God this is all
There is
The pictures in his mind arose
And began
To breathe
And all the gods in all the worlds
Began colliding on a backdrop of blue
Blue lips
Blue veins
He took a step
But then felt tired
He said, I'll rest
A little while
But when he tried
To walk again
He wasn't
A child
And all the people hurried past
Real fast and no one ever smiled
Blue lips
Blue veins
Blue, the color of our planet from far, far away
Blue lips
Blue veins
Blue, the color of our planet from far, far away
He stumbled into faith and thought
God this is all
There is
The pictures in his mind arose
And began
To breathe
And no one saw and no one heard
They just followed
Lead
The pictures in his mind awoke
And began
To breed
They started off beneath the knowledge tree
Then they chopped it down to make white picket fences
They marched along the railroad tracks
And smiled real wide for the camera lenses
They made it past the enemy lines
Just to become enslaved in the assembly lines
Blue lips
Blue veins
Blue, the color of our planet from far, far away
Blue lips
Blue veins
Blue, the color of our planet from far, far away
Blue
The most human color
Blue
The most human color
Blue
The most human color
Blue lips
Blue veins
Blue, the color of the planet from far, far away
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Регинa Ильинична Спектор, pronounced [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər]; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004 resulting in greater mainstream recognition. After giving her third album a major label re-release, Sire released Spektor's fourth album, Begin to Hope, which achieved a Gold certification by the RIAA. Her following two albums, Far and What We Saw from the Cheap Seats, each debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200.
Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed June 11, 2019, Regina Spektor Day in New York City. Spektor was also inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame on May 18, 2019, by Borough President Rubén DÃaz Jr.
I can't believe someone who uses the word twice in successive sentences can't spell 'awful'.
does she know what 'blue vein' means though?
I thnk so.
Seems to me the guy in the lyrics got blue lips and veins as "he stumbled into faith" -- just before he died, unnoticed by all the people hurrying past in the hustle-bustle of 21st century life.
As babies, we start at the base of the Tree of Life, but cut up our childlike transcendent knowledge into white picket fences as we mature into adults, trying to make sense of an irrational existence. As young people we "Fight the Power!" and shout "Down With the Man!" until we make it past the enemy lines, stop fighting, and become enslaved in the assembly lines in our own attempt to become one of The Man and achieve societal success.
..........
Got to get back to work -- I am just another wage slave on an assembly line for at least another 12 months until retirement. And I hope my lips and veins stay pink until then!
What are you, 12 years old? Such a clever remark.
daniel_rusk wrote:
Aweful. Just plain aweful. Can't believe someone thought this is a good song.
Edweirdo wrote:
I can't believe someone who uses the word twice in successive sentences can't spell 'awful'.
I think the point they were originally making was that this inspires awe in them. I agree. Much better than good. Completely full of awe.
does she know what 'blue vein' means though?
It's about cheese, right?
does she know what 'blue vein' means though?
Oi, leave her alone. She's great.
I'll go +1 to 7 for the lyrics, and +1 to 8 for her role in the (mostly Jakob Dylan) documentary called "Echo in the Canyon" - I gained a lot of respect for her and Jade; great voices...and even Fiona Apple makes an appearance and didn't make me sucko-barfo once...LLRP!!
They started off beneath the knowledge tree
Then they chopped it down to make white picket fences
They marched along the railroad tracks
And smiled real wide for the camera lenses
They made it past the enemy lines
Just to become enslaved in the assembly lines
I can't believe someone who uses the word twice in successive sentences can't spell 'awful'.
Maybe its a pun "Full Of Awe"