Mouthful of cavities
Your soul's a bowl of jokes
And everyday you remind me
How I'm desperately in need
See, I got a lot of fiends around
And they're peaking through nothing new
They see you
They see everything you do
See everything on the inside, out
Oh, please give me a little more
And I'll push away those baby blues
Cause one of these days this will die
So will me and so will you
I write a letter to a friend of mine
I tell him how much I used to love watch him smile
See I haven't seen him smile in a little while
Haven't seen him smile in a little while
But, I know you're laughing from the inside out
Laughin' from the inside out
I know you're laughing from the inside out
Laughing from the inside
From the inside
From the inside
From the inside
From the inside out
Your soul's a bowl of jokes
And everyday you remind me
How I'm desperately in need
See, I got a lot of fiends around
And they're peaking through nothing new
They see you
They see everything you do
See everything on the inside, out
Oh, please give me a little more
And I'll push away those baby blues
Cause one of these days this will die
So will me and so will you
I write a letter to a friend of mine
I tell him how much I used to love watch him smile
See I haven't seen him smile in a little while
Haven't seen him smile in a little while
But, I know you're laughing from the inside out
Laughin' from the inside out
I know you're laughing from the inside out
Laughing from the inside
From the inside
From the inside
From the inside
From the inside out
Lyrics submitted by bubbrock316
Mouthful of Cavities Lyrics as written by Christopher Thorn Brad Smith
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Ever known anyone with bad teeth? Do they smile real big when they are happy, do they laugh with their mouths open alot? Check one of your friends sometime who has a bunch of cavities on their front teeth....they are so conscious of their teeth they dont smile like most people.
With that in mind, I think the song is about remembering a friend, who on the outside doesnt look happy because of his unwillingness to smile, but the knowledge that he is laughing and smiling on the inside even if it is evident to the outside observer.
Knowing that the narrator takes pleasure in knowing that not only is his friend actually happy, the narrator sees that the world itself and everyone on it acts in the same manner. On the outside people are afraid to let their emotions show, but its nice to know that everything is going well, and that everything is really OK.
I also love the way Shannon uses poor grammar or wrong words to help paint the image of the song.
In "Time" on the first album he called Cumulus clouds, Columbus Clouds.... not only did it sound better, but it invites symbolism of Christopher Columbus..the first clouds of the day, pioneering the sky.
In this song Shannon says... "one of these days this will die, so will me and so will you"
So will me?? my english teacher would have kicked my
ass for writing that! In the context of the song, though, it is very effective, and adds to the emotion of the statement.... Blind Melon did that kind of stuff all the time....it is hard to catch sometimes, but really gives you another look at the song and what is being said.
"Oh please give me a little more and I'll PUSH away those baby blues"
It's about what his addiction was doing to him and to everyone around him.
SO, just because he died from a coke OD does not mean he was not also herion, or that he was using my herion. My experience, there are some differences between folks who like uppers and folks who like downers. Shannon's music certainly did not seem like the result of a coke or meth bindge.
The thing that amazes me about so many of the songs is the way they describe addiction and trying to get clean and depression and trying to get well.
That is one of the things that breaks my heart about his death. he really seemed to want to be well, in his lyrics at least. I wish he could have found his way home to recovery from active addiction.