Character Zero Lyrics
Yea Mulcahey was a radio DJ in jamaica (or some island) where he and Tom were vacationing to write some songs.
I like the lyrics...to me they describe the duality of advice people give on life and just the overal hypocrisy of the world. Maybe not to that extent, but it comments on it somewhat. Some people preach that you should slow down and enjoy life and then others say rush, never waste the day, do everything you can. In the end, you're left feeling as if you're wrong about everything because half the world feels one way about something and the other world feels the other way, and you just don't know what to do.
The lyrics are i ought to see the Man Maucahey....but ive heard in concerts...im off to see the Man Maucahey....or im off to see the Manama Caves. Trey mentioned this in the Phish DVD Bittersweet Motel.
who's Man Maucahey?
i believe he was the weatherman in fishman's hometown. but dont quote me on that.
Mulcahey is the priest on MAS*H.
the man maucahey was a radio host trey heard and he thought he was hillarious.
Maybe the man in the song is so confused about life that decides to seek spiritual help for his dilemma. This plays in well with the Man Mulcahey/MAS*H reference.
I think Tom and Trey were very stoned. And since Tom's lyrics tend to never make sense, they wrote Man Mulcahey. Whether or not he's real is irellevant. It's Phish, it's not about the lyrics.
I don't like when people just throw away the importance of a Phish song and just simply say that they're stoners... :|
defintly stoned...phish is the greatest jam band ever...and jammin isn't bout the lyrics...its about gettin high and bustin out some crazy awesome guitar solo....which trey never fails to do...some of the songs do have meaning behind them...but come on...its phuckin phish!...they gotta jibboo!