal seperti ini karena bisa saja suatu artis merupakan orang yang terkendala secara finansial.
Sebagai salah satu fans terberat Abu Nailah, jujur saja saya cukup merasa prihatin. Padahal sepertinya asik ya kalau karya-karyanya seperti mashup-mashup kerennya juga dirilis ke platform favorit kita di samping rilisan resminya seperti lagu ini. Cuma karena masalah lisensi yang bikin ribet dan berbiayakan yang membelalakkan mata, jadinya kita hanya bisa mendengarkannya secara non-official. Saya juga sempat kepikiran hal seperti ini karena bisa saja suatu artis merupakan orang yang terkendala secara finansial.
Oh iya, satu lagi. Jika ini terjadi, bisa saja lagu-lagu cover maupun adaptasi dari Abu Nailah ini juga terkendala lisensi, sehingga perlu diblok dari beberapa wilayah dan juga beberapa...
Oh iya, satu lagi. Jika ini terjadi, bisa saja lagu-lagu cover maupun adaptasi dari Abu Nailah ini juga terkendala lisensi, sehingga perlu diblok dari beberapa wilayah dan juga beberapa platform yang memerlukan lisensi mekanik (apalagi yang compulsory, pasti lebih bikin nguras kantong). Semoga saja ia bisa bertahan di era modern sekarang ini yang mana membuat banyak hal-hal rumit.