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Today
Today
I saw a man
Today
I saw a man
Using an empty whiskey flask as a walkie talkie

Today
Today
I saw a man
Today
I saw a man
With a flaming eight ball tattoo'd on his arm

Today

Today
Today
I saw a man
Today
I saw a man
Using an empty whiskey flask as a walkie talkie

Today
I met a man who threw his arms around me
And I've given
And I've given
Today
Today
Today
Today
Today
Today
We laughed
We laughed
Waiting for a train
For a few
Into the city
Seconds
Today
That white stuff
That white stuff
Waiting for the train
That stuff
Into the city
That's what makes me feel
Today
Feel
Feel
Today
Feel happy

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nelly On May 07, 2002

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2002-05-07 18:17:15

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by JewellyBug

21y ago

This song means that some guy is doing crack and some guy is using an empty whiskey flask as a walkie talkie because he's high on something, and he can't stop saying the word "today" because he has a hard time stringing together coherent sentences because he's had one snort too many. I'm pretty sure all of Underworld's stuff written from the perspective of a crackhead, but their music is awesome.

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by subterranean_summer

20y ago

definitely sounds like drug induced rambles. it sounds really pretty in the middle of the song. overall reaaaaally great, i can listen to it for hours and it doesn't get old.

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by Kevin5335 7y ago

@subterranean_summer

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by Davin Bacon

20y ago

Every time I hear this song, I think of trainspotting. It is brilliant, just fucking brilliant.

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by alovelyfadeout

18y ago

I think of the movie The Beach (I admit it, I'm a fan) and this song is perfect in it.

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