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My friend Blue he runs the show
With hot pink purple china glow
His family trees are molded
No longer grows in summer
he holds it closer lets it go
Picks a fruit but keeps it whole
Can't keep the submarining
Can't keep the light from fading
Grab the hate and drown it out
Grab the beat and drum it out
It's all so confusing
Have a listen lend an ear
Here's a song now if you care
We can all just hum along
Words don't matter anymore
Adhesive love adhesive
Ain't the same for you and me
Cartoons like reality dogs an cats and children
The deepest wound is hidden
Ain't the same for you and me
Comatose commodity the superheroes dyin'
All the children cryin'
Sell more records if I'm dead
Purple flowers once again
Hope it's sooner. Hope it's near corporate records fiscal year
Down the river, down the river
Flyin' high across the plain
Purple flowers ease the pain
Here, now have a listen
Ain't the songs you're missin'
Down the river, down the river
Stitch the womb and wet the bed with a whisper I'll be dead
Don't let the living die yet! Grab the hate...
Drown it out. Grab the beat...
Drum it out. It's all so confusing
Adhesive Love Adhesive
With hot pink purple china glow
His family trees are molded
No longer grows in summer
he holds it closer lets it go
Picks a fruit but keeps it whole
Can't keep the submarining
Can't keep the light from fading
Grab the beat and drum it out
It's all so confusing
Here's a song now if you care
We can all just hum along
Words don't matter anymore
Cartoons like reality dogs an cats and children
The deepest wound is hidden
Ain't the same for you and me
Comatose commodity the superheroes dyin'
All the children cryin'
Sell more records if I'm dead
Purple flowers once again
Hope it's sooner. Hope it's near corporate records fiscal year
Down the river, down the river
Purple flowers ease the pain
Here, now have a listen
Ain't the songs you're missin'
Down the river, down the river
Don't let the living die yet! Grab the hate...
Drown it out. Grab the beat...
Drum it out. It's all so confusing
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The song is about living with bipolar disorder and how it can take over someone's life. Scott Weiland, the singer for the band suffers from this. It opens with "my friend blue he runs the show" or depression, "with hot pink pirple china glow" mania. If you pay attention to the lyrics, most lines are opposite from the one before it. "Cartoons like reality. Dogs and cats and children. The deepest wound is hidden." He seems to be describing that everything is fine, but then it is followed later by "comatose commodity...children cryin" comatose is a feeling of death depression has taken over and the commodity is something of value. So everything of value has no feeling anymore. He talks about "it's all so confusing" as are the emotions that come along with bipolar disorder.
this song has a more depressive vibe than creep
It's about how superstardom and showbiz cause the messages in the music to get lost and replaced with blind idolatry. All the references to lights and superheroes spell that out for me, as well as the biggest wound being hidden.
I believe Scott is walking us through an imaginary death.
"Can't keep the submarining / Can't keep the light from fading" - Scott knows he isn't going to stay alive forever, and perhaps he feels as though he is drowning as a result of his decisions.
"Ain't the same for you and me / Comatose commodity the superheroes dyin' / All the children cryin' / Sell more records if I'm dead..." - Can't help but think of Cobain's death and the "martyrdom" that came along with it. Maybe Scott is also saying that the record company doesn't care about his well-being, only that sales are the bottom line.
It also seems like the word "Purple" is thrown around at every convenient moment. I have to wonder if Scott felt as though his heavily personal lyrics were overlooked on that album, and all some cared about was how well the Pearl Jam comparisans would stand the test of time.
Wow, such a beautiful song, it is so calm and easing. to listen to this song really makes you get an excellent feeling inside. scott is such a god.
the most beautiful slow song theyve done next to And So I Know and Big Empty. Its very hypnotic and makes u wanna go outside in the middle of the night and stare at the night's horizon. He's talking about the crazyiness of being famous and selling records,but i think behind all of the Tiny Music songs lies his strung out, torn and obscured feelings due to drugs.
your pretty good and telling the meanings of STP songs
your pretty good and telling the meanings of STP songs
i think scott reall poured his heart out in this song it's mostly gloomy, and dark, but overall its one of the best on TINY MUSIC...SONGS IN THE VACATION GIFT SHOP
these lyrics are wrong, theres a part thats switched
what a beautiful song, its very raw and emotional, all the songs belonging to Tiny Music are.
what a beautiful song, its very raw and emotional, all the songs belonging to Tiny Music are.
good song i agree, but cane we talk about the meaning please?