I think that this song, like the title track "Abacab", is about nonsense. It's imagery that conjures many ideas. It talks about the nature of certain things and tries to make sense through random connections that end up being more of a stream of consciousness. If there's a recurring theme, it's that of cycles within a system. Relations between forces within the system. Dodo is ugly so it must die. Mink is pretty so it too must die. Cynicism preys on beauty and pacifism? Fish has problems because he has a hook in his throat so he hopes he will be thrown back in the sea because he is too small.... The less important are more fortunate because there is less interest in them from the agitators and aggressors? And so on... Philosophical meanderings jumping from tangent to tangent and illustrating many interwoven concepts that are part of a system.
@justfellin ABACAB is the verse layout on the song, that's what it means, now for Dodo/Lurker, it's about how flippantly humans treat the world around us.."Minkie pretty minkie must die", the Dodo was real up until explorer's wiped them out, "it's only living, it don't matter at all"...all about how man takes the natural world for granted. PETA should use the song as their anthem. But what an awesome song, musically and lyrically...if you've ever seen them do it live...just breath taking.
@justfellin ABACAB is the verse layout on the song, that's what it means, now for Dodo/Lurker, it's about how flippantly humans treat the world around us.."Minkie pretty minkie must die", the Dodo was real up until explorer's wiped them out, "it's only living, it don't matter at all"...all about how man takes the natural world for granted. PETA should use the song as their anthem. But what an awesome song, musically and lyrically...if you've ever seen them do it live...just breath taking.
I think that this song, like the title track "Abacab", is about nonsense. It's imagery that conjures many ideas. It talks about the nature of certain things and tries to make sense through random connections that end up being more of a stream of consciousness. If there's a recurring theme, it's that of cycles within a system. Relations between forces within the system. Dodo is ugly so it must die. Mink is pretty so it too must die. Cynicism preys on beauty and pacifism? Fish has problems because he has a hook in his throat so he hopes he will be thrown back in the sea because he is too small.... The less important are more fortunate because there is less interest in them from the agitators and aggressors? And so on... Philosophical meanderings jumping from tangent to tangent and illustrating many interwoven concepts that are part of a system.
@justfellin ABACAB is the verse layout on the song, that's what it means, now for Dodo/Lurker, it's about how flippantly humans treat the world around us.."Minkie pretty minkie must die", the Dodo was real up until explorer's wiped them out, "it's only living, it don't matter at all"...all about how man takes the natural world for granted. PETA should use the song as their anthem. But what an awesome song, musically and lyrically...if you've ever seen them do it live...just breath taking.
@justfellin ABACAB is the verse layout on the song, that's what it means, now for Dodo/Lurker, it's about how flippantly humans treat the world around us.."Minkie pretty minkie must die", the Dodo was real up until explorer's wiped them out, "it's only living, it don't matter at all"...all about how man takes the natural world for granted. PETA should use the song as their anthem. But what an awesome song, musically and lyrically...if you've ever seen them do it live...just breath taking.