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maybe it could wait another day
for as it were I'm better off along without my feet
if laziness could be a middle name
initial me so I could wander off and fall asleep
we've all recovered though still to stand
with no excuses for us to tell
so please allow sometime to pass
we've peeled our spirits into a hole
with no provisions left to share
yet still our sleeves are waited down.
wouldn't even believe your eyes
it's all a circus now
wouldn't even believe your eyes
it's all your circus now
wouldn't even believe your eyes
it's all your circus now
I know there's never reason for your doubt
and the same is true and held I hope, at least for me
so suddenly we found a new way out
but it's up to someone else to drag my ass along the street.
for as it were I'm better off along without my feet
if laziness could be a middle name
initial me so I could wander off and fall asleep
with no excuses for us to tell
so please allow sometime to pass
with no provisions left to share
yet still our sleeves are waited down.
it's all a circus now
wouldn't even believe your eyes
it's all your circus now
wouldn't even believe your eyes
it's all your circus now
and the same is true and held I hope, at least for me
so suddenly we found a new way out
but it's up to someone else to drag my ass along the street.
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You have to be kidding me, Umphrey's is one of my favorite bands! Half their songs aren't even here, and all their good ones don't have any comments....
Well, this is one of my favorite songs.
this song is definitely sweet. It's the song I direct people to listen to who have never heard of Umphrey's. Either this, or push the pig. But, what does this song mean? Maybe it's like these rock stars finally settled down and they've realized their girlfriends and/or wives are the awesome parts of their lives even though they all kind of dilly dallied and didn't propose or want to settle down. Now that they're in a serious relationship though, they can't realize why they didn't do it sooner and how it's so much better. Maybe also a little bit of...
this song is definitely sweet. It's the song I direct people to listen to who have never heard of Umphrey's. Either this, or push the pig. But, what does this song mean? Maybe it's like these rock stars finally settled down and they've realized their girlfriends and/or wives are the awesome parts of their lives even though they all kind of dilly dallied and didn't propose or want to settle down. Now that they're in a serious relationship though, they can't realize why they didn't do it sooner and how it's so much better. Maybe also a little bit of amazement at how far they've come, as people, from college kids playing for fun to festival headliners and world renowned musicians. I don't know though. Definitely fun to listen to this shit during workouts.
I like barifkin's explanation better than mine, but I love Umphrey's so I just wanted to add another comment. I think it sounds like it's about procrastination, and how laziness and putting things off has torn his soul and motivation. Like with all of the time wasted, there is nothing left but regret and no excuses for that kind of behavior. That interpretation only really matches half of the lyrics though, because the other parts say how they have found a way out, and "it's all your circus now" which sound for sure like a good thing. However, it sounds like he just can't take his own advice, or feels powerless to overcome the laziness, so even though they found a way out, he needs to be dragged along. Like the way some people get really lazy when smoking up, and smoke away years of their lives, only to regret it later on.