| The Smashing Pumpkins – Appels + Oranjes Lyrics | 23 years ago |
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For me, it is about fantasy. The central idea is "what if what is isn't true", it scares me to death, I mean what if what is real isn't real, I feel that way often. The song has a semi-logical progression that I'll try to explain: First part- "what if the sun refused to shine what if the clouds refused to rain what if the wind refused to blow what if the sea refused to wave what if the world refused to turn what if the stars would hesitate what if, what is isn't true what are you going to do what if, what is isn't you does that mean you've got to lose digging for a feel of something new" Ok, here on this part, he's in the "real" world, or logical world, but he doubts the reality asking those questions... Second part- "what if the silence let you dream what if the air could let you breathe what if the words would bring you here what if the sound could bring you peace what if, what is isn't true what are you going to do digging for the feel of something new what if, what is isn't you what are you going to do" We're now on the author's fantasy world (or your fantasy world, if you like), he's just confused, he made his own little world inside his head and for example the air can't let you breathe, or the sound can't bring you peace... Of course we know he air CAN let you breathe and the sound can bring you peace, it is logical, but remember, we're in another world... and he's doubting again, just like in the other part... (note that this couln't mean he died, because he makes it back to the "real" world later on) Third Part- "it came from your thoughts you dreams, and visions ripped up from your weeks, and indecision" Now we know from where all these questions and worlds came from, from your thoughts, dreams and visions; and now we see the indecision comming... Fourth part- "what if the sun refused to shine what if the clouds refused to rain what if the world refused to turn what if the clocks would hesitate what if, what is isn't true what are you going to do what if, what is isn't you" We're now back into the "real" or logical world, see what's happening? We're just back and forth between these two worlds... Fifth part- "does that mean you've got to lose digging for the feel of something new does that mean you've got to choose the feel of something new does that mean you've got to lose the thoughts you cannot lose" Now, does it means you've got to lose (give up something) because you have to choose on which world you want to live? The feel of something new is pushing you, and you can't get rid of those thoughts, you just feel you're going to lose something if you choose... but, you have to. And now, for the final part: "what are you going to do?" |
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