Waterfalls Lyrics

Lyric discussion by hippie402 

Cover art for Waterfalls lyrics by Why?

"Waterfalls leave smooth rocks When the river dries up You can determine where a river once was Just by examining rocks"

I think this is a pretty simple analogy to the way "your face never forgets a cry"...

"Your face never forgets a cry Like trace remnants of acid in your spine"

by saying "your face" he is reffering to your ego, memory, thought process, ability to trust or put yourself out there. he compares it to the small effect acid leaves on your spine that never leaves althought all the effects of the acid leaves fairly quickly

"The erosion cries cause Make whiskers prematurely sprout in men"

he is saying the pain and hurt taht makes men cry makes them grow up too early or wear them down to quick, its a negetive effect of the "erosion cries cause"

"And in women Homogenize complexion"

He is saying failed relationships or other hardships in life make many (maybe younger) girls have low self esteem, so they cover themselves up with makeup, i think makeup is just a metaphor for anything that puts distance between the girl and her getting close to anyone... and homogenize complexion basically refers to what makeup does to girls, they put it on until it masks who they really are...

"Until the whole face is washed with a slight mascara tint"

sometimes they do it until they completly are beaten by it, comsumed by it

just to add onto "the Whole face is washed with a slight mascara tint"

I feel that this also links to the crying as when you cry your mascara runs.

its so beautifully sad