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White, Discussion Lyrics
I talk of freedom
You talk of the flag
I talk of revolution
You'd much rather brag
And as the decibels of this disenchanting discourse
Continue to dampen the day
The coin flips again and again, and again, and again
As our sanity walks away
All this discussion though politically correct
Is dead beyond destruction
Though it leaves me quite erect
And as the final sunset rolls behind the earth
And the clock is finally dead
I'll look at you, you'll look at me
And we'll cry a lot
But this will be what we said
This will be what we said
I warned you, I prepared you, I instructed you, I told you what to expect....
Look where all this talking got us, baby
You talk of the flag
I talk of revolution
You'd much rather brag
And as the decibels of this disenchanting discourse
Continue to dampen the day
As our sanity walks away
All this discussion though politically correct
Is dead beyond destruction
Though it leaves me quite erect
And the clock is finally dead
I'll look at you, you'll look at me
And we'll cry a lot
But this will be what we said
This will be what we said
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This is such a great angle to take for a critique of politics -- instead of insulting the easy target (politicians), Live goes straight for the ones who accept their medium of empty phrases and political correctness (the people). It seems like they're trying to say, stop arguing everything into stalemate and start doing something! Please! Thought not a great song, a great message.
@ballzofsno ,,,,sorry dude but this is a great song, with a very preeminent meaning & subtle message. I get fired up every time I here White Discussion. Love the I warned you, I prepared you, I instructed you, about what to expect.... lines the band made up in an appropo Interview.
@ballzofsno ,,,,sorry dude but this is a great song, with a very preeminent meaning & subtle message. I get fired up every time I here White Discussion. Love the I warned you, I prepared you, I instructed you, about what to expect.... lines the band made up in an appropo Interview.
This is my all time favorite Live song. Lyrics to music its rock to the core. The best song I've ever seen in concert.
The song is "about the end of the world" as Ed has said numerous times. About how we as humanity have done nothing but fight and argue and complain since the begining of time and its basically got us no where, but now its too late......... "And if the final sunset rolls behind the Earth And the clock is finally dead I'll look at me, you'll look at you, and we'll cry alot"
And now hes just screaming out while the end of the world is happening "look where all this talking got us baby"
OHH I love this song it gives me goose bumps everytime I crank it up and just drift away.
@LiveFan Agreed 100%
@LiveFan Agreed 100%
For those wondering about the preacher's last words,"You yourselves know perfectly, that the day so cometh," they are derived from a bible verse:
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
For those wondering about the part he preaches right before "look where all this talking got us", he references the verse directly before that:
For those wondering about the part he preaches right before "look where all this talking got us", he references the verse directly before that:
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
This song is about me. Mr. Wright
Wow!...Sarcastic, ironic and...ANGRY! the song rocks. Great lyrics to think about ;)
The message is excellent, but I also thoroughly enjoy the song. It's simply astounding all-around.
This song is a slow burn to a boil. The lyrics are great too and go along so well with the music - they aren't about anything concrete or a definite subject matter, but just do a great job to convey the mood of fighting, war, and possibly, the end of the world. The song title "White, discussion" is a bit of a mystery. Any thoughts on that, and the comma?
An interesting note is that the album cover to "Throwing Copper" is a painting by Peter Howson. I did a bit of research about him and his art works are quite in line with Live's music - full of angst, apocalyptic imagery, and religious themes. If you think the album cover is and Ed Kowalski's lyrics are intriguing, I would suggest checking out Peter Howson's works too - it's shocking, great stuff.
Wow. This song absolutely melts! My favorite from the band and an underrated 90s classic.
Pretty clearly a forceful takedown of Western/Anglo liberalism and it's inability to address real world problems (poverty, racial inequality, climate change, etc). If you notice, even the presumed leftists in this framework ("I TALK of revolution...") are incapable of or unwilling to engage in direct action (aka "doing the WORK")
What a great song! What cd is this on?
@tenserock Throwing Cooper, last song on the album.
@tenserock Throwing Cooper, last song on the album.
It's Track 13 on Throwing Copper, the last one except for that bonus track. I really love this one, the cynicism implicit in it. Rare for LIVE, but it works for them just as much as love and peace does.