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.
Woke up late on that sunday morning (woke up late yeah the sun was burning)
Slides and chutes spilling explanations (slides and chutes offer alibis)
Oh, no, no
Where the freeways mate and the flies congregate
There's a needle hungry for a place to sleep
Where the jumpers meet in the film cloud eyes
With the doctors notes and them heavy heads, they'll cry
Oh, no, no
Lay my face back in the sleep finds me lazy
A fear's friendly fed when you're free to be resting
Birds in the sky and the rain won't soon call in
Gravel laced sunsets foaming through my belly
Oh, no, no
Evident was the flood (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Evident I was told (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
A wonder it was worn (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Evident I was told (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Oh, no, no
Oh, my baby wants to take your breath away
Oh, my baby wants to burn your soul
Oh, my baby wants to take your breath away
Oh, my baby wants to
Oh, my baby's gonna take your breath away
Oh, my baby's gonna burn your soul
Oh, my baby will take your breath away
Oh, my baby will burn your soul
Oh, my baby's gonna take your breath away (my baby will)
Oh, my baby's gonna burn your soul (my baby will, my baby will)
Oh, my baby's gonna take your breath away
Oh, my baby wants to burn your soul
Take, take, take, take, take, take, take it away (burn your soul)
Evident was the flood (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Evident I was told (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
A wonder it was worn (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Evident I was told (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Slides and chutes spilling explanations (slides and chutes offer alibis)
Oh, no, no
Where the freeways mate and the flies congregate
There's a needle hungry for a place to sleep
Where the jumpers meet in the film cloud eyes
With the doctors notes and them heavy heads, they'll cry
Oh, no, no
Lay my face back in the sleep finds me lazy
A fear's friendly fed when you're free to be resting
Birds in the sky and the rain won't soon call in
Gravel laced sunsets foaming through my belly
Oh, no, no
Evident was the flood (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Evident I was told (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
A wonder it was worn (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Evident I was told (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Oh, no, no
Oh, my baby wants to take your breath away
Oh, my baby wants to burn your soul
Oh, my baby wants to take your breath away
Oh, my baby wants to
Oh, my baby's gonna take your breath away
Oh, my baby's gonna burn your soul
Oh, my baby will take your breath away
Oh, my baby will burn your soul
Oh, my baby's gonna take your breath away (my baby will)
Oh, my baby's gonna burn your soul (my baby will, my baby will)
Oh, my baby's gonna take your breath away
Oh, my baby wants to burn your soul
Take, take, take, take, take, take, take it away (burn your soul)
Evident was the flood (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Evident I was told (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
A wonder it was worn (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
Evident I was told (frame it up, frame it up, now frame it)
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Maybe, skipped out on becoming religious and slid into a drug addiction. Now his head is in the clouds but his body is slipping into death or something of the sort... Not sure. I think it's about a drug addict trying to make the best of the worst (gravel-laced sunsets foaming in my belly?).
Nic Newshams vocals in this are awesome and fit so well, can't wait for the new GAD album. As for the song, I think it's about contemplating and maybe actually going through with suicide after become addicted to a drug. I thought "gravel-laced sunsets foaming in my belly" was a great line, him jumping and the concrete/gravel is the end, the sunset. But he's only contemplating it hence the foaming in my belly, maybe he's worried but still wants to end his life. Anyway, one of my favourite songs, especially because of Nic's vocals.
gravel lace sunsets.. a sunset is horizontal. supposing it was gravel laced. gravel isnt always neccesarily black right ? foamin in my belly... sounds like he ate it. or maybe.. it just went down his throat and now he's just gone. that baby took his breath away. that baby burnt his soul
in the right speaker at 10:09 "and just to prove you dont know how to do anything" 10:15 :girl laughing:
i think its about the realization of the shit he got himself into by becoming a user and the warning signs of drug addiction. "evident was the flood. evident i was told"- he should have seen it coming
i cant remember if it was marching with 6 or elephant but one of the 2 i asked John Gourley about and he said it was about communism...i noticed alot of people on this site believe most the songs are about drugs. yeah i see were ur coming from, but the man him self told me otherwise so you may need to look at the song differently.
well "woke up late on that sunday morning" usually people party on friday and saturday and i know when i used to party and do drugs i would wake up very late on sundays... then "theres a needle hungry for a place to sleep" kinda obvious.. and gravel laced sunsets foaming in my belly.. usually when you go to the hospital and they think you've overdosed on something, they use charcoal gravel, and i can see why he said "sunsets" cause he was probably pretty fucked up at the time haha
if its any drug, it's meth
woke up late on that sunday morning. woke up late yeah the sun was burning. slides and chutes spilling explanations. slides and chutes offer alibis.
slides and chutes suggests the ways one would ingest.
where the freeways mate and the flies congregate there's a needle hungry for a place to sleep where the jumpers meet in the film cloud eyes with the doctors notes and them heavy heads we'll cry
freeways mate and the flies congregate... sounds like tons of activity...meth
jumpers meet, suicidal depression
lay my face back in the sleep finds me lazy a fears friendly fed when you're free to be resting birds in the sky and the rain won't soon call in gravel laced sunsets foaming in my belly
cant sleep
evident was the flood frame it up frame it up now frame it! evident I was told frame it up frame it up now frame it! a wonder it was worn frame it up frame it up now frame it! evident I was told. frame it up frame it up now frame it!
evident was the flood, i was told. many warnings of the negetive effects
frame it up, rub it in, told you so etc
Ohhh my baby's gonna take your breath away ohhh my baby's gonna burn your soul Ohhh my baby's gonna take your breath away ohhh my baby's gonna burn your soul
replace "my baby" with methamphetamines.
evident was the flood frame it up frame it up now frame it! evident I was told frame it up frame it up now frame it! a wonder it was worn frame it up frame it up now frame it! evident I was told. frame it up frame it up now frame it!
I really enjoy Nics vocals too. The song wouldnt be the same without it.