Full of zest, but no appeal?
Ever want to cry so much...
You want to die?
Ever feel that you've been had?
Had so much that you turn mad?
Ever been so depressed that
those you turn to, you bring distress?
Ever sit in tormenting silence
That turns so loud, you start to scream?
Ever take control of a dream
And play all the parts and set all the scenes?
Ever do nothing and gain nothing from it?
Ever feel stupid and then know that you really are?
Ever think you're smart and then find out you aren't?
Ever play the fool and then find out you're worse?
Ever look at a flower and hate it?
Ever see a couple kissing and get sickened by it?
Ever wish the human race didn't exist
And then realize you're one too?
Great song! Has a funny twist where instead of talking up the happy carefree parts of life, they bring up the uncomfortable, the difficult, the sad or disappointing parts that we all have felt. Well, maybe most of us. Can't forget the lucky few.
Never before have I heard something that unleashed so much empathy or communion for those feelings in a rock-ish song, or really any kind of song. It's really rare to get such an unvarnished pat on the shoulder as Flipper does here for the listener. They do their message a further favor through the execution by letting the ideas thud and almost fall flat. It keeps it from getting overly sentimental and U2-ish. Thank you for not going that route, Flipper.
I can really see how Nirvana was influenced by this band on 'Ever.' The sludgy guitar, the almost begrudging hook. And then the lyrics that seem cruel or written by a troublemaker turn out to be very meaningful and touching. Not that Nirvana did anything that came close to this. Kurt's lyrics are full of a pain that is still just his, like he never found anyone to really share it with to make it okay.
"Ever take control of a dream And play all the parts and set all the scenes?"
Just noticed this reference to lucid dreaming.
You forgot the most crucial line:
"I have. So what?"
Brilliant song- I love how it decries the whole emo aesthetic decades before its time.
punk rock is entirely different from emo. emo is basically just an intense version of goth, which means that they are non-conformist people who rebel by dressing the same, listening to the same music, and acting the same. punk is rebelling by acting individually and not censoring your opinion.
punk rock is entirely different from emo. emo is basically just an intense version of goth, which means that they are non-conformist people who rebel by dressing the same, listening to the same music, and acting the same. punk is rebelling by acting individually and not censoring your opinion.
You clearly have no idea about what emo is or how it originated then. I doubt you've ever listened to bands such as Embrace, Rites Of Spring, Moss Icon or City Of Caterpillar; I suppose your conception of emo is one of bands such as My Chemical Romance.
You clearly have no idea about what emo is or how it originated then. I doubt you've ever listened to bands such as Embrace, Rites Of Spring, Moss Icon or City Of Caterpillar; I suppose your conception of emo is one of bands such as My Chemical Romance.
Emo is entirely separate from gothic rock, they're both offshoots of punk, but they're totally different things. Try learning something before you give your ill informed opinion in future.
Emo is entirely separate from gothic rock, they're both offshoots of punk, but they're totally different things. Try learning something before you give your ill informed opinion in future.
That reply is for yutsi by the way, not ripelivejam.
That reply is for yutsi by the way, not ripelivejam.
emo originated in the 80s as did flipper. but i dont want this to turn into an emo debate. i like these lyrics. but this is pretty much the only flipper song i like