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building off of what subskin said... i bet tom wrote "piper piper the red red worm" down because he kept hearing it in his dream, and thats wat the other two lines meant... like he literally woke up to the sound of a storm and wrote those words because he didnt want to forget them.. they cudve been important in his dream. or perhaps the sound of the storm made him think he was sailing ina boat until it woke him up. maybe piper the red worm was the name of the boat. ad he sailed on it. until he woek up to the sound of the storm.
right there is an example of reading-too-much-into-it.
Piper is a brand of aircraft. It could be that Tom was flying, or "sailing upon" the "word" which is "piper". He was sailing upon a Piper, or flying in an airplane. The color scheme for many of these aircraft has a curvy accent stripe, which could have been red.
Piper is a brand of aircraft. It could be that Tom was flying, or "sailing upon" the "word" which is "piper". He was sailing upon a Piper, or flying in an airplane. The color scheme for many of these aircraft has a curvy accent stripe, which could have been red.
as for the meaning, to me at least, he lives what he plays. and isn't that all that matters? live your life the way you would dream it to be, even if you were awoken by the "sound of a storm". i.e. things didn't really go your way.
Piper is a brand of aircraft. It could be that Tom was flying, or "sailing upon" the "word" which is "piper". He was sailing upon a Piper, or flying in an airplane. The color scheme for many of these aircraft has a curvy accent stripe, which could have been red.
Piper is a girl he is in love with \nShe is like a worm who has dug into his heart (that’s why the worm is red)\nHe has a vivid dream about her and wakes up\nThen thinks about how much he loves her and drifts back to sleep
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building off of what subskin said... i bet tom wrote "piper piper the red red worm" down because he kept hearing it in his dream, and thats wat the other two lines meant... like he literally woke up to the sound of a storm and wrote those words because he didnt want to forget them.. they cudve been important in his dream. or perhaps the sound of the storm made him think he was sailing ina boat until it woke him up. maybe piper the red worm was the name of the boat. ad he sailed on it. until he woek up to the sound of the storm.
right there is an example of reading-too-much-into-it.
Piper is a brand of aircraft. It could be that Tom was flying, or "sailing upon" the "word" which is "piper". He was sailing upon a Piper, or flying in an airplane. The color scheme for many of these aircraft has a curvy accent stripe, which could have been red.
Piper is a brand of aircraft. It could be that Tom was flying, or "sailing upon" the "word" which is "piper". He was sailing upon a Piper, or flying in an airplane. The color scheme for many of these aircraft has a curvy accent stripe, which could have been red.
amazing song!
as for the meaning, to me at least, he lives what he plays. and isn't that all that matters? live your life the way you would dream it to be, even if you were awoken by the "sound of a storm". i.e. things didn't really go your way.
Heard this was something Tom Marshall woke up from a dream and wrote down while he was half-asleep.
really cool song
awesome piper alpine valley 7/19/03
this song is odd but really cool when it builds up.
Piper is a brand of aircraft. It could be that Tom was flying, or "sailing upon" the "word" which is "piper". He was sailing upon a Piper, or flying in an airplane. The color scheme for many of these aircraft has a curvy accent stripe, which could have been red.
Piper is a girl he is in love with \nShe is like a worm who has dug into his heart (that’s why the worm is red)\nHe has a vivid dream about her and wakes up\nThen thinks about how much he loves her and drifts back to sleep