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10-16-2006, 08:51 PM
Normally, when I look at a song, and attempt to understand its context I usually pick out a couple of keywords that come about throughout the song, and try to piece those words together into a cohesive possibility at some sort of meaning behind the song. Well when I first listened and then read the lyrics for "Intension" I kind of already picked up on the concept of the very early stages of our species, but I wanted to dig a little bit deeper and further explain the context of this song. Lets start with the definition of "Intension" first, and go from there. Now before I continue to progress, I've noticed a lot of people using "Intention" for the song's title, but it's Intension, and heres why.
Intension (n.): What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.
Synonym: Connotation
Now if any of you have read 83%'s post on the 10,000 Years theory, this definition fits perfectly with the context of the song. "Intension" is the genuine opening song for this album, subsequent to Lipan Conjuring, but I won't count Lipan as a song, moreso a track. Anyways, according to 83%'s theory and my first thoughts on the song, this song is giving you a cursory 101 teaching of our evolution, showing you how we used what seemed like beneficial findings at the time, and turning them into weapons on each other. "Intension" is the track you need to listen to first in order to understand the references in "Right In Two," "Vicarious," "Jambi," and "Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned". Not to underestimate anyone's intelligence or awareness to our current global state, but more of a hypothetical if you were a human with zero preconceptions and zero knowledge and music was your only tool for hastily updating your memory, you would pick this album, and play "Intension" first in order to understand the rest of the album. I hope this makes a ton of sense, but this is how I begin to form most of my concepts. Feel free to refute, or leave any comments in general.
Intension (n.): What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.
Synonym: Connotation
Now if any of you have read 83%'s post on the 10,000 Years theory, this definition fits perfectly with the context of the song. "Intension" is the genuine opening song for this album, subsequent to Lipan Conjuring, but I won't count Lipan as a song, moreso a track. Anyways, according to 83%'s theory and my first thoughts on the song, this song is giving you a cursory 101 teaching of our evolution, showing you how we used what seemed like beneficial findings at the time, and turning them into weapons on each other. "Intension" is the track you need to listen to first in order to understand the references in "Right In Two," "Vicarious," "Jambi," and "Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned". Not to underestimate anyone's intelligence or awareness to our current global state, but more of a hypothetical if you were a human with zero preconceptions and zero knowledge and music was your only tool for hastily updating your memory, you would pick this album, and play "Intension" first in order to understand the rest of the album. I hope this makes a ton of sense, but this is how I begin to form most of my concepts. Feel free to refute, or leave any comments in general.