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Nod your head to this as a lot of apprentice
some of this were standing on the shoulder of giants
some tyrants some benevolent
to the followers it's relevant
the rest get bent on lending opinions
I'm sending to a brand new level I revel in completion
I like to see the deletion of a parasite
to make the low flight
fools know rules but the rest keep bouncing back
with the lack of further adieu see
as one can deduce we kick out the jams
slamin' shit out hard and long
cuz we got more song, dig, check it

Something you might like now
all-star bound yeah your so sound
cool as the blue water all around
from a force field flashing somebody is sending
black evolutions of love you are hearing
the dark supernatural is the world we call
our own home lightning in the mind comes out in song
but we're wild they say never trust us we're shady
in lieu of the crew your into we are baby
cuz music will be coming out the words we speak
we erect break beats shatter wax still on the platter
our s--- is badder we come fly then we scatter
cuz we deep and we solid yeah we hear ya holler

(?Electricity running through it always) feels good
sometime the only thing that really ever could
feed that hunger I crave it I love it I gave it
I shoved it in a battery and saved it for later
a waiter in the Dorothy C. Pavilion in '89
I met some weirdoes and had myself a real good time
downtown L.A. is a soul graveyard
where you got to be hard or get jacked
it lacked a certain sense of something something basic
no karma in the least I broke east
you know I had to face it I guess I flaked
but it was no mistake because 311's got the boom y'all

my mic check is giving me electric company
I can't see the high wide sky or stars above me
are you a flower or more like a high rise tower
If so the soul of sweet delight on you will shower
there's a place for us they say is somewhere
not a dream but a place and you will be there
your slippin' but content because your spirit
and hills are alive with the sound of music

People never see the whole trip of life man
Grab knowledge and all you do is siph
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there are some errors on here. "People never see the whole trip of life man. The word is said and all you do is sigh"

@chrons311 this was exactly what I was looking for man! I knew he didn’t say “all you do is syph” Makes no sense

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hmm...im not too familiar with the meaning of this song..but all i can say is tribal drum solo... 311's got the boo y'all!

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i agree, the drum solo is really cool

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I've been a drummer for about 8 years and i have ot say that most of my drumming sounds like Chad Sexton's, and he is really amazing in this song and ive memorized the solo to the live version on their cd. I thinkthat this song is basically saying that their are so many aspects of science that we dont really notice and yet it runs our life all day long and night. Without science, these songs that we have all come to love wouldn't be here, and 311 says that we sometimes dwell on the science of things but then forget it later. If we dont forget then "the soul of sweet delight on you will shower".....

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At my b/f's first concert he met these guys, was astounded by the drum solo during this song. It led him to see 311 as his fav band and somehow he still talks to P-nut.

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i just read an interview with sexton and he said that on upcoming tours they are goign to spice up the tribal drum solo even more!!

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Last time I saw the drum solo they added a cymbal between each drum...so 2 of the guys were hitting the same cymbal at the same time.

Definitely different...I like the new addition to the solo a lot.

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Applied Science..one of my favorite songs, SA kicks it up a notch in this song..They're talking about how good they are as a band, how they do things totally different and they just hide it in there with all the ILL words and similies, you just have to look harder to see it..

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Chad Sextons drum solo is beyond words. He is my hero.

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I personally don't like the live version and I find the drum parts boring because it's too long. But I like the studio version. I nod my head to this song.