yet another song about how much fun it is to take drugs - and what can happen if you go too hard. I love this one. I find it especially funny that it's being used for a car ad here in Australia - it's good that people don't tend to listen to the words! I've put my interpretation in stars
Brother hold your head this way
And bustle to the front of the line
Coz if they catch your eyes before you get inside,
Well you'll never be allowed
keep your head down as you go in the door so they can't tell you're high as a kite (large pupils)
People got a name for us
druggies/additcts - or something equally dismissive/degrading
Coz we escape the strain of the days
taking drugs as a break from the mundane
Oh we stretch in the side and bend in the middle,
But we never ever break
could be a description of how people on some drugs dance, or how skinny a lot of drug-takers are
But if you feel that way now
Or if you ever feel so inclined
if you want to get high
Skip past the doors of boring forty-somethings and rise
come in to the club past the "boring people", get high and have a great time
Oh and if you wanna lose your frown
Or your name or even your face
Lick up a dream that seemingly sings with whistling neon breath
If you want to have an amazing experience and forget everything for a while eat some of this (Personally i think this is about LSD - but it could describe any number of drugs, likely hallucinigans or maybe opiates - which are mentioned later in the song)
Come and have a drink with us
A little wine or a nice champagne
Oh thanks sounds nice and I will decline
But at night things seem to change
a lot of poeple choose drugs over alcohol - or sometimes both?
People got a name for us
Coz we escape the strain of the days
Coz we stretch in the sides and bend in them eyes but we never ever change
there are always people taking drugs?
And if you feel that way now
Or if you ever feel so inclined
Well kick in the shins of all the fucking whingers and rise
ignore all the people telling you how bad it is to get high and have a great time
Yeh and if you wanna lose your frown
Or your name or even your face
Lick up a dream that seemingly sings with whistling neon breath
Sid was at the gates of dawn
end of the night? (or perhaps a drug reference that I don't understand)
And Jimmy said ride the snake
sounds like a refence to "chasing the dragon" - opium? - perhaps at the end of a crazy night out on LSD or maybe Ecstacy they went to someone's hous to take an opiate?
So we bent our spoons and howled at the moon to find what science replaced
I think this is a reference to how opiates - like opium, are now engineered artificially
And it turns out it aint that much
it wasn't as exciting as they thought, or science didn't really make many changes to the natural chemical
Though I may have missed it in the haze
although it's hard to recall
Oh it drips in your mind
And fills up your eyes
And you'll never be the same
it takes over your mind and changes the way you think - possibly forever - not necessarily negative
But if you're ever coming down
Or if you ever take too much
Remember that's much better than never ever getting enough
it's better have a bad come down then to have a nagging additcion where you never ever seem to have enough
Oh so if you wanna lose your frown
Or your name or even your face
Lick up a dream that seemingly screams with rushing neon death alright
this seems to indicate that the person is going too far, perhaps taking too much, and knows it
All your spirits gone, and you are barley alive.
You hand me a smoke, though it�s like you hardly notice
after addiction has taken hold
And it�s sad I suppose
When I look into your eyes you say
It seems to go this way, no matter what�s at stake,
Oh it seems to go this way with everything I start
a person lamenting that they seemd to get addicted to everything they have, even if they know the consequences of going too far and do so anyway
Oh so if you feel that way now
Or if you ever feel so inclined
Skip past the doors of boring forty-somethings and rise
But if you want to lose your frown
Or your name or even your face
Lick up a dream that seemingly sings with rushing neon death
The last time I 'licked up a dream', effects were starting to kick in nicely and I'd decided to whack on the headphones and listen to some music... this was the first song that came on the radio! :) The song was very new at the time, and though I'd probably heard it a couple of times before without paying too much attention. This time I really "heard" it! I of course found it hilariously coincidental and/or meaningful that a song with such subject matter just happened to be the...
The last time I 'licked up a dream', effects were starting to kick in nicely and I'd decided to whack on the headphones and listen to some music... this was the first song that came on the radio! :) The song was very new at the time, and though I'd probably heard it a couple of times before without paying too much attention. This time I really "heard" it! I of course found it hilariously coincidental and/or meaningful that a song with such subject matter just happened to be the first one to come on the radio. Just try and imagine how 'trippy' it was to hear the voice asking repeatedly "if you're feelin' that way now" ... Ahh you crazy universe, I thought! ;)
Quite a few incorrect lyrics are listed, some of which I'll correct below.
"Oh we stretch inside and bend in the middle, But we never ever break"
I take this as a reference to the way certain substances can bend and expand your mind to various new ways of thinking, only to eventually return you to near enough your previous 'normal' state of mind unharmed, but not necessarily unchanged.
"Syd was at the gates of dawn"
Syd Barret was a renowned tripper.
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett's leadership.
[ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Piper_at_the_Gates_of_Dawn ]
"Lick up a dream that seemingly sings with whistling neon death"
The word 'breath' is only changed to 'death' for the last line of the song.
An apt way to end the song, and perhaps another reference to ego death (along with the references to 'losing your name')
To be honest, I first found it offensive that the song was being used for a car ad,
but have too come to find it quite amusing. Especially given that the ad is kind of trippy in its own way ;) [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjQrApTOW-M ]
Anyway, great song... All the more impressive when you consider it's this young band's debut!
yet another song about how much fun it is to take drugs - and what can happen if you go too hard. I love this one. I find it especially funny that it's being used for a car ad here in Australia - it's good that people don't tend to listen to the words! I've put my interpretation in stars
Brother hold your head this way And bustle to the front of the line Coz if they catch your eyes before you get inside, Well you'll never be allowed keep your head down as you go in the door so they can't tell you're high as a kite (large pupils)
People got a name for us druggies/additcts - or something equally dismissive/degrading Coz we escape the strain of the days taking drugs as a break from the mundane Oh we stretch in the side and bend in the middle, But we never ever break could be a description of how people on some drugs dance, or how skinny a lot of drug-takers are But if you feel that way now Or if you ever feel so inclined if you want to get high Skip past the doors of boring forty-somethings and rise come in to the club past the "boring people", get high and have a great time
Oh and if you wanna lose your frown Or your name or even your face Lick up a dream that seemingly sings with whistling neon breath If you want to have an amazing experience and forget everything for a while eat some of this (Personally i think this is about LSD - but it could describe any number of drugs, likely hallucinigans or maybe opiates - which are mentioned later in the song)
Come and have a drink with us A little wine or a nice champagne Oh thanks sounds nice and I will decline But at night things seem to change a lot of poeple choose drugs over alcohol - or sometimes both?
People got a name for us Coz we escape the strain of the days Coz we stretch in the sides and bend in them eyes but we never ever change there are always people taking drugs?
And if you feel that way now Or if you ever feel so inclined Well kick in the shins of all the fucking whingers and rise ignore all the people telling you how bad it is to get high and have a great time
Yeh and if you wanna lose your frown Or your name or even your face Lick up a dream that seemingly sings with whistling neon breath
Sid was at the gates of dawn end of the night? (or perhaps a drug reference that I don't understand) And Jimmy said ride the snake sounds like a refence to "chasing the dragon" - opium? - perhaps at the end of a crazy night out on LSD or maybe Ecstacy they went to someone's hous to take an opiate? So we bent our spoons and howled at the moon to find what science replaced I think this is a reference to how opiates - like opium, are now engineered artificially And it turns out it aint that much it wasn't as exciting as they thought, or science didn't really make many changes to the natural chemical Though I may have missed it in the haze although it's hard to recall Oh it drips in your mind And fills up your eyes And you'll never be the same it takes over your mind and changes the way you think - possibly forever - not necessarily negative
But if you're ever coming down Or if you ever take too much Remember that's much better than never ever getting enough it's better have a bad come down then to have a nagging additcion where you never ever seem to have enough
Oh so if you wanna lose your frown Or your name or even your face Lick up a dream that seemingly screams with rushing neon death alright this seems to indicate that the person is going too far, perhaps taking too much, and knows it
All your spirits gone, and you are barley alive. You hand me a smoke, though it�s like you hardly notice after addiction has taken hold And it�s sad I suppose When I look into your eyes you say It seems to go this way, no matter what�s at stake, Oh it seems to go this way with everything I start a person lamenting that they seemd to get addicted to everything they have, even if they know the consequences of going too far and do so anyway
Oh so if you feel that way now Or if you ever feel so inclined Skip past the doors of boring forty-somethings and rise But if you want to lose your frown Or your name or even your face Lick up a dream that seemingly sings with rushing neon death
Yep I agree with the general gist of all this.
Yep I agree with the general gist of all this.
The last time I 'licked up a dream', effects were starting to kick in nicely and I'd decided to whack on the headphones and listen to some music... this was the first song that came on the radio! :) The song was very new at the time, and though I'd probably heard it a couple of times before without paying too much attention. This time I really "heard" it! I of course found it hilariously coincidental and/or meaningful that a song with such subject matter just happened to be the...
The last time I 'licked up a dream', effects were starting to kick in nicely and I'd decided to whack on the headphones and listen to some music... this was the first song that came on the radio! :) The song was very new at the time, and though I'd probably heard it a couple of times before without paying too much attention. This time I really "heard" it! I of course found it hilariously coincidental and/or meaningful that a song with such subject matter just happened to be the first one to come on the radio. Just try and imagine how 'trippy' it was to hear the voice asking repeatedly "if you're feelin' that way now" ... Ahh you crazy universe, I thought! ;)
Quite a few incorrect lyrics are listed, some of which I'll correct below.
"Oh we stretch inside and bend in the middle, But we never ever break" I take this as a reference to the way certain substances can bend and expand your mind to various new ways of thinking, only to eventually return you to near enough your previous 'normal' state of mind unharmed, but not necessarily unchanged.
"Syd was at the gates of dawn" Syd Barret was a renowned tripper. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett's leadership. [ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Piper_at_the_Gates_of_Dawn ]
"And Jim he said ride the snake"
Jim Morrison (also a renowned tripper) from the song 'The End' [ http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/4928/ ]
"Lick up a dream that seemingly sings with whistling neon death" The word 'breath' is only changed to 'death' for the last line of the song. An apt way to end the song, and perhaps another reference to ego death (along with the references to 'losing your name')
To be honest, I first found it offensive that the song was being used for a car ad, but have too come to find it quite amusing. Especially given that the ad is kind of trippy in its own way ;) [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjQrApTOW-M ]
Anyway, great song... All the more impressive when you consider it's this young band's debut!
now that you point out who Jim and Syd are, it makes an awful lot of sense :)
now that you point out who Jim and Syd are, it makes an awful lot of sense :)
Thanks!!
Thanks!!