How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Everything that you are
That you'd like to be
Will come in three, my friend
Times thine inequity
The flutes of the chi
Will sound again, my friend
Wrap yourself up with gold
The fruits of the old
Are ripe to be told, my friend
For it's not what you are
How you've come to be
All this will end and begin again
Everything that you are
That you'd like to be
Will come in three, my friend
Times thine inequity
The flutes of the chi
Will sound again, my friend
That you'd like to be
Will come in three, my friend
Times thine inequity
The flutes of the chi
Will sound again, my friend
Wrap yourself up with gold
The fruits of the old
Are ripe to be told, my friend
For it's not what you are
How you've come to be
All this will end and begin again
Everything that you are
That you'd like to be
Will come in three, my friend
Times thine inequity
The flutes of the chi
Will sound again, my friend
Lyrics submitted by HughLloyd
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And the violence caused such silence
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Old old Ween tune. This song was available for a long time on the internet in Demo form before it finally made an appearance on an album. A good version to get is the Rutgers College Live Show they did back in 1994. I believe it can still be tracked down. For a long time this song was an unreleased fan fave. Thank goodness the boys finally put it out, unlike alot of their other really good stuff.
All this will will end and begin again.
Double "will"!
@alexarea still broken
What an amazing song! I love it. White Pepper is such a good album, I hate that it's so often overlooked.
I think it's inspired by David Carradine's old Tai-Chi videos he used to hawk back in the 90's...
I'm still discovering all of Ween's hidden gems and this one qualifies for me. It's right next to Transdermal Celebration and Tried and True for me. It's so euphoric and positive.
I'd argue this is the most Beatle-esque song on White Pepper. Very reminiscent of Magical Mystery Tour/Yellow Submarine.
Mickey and I were renting a house in New Hope and I started learning about Feng Shiu. I hung 2 flutes on the ceiling for improved chi.
For some reason I think this song is about mental depression. Seeing that everything is going to repeat itself so there's no point in even trying in life...maybe im thinking way to hard on the subject..