Shaft

Damn you lorena where the hell are you?

is lorena a real person? i don't know what this song means...

I makes no sense! I can't even think of metaphorical meanings for lyrics like "Gas limited" or "I look around, I tell myself I live again! "

This song is awesome. Incubus's early stuff was the best. There last album is the weakest but is still good.

[QUOTE from overdrive] "is lorena a real person?" [/QUOTE]

they said it refered to Lorena Bobit (sp?) on a live show. (Breakfast_With_Incubus-(10-26-01-2001) Shes the chick that cut of her husbands wee wee.

lorena bobbit was the woman from long island who cut off joey buttafucco's penis bc he had an affir with amy fisher. just so people know.

Yep, and "shaft" refers to that penis...while at the same time it being very reminiscent of the old funk style used the the Shaft theme tune :oD

Lorena Bobbit had nothing to do with Joey Buttafucco. Lorena cut of her husband, John Wayne Bobbit's penis. Joey and Amy were a completely different situation.

You all are correct that "shaft" refers to a penis. This song is about the inability to achieve an erection. Hence, "Why can't I get it straight" and "Up until this day" As in, his penis is always able to get "UP" until the day he needs it. He is so frustrated that he wishes for Lorena to come cut it off so he wouldn't have the oh so common problem of not being able to get it up.

wow modism's view makes a lot of sense