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Post by Johnny Yen on Feb 10, 2008 14:54:40 GMT -5
Up until about three days ago (I swear this is true!) I thought the lyrics to Sit Down, James most famous song, were " I believe this wave will bear my weight so let it ROLL" " I was so staggered reading in an official lyrics book "So let it flow" that I went back to the song. The book was right, I was not.  However, I think my version 's better. And it rhymes with Control. Water flows, Waves Roll. Get a grip Tim. |
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Post by lostinsound on Feb 10, 2008 16:23:39 GMT -5
While it's not quite as tragic, I had a similar moment a few days ago. I realized that in P.S. he says "send us off to sleep", and I always thought it was "send us off to sea." I guess given his inclination towards water metaphors, I was just forcing it in where there wasn't one. But I like mine better as well. ;D
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Post by tonyk on Apr 18, 2008 11:18:53 GMT -5
You're not the only one Johnny - I too have always assumed it was roll, probably because that's exactly what a wave usually does.
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Post by sweezely on Apr 18, 2008 11:20:44 GMT -5
I *really* misheard the lyrics to Upside. I thought it was about long distance relationships, turns out it's about the undead.
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Post by Johnny Yen on May 10, 2008 14:54:31 GMT -5
I have changed some more lyrics so they make more sense. Simply swap the completely innappropriate FAKIR in White boy, to Fab Gear. Now it makes far more sense. ;D
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Post by volumedistorted on Aug 13, 2011 10:31:10 GMT -5
One for the modern primitives that one. - me thinks
Anyway - the one lyric that has always bother me is Chinese dolls box in boxes! Surely that should be Russian dolls they are the ones that keep appearing from inside eachother aren't they what is the significance of 'Chinese' dolls? It's got to be Russian dols in a song about childbirth. I've always found that phrase a bit disingenuous since I first heard the song?
Talk of childbirth and creation just led me to this again it's been bugging me for 20 or so years now
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