| Blind Melon – Toes Across The Floor Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I love this song. The passion behind it comes truly from a tortured soul. It's unfortunate that many don't have the opportunity to commune with others like themselves. I think the theme of your opinion is right on. There are a few lines however that have always stuck out to me, and because they stuck out I racked my brain to try to understand his view. This line in the third Stanza: "And though inside I'm feeling giddy Always wrong for never giving myself an uninvaded door." I agree with the attempting to believe part, but uninvaded door makes me think of death. The fight between what he knows should be right, selling out to someone elses beliefs, the feeling that something is all wrong, and the idea of him not giving into the ultimate test of life, which is death. The other part that really gets me is the last Stanza. But I believe the perverted thought is not something that he necessarily deprives himself of, but the common beliefs of people, the faith that he just can't follow. You are right in that he is desperate for it, but something in his mind (maybe too much logic) just won't let him attain that blind faith. But he may try to let it sink in and control him " burn a hole in his mind." If he ends up not being able to convert, then maybe "the hunters dog" who collect dead prey will welcome him the way that he is. Like you say, there is no way to figure out what he really meant, I have written stuff that has much more meaning than I originally put into it. The beauty of art is in the interpretation, regardless of the initial motivation. This song kicks ass on many levels, and if you don't like it I respect your fucked up opinion. |
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