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.
Everything I thought I'd learned
ambition and illusion turned
to drawings on a loose leaf sheet
of figs and fruits I couldn't eat
What in her do I require?
the face of gratified desire
What in me does she require?
the face of a gratified desire
brownish spider,
brownish leaf
confirms my deepest held belief.
no more spider,
no more leaf,
no more me,
no more belief.
ambition and illusion turned
to drawings on a loose leaf sheet
of figs and fruits I couldn't eat
What in her do I require?
the face of gratified desire
What in me does she require?
the face of a gratified desire
brownish spider,
brownish leaf
confirms my deepest held belief.
no more spider,
no more leaf,
no more me,
no more belief.
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I think he's talking about monism with the spider songs. Imagine you see a brown spider on a brown leaf, you consider them separate beings but they're the same color and they just blend in, I think Aaron is talking about how we are all one and that is his deepest belief. "I do not exist..." and the more he gets lost in how god is everywhere and in everything he just loses his identity in god "no more me no more belief" to the point where even his beliefs are overshadowed by god in all.
mewithoutyou is amazing. they write the greatest lyrics i have ever heard. every single one of their songs is incredible.
I believe Brownish Spider is about giving up all hope, where Orange spider is more pesimistic, and yellow spider is at the begginning of the cd and full of hope and happiness.
Kind of a progression to nothing.
I think it might be pigs and fruits, but I'm not sure, Figs seems redundant. I love this album.
I love how these short & sweet songs are placed on the album, they're great.
this album is pretty solid, I love it.
pigs and fruits makes more sense seeing as the singer is jewish. but in the actual cd booklet it says tarts and fruits, kinda weird.
its also ambition and illusion.
figs and fruits could be referring to the previous song, O Porcupine where it says "i never gathered figs from a thorny branch, i never picked a grapefruit off a bramble bush"
awesome songs awesome album. i think this means something much more than we think it could be. life for example everything u thought u learned the ambition and delusioned turned
mwYFAN is 100% right. He's not a Jew, but a devoute Christian.
Anyway, my buddy suggests it's something to do about life and how it ends, hence the
"no more spider no more leaf no more me no more belief"
But, I think it may be something along the lines of what he requires in a lady and visa versa. That's just an idea, and I'm throwing it out there, I'm totally unsure about it, actually.
i think it may have to deal with his whole new outlook of his christianity at the time of transition he went through in 2003. how the american christian church will preach and teach what not but everything he thought was the christian way wasn't... i could be wrong on this.
In ancient times a spider represented fate. That whole them kinda repeats through the album. because when he says I do not exist he means he's DEAD. not literaly but to himself and the world. Thus there being no more spider and no more leaf. The whole album is an enlightenment.