Ok, here's my interpretation: (it's pretty vague, I'll have to listen to it another million times to fully realize it)
"This dog got bit on a leg
He got a really big chip on a leg
Don't want to get out of bed
Less he feel like it justified"
-something bad happened, (This dog got bit on a leg
He got a really big chip on a leg) and he doesn't want to get up to try again, what's the point- I'm not yet sure about the justified part.
"Here comes the loaf again
Drip a lot, drip a lot
Become an oaf again
Trip a lot, trip a lot"
-not sure about the loaf and the drip, but the "Become an oaf again
Trip a lot, trip a lot" part sounds like he's making a bad decision (becoming an oaf) and messing up again and again, (Tripping a lot)
"So wide to the other side
Shuts an eye"
-it's so far to a goal, "shuts an eye" could mean a change in perspective.
"But he stays like a stump inside"
-even with a changed perspective, he still feels dead inside, like a tree stump.
"Upon the gusts he glide"
-pulled by whims and outside forces,
"Brittle mind, brittle mind"
-an unwillingness to change, this correlates to the "Stump Inside" line
the tone of the lyrics change drastically in this part of the verse.
"Toward a bigger sign
Every time, every time"
-this is a pretty easy part, (or so i think) the bigger sign is a divine message that he tries to reach, again and again,
"So much for the safest vibe
Tossed aside"
-with this sign/ goal as his destination, he abandons the familiar and safe things to reach that goal,
"But he burns like a blaze inside
-he's on fire now, straining towards his sign/goal, full of fervor and passion for his cause.
the apparent theme of this song, and many of his songs, in continuing and, despite repeated failures, pushing forward.
this is all my opinion, and I'm most likely very wrong about a lot of the meanings in this song.
lastly, when I say "he" I don't necessarily refer to Noah, I'm using it as a general term, but as the song is titled "Mr Noah", I assume that it's about him.
I hope that this all makes sense; what do you think?
ok here's a little more: "Don't want to get out of bed
Less he feel like it justified"
-he doesn't want to try again unless it justifies the earlier bite on the leg, i.e. the bad thing that happened.
ok here's a little more: "Don't want to get out of bed
Less he feel like it justified"
-he doesn't want to try again unless it justifies the earlier bite on the leg, i.e. the bad thing that happened.
I'm not sure what the dog represents in all of this.
I'm not sure what the dog represents in all of this.
"Here comes the loaf again
Drip a lot, drip a lot"
-the loaf (like a loaf of bread that a dog would eat) could be a vice/weakness that caused the earlier failure, and he still wants it, "Drip a lot" could be like a dog salivating for food...
"Here comes the loaf again
Drip a lot, drip a lot"
-the loaf (like a loaf of bread that a dog would eat) could be a vice/weakness that caused the earlier failure, and he still wants it, "Drip a lot" could be like a dog salivating for food (the loaf)
ok here's a little more: "Don't want to get out of bed
Less he feel like it justified"
-he doesn't want to try again unless it justifies the earlier bite on the leg, i.e. the bad thing that happened.
ok here's a little more: "Don't want to get out of bed
Less he feel like it justified"
-he doesn't want to try again unless it justifies the earlier bite on the leg, i.e. the bad thing that happened.
I'm not sure what the dog represents in all of this.
I'm not sure what the dog represents in all of this.
"Here comes the loaf again
Drip a lot, drip a lot"
-the loaf (like a loaf of bread that a dog would eat) could be a vice/weakness that caused the earlier failure, and he still wants it, "Drip a lot" could be like a dog salivating for food...
"Here comes the loaf again
Drip a lot, drip a lot"
-the loaf (like a loaf of bread that a dog would eat) could be a vice/weakness that caused the earlier failure, and he still wants it, "Drip a lot" could be like a dog salivating for food (the loaf)
Ok, here's my interpretation: (it's pretty vague, I'll have to listen to it another million times to fully realize it)
"This dog got bit on a leg He got a really big chip on a leg Don't want to get out of bed Less he feel like it justified"
-something bad happened, (This dog got bit on a leg He got a really big chip on a leg) and he doesn't want to get up to try again, what's the point- I'm not yet sure about the justified part.
"Here comes the loaf again Drip a lot, drip a lot Become an oaf again Trip a lot, trip a lot" -not sure about the loaf and the drip, but the "Become an oaf again Trip a lot, trip a lot" part sounds like he's making a bad decision (becoming an oaf) and messing up again and again, (Tripping a lot) "So wide to the other side Shuts an eye" -it's so far to a goal, "shuts an eye" could mean a change in perspective.
"But he stays like a stump inside" -even with a changed perspective, he still feels dead inside, like a tree stump.
"Upon the gusts he glide" -pulled by whims and outside forces, "Brittle mind, brittle mind" -an unwillingness to change, this correlates to the "Stump Inside" line
the tone of the lyrics change drastically in this part of the verse.
"Toward a bigger sign Every time, every time" -this is a pretty easy part, (or so i think) the bigger sign is a divine message that he tries to reach, again and again, "So much for the safest vibe Tossed aside" -with this sign/ goal as his destination, he abandons the familiar and safe things to reach that goal, "But he burns like a blaze inside -he's on fire now, straining towards his sign/goal, full of fervor and passion for his cause.
the apparent theme of this song, and many of his songs, in continuing and, despite repeated failures, pushing forward.
this is all my opinion, and I'm most likely very wrong about a lot of the meanings in this song.
lastly, when I say "he" I don't necessarily refer to Noah, I'm using it as a general term, but as the song is titled "Mr Noah", I assume that it's about him.
I hope that this all makes sense; what do you think?
ok here's a little more: "Don't want to get out of bed Less he feel like it justified" -he doesn't want to try again unless it justifies the earlier bite on the leg, i.e. the bad thing that happened.
ok here's a little more: "Don't want to get out of bed Less he feel like it justified" -he doesn't want to try again unless it justifies the earlier bite on the leg, i.e. the bad thing that happened.
I'm not sure what the dog represents in all of this.
I'm not sure what the dog represents in all of this.
"Here comes the loaf again Drip a lot, drip a lot" -the loaf (like a loaf of bread that a dog would eat) could be a vice/weakness that caused the earlier failure, and he still wants it, "Drip a lot" could be like a dog salivating for food...
"Here comes the loaf again Drip a lot, drip a lot" -the loaf (like a loaf of bread that a dog would eat) could be a vice/weakness that caused the earlier failure, and he still wants it, "Drip a lot" could be like a dog salivating for food (the loaf)
ok here's a little more: "Don't want to get out of bed Less he feel like it justified" -he doesn't want to try again unless it justifies the earlier bite on the leg, i.e. the bad thing that happened.
ok here's a little more: "Don't want to get out of bed Less he feel like it justified" -he doesn't want to try again unless it justifies the earlier bite on the leg, i.e. the bad thing that happened.
I'm not sure what the dog represents in all of this.
I'm not sure what the dog represents in all of this.
"Here comes the loaf again Drip a lot, drip a lot" -the loaf (like a loaf of bread that a dog would eat) could be a vice/weakness that caused the earlier failure, and he still wants it, "Drip a lot" could be like a dog salivating for food...
"Here comes the loaf again Drip a lot, drip a lot" -the loaf (like a loaf of bread that a dog would eat) could be a vice/weakness that caused the earlier failure, and he still wants it, "Drip a lot" could be like a dog salivating for food (the loaf)