| Phish – Silent In The Morning Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Hmmm... They seem to be conveying some powerful emotions here. "Divine creation hears me, and he squashes me with fear." That line gets me every time and obviously, I can see a possible trip reference. What I don't see is triviality or dog metaphors. Something I see no one else catching is the refernce to the sun. "Silent in the morning, suspended in the trees". From the perspective of earth, the morning sun seems to be suspended in the treeline as it's coming up from the horizon. It's also a little dim and less intense at that time (silent). They go on to say, "Lunchtime comes you've found your voice, it brings me to my knees." Now again, this would equate with a solar reference. The sun would be in full bloom at lunchtime (think high noon). I really can't give a definite interpretation but I've long suspected this song references the interpolation of pagan sun worship as worship of the absolute (i.e. ancient Egyptian paganism disguised as modern Christianity, based on New Testament correlations). That might be a stretch, but I get that feeling every time I hear it. Still mysterious to me, and like any good song, it seems rather open to loose interpretation. That third verse just seems to be replete with psychedelia, though... :) |
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| Phish – The Wedge Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"We're bobbing on the surface" seems to signify that they're on some sort of water vessel, like a boat. When he says, "the shadow glides below" it reminds me of whale watching as the whale's shadow "glides" below the boat. Then Trey says, "they say she hears my heartbeat". I think of this another whale reference as whales can hear ultrasound. Then, on to the chorus, it's more maritime references - "it's the ocean flowing in our veins" and "it's the salt that's in our tears". Seems to relate our connection with either these sea mammals or just with god's ocean in general. To me, when he says, "we could've come so very far", it's a feeling I get watching whales. It's like, look at how amazing, intelligent and peaceful the whales are, why couldn't we have developed more like that "in at least as many years". "Take the highway through the great divide" I assume is in reference to great continental divide of North America which is a hydrological divide separating the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean (west) and the Atlantic Ocean (east). So, it appears another maritime or natural wonder reference. I tend to think of being on a highway going right through the great divide and how small I would feel. Then, "I'm building you a pyramid, with limestone blocks so large". It's obviously a reference to the Great Pyramids of Giza which were built of huge limestone blocks. And it conveys the mystery of how were those blocks "dragged from the mountaintop"? We still can't explain exactly how they would have accomplished that so it's another reference to a great wonder and mystery of the world. When he says, "you'll need a 2 car garage", I'm assuming he means that's how large of a structure it would take to house such limestone blocks. All in all, I think this song is about appreciating the beauty, wonder and mystery of life on earth, being humbled by it all, and realizing our inherent connection to it. Why they call it 'The Wedge' I haven't the slightest. |
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