Jackolantern's Weather Lyrics
just trippin' and laughin' at the crap
dap is what I get the best skins that I hit
you know we rock the f---in' joint and we split
singin' an rhymin's what I'm better for
when I describe I'm a scribe with a metaphor
I use a simile lightly 'cuz that s---'s played
the common way most rhymes are made, ya know
I rock like this I flow like that
but all those comparisons are just that
kickin' different styles I'll be right here
today, tomorrow, next week and next year
I always say what I feel and that is a promise
nothing in life is above being honest
sauna is cool compared to being on stage
but that's how it's gotta go in the stone age
like a polished rock I'll make it shine for sure
word is that I've traveled become unraveled
I been around the world baby gimme an apple
I'll be your boogie man rather than son-of-sam
what I am is what I am
though we don't have too long to love a day a night
we only love those who love us right back, right
stompin' in jack-o-lantern's weather
backpack strapped 'cuz the world is cold
headphones pumpin' don't ya know
the kid is smart the kid is clever
stompin' in jack-o-latern's weather
rocks his hood and plays it mellow
while maple leaves change into yellow
tryin' to beat my high score since the age of ten
see my high score flashes on the back glass
I was malcontented Doug in gifted class
now here's the deal we came to heal we gonna rock it in Rio
oh no it's not a joke it's how we feel
put to test like a Sugar Ray scientist, come on
I'm always dancin' in my Sunday best
I'm betting on my bliss and my path is lit' see
the microphone is live and I'm rockin' my body
smooth like Reggie Miller in an airborne freeze frame
funky like the kung-fu that can put you to shame
stompin' in jack-o-lantern's weather
backpack strapped 'cuz the world is cold
headphones pumpin' don't ya know
the kid is smart the kid is clever
stompin' in jack-o-latern's weather
rocks his hood and plays it mellow
while maple leaves change into yellow
give a check one two then I'm ready to begin it
with a boom boom bap coming outta your trunkies
give a fat shout out to the Phunk Junkeez
stricken like a cancer taken chances
but I love to see the girl windin' like the belly dancer
standin' up front with a tight stomach showin
me on stage singin, flowin
we just kickin' it live we just kickin' it live
'cuz if you can't kick it live you gonna die
'fraid so punk, so quit talkin' junk
you need a live show like a ball player needs a dunk

i could be wrong but doesn't the second line go: just trippin and laughin at the crowd?

no its trippin and lauhging at teh crap... this song is all about playing live and the life of being a musician...another good tune by IIIXI

this is my personal favorite off of the self title

I can make a meaning to almost every 311 song, but this one.. this one is an exception. I could start at one part in the song and once i understand that, i move to the next one and its completly different. I think its amazing how 311 can actually pull this off.. it really shows a great amount of skill and ambition.

people shit on this album just because it was their first mainstream offering.... but ive always loved it.... this and misdirectly hostility are my 2 favs off this album

i know what u bharQ...i this is one of my favorite songs off this album...i didnt listen to it for awhile cuz it was a their mainstream album but as i listened to it, it grew on me and this song and misdirected hostilty

i think that ate_16am is right, it's about playing and living music. i never really understood it until now but the lyrics are pretty sweet

this song friggin' rocks! like all of their songs. i didn't know that "people shit on this album" but that's just wrong. all the songs on this album are good and just think, that's how they began and look how far they've come since then. Sometimes I think they are just too good. 311 FOREVER!!!

this is THE 311 album that got me into 311. anyone who knows more 311 than the singles would agree. this song is a happy upbeat rocks/rap song. never been sure whats it about but like manny 311 song it can be taken in different ways. rock on 311