It's a song about someone with a big ego - someone who feels as big and strong and important as an elephant. Someone without humility.
In our age, that also may mean someone with lots of money, hence the references to Cadillac and collar.
Funny enough, after the lyrics "he is now coming down the stairs", you can hear a noisy, "fat" descending sound (at 1:07 and again at 2:42), sounding like a theme from Money, by Pink Floyd (a song with lyrics related to these).
I love the way they use distorted, clumsy sounds to represent musically that kind of character. That's synesthesia.
It's a song about someone with a big ego - someone who feels as big and strong and important as an elephant. Someone without humility.
In our age, that also may mean someone with lots of money, hence the references to Cadillac and collar.
Funny enough, after the lyrics "he is now coming down the stairs", you can hear a noisy, "fat" descending sound (at 1:07 and again at 2:42), sounding like a theme from Money, by Pink Floyd (a song with lyrics related to these).
I love the way they use distorted, clumsy sounds to represent musically that kind of character. That's synesthesia.
go synaesthetes! ;)
go synaesthetes! ;)