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.
Welcome to the Camp
I guess you all know why we're here
My name is Tommy
And I became aware this year
If you want to follow me
You've got to play pinball
And put in your earplugs
Put on your eye shades
You know where to put the cork
Hey you getting drunk, so sorry!
I've got you sussed
Hey you smoking Mother Nature!
This is a bust!
Hey hung up old Mr. Normal
Don't try to gain my trust!
'Cause you ain't gonna follow me any of those ways
Although you think you must
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
Never did and never will
We're not gonna take it
Gonna break it, gonna shake it
Let's forget it better still
Now you can't hear me
Your ears are truly sealed
You can't speak either
Your mouth is filled
You can't see nothing
And pinball completes the scene
Here comes Uncle Ernie to guide you to
Your very own machine
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
Never did and never will
Don't want no religion
And as far as we can tell
We ain't gonna take you
Never did and never will
We're not gonna take you
We forsake you
Gonna rape you
Let's forget you better still
We forsake you
Gonna rape you
Let's forget you better still
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
Listening to you
I get the music
Gazing at you
I get the heat
Following you
I climb the mountains
I get excitement at your feet
Right behind you
I see the millions
On you
I see the glory
From you
I get opinions
From you
I get the story
Listening to you
I get the music
Gazing at you
I get the heat
Following you
I climb the mountains
I get excitement at your feet
Right behind you
I see the millions
On you
I see the glory
From you
I get opinions
From you
I get the story
Listening to you
I get the music
Gazing at you
I get the heat
Following you
I climb the mountains
I get excitement at your feet
Right behind you
I see the millions
On you
I see the glory
I guess you all know why we're here
My name is Tommy
And I became aware this year
If you want to follow me
You've got to play pinball
And put in your earplugs
Put on your eye shades
You know where to put the cork
Hey you getting drunk, so sorry!
I've got you sussed
Hey you smoking Mother Nature!
This is a bust!
Hey hung up old Mr. Normal
Don't try to gain my trust!
'Cause you ain't gonna follow me any of those ways
Although you think you must
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
Never did and never will
We're not gonna take it
Gonna break it, gonna shake it
Let's forget it better still
Now you can't hear me
Your ears are truly sealed
You can't speak either
Your mouth is filled
You can't see nothing
And pinball completes the scene
Here comes Uncle Ernie to guide you to
Your very own machine
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
We're not gonna take it
Never did and never will
Don't want no religion
And as far as we can tell
We ain't gonna take you
Never did and never will
We're not gonna take you
We forsake you
Gonna rape you
Let's forget you better still
We forsake you
Gonna rape you
Let's forget you better still
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
Listening to you
I get the music
Gazing at you
I get the heat
Following you
I climb the mountains
I get excitement at your feet
Right behind you
I see the millions
On you
I see the glory
From you
I get opinions
From you
I get the story
Listening to you
I get the music
Gazing at you
I get the heat
Following you
I climb the mountains
I get excitement at your feet
Right behind you
I see the millions
On you
I see the glory
From you
I get opinions
From you
I get the story
Listening to you
I get the music
Gazing at you
I get the heat
Following you
I climb the mountains
I get excitement at your feet
Right behind you
I see the millions
On you
I see the glory
Lyrics submitted by wingedsorceress
We're Not Gonna Take It Lyrics as written by Peter Townshend
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Abkco Music Inc.
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Can someone tell me what happens here? i dont understand why they revolted and what does the last verses mean..
i think it's about organized religion in general. tommy's loyal followers revolt when they realize that tommy wants to regulate them by not letting them smoke or drink, and control them by inhibiting their sight, speech, and hearing. i think it's safe to say the message of this song is anti-religious.
See Me Feel Me is a beautiful song. I think its a shame that it is attached to We're not gonna take it. I don't know how it was intended, as I'm not fan of the entire ablum. But if taken alone, it makes a great love song. "listening to you i get the music"
i love the album....but the end is kinda odd......but anyone who has listened to the album as a whole might think that when the verses of see me feel me comes on it symbolises his inability to see, hear or speak......so perhaps the emotional shock of his disciples revolt sends him into his state of disability once again......
i love the album....but the end is kinda odd......but anyone who has listened to the album as a whole might think that when the verses of see me feel me comes on it symbolises his inability to see, hear or speak......so perhaps the emotional shock of his disciples revolt sends him into his state of disability once again......
the album is about finding out who you are and wanting to revult about it. This song sums up the aftermath.
As the finale of the story it seems that from Sensation to I'm Free the honest revelation of Tommy is pure I find the line in I'm Free "no one had the guts to leave the temple" that people are not living the intended mission. Like many religious that go to a house of worship then treat people like sh*t -- missing the revealation of their messiah. The next few song demonstrate the loss of the mission "Come to my house -- seems that getting the numbers of worshipers to "be one of us" build a bigger and bigger house of worship kinda like the Megachurches that are popular these days. The holiday camp is further commercialization and perversion (Uncle Ernie) of Tommys message. Finally the people realize that they have been duped!
this is another one of my favorite songs from it.
watching the movie helsp a lot. tommy pretty much turns into a dictator, controlling all the followers "put on your eyeshades, put in your eyeplugs, you know where to put the cork" to become like him, and the they revolt.
still not sure abvout the see me feel me/listening to you part but it sure is the perfect end to the alubm.
amazing.
See Me Feel Me has to do with what happens after the revolt. Once Tommy's followers revolt, Tommy returns to his deaf, dumb and blind state. It's quite a tragic end in my opinion. This boy witnessed a murder and his parents put him into this condition, he's finally cured, and then relapses back into his old state.
But the Woodstock performance of See Me Feel Me is one of the greatest moments in rock.
Tommy doesn't actually lose his sight, speech and hearing again at the end. The meaning of "See me, feel me/Listening to you" is a symbolic isolation rather than a literal deafness and blindness. This isolation is actually worse than the first one- "We forsake you Gonna rape you Let's forget you, better still".