| Sublime – Krs-one Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Like it was said earlier, this song's a tribute to KRS-1 and hip hop, in general. Brad's lyrics never seize to blow me away, no matter how many times I hear them. Does anyone else find it interesting that in his tribute to hip-hop and KRS-ONE that he chooses to talk about steaks and hamburgers? I don't know anyone else who could talk about something so simple, but with the little twist that he pulls in all of his songs, makes it more meaningful. Maybe I'm just rambling, but I think it's more about how hip-hop came about. Why rappers did just that rather than going to school...also expresses problems with the school system (which is the start and end of it all). PS. Why are people in here whining and starting static? No one cares if you're Irish, or if you don't know how to use apostrophes... you are complaining about stupid shit like that when Brad is pooring his heart out to us about the injustice that so many are faced with...thrown into a society that has no more opportunity than the chance of becoming asst. manager at carl jr's...do you think they knew where to put their apostrophes? |
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| Sublime – Rivers Of Babylon Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I don't know how you get that this song has anything to do with being Jewish or any other religion for that matter. Though it is from the Bible, Zion has been and still is referred to by MANY different groups...slaves, Latter-Day Saints, Mormons, etc. Each group takes its own meaning from what Zion literally is. The common ground in all of them is that it represents a euphoric place, whether it be heaven or just a peaceful state of mind. The song is about faith in God, or whatever it is you believe in and the struggle to keep faith in something when faced with hardship. "How can we sing King Alpha's song..." King Alpha is God, or a higher being, singing his song is singing praise to him, showing worship and gratitude. "...in this strange land?" The strange land is any place that is not Zion (what was intended for humans i.e. the Garden of Eden). The question being asked is how can you praise someone who is teasing you with the notion of Euphoria, yet holding you in purgatory (which is reality) and promising you Zion only if you praise while stuck suffering on Earth? |
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