Riptide

Whether intentional or not, this song has a clear libertarian message. "I won't justify the way I live my life 'cause I'm the one livin' it feelin' it, tastin' it..." The whole original purpose from the founders of the US was to value individual liberty, the right to live for your own sake, above all else. With all of our intervention into everyone's behavior through dictating what you can or cannot put into your own body to what kind of transportation you can use, we have become a society of busy bodies intent on running everyone the lives of everyone else while we screw up our own. This trend has been building since the early 2oth century but has accelerated greatly in the last 20 years. "I remember when it used to be easy, I remember when it wasn't so hard"

This is a great song!

This aint about anti obama/bush or any political bullshit, its about someone who is telling someone else how to live their life, when the other has their own problems. Youre the one drowning meaning youre the one to talk. Kinda describes especially the "crazy is just fine" and "I won't justify the way I live my life"

this song is about when people judge you for who you are. like, why the fuck should i take your advice about looking after myself when you cant do so yourself. I won't justify the way I live my life 'cause I'm the one livin' it feelin' it, tastin' it and you're just wasting your time trying to throw me a line when you're the one drowning I like where I'm at on my back floating down in my own riptide the water is fine

the chorus reflects the theme of the song- why do i need to justify my life to you. Im happy the way im doing it when all you do is talk shit and your wasting your time trying to help me when you cant even help yourself.

i think this is another fantastic composition by the trio. gosh, i wish i could write/ play like they do!

You all hate your children They're too fat to feed You're on medication Taking pills to sleep I think I'm doing just fine Compared to what you've been doing Won't get vaccinated Insurance costs too much You think you're so persuasive But I'm not giving up Saving my life It's not what you're doing

I, I won't justify The way I live my life 'Cause I'm the one livin' it, Feelin' it, tastin' it And you're just wasting your time Trying to throw me a line When you're the one drowning I like where I'm at on my back Floating down in my own riptide The water is fine

I like to step on cracks I go against the odds You think my world is flat Do I turn you on? Maybe, yeah I'm wrong But I like where I'm going I leave when others stay I never re-decide I don't mind if you wait But I don't waste my time Crazy is just fine 'Cause I like where I'm going

I, I won't justify The way I live my life 'Cause I'm the one livin' it, Feelin' it, tastin' it And you're just wasting your time Trying to throw me a line When you're the one drowning I like where I'm at on my back Floating down in my own riptide The water is fine

I remember when it used to be easy I remember when it wasn't so hard I remember when it used to be easy I remember when, I remember when

I, I didn't have to justify The way I live my life 'Cause I'm the one livin' it, Feelin' it, tastin' it And you're just wasting your time Trying to throw me a line When you're the one drowning I like where I'm at on my back Floating down in my own riptide The water is fine

I remember when it used to be easy I remember when it wasn't so hard I remember when it used to be easy I remember when, I remember when

I wouldn't say this song is "anti-Bush" or "anti-Obama." It seems more like it's "anti-superior figure" due to there really being no direct political attacks. I just watched the video and it seems to be a very "GTFI I don't need your shit" message. Very libertarian and very awesome!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFOtX3VkG88

early favorite from Tri-Polar. It sounds as if someone is trying to save someone from themselves yet its the other person who should look in the mirror

This sounds like a case of the pot calling the kettle black. It's easy to call some one screwed up but when you look at yourself, what do you see? The singer knows that he's screwed up, but he's fine with the way he is. He's floating down his own river and he's ok with the waves.

best song on the album... lyrical masterpiece

I'm pretty sure this is a anti Obama song.

You all hate your children they're too fat to feed

The first lady trying to blame McDonald's for fat kids.

won't get vaccinated insurance costs too much you think you're so persuasive but I'm not giving up

Obamacare.

trying to throw me a line when you're the one drowning

Obama spending trillions of dollars under the impression that hes helping us out when really the only thing hes doing for us is drowning us in debt.

I won't justify the way I live my life 'cause I'm the one livin' it feelin' it, tastin' it and you're just wasting your time

I like to step on cracks I go against the odds you think my world is flat do I turn you on? Maybe, yeah I'm wrong but I like where I'm going

This is telling obama that I'm going to keep burning oil my gas guzzing clunker of a Mustang and not burn coal instead in your stupid Volt. I'm going to keep eating my mcdonalds because I like it,its my choice and your wasting your time trying to tell me differently.

I like where I'm at on my back floating down in my own riptide the water is fine

I'm doing fine living the way I am.

great song great song great song too fat to feed