| Belly (US) – Feed the Tree Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I think I read once that "feeding the tree" was a Southern US expression for being buried. Graves were often located near trees, and as a body decomposes, it could literally provide nutrients for the tree. The expression is similar to "pushing up daisies." | |
| Belly (US) – Super-connected Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think the song is about the price of fame and the self-destructive desire to achieve it. The "wings you've got slapped on your back" are symbolic of a rapid rise to fame, and the fact that they are "slapped on" means that they are newly acquired and not natural. The operating room in the video supports the notion that the wings were acquired unnaturally. The "freaks gathering around" is a reference to paparazzi. Being "super-connected" would mean being part of the "in" crowd. The "poison coming out of your mouth" could be a reference to corporate music, or insincere work - whatever it takes to keep star status. The "broken windows and hair full of glass" seem to describe a car crash. This might be a reference to the self-destructive behavior that often accompanies stardom. I'm not sure what the "spinning on a dime" line could mean in this context. The narrator in the story asks if "there are heart strings connected to the wings and the poison coming out of your mouth." The narrator is asking if the person is really so attached to their fame. The line "I laugh" indicates the narrator's disapproval. "Closing the door" could indicate that the narrator has had enough and is going to leave the relationship. |
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