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It's All Too Much Lyrics
It's all too much, It's all too much
When I look into your eyes, your love is there for me
And the more I go inside, the more there is to see
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
Everywhere, it's what you make
For us to take, it's all too much
Floating down the stream of time, of life to life with me
Makes no difference where you are or where you'd like to be
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around here
All the world's a birthday cake,
So take a piece but not too much
Set me on a silver sun, for I know that I'm free
Show me that I'm everywhere, and get me home for tea
It's all too much for me to see
A love that's shining all around here
The more I am, the less I know
And what I do is all too much
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
Everywhere, it's what you make
For us to take, it's all too much
It's too much...It's too much
Too much too much too much
And the more I go inside, the more there is to see
The love that's shining all around you
Everywhere, it's what you make
For us to take, it's all too much
Makes no difference where you are or where you'd like to be
The love that's shining all around here
All the world's a birthday cake,
So take a piece but not too much
Show me that I'm everywhere, and get me home for tea
A love that's shining all around here
The more I am, the less I know
And what I do is all too much
The love that's shining all around you
Everywhere, it's what you make
For us to take, it's all too much
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I think this song might be about George's decision to stop dropping acid, due in part to his religious convictions, around the same time they were writing songs for Yellow Submarine. Just an idea though.
George said he had stopped taking acid when he wrote this song. It was influenced more by transcendental meditation.
That opening chord hits me like a searing, scintillating beam of light every time, followed by the gentle bewitching Hammond intro to the melody.
Beautiful, just beautiful, and the line about taking birthday cake, but not too much is such a wise environmental idea.
The dedication at the beginning is thought to be to George's friend Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane.
You said it well and I agree: ...searing, scintillating beam of light / bewitching Hammond organ intro...
You said it well and I agree: ...searing, scintillating beam of light / bewitching Hammond organ intro...
First time I heard that the syllables say "To Jorma" - interesting.
First time I heard that the syllables say "To Jorma" - interesting.
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@Mad Dan Actually I don't believe George knew Jorma yet. Paul had met him earlier in 1967. But George met him later that year - after this song had been recorded.
@Mad Dan Actually I don't believe George knew Jorma yet. Paul had met him earlier in 1967. But George met him later that year - after this song had been recorded.
This song is too much for me to take.
This song is one of my favorites from Yellow Submarine... the instrumentation is glorious. I think it's about how life is so great.
The version in the movie "Yellow Submarine" has an additional verse not included on the album:
"Nice to have the time to take This opportunity Time for me to look at you And you to look at me"
"all the world is birthday cake so take a piece but not too much"
Great line, great horns midway through, happy as hell
@Jedi_Chris \r\nYeas! the bright and happy brass . . .
@Jedi_Chris \r\nYeas! the bright and happy brass . . .
one of the best beatle songs ever! horribly underated just as george harrison himself was when he was in the beatles he didnt right many songs but every one he did is in there top hundred songs
The line transcribed as "We are dead-ah" sounds to me more like "Miya Deva" followed more faintly by "Krishna", though I'd hesitate to offer it as a correction. It certainly makes more sense in the TM context.
The phrase is more clearly audible when repeated near the end of the 8-minute version.
I know the "to Jorma" idea has become popular, but John and George hadn't even met Jorma at that point. Paul had, but not the others. And it is John speaking it, not George. I believe John says "to your ma" or "mum" or maybe something obscene, which they cut - it sounds like they cut out mid-word(s). And the lines after the verses are I believe "we are dead ... krishna" - George says it and then Paul laughs. I think he's joking along the lines "this song is so crazy we'll never live it down". (Which is wrong - it's one of their best songs!)
@dylanite \r\n\r\nJohn was saying "to your mother"\r\n\r\nNothing to do with Jorma K.
@dylanite \r\n\r\nJohn was saying "to your mother"\r\n\r\nNothing to do with Jorma K.
This one of my favorite Beatles songs if not my favorite. Even alot of big Beatles fans dont know this song, its semi-obscure for that reason. Its just a monster song, so powerful and rich. Beautiful walls of noise and wonderful insightful lyrics. George's voice is just pure honey. The openning bars blow me way every time and then when everything calms down and George's guitar rips off that sting of a note that sustains into the verse...wicked! Have heard this song at least 100 times and will never get sick of it. Its really the only Beatles song of its kind, I can't think of another one that has that type of pure power. The sequence in the movie when they play this is so warm and charming.
"With Your long blond hair and your eyes of blue" , sends chills down my spine.
You are so RIGHT ON !! "Beautiful walls of noise..."
New heights of beauty are revealed in this song every time I hear it. It is frightening in its terrible splendor. Here's a link if you want to hear it!
You are so RIGHT ON !! "Beautiful walls of noise..."
New heights of beauty are revealed in this song every time I hear it. It is frightening in its terrible splendor. Here's a link if you want to hear it!
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