The recording location was written as Prancak’s because it could belong to two villages: Prancak Dukuh & Prancak Glondong (sorry if the spelling is incorrect).
The recording location was written as Prancak’s because it could belong to two villages: Prancak Dukuh & Prancak Glondong (sorry if the spelling is incorrect).
The original 440 Hz version includes ornamental figures that were later removed in the 432 Hz version. This change was not corrective, but conceptual: without the ornaments, the melodic line revealed its core shape more clearly. The piece proved capable of sustaining multiple readings, where ornamentation functions as expressive commentary rather than structural foundation.
The original 440 Hz version includes ornamental figures that were later removed in the 432 Hz version. This change was not corrective, but conceptual: without the ornaments, the melodic line revealed its core shape more clearly. The piece proved capable of sustaining multiple readings, where ornamentation functions as expressive commentary rather than structural foundation.
I think that the first verses are mostly just an illustration of the life of a person who lives in south MPLS... how they think, what they witness, etc... The message is kind of like, your roots are what makes you... you will always be where you come from... That is why when he is in line, he notices that he is "invisible" and that the till is full... a person from the rich part of the city might not reallize that there is an opportunity for a robbery... but he does... even if he doesn't have the intent to...
I think that the first verses are mostly just an illustration of the life of a person who lives in south MPLS... how they think, what they witness, etc... The message is kind of like, your roots are what makes you... you will always be where you come from... That is why when he is in line, he notices that he is "invisible" and that the till is full... a person from the rich part of the city might not reallize that there is an opportunity for a robbery... but he does... even if he doesn't have the intent to rob the place... similar things apply to the single mother and the kid with the gun.
The stroll through the town, and the various encounters is a kind of metaphor for life... these are the experiences that we live, and the experiences that make us. the last verse is different... He is getting near the end of the journey (of life)... the constellations dying are his friends and family... the heavens opening is a very death vibe too... but I think that the moral of all this is in the last lines... I think the rest of the song, on the surface seems inconcequencial... but at the end we realize it is about his lonliness as a way of life... I mean, he has the chance to find companionship with the young mother, but decides to walk off... living his lonely life is kind of his way...
"I'm coming back home to you" isn't as much a place or person, as it is his nature... He can do certain things, or try certain things, but his nature will always be there... he will always be what he is... his roots are just that, his roots, his essence... A place (Southside MPLS in this case) makes a lot of what a person is... And I think that is why the easiest interpretation is that he is coming back to southside... but it goes a bit deeper I think... the place is also a metaphor for all that he is...
I don't know... that is my take...
I don't think this is too important but all versions of these lyrics seem to leave out a word. I hear "some say that knowledge is something sat UP in your lap" .
I don't think this is too important but all versions of these lyrics seem to leave out a word. I hear "some say that knowledge is something sat UP in your lap" .
I know I new to the site, but damn...do some research before you assume
I know I new to the site, but damn...do some research before you assume
I pulled this from an article, "Regarding "Black Hole Sun", Cornell stated, "It's just sort of a surreal dreamscape, a weird, play-with-the-title kind of song."[5] He also said that "lyrically it's probably the closest to me just playing with words for words' sake, of anything I've written. I guess it worked for a lot of people who heard it, but I have no idea how you'd begin to take that one literally."[6] In another interview he elaborated further, stating, "It's funny because hits are usually...
I pulled this from an article, "Regarding "Black Hole Sun", Cornell stated, "It's just sort of a surreal dreamscape, a weird, play-with-the-title kind of song."[5] He also said that "lyrically it's probably the closest to me just playing with words for words' sake, of anything I've written. I guess it worked for a lot of people who heard it, but I have no idea how you'd begin to take that one literally."[6] In another interview he elaborated further, stating, "It's funny because hits are usually sort of congruent, sort of an identifiable lyric idea, and that song pretty much had none. The chorus lyric is kind of beautiful and easy to remember. Other than that, I sure didn't have an understanding of it after I wrote it. I was just sucked in by the music and I was painting a picture with the lyrics. There was no real idea to get across."[4] Commenting upon how the song was misinterpreted as being positive, Cornell said, "No one seems to get this, but "Black Hole Sun" is sad. But because the melody is really pretty, everyone thinks it's almost chipper, which is ridiculous."[7] When asked about the line, "Times are gone for honest men," Cornell said:
e>It's really difficult for a person to create their own life and their own freedom. It's going to become more and more difficult, and it's going to create more and more disillusioned people who become dishonest and angry and are willing to fuck the next guy to get what they want. There's so much stepping on the backs of other people in our profession. We've been so lucky that we've never had to do that. Part of it was because of our own tenacity, and part of it was because we were lucky.[8]
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