| Why? – These Hands Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I love Yoni, because he just writes about his life, and just happens to be amazing at it. Like some of their other songs, i believe this is another healthy dose of self-analysis. Unlike a lot of his other lyrics, he lays this one out pretty clearly."these hands, are my father's hands but smaller,soaked in paint thinner,until they're so dry coming together,they make the sound of resisting each other a shrill squeal like two moving rubber, tires touching,hide nothing, hide nothing" I think it was mentioned that this is about his various compulsions (hand washing, clothes,etc.) To me, the second verse is just saying that whats differentiating him from his father, or anyone else for that matter, are the things that make him unique. And the line "hide nothing" kind of reveals it all, everyone has things to hide, but just show it, show what makes you an individual, good or bad. This is just my interpretation of this song, I'm probably wrong, I don't care. I respect Yoni and the others so much for what they do. Why has helped me through a lot of hard times. |
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| Why? – The Vowels, Pt. 2 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| This song is so incredibly complex and well thought out, i agree with menoseloso in the sense that its kind of a vicarious sense of grim storytelling, in my opinion, this song is kind of a culmination of the idea in itself. this song is about Yoni's lyrics, and probably an analysis where why is going. the line "But I's born for this flight, United 955 on the fifth of July" seems to me to be like a reality check, playing out this death scene in head, maybe based on a lyric, and suddenly realizing, oh, I need to catch a flight. It kinda seems to jump back and forth like that throughout the whole song. everybody needs to analyze where they're going every once in awhile, and i think this is just that for Yoni. Also, if it is about writing, the "cheerie-a(i o u)" thing would make a little more sense. I really don't know, this is just my interpretation and I'm probably completely wrong. All i know is that Yoni Wolf is a lyrical genius and i love him so much. | |
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