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WWYS

Unread post by Taylor2885 » Tue May 02, 2006 4:15 pm

Anyone ever notice that WWYS is the only dave song that, lyrically, seems to have absolutely no point to it and really doesn't mean anything. Obviously there must be metaphors in the song but they have to be the most random lyrics to any dmb song ever written. All of his other lyrics to songs seem to be deeper and at least about something, or tell a story. This seems to be the only one that doesn't.

Has Dave ever commented on what the song is about?
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Tue May 02, 2006 4:22 pm

Taylor2885 wrote:Anyone ever notice that WWYS is the only dave song that, lyrically, seems to have absolutely no point to it and really doesn't mean anything. Obviously there must be metaphors in the song but they have to be the most random lyrics to any dmb song ever written. All of his other lyrics to songs seem to be deeper and at least about something, or tell a story. This seems to be the only one that doesn't.

Has Dave ever commented on what the song is about?
I remember doing a project in 6th grade where we had to find a song, find what we though it meant, and then re-write it using the same form and meaning, but different words. Anyway, what I remember getting out of it, is more or less just the whole live in the moment kind of deal along with dont waste your time and when such and such happens...what will you say? And will you regret it.
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Unread post by carter29 » Tue May 02, 2006 4:24 pm

Dave said himself this song doesnt lyrically have any meaning

DIDO was basically just written for carter as well, but those lyrics seem to have some value
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Unread post by CWMCALL » Tue May 02, 2006 5:01 pm

I think that STJL also falls into the fairly meaningless lyrics catagory
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Unread post by carter29 » Tue May 02, 2006 5:19 pm

CWMCALL wrote:I think that STJL also falls into the fairly meaningless lyrics catagory
yes, thats the other I was trying to think of. He was just putting lyrics to the first song he put together
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Unread post by jellyfish » Tue May 02, 2006 5:19 pm

Dreaming Tree & Raven fall short lyrically as well.
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Unread post by bassman462 » Tue May 02, 2006 5:33 pm

jellyfish wrote:Dreaming Tree & Raven fall short lyrically as well.
dreaming tree?! are you kidding?
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Unread post by jellyfish » Tue May 02, 2006 5:37 pm

bassman462 wrote:
jellyfish wrote:Dreaming Tree & Raven fall short lyrically as well.
dreaming tree?! are you kidding?
You show me one tree that has the ability to dream.
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Unread post by bassman462 » Tue May 02, 2006 5:49 pm

jellyfish wrote:
bassman462 wrote:
jellyfish wrote:Dreaming Tree & Raven fall short lyrically as well.
dreaming tree?! are you kidding?
You show me one tree that has the ability to dream.
...costa?
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Unread post by Taylor2885 » Tue May 02, 2006 5:50 pm

bassman462 wrote:
jellyfish wrote:Dreaming Tree & Raven fall short lyrically as well.
dreaming tree?! are you kidding?
and Raven? Raven's about how much we're fuckin up the world with polution and shit
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Unread post by jellyfish » Tue May 02, 2006 5:58 pm

Taylor2885 wrote:
bassman462 wrote:
jellyfish wrote:Dreaming Tree & Raven fall short lyrically as well.
dreaming tree?! are you kidding?
and Raven? Raven's about how much we're fuckin up the world with polution and shit
So how does a bird contribute to pollution?? Tell me that.
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Unread post by Lbacker » Tue May 02, 2006 6:38 pm

I give you, my friend the Raven...dare to shew him away from your garbage.

http://www.askyewolfe.com/symbolism-raven.html
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Unread post by Taylor2885 » Tue May 02, 2006 8:05 pm

jellyfish wrote:
Taylor2885 wrote:
bassman462 wrote:
jellyfish wrote:Dreaming Tree & Raven fall short lyrically as well.
dreaming tree?! are you kidding?
and Raven? Raven's about how much we're fuckin up the world with polution and shit
So how does a bird contribute to pollution?? Tell me that.
haha i'm not picking a fight, jason. Just saying that if you listen to the lyrics it seems to be about how we're fuckin up the world.

Anyway the original point of this was that WWYS doesn't seem to have any meaning, other than like somebody said before of "live for today" it's the only dave song i know like that
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Unread post by Coldchillin » Tue May 02, 2006 8:49 pm

He might be being facetious...
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Unread post by Hydro120 » Wed May 03, 2006 1:15 am

not to take this off topic or anything....and i only bring it up because i only recently went and looked up these lyrics, and they pertain to the subject of this thread, but...

...has anyone ever actually read the lyrics for "Hook" by Blues Traveller? talk about a song with no topic :)
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