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.
Listen doctor I have pain that grows inside myself
Shelf me please, I just can't ease the pain, I need some drugs to help
Ah pollution fills my lungs and convolution fills my mind
Ah my legs do ache, I contemplate that living's less than fine
My spine does tingle when I think of being freed from this curse
But what is worse I feel life is a bubble blown until it's burst
Oh doctor I am desperate to get rid of this feeling
Oh doctor I am desperate for some good soul healing
The doctor turned and gave a grin and reached into his bag
But instead of an injection got a record with a tag
That said listen to this daily with hip shaking and such things
Then he puts the record in grabs a mic and starts to sing
You need some -
One four five
To make you high to make you high
To make you high to make you high
When heaven falling from the sky
To make you high to make you high
Doctor I am feeling better, what was that you sang?
Did you write it or recite it or just steal it from a band?
Ah my bones are feeling stronger and my spirit's feeling fresh
Ah that dose of 145 has put the life back in my breath
'yes yes yes' the doctor said then he sat me down and say
'young man don't think I wrote these chords,
they're written in your brain'
and when you hear them there's a shakedown that begins within the mind
‘Cause these three chords make people feeling better all the time ah
They keep repeating like a scratch on a cd
But it's quality ‘cause these three harmonies breed positivity
Protecting against insanity of modern insecurities
Believe me when I tell you all you need is to be hearing all that
One four five
To make you high to make you high
To make you high to make you high
When they said what and you said why
To make you high to make you high
The doctor turned and gave a grin and reached into his bag
But instead of an injection got a record with a tag
That said listen to this daily with hip shaking and such things
Then he puts the record in grabs a mic and starts to sing
You need some -
One four five
To make you high to make you high
When you could not count to pi
When you're told you can't fly
To make you high to make you high
Times like these you need some
One four five
Shelf me please, I just can't ease the pain, I need some drugs to help
Ah pollution fills my lungs and convolution fills my mind
Ah my legs do ache, I contemplate that living's less than fine
My spine does tingle when I think of being freed from this curse
But what is worse I feel life is a bubble blown until it's burst
Oh doctor I am desperate to get rid of this feeling
Oh doctor I am desperate for some good soul healing
The doctor turned and gave a grin and reached into his bag
But instead of an injection got a record with a tag
That said listen to this daily with hip shaking and such things
Then he puts the record in grabs a mic and starts to sing
You need some -
One four five
To make you high to make you high
To make you high to make you high
When heaven falling from the sky
To make you high to make you high
Doctor I am feeling better, what was that you sang?
Did you write it or recite it or just steal it from a band?
Ah my bones are feeling stronger and my spirit's feeling fresh
Ah that dose of 145 has put the life back in my breath
'yes yes yes' the doctor said then he sat me down and say
'young man don't think I wrote these chords,
they're written in your brain'
and when you hear them there's a shakedown that begins within the mind
‘Cause these three chords make people feeling better all the time ah
They keep repeating like a scratch on a cd
But it's quality ‘cause these three harmonies breed positivity
Protecting against insanity of modern insecurities
Believe me when I tell you all you need is to be hearing all that
One four five
To make you high to make you high
To make you high to make you high
When they said what and you said why
To make you high to make you high
The doctor turned and gave a grin and reached into his bag
But instead of an injection got a record with a tag
That said listen to this daily with hip shaking and such things
Then he puts the record in grabs a mic and starts to sing
You need some -
One four five
To make you high to make you high
When you could not count to pi
When you're told you can't fly
To make you high to make you high
Times like these you need some
One four five
Lyrics submitted by -Amz-
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'145' - refers to one of the most famous chord progressions in modern music, where one refers to the first chord in whatever key, let's say E, 4 relates to the fourth chord, which would be A, and 5 relating to the fifth chord, which would be B, relatively speaking.
So many songs, particularly choruses, work on this magical combination of chords, and the combination just gives a wonderful uplifting feeling, as shown in the chorus of this song, 'La Bamba', 'Wild Thing', and numerous others.
Just this morning, I was feeling sleepy and grumpy at having to get up early and look after my young kids, lovely as they are, and then I just started playing La Bamba on my guitar, and the magical 1-4-5 chords just had us all up and dancing about the room!
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