I'm almost positive it's "nightshade gets in it," and this makes sense in context. Nightshade is a family of plants, some of which are poisonous to humans and are known to cause things like hallucinations. An aubergine is another word for an eggplant, which is actually a type of nightshade. Eggplants obviously don't normally cause hallucinations, but I'm sure he just liked the word aubergine. Thus, "you woke us from the strangest dream that an aubergine could ever know" is a reference to hallucinations caused by the nightshade. I don't know what the actual metaphor is behind that, but it's...
I'm almost positive it's "nightshade gets in it," and this makes sense in context. Nightshade is a family of plants, some of which are poisonous to humans and are known to cause things like hallucinations. An aubergine is another word for an eggplant, which is actually a type of nightshade. Eggplants obviously don't normally cause hallucinations, but I'm sure he just liked the word aubergine. Thus, "you woke us from the strangest dream that an aubergine could ever know" is a reference to hallucinations caused by the nightshade. I don't know what the actual metaphor is behind that, but it's pretty.
I don't think he wants anyone to know what he's talking about.
I don't think he wants anyone to know what he's talking about.
Look at it from the perspective of a soldier though and not just because of the "soldier on" reference. I don't know the artist well enough to say he's making a political statement, but I can get that from it.
Look at it from the perspective of a soldier though and not just because of the "soldier on" reference. I don't know the artist well enough to say he's making a political statement, but I can get that from it.
And it gloats like it knows what's going on...
Lava flows over crooks and cragged cliffs...
It's in vain 'cause that language...
Also, I had: And then oh, something gets in The nausea gets in
I'm not 100% on that, and I'm also quite sure it's not "regime" in that second instance.
I'm almost positive it's "nightshade gets in it," and this makes sense in context. Nightshade is a family of plants, some of which are poisonous to humans and are known to cause things like hallucinations. An aubergine is another word for an eggplant, which is actually a type of nightshade. Eggplants obviously don't normally cause hallucinations, but I'm sure he just liked the word aubergine. Thus, "you woke us from the strangest dream that an aubergine could ever know" is a reference to hallucinations caused by the nightshade. I don't know what the actual metaphor is behind that, but it's...
I'm almost positive it's "nightshade gets in it," and this makes sense in context. Nightshade is a family of plants, some of which are poisonous to humans and are known to cause things like hallucinations. An aubergine is another word for an eggplant, which is actually a type of nightshade. Eggplants obviously don't normally cause hallucinations, but I'm sure he just liked the word aubergine. Thus, "you woke us from the strangest dream that an aubergine could ever know" is a reference to hallucinations caused by the nightshade. I don't know what the actual metaphor is behind that, but it's pretty.
I don't think he wants anyone to know what he's talking about.
I don't think he wants anyone to know what he's talking about.
Look at it from the perspective of a soldier though and not just because of the "soldier on" reference. I don't know the artist well enough to say he's making a political statement, but I can get that from it.
Look at it from the perspective of a soldier though and not just because of the "soldier on" reference. I don't know the artist well enough to say he's making a political statement, but I can get that from it.