This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Easily
Let's get carried away
Easily
Let's get married today
Shao Lin shouted a rose from his throat
Everything must go
A licking stick is thicker when you break it to show
Everything must go
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
Remind me, if you will, exactly what we're fighting for
Calling and calling for something in the air
Calling and calling, I know you must be there
Easily
Let's get caught in a wave
Easily
We won't get caught in a cage
Shao Lin shakin' for the sake of his soul
Everything must go
Lookin' mighty tired of all the things that you own
Everything must go
I can't tell you who to idolize
You think it's almost over but it's only on the rise
Calling and calling for something in the air
Calling and calling, I know you must be there
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
Remind me, if you will, exactly what we're fighting for
Throw me to the wolves because there's order in the pack
Throw me to the sky because I know I'm coming back
Shao Lin shakin' for the sake of his soul
Everything must go
Lookin' mighty tired of all the things that you own
Everything must go
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
Remind me, if you will, exactly what we're fighting for
Calling and calling for something in the air
Calling and calling, I know you must be there
I don't wanna be your little research monkey boy
The creature that I am is only going to destroy
Throw me to the wolves because there's order in the pack
Throw me to the sky because I know I'm coming back
Let's get carried away
Easily
Let's get married today
Shao Lin shouted a rose from his throat
Everything must go
A licking stick is thicker when you break it to show
Everything must go
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
Remind me, if you will, exactly what we're fighting for
Calling and calling for something in the air
Calling and calling, I know you must be there
Easily
Let's get caught in a wave
Easily
We won't get caught in a cage
Shao Lin shakin' for the sake of his soul
Everything must go
Lookin' mighty tired of all the things that you own
Everything must go
I can't tell you who to idolize
You think it's almost over but it's only on the rise
Calling and calling for something in the air
Calling and calling, I know you must be there
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
Remind me, if you will, exactly what we're fighting for
Throw me to the wolves because there's order in the pack
Throw me to the sky because I know I'm coming back
Shao Lin shakin' for the sake of his soul
Everything must go
Lookin' mighty tired of all the things that you own
Everything must go
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
Remind me, if you will, exactly what we're fighting for
Calling and calling for something in the air
Calling and calling, I know you must be there
I don't wanna be your little research monkey boy
The creature that I am is only going to destroy
Throw me to the wolves because there's order in the pack
Throw me to the sky because I know I'm coming back
Lyrics submitted by The Marine, edited by Skylit91, Grope4Luna, DsquareD
Easily Lyrics as written by John Anthony Frusciante Michael Peter Balzary
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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It's not about an actual war. It's about the fight between your sense of self and the harmony of the universe. He's practically begging to be thrown away from his ego and destroyed, to get rid of all the materialism that surrounds him and get "thrown to the wolves" and join the order of nature.
The woman on the morning of a war is a metaphor for our intuition and spirituality, which got left behind while we all fought to make something our own. He wants to be reminded why we all take part in this consumer-driven culture when we're tired of materialism. Why do we fight for our egoes if the rewards don't make us happy? How can conflict with the world possibly bring about inner peace?
Almost everything in this song involves destroying singularity in order to be a part of the shared identity of all existance ("let's get carried away," "let's get married today," "throw me to the wolves," "throw me to the sky").
This is a perfect explanation. Good job!
that's some inspired shit right there, thanks for the explanation
@RyGuy86 brilliant! It`s very well in line to what I thought
I think that this is about the futilleness of war and all the pointless violence.
"Shao Lin" is in reference to Mount Shaoshi, where the Shaolin Monastery is located. Shaolin Kung Fu is believed to be affiliated with The Shaolin Monastery..
And if that is the root of the reference, the battle imagery of the song makes perfect sense, whether you're relating it to your own personal scale or a world-wide scale of literal war.
Basically, liberation through disaster.. let me get caught in the wave, send me up towards the sky, because my enlightenment tells me I wont be gone forever.
Does this make sense to anyone but me?
This I think is one of the best Chili songs on any album, it can be interpreted many different ways depending on your point of view. Many of which have already been discussed here. But I'm going to go out on the limb here and take a different approach.
It's pretty well known that the Peppers aren't beleivers of organized religion, although they are very spiritual. It seems most of them have the same beliefs as the shoa lin monks mentioned in the song. With that in mind, I think this song is about the evils of organized religion that plague much of the world.
"Easily lets get carried away" - Fundamentalist/Extremist very easily get carried away with religion.
"Easily lets get married today" - So much so, that they get married at the drop of a hat, an organized religous ceremony. "Shoa Lin shouted a rose from his throat"-Shoa Lin monks try to teach(from their throats)peace(the rose). "Everything must go"- All organized religion must go
"A lickin stick is thicker When you break it to show"- A "Lickin Stick" I'm interpreting as a whip used on catholic school children, but is made of wood(a natural material). Wood is "thicker" holds more evidence for evolution when you break it open than the bible, Qur'an, etc. (also products of wood)does for religion
"The story of a woman on the morning of a war Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for"- The majority of wars throughout history have been caused because of religious differences.
"Calling calling for something in the air Calling calling I know you must be there"- Notice the "Calling, Calling" as if it's desperate, but in vein. Many call for gods assistance, from heaven (air), claiming to know that it is there.
"Easily let's get caught in a wave"- It's quite easy to get caught in the "wave" of religion.
"Easily we won't get caught in a cave"- People of belief, disprute that humans haven't evolved from apes, or cavemen and refuse to get "caught" in the belief of the idea.
"Shao Lin's shakin for the sake of his soul"- Scared for the sake of his (our) soul. "Our" because they believe in everything as one.
"Lookin mighty tired of All the thing that you own"- The arguement that is for religion, is getting mighty hard to defend, with the evidence of evolution stacking up against it. Religion has a mighty debt for the things it will have to "own" up to.
I can't tell you who to idolize"- No one can tell you what to believe, or who (jesus?, allah?. etc.)
"You think it's almost over But its only on the rise"- Believers think the end is coming, god is coming and that will put the building evidence against it to rest. However, the evidence is only rising(building).
"Throw me to the wolves Because there's order in the pack"-Darwins theory, which isn't really a theory anymore,it's pretty much proven.
"Throw me to the sky Because I know I'm coming back"- Throw me to heaven, because there is no such thing, I'll just fall back to earth with the law of gravity, a law of nature.
"I don't want to be your little research monkey boy The creature that I am is only going to destroy"-Many believers say that if we have evolved(from the same ancestors as monkeys, which research has shown), we are simply savage animals with no moral code, if there is no religion.
Again, I'm going out on the limb here, I presume many will see this as too far of a reach and the song isn't that indepth. But listen to "Wet Sand", its about an arguement over creation vs evolution. Also, if you are religious this is only an interpretation of the song. I respect your beliefs, and am in no way personally attacking them. Thanks.
I think you're closest to hitting the nail on the head with this one. Or at least it's the closest to my own interpretation I've found. Very well explained. I'm glad you touched on the Shao Lin, many of the explanations don't touch on this, but it comes up in most of the verses and I think (like you) that's it's integral to understanding the meaning of the song.
couldn't agree more KrazyKyle 15 RHCP ROOL!!
I agree. War is supposedly fought to protect our families and our freedom. Does anyone else spot the irony of young men and women - brothers, sons, sisters and daughters - being drafted or conscripted (read, forced) to fight for their lives? At least there is some reasonable logic and order in nature ie, in a wolf pack, the laws of gravity and physics.
yea the gov't wants to make u think that war is for the good of the country, but i dont think mothers of the ppl drafted think so when their child dies in battle. war is all about protecting yourself when it comes down to the basics i think, cuz when ur in battle not many ppl think that they are fighting for their country, matter of fact, they dont even know what they are fighting for.
I agree with the war theory! You guys should check out the poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen. It's the first thing I thought of when I saw these lyrics. The title is part of a Latin quote "It is sweet and proper to die for ones country"!
Yes, yes. While we're at it, has anyone ever read All Quiet on the Western Front? It's pretty much the most depressing thing ever, but it's a real eye-opener. Makes you kind of want to save the world.
@loserdork I've recently read the book; it left me depressed for weeks. It also makes me question the importance of anything I ever thought to be important.
i agree it's about war but if you take the verse Easily let’s get carried away Easily let’s get married today apart from other lyrics it may sound like an offer to a girl that he love sso much that he can do crazy things with. or road trippin' with her. justa thought
A lot of times, before going off to war, people will get married/elope. Sometimes because "If I don't come back, I want to die knowing you were mine." and sometimes because they feel like having a spouse to come back to will make them more likely to survive.