Are you guys really that clueless? Acid trip? How happy he once was? Can we look beyond the surface folks? I had to register an account just to correct all the fallacies in these comments.
Clearly this song is about the jam band scene. The first verse takes place before the narrator goes to a jamband concert. But at the end of the verse, he goes out and sets the ol imagination a flight, presumably he goes to a concert.
In the chorus he explains what he felt at the show, and what show did he go to? 2nd verse: "I sat up in the branches and felt just like a bird" This is an obvious refrence to the Grateful Dead. Bird Song, So Many Roads etc are just a few of the many songs that reference birds in their lyric. He goes on to explain the feeling of being at the concert in the next chorus.
What does the narrator do next? He goes to a Phish show, 3rd Verse: "Swam in the sea that night
Dove through the waves and I felt like a fish" I don't have to go into detail on this simile.
In the end, after going to these shows, the narrator has experienced the best feeling in the world, the feeling to be free, which is precisely what the jam band scene offers.
Phishback, you need some good ole "ego-death." You can probably find some at a phish show, if you catch my drift. I used “drift,” is that I reference to Trey? I dunno.
Anyway, David Lynch was once questioned by a school teacher about the meaning of his movie "Mulholland Drive." The teacher said, "I have tried and tried, but I cannot figure out this movie's theme." Lynch replied, "You do know, for yourself, and what you know is valid."
So, phishback, it is possible to come to an independent analysis, which is correct, regardless of the author’s initial intent. To me, this...
Phishback, you need some good ole "ego-death." You can probably find some at a phish show, if you catch my drift. I used “drift,” is that I reference to Trey? I dunno.
Anyway, David Lynch was once questioned by a school teacher about the meaning of his movie "Mulholland Drive." The teacher said, "I have tried and tried, but I cannot figure out this movie's theme." Lynch replied, "You do know, for yourself, and what you know is valid."
So, phishback, it is possible to come to an independent analysis, which is correct, regardless of the author’s initial intent. To me, this song has always been about mushrooms, but I do see your point about the ‘bird’ and ‘fish’ references, especially ‘worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes.’ Curiously, what is not included in these lyrics is the, “Jah, Rasafari, Ribbit, Woe!” that often accompanies this song. I often ‘visualize’ a grooved out Rasta-Fish swimming around on some Caribbean reef during this part of the song. But hey, that’s just me.
Are you guys really that clueless? Acid trip? How happy he once was? Can we look beyond the surface folks? I had to register an account just to correct all the fallacies in these comments.
Clearly this song is about the jam band scene. The first verse takes place before the narrator goes to a jamband concert. But at the end of the verse, he goes out and sets the ol imagination a flight, presumably he goes to a concert.
In the chorus he explains what he felt at the show, and what show did he go to? 2nd verse: "I sat up in the branches and felt just like a bird" This is an obvious refrence to the Grateful Dead. Bird Song, So Many Roads etc are just a few of the many songs that reference birds in their lyric. He goes on to explain the feeling of being at the concert in the next chorus.
What does the narrator do next? He goes to a Phish show, 3rd Verse: "Swam in the sea that night Dove through the waves and I felt like a fish" I don't have to go into detail on this simile.
In the end, after going to these shows, the narrator has experienced the best feeling in the world, the feeling to be free, which is precisely what the jam band scene offers.
Phishback, you need some good ole "ego-death." You can probably find some at a phish show, if you catch my drift. I used “drift,” is that I reference to Trey? I dunno. Anyway, David Lynch was once questioned by a school teacher about the meaning of his movie "Mulholland Drive." The teacher said, "I have tried and tried, but I cannot figure out this movie's theme." Lynch replied, "You do know, for yourself, and what you know is valid." So, phishback, it is possible to come to an independent analysis, which is correct, regardless of the author’s initial intent. To me, this...
Phishback, you need some good ole "ego-death." You can probably find some at a phish show, if you catch my drift. I used “drift,” is that I reference to Trey? I dunno. Anyway, David Lynch was once questioned by a school teacher about the meaning of his movie "Mulholland Drive." The teacher said, "I have tried and tried, but I cannot figure out this movie's theme." Lynch replied, "You do know, for yourself, and what you know is valid." So, phishback, it is possible to come to an independent analysis, which is correct, regardless of the author’s initial intent. To me, this song has always been about mushrooms, but I do see your point about the ‘bird’ and ‘fish’ references, especially ‘worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes.’ Curiously, what is not included in these lyrics is the, “Jah, Rasafari, Ribbit, Woe!” that often accompanies this song. I often ‘visualize’ a grooved out Rasta-Fish swimming around on some Caribbean reef during this part of the song. But hey, that’s just me.