| Red Hot Chili Peppers – Wet Sand Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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@[ckjohnson7:21524] Hey, just wanted to say that I love your explanation of the lyrics - I've loved this song since it came out and sensed there was a deeper meaning at work here (as with a lot of Anthony's lyrics - the man gets palmed off too readily as a writer of nonsense), but I'd never picked it apart properly before. Like you said, any interpretation has to be taken with a pinch of salt, only Anthony really knows what he was talking about (maybe not even Anthony!), but you did a great job, so well done. You mentioned the Norma Jean line, Norma Jean was Marilyn Monroe's birth name so I've always seen that as a reference to her decline from one of the world's hottest movie stars and most desirable women, to her gradual 'disrepair' and eventual untimely death. I suppose you could argue he's comparing that to someone who, in your words, is wrapped up in the shallower "sunny" side and fails to see the depth of the "shadow" side (just realised while typing this - Anthony's covered this before - Otherside, where he says "I don't believe it's bad"). Anyway, cheers and it's good to shed some light on such a great song! J |
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