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| Hum – The Scientists Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I like the idea of two scientists testing chemicals out on each other, but i would like to elaborate. There two scientists who are desperate for a break through with their research, "smiling now as only she can be. she said "i made some new connections to astound them all". Shes smiling because shes finally discovered that scientific breakthrough (whatever it may be). Turns out she went mad from working too hard to achieve the discovery and the actual breakthrough isn't a breakthrough at all but rather a self inflicted science experiment involving ester and other dangerous chemicals. Her lab partner starts to go blind from being exposed to too many chemicals hence the lines "invertebrates that only she can see", "i want to see it all again" and "keep this benzene ring around your finger". Benzene is used as a distilling agent in many chemicals to prevent people from actually going blind. Through all this madness that is taking place and reoccurring chemical explosions leaving dust clouds behind, he continues to love his insane partner and he tells her that he will take care of her. Unfortunately, "its too much" and hes "too late" to save them from the destructive environment that she created. |
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| Hum – If You Are To Bloom Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Sorry! It wasnt march, it was June 1st. at Millennium park. I even got to meet Matt before the show. I should have just asked him what all the songs meant but I read somewhere that he got tired of people asking. |
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| Hum – If You Are To Bloom Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I always thought this song had a very heavenly vibe to it. Without even reading the lyrics it makes you feel like you are defying gravity and flying through clouds. Ive been trying to analyze these lyrics and somehow tie a loss of a child with it. "seeding clouds from the other side" the other side refers to the afterlife and seeding clouds could mean that his son is now an angel pouring out his blessings. "vat skims through the steam. feeding upturned mouths" What's interesting about those lines is that a vat is a container which could refer to a baby bottle and one method of sterilizing baby bottles is with steam. and the following line is feeding upturned mouths. I saw HUM live back in march and they didnt play this song and i havent been able to find a live version anywhere. Perhaps it is too emotional for Matt if it really is a song about his sons death. By far my favorite HUM song! |
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