In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I'm tired of losing myself to some stupid childhood dream
Of what I could have been
Money proves the point and
I'm stuck between summer holidays and punk routine
I shoot off a 100 things to remain more sorry than safe you see
I only get this chance once and I just can't let it be
And I'm still certain that what motivates me is more rewarding
Than any piece of paper could be
Well adjusted and corrupt, all those icons that stole our teenage lust
A scenario of simplicity, a scenario of you and me
A scenario of simplicity, a scenario of you and me
Rather be forgotten than remembered for giving in
We're all tired of dying so sick of not trying
Scared that we might fail we'll accomplish nothing
Not even failure
Of what I could have been
Money proves the point and
I'm stuck between summer holidays and punk routine
I shoot off a 100 things to remain more sorry than safe you see
I only get this chance once and I just can't let it be
And I'm still certain that what motivates me is more rewarding
Than any piece of paper could be
Well adjusted and corrupt, all those icons that stole our teenage lust
A scenario of simplicity, a scenario of you and me
A scenario of simplicity, a scenario of you and me
Rather be forgotten than remembered for giving in
We're all tired of dying so sick of not trying
Scared that we might fail we'll accomplish nothing
Not even failure
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"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
thats the eternal paradox of punk rock. wanting to conquer and change the world but simultaneously too anti-mainstream to ever appeal to the mass audience they need for this to succeed. If a punk band stays "true" they are appealing to only a few people willing to look beyond what the radio and music video channels spoonfeed them every day. The punk/hardcore 'indie' band's music can be vital, life-changing and revolutionary, but for it to be taken seriously it cannot sell out. Not selling out is the saviour and fatal blow to this sorta music - unfortunately it will only ever appeal to too small an audience to make a difference in society at large when such revision and revolution requires significant citizen participation. but if you sell out and go mainstream in the music to get the message out the system will incorporate you, desex you, making you impotent to incite change, and assimilate you into itself (Offspring anyone?). so the system has already won. This is what Lyxzen realises and I think what this song's talking about, it's an optimistic push to keep trying even if failure is the inevitable result. i guess he didn't listen to himself tho, and T(I)NC is his attempt to keep the lyrics left-wing revolutionary and write music to appeal to a wide audience. he wanted it both ways. a bold move, but he lost the devoted fans (who are more likely to have the fiery passion and spirit such social eruption requires in its leaders) he needed when he softened the music.