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Pissing In The Wind Lyrics
I've been pissing in the wind
I chance a foolish grin
And dribbled on my chin
And now the ground shifts beneath my feet
The faces that I greet never know my name
Just give me something
I'll take nothing
Just give me something
I'll take nothing
Now the drought is crippled by the rain
That hammers on my pain
We lose ourselves again
But all we need
Is to find a place to look
Our worm is on the hook
A love which dangles free
Lets watch it swim
Against the water's flow
In doubt the courage grows
With no guarantee
Just give me something
I'll take nothing
Just give me something
I'll take nothing
And so it goes
The moral to this tale
As tortoise catches the snail
A strong heart will prevail
It keeps on pumping
It still needs something
Just give it something
I'll take nothing
Just give me something
To keep it pumping
And I'll take nothing
Just give me something
Just give me something
And I'll take nothing
Song Info
Submitted by
lotamilka On Dec 09, 2001
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Delirium, you're wrong. Pissing means peeing. Getting pissed means getting drunk.
"Pissing in the wind" is another way of saying that you're wasting your time. A futile effort.
Similar to what ctanz8711 said, "about feeling alienated and alone," and wanting to change that, but knowing that there is a risk that your efforts won't pay off.
A lovely wee song. I think "the groung shifting between his feet" is his fame changing how people view him, thus "the people he greets don't know his name". I think he is looking to love as much as to be loved, "give me something, I'll take nothing" Is his lack of chance of meeting someone now overwhelmingly changed "drought crippled by the rain"? The situation where a person who has a lot of love to give and perceives themself as not immedietely 'loveable' and meets a similar person could be "a tortoise catching the snail" Someone needs to drive the passion however,...
A lovely wee song. I think "the groung shifting between his feet" is his fame changing how people view him, thus "the people he greets don't know his name". I think he is looking to love as much as to be loved, "give me something, I'll take nothing" Is his lack of chance of meeting someone now overwhelmingly changed "drought crippled by the rain"? The situation where a person who has a lot of love to give and perceives themself as not immedietely 'loveable' and meets a similar person could be "a tortoise catching the snail" Someone needs to drive the passion however, "it still needs something, give it something" Just my musings... nice insights tubesocks.
For the single release version of this song, the title was changed to 'Spitting In The Wind' so as not to offend the gentle ears of radio listeners. But it's this version that makes most sense, evident in the first three lines: "I've been spitting in the wind / I chance a foolish grin / And dribbled on my chin...". It's obvious that chancing any kind of foolish grin while spitting (wind or otherwise) will result in chin dribbling. But with pissing? It raises worrying questions. What's that? He pissed on his chin? That... That can't be right.
The music video for this song is nice...although it confuses me.
i think he can dribble on his chin while pissing. two things going on at the same time- you dig.
i'm pretty sure in britain pissing means drinking alcohol. not sure tho.
Agree with lotamilka that he is doing two things at once and not with delirium - pissing means urination not drinking in this context. Anyways, I think this song acknowledges the ups and downs that being in love brings. Finding someone you truly love is full of risks - these risks may lead you the wrong way or to the right person. Despite the risk of being hurt it is about being open, honest, and hopeful and seeing where the natural flow of a relationship goes. This is best captured in the lines "Our worm is on the hook, a love which dangles free. Lets watch it swim, against the water's flow." You never know where a relationship will go when it first begins, but accepting this and being truthful will ensure that a "strong heart will prevail"
This song is a great climax to the album, when everything simpylfies into this bob dylan-like ballad. So pretty.
Yeah, you can get pissed, or go to a piss-up, but you can't be pissing and be drinking. Doves collaborated with Badly Drawn Boy on this one, and with dissolusion as well.
Why do all his songs upset me so ? ...