they should have at least used it once in Justified.
they should have at least used it once in Justified.
It's an amazing song; about a love of the childhood and days back in Harlan. Her voice is the most elegant./
It's an amazing song; about a love of the childhood and days back in Harlan. Her voice is the most elegant./
This is my favorite song, hands down, and their (or really Travis Meeks') 1st album is also my favorite album of all time. He released that album at age 17, meaning he wrote all those songs, music and lyrics when he was just a kid. I really connect to his lyrics and I'm humbled by his complexity and creativeness at such a young age.
This is my favorite song, hands down, and their (or really Travis Meeks') 1st album is also my favorite album of all time. He released that album at age 17, meaning he wrote all those songs, music and lyrics when he was just a kid. I really connect to his lyrics and I'm humbled by his complexity and creativeness at such a young age.
What follows is my interpretation of Whimsical's lyrics. Please keep in mind that I may be a tad bit crazy, at least compared to what's considered 'normal' lol....
What follows is my interpretation of Whimsical's lyrics. Please keep in mind that I may be a tad bit crazy, at least compared to what's considered 'normal' lol....
1st verse and chorus:
1st verse and chorus:
He's explaining how he sees and experiences the world, which he has clearly found is not shared or understood by the majority of the world's ppl. "Ppl say its all a fukking dream...", when he tries to talk to others about his feelings, beliefs, experiences, ppl shun him and call him crazy. Thus the "... Is it me? It 'is' only me". He's all alone in this world and he knows he'll forever be isolated.
2nd verse, and extended chorus:
He has to escape, to get away from the world. Because although the world doesn't understand him, he also doesn't understand the world. He's expected to fall in line, do what he's told, believe what he's told, act like he's told.... "One against all, I'm starving this world".... I can relate. The ppl of this world are naive and blind to what's really going on around them... expected behaviors, and culture in general is nonsensical and unacceptable for him. Relationships with others don't work, and he's learned to interact as little as possible ".... Do u want me?..You think u can have me??..." Not a chance....
All that being said, he's ofc still saddened and grief-stricken by his loneliness. But he won't let the world change him, he is who he is, and he's unwilling to conform. If the world thinks he's crazy, f**k the world, cuz he sees it for what it is, and THE WORLD is what's crazy. I wholeheartedly agree!
3rd verse and chorus:
This one is a bit more specific I think. U are judged by how u look, how u speak, ur race, ur gender... "Subjected to you mother nature, Limited to the color of your eyes..." Ppl are hurt, limited, and sometimes destroyed by the things they hold dear, are attached to, are addicted to, etc. Even when they know it's hurting them or it's complete nonsense, ppl continue the 'thing'. I've done it myself, countless times.... human nature is hard to bear...."Drained by the one you call your lover, she don't care If u live or die..."
The outro lyrics:
Quite literal I think. There are always problems, he's accepted that this is his reality, and he's chosen to not allow the ever existent problems of the world overwhelm him and make his whole life problematic. He sees the truth, tries to deal with his problems, and knows that many times we ourselves are the source of most of our problems. Change urself if u can and must. Have the wisdom to change what u can, and the strength to accept and bear what u cannot.
I saw Slothrust recently on the 10 year anniversary tour for this album. Leah said she wrote this song about Brittany Spears. Now that I know that the lyrics make perfect sense.
I saw Slothrust recently on the 10 year anniversary tour for this album. Leah said she wrote this song about Brittany Spears. Now that I know that the lyrics make perfect sense.
What a great band.
What a great band.
Imelda Marcos in a shoe store. Possibly the most transparent Knopfler song he ever wrote.
Imelda Marcos in a shoe store. Possibly the most transparent Knopfler song he ever wrote.
It’s a song about good parents to a trouble son or daughter, In my point of view as I have learned from listening to It as that is what I was, and now with kids of my own. That’s it.
It’s a song about good parents to a trouble son or daughter, In my point of view as I have learned from listening to It as that is what I was, and now with kids of my own. That’s it.
This song really says something to me😭🫶🏼
This song really says something to me😭🫶🏼
I think that bravosfan take the bull by the horns. Ego death. I think that this interpretation is all righ about essential Hendrix song. But Ego is dying everytime really , you can observe that fenomenos outside without mind interpretation when you are relaxed. The concience gives you the world as it is. It´s a falace of freudomarxism that states you can not access to reality with your senses. Contrary to this, you indeed have access to realtiy with your reason and conscience and besides you have the power to modify the reality only with your...
I think that bravosfan take the bull by the horns. Ego death. I think that this interpretation is all righ about essential Hendrix song. But Ego is dying everytime really , you can observe that fenomenos outside without mind interpretation when you are relaxed. The concience gives you the world as it is. It´s a falace of freudomarxism that states you can not access to reality with your senses. Contrary to this, you indeed have access to realtiy with your reason and conscience and besides you have the power to modify the reality only with your conscience and your mind. Therefore it´s a radical different point of view about wolrld and knowledge. But in mi opinion Modernism, since Descartes philosophy is as a whole perspective a big mistake and Hendrix and contracultural movement were cought in this false teory of knowlegde.
Love this song, thanks for the lyrics, my suggested corrections below:
Love this song, thanks for the lyrics, my suggested corrections below:
Should be ''no money in our RUIN'' not "run".
Should be ''no money in our RUIN'' not "run".
Also think it's "next BREAK was your pretty face" but I do see "wave" posted elsewhere. I think it sounds like break and break makes more sense?
Also think it's "next BREAK was your pretty face" but I do see "wave" posted elsewhere. I think it sounds like break and break makes more sense?
less sure about these:
less sure about these:
"and only AFTERWARDS did we, ADORE HIM MORE AND ALL THAT MONEY" ?
"and only AFTERWARDS did we, ADORE HIM MORE AND ALL THAT MONEY" ?
"BEHIND (or BLIND?) OUR EYELID HANGS, WHILE HE CLANGS, with that black piano" ?
"BEHIND (or BLIND?) OUR EYELID HANGS, WHILE HE CLANGS, with that black piano" ?
verse 2 is the continuation of verse 1, I think. He tried storing material riches and then in verse 2, there is a religious allusion but mainly he's saying he owned this big mansion yet didn't feel like he belonged. it's along with the rest of the songs on Lucky Town; he was going the wrong way till he found his family.
verse 2 is the continuation of verse 1, I think. He tried storing material riches and then in verse 2, there is a religious allusion but mainly he's saying he owned this big mansion yet didn't feel like he belonged. it's along with the rest of the songs on Lucky Town; he was going the wrong way till he found his family.