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!
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!