9 Meanings
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A
Slow Motion Lyrics
So they say practice makes you perfect
So they say you can't teach an old dog
So they say that an apple a day
So they say better safe than sorry
That's what they always say
And when I swore it's down
It's clear just how
It's what they don't say
That's what counts
Deep down (what counts)
Step off step out
So they say practice makes you perfect
So they say you can't teach an old dog
So they say that an apple a day
So they say better safe than sorry
That's what they always say
And when I swore it's down
It's clear just how
It's what they don't say
That's what counts
It's counting
And be sure it counts
So they say you can't teach an old dog
So they say that an apple a day
So they say better safe than sorry
And when I swore it's down
It's clear just how
It's what they don't say
That's what counts
Deep down (what counts)
Step off step out
So they say you can't teach an old dog
So they say that an apple a day
So they say better safe than sorry
And when I swore it's down
It's clear just how
It's what they don't say
That's what counts
It's counting
And be sure it counts
Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.
My draft of the lyrics as I currently hear them. I used both the studio version and the Dublin bootleg, but erred with the studio version if I heard differences.
This is being labeled as a "lyric correction," but assuming I have gotten the lyrics mostly correct here the song is a pretty clear statement against people who just spout cliches, aphorisms, and maxims (the first four lines, plus the idea that everyone knows what "they" say). It's is saying that if you really believe in something you should show it with action ("step up" and "it counts in how you show it counts"), not words. Only action gives your opinion meaning.
Here you go:
So they say practice makes you perfect So they say you can't teach an old dog So they say have an apple a day So they say better safe than sorry
Everyone knows what they say...
And when I slow it down it's clear just how it's what they don't say that's what counts... Deep down... Deep down (what counts) Deep down (what counts & say what)...
Step up, step up, step up, step up Step out, step out, step out, step out
So they say practice makes you perfect So they say you can't teach an old dog So they say have an apple a day So they say better safe than sorry
Everyone knows what they say...
And when I slow it down it's clear just how it's what they don't say that's what counts
it counts in how you show it counts... it counts, it counts i'm counting...
it counts in how you show it counts... it counts, it counts i'm counting...
Correction: I think the "say what" lyric above in the middle of the song is a phantom made up of the "s" on "counts" and the "what" of "what counts." Nevermind about that.
Correction: I think the "say what" lyric above in the middle of the song is a phantom made up of the "s" on "counts" and the "what" of "what counts." Nevermind about that.
Two more things, maybe now I'm hearing, "it counts through how we show it counts." And that's different enough to make me wonder if any of the above is correct! And sometimes it sounds like he's saying, "it's counts [???] you slow it down" on the live bootlegs.
Two more things, maybe now I'm hearing, "it counts through how we show it counts." And that's different enough to make me wonder if any of the above is correct! And sometimes it sounds like he's saying, "it's counts [???] you slow it down" on the live bootlegs.
Last one, I promise...
Last one, I promise...
My latest hearing of the last lyric is:
My latest hearing of the last lyric is:
"It's counting. I'll be sure it counts."
"It's counting. I'll be sure it counts."
Glad I'm just commenting on my own comment and not bothering anyone else!
Glad I'm just commenting on my own comment and not bothering anyone else!
Really nice work with these lyrics.
Really nice work with these lyrics.
@Superguppy now lets edit the damn thing!
@Superguppy now lets edit the damn thing!
It's no better to be safe than sorry. In the case of loving, safe is sorry.
i'm glad i know what is being said, since i would always sing along phonetically.. which usually meant i would sing mostly gibberish for the whole song.. for the "everyone knows what they say" i know its absurd but i would sing "and i want some pussy" ;)
The best song ever written. Panda Bear is amazing.
this may really just be me, but this is what i hear:
@ 1:17
what counts what counts deep down deep down deep down deep down what? kill yourself what? kill yourself what? kill yourself what? kill yourself step up step up step up step up
as one knows more places everyone knows what they say
He's talking about how language, especially when it's overused, often has no real meaning and most things are better expressed without words.
Honestly, this is gonna sound really lame but I feel like I'm on the same page as Panda Bear. and I don't even like the new album as much (yet) - I go to UGA and just finished my English and Philosophy degree about how all these stories they've been telling us are like myths to impart some meaning but they don't know it. We started an electronic band just for fun, and now rave/house music is just the thing to try so uhh I feel like we're abreast somehow. Did Panda Bear influence me? I dunno, probably, but not with this particularly before this album came out
I'm like 95% sure these are the lyrics..