In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
A wish for all to blossom and to change
There's a mystical, ancient and forgotten way
Ia cho ku, I'm not as sweet as I've led you
Ia cho ku, with spiders beside her
I hear you speak of ancient cherry blossom
And I ask you to take me there
A wish for all
Tradition meets with ocean eyes
And sea monsters are in the tide
A spider beside her
The sunrise is slowly calling you
Eight arms and legs to hold onto
Her ways, combining old and new
There's a mystical, ancient and forgotten way
Ia cho ku, I'm not as sweet as I've led you
Ia cho ku, with spiders beside her
I hear you speak of ancient cherry blossom
And I ask you to take me there
A wish for all
Tradition meets with ocean eyes
And sea monsters are in the tide
A spider beside her
The sunrise is slowly calling you
Eight arms and legs to hold onto
Her ways, combining old and new
Lyrics submitted by kaityangst
Spider Besider Lyrics as written by Roy Orbison Joe Melson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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well, I posted the lyrics :) and I found what I thought to be a pretty logical explanation for the song.
I was looking up Secret and Whisper on Wikipedia. I know it's not always the most reliable source, but I can't really see why anyone would lie...I'm posting this just because I think it sounds pretty logical & I agree.
The band told a fan that "Spider Besider" was written about an old Chinese woman by the name of Iachoku that Charles met at an old job. The song is about how ridiculous it is that people have to change so much just to fit in. Iachoku had to change her name to Susan when she moved to North America. The chorus line is "Iachoku, I'm not a sweet as I've led you" which means that even though it seems nice in America "its not always what it's made to be".
When he does that growl near the middle of the song, ah I love it
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I heard this song was about a sweet-tasting Japanese flower called Iachoku though it is sweet to the taste, it is highly poisonous. Iachoku means dark spider in Japanese because the flower looks like a dark purple spider. This song speaks of a mans daughter and how she ate Iachoku. And now he is wishing for the past so he can be with his daughter once more.
thats funny, i always thought the chorus was something like, "the ocean view, the ocean view" i guess i was wrong. Great song. I read the same thing on wikipedia, and thats about the only thing ive heard about the meaning.
Well its not really the lead vocalist but it sounds awesome
I heard Ia cho ku meant "[something] ancient place" from a friend. In Vietnamese.
I heard that this song is about him meeting a Japanese girl and her name was Iachoku. She was telling him about how the U.S wasnt everything that she expected it too be.
I heard that this song is about him meeting a Japanese girl and her name was Iachoku. She was telling him about how the U.S wasnt everything that she expected it too be.
I heard that this song is about him meeting a Japanese girl and her name was Iachoku. She was telling him about how the U.S wasnt everything that she expected it too be.
What do spiders have to do with it then?