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Busting Up a Starbux Lyrics
It will always be
The end of time
The end of law
The end of life
The dogs will howl
And yank the leash
From tree to tree
From each to each
Does the man who makes the shoes own you, clown? You can't
Even pry the name plate off, now can you? Fix it
With your tiny fist there--James
Van Der Beek and them sisters from Sister, Sister
The only one that's ever felt this is you
The force that's forcing you
To feel like
Busting up a starbux
Busting up a starbux
This bitter drink
Has made you drunk
The thoughts you think
Become unthunk
The sky's ablaze
The sea is too
The water's red
The flames are blue
The end of time
The end of law
The end of life
The dogs will howl
And yank the leash
From tree to tree
From each to each
Even pry the name plate off, now can you? Fix it
With your tiny fist there--James
Van Der Beek and them sisters from Sister, Sister
The only one that's ever felt this is you
The force that's forcing you
To feel like
Busting up a starbux
Busting up a starbux
Has made you drunk
The thoughts you think
Become unthunk
The sky's ablaze
The sea is too
The water's red
The flames are blue
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I've heard that he wrote this song after seeing a newspaper photo of someone in a protest kicking at the window of a Starbucks, and he was wearing Nikes. Doughty thought that this showed he was only doing that because it was trendy, like the shoes. James van der Beek and the Mowry sisters were examples of people who were trendy when the song was written, which was clearly a long time ago.
doughty said during a radio show interview that this song was about misplaced agression
i love how at the end of the live version he says how he's a "patsy for the man" cracks me up every fuckin' time.
I'm not saying this song is religious at all but there are a few small lines that remind me of Bible passages
"this bitter drink" Matthew 27:34 "They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink"
"the water's red" Psalm 105:29 He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.
"The end of the law" Romans 10:4 "Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes."
"each to each" The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. T.S. Eliot, I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
Reading way into this but still random thoughts
Hmmm... this is a bit of a stretch. You cannot really take "each to each" as a quote to place against the bible. It's too general. I think most of these quotes you chose fall into that category:
Hmmm... this is a bit of a stretch. You cannot really take "each to each" as a quote to place against the bible. It's too general. I think most of these quotes you chose fall into that category:
"This bitter drink" -- he's specifically talking about coffee (it is, after all, called "Busting up a Starbucks"). But just about any drug, including alcohol & coffee, is bitter.
"This bitter drink" -- he's specifically talking about coffee (it is, after all, called "Busting up a Starbucks"). But just about any drug, including alcohol & coffee, is bitter.
"The sky's ablaze, the see is too, THE WATER'S RED & the flame is blue" -- this is merely a hyperbole of environmentalist terrorists' claims. (For...
"The sky's ablaze, the see is too, THE WATER'S RED & the flame is blue" -- this is merely a hyperbole of environmentalist terrorists' claims. (For disclosure, I agree we need to address global warming desperately, but not through property destruction.)
"It will always be the end of time THE END OF LAW" -- here he's merely claiming there will always be anarchists & others who claim that civilization has pushed itself beyond the brink, and all human civilization is about to implode... and he says to them, "get a grip".