| Tool – The Pot Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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"Hypocrites that criticise stoners" ---> "Druggies might be liars" LOL! He is talking about YOU sir :) |
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers – My Friends Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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While all songs have a source of inspiration that relates to the literal lyrics, I feel this song in particular is well and truly about depending on yourself. All complete joy is born from some deep suffering but you never see this while you're tied up in the troubles of life. It's about understanding that without appreciating the bad times there's no real happiness, but you can only see it once you've accepted your struggle and are looking in on it from the outside. It then becomes obvious that everyone you know is still where you once were and only those who have grown and healed have any concept of how hard you make it for yourself. The "emptiness" is a lack of appreciation for your ability to keep going and also for how you lead yourself into strife. Once AK had accepted his role in creating his problems he was "filled" with the strength and motivation to take control of the direction he was headed, read Scar Tissue it's awesome. The "No words" is because it's impossible to explain this concept to someone, it can only be learnt through honestly evaluating your own actions and outlook on life and making the choice to change it. Gonna sound whack to heaps of you but thats what it said to me. :) |
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