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04-23-2006, 06:43 PM

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That should be 99.9% right.
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I would agree with you 100%. Good job.
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I would agree with you 100%. Good job.
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04-23-2006, 06:49 PM

i hear this:

kangaroo bestow these guilty in the government
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i hear this:

kangaroo bestow these guilty in the government
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04-23-2006, 10:38 PM

I hear "UP THE GOVERNAMENT" as in the current administration making a homeland security dept. , the patriot act, ect. ect.
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I hear "UP THE GOVERNAMENT" as in the current administration making a homeland security dept. , the patriot act, ect. ect.
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04-24-2006, 07:49 AM

Anybody Care 2 Explain Wat the "and u Piss All over My Black Kettle" Part Could b About?
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Anybody Care 2 Explain Wat the "and u Piss All over My Black Kettle" Part Could b About?
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04-24-2006, 12:31 PM

somebody already did.


"when you pissed all over my black kettle" - the pot calling the kettle black - hypocrisy - etc.
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somebody already did.


"when you pissed all over my black kettle" - the pot calling the kettle black - hypocrisy - etc.
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04-24-2006, 12:39 PM

derka hakka sherpa muhammad jihad.
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04-24-2006, 02:53 PM

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i hear this:

kangaroo bestow these guilty in the government
I think it's : kangaroo be stoned these guilty AS the government

Also, I think it's "eyeballs deep in bloody water"

"your balls deep in muddy water"

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i hear this:

kangaroo bestow these guilty in the government
I think it's : kangaroo be stoned these guilty AS the government

Also, I think it's "eyeballs deep in bloody water"

"your balls deep in muddy water"

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04-24-2006, 04:34 PM

isn't it "mighty" finger???
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isn't it "mighty" finger???
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04-24-2006, 04:49 PM

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most definitely... iraq had no lathes... it is tough to fabricate without a functional, modern machine shop...

Thats why you buy weapons from other people. And then ship them out when the U.S. comes in..........which they did. I'm not a Bush lover but damn, these kids weren't drafted.
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most definitely... iraq had no lathes... it is tough to fabricate without a functional, modern machine shop...

Thats why you buy weapons from other people. And then ship them out when the U.S. comes in..........which they did. I'm not a Bush lover but damn, these kids weren't drafted.
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04-24-2006, 04:50 PM

i cant wait to see the video for this song!!!!!!
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i cant wait to see the video for this song!!!!!!
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04-24-2006, 06:14 PM

I believe its "Kangaroo Be Stoned, He's guilty, Ask the government." Not sure though.
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I believe its "Kangaroo Be Stoned, He's guilty, Ask the government." Not sure though.
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04-24-2006, 06:21 PM

that's what it sounds like to me, too.. the last part is a little muddled, but it sounds close.
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that's what it sounds like to me, too.. the last part is a little muddled, but it sounds close.
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04-24-2006, 07:49 PM

Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been out your head
Eye hole deep in muddy waters
You practically raised the dead

Rob the grave to snow the cradle
Then burn the evidence down
Soapbox house of cards and glass so
Don't go tossin' your stones around

You must have been high
You must have been high
You must have been

Foot in mouth and head up ass so
What ya talkin' 'bout?
Difficult to dance 'round this one
'til you pull it out, boy

You must have been so high
You must have been so high

Steal/barrow, reaper save your shady inference
Kangaroo done hung no jury with the innocent

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye

When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must have been high, high
You must have been high, high

Who are you to wave your finger?
So full of it
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Fuckin' hypocrite

Liar, lawyer
Mirror, show me
What's the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent

NOW
You're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye, eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your many fingers at me?
You must have been out your mind

Weeping shades of indigo
Shed without a reason
Weeping shades of indigo

Liar, lawyer, mirror
For you, what's the difference
Kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty as the government

NOW
You're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye, eye

Now when you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been high, high, high, high
Eyeballs deep in bloody waters
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters

Catch up with lies!
You must have been out your mind


Okay, after listening to it through a bunch of times, this is what I feel to be correct. My first observation being that he DEFINITELY says:

"Steal/barrow, REAPER SAVE YOUR shady inference."

I thought it was almost too obvious. I think most of you are hanging too much on his references to pot. When listeing, I tried not to become lost in the idea of it being primarily about smoking pot or being high. The line also makes sense if interpreted as I have done. Also, I'm not positive but the line:

"Foot in mouth and head up ass SO,"

is also correct based on:

"Soapbox house of cards and glass SO
Don't go tossin' your stones around."

It just seems to follow suit. Uniformity among what seems like chaos and characteristic of Maynard's writing style.

Ganja police...It does actually sound like he says that. I'll give you that, BUT there is no way he's actually saying that...again, a forced assumption based references to being high and the title of the song. Moving on.

"Kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty as the government."

A very bold statement from Maynard. Again, right down his alley. The kangaroo court is as full of shit as our government. I don't buy it. He doesn't buy it either.

Another argument I have with popular belief is that he does not say, "fatty fingers." I am fairly sure he says either "mighty" or "many." If I didn't all-of-a-sudden have an overbearing urge to listen to "10,000 Days," I would have continued listening to that part until I have a diffinitive answer, but I don't even know if I would have obtained one. Until Maynard decided to let us in on his many secrets, I'll probably use both, depending on my mood.

I think that the only other thing, if I haven't missed anything along the way, that I still debate is "eyeballs," "eyeholes," "elbows," "your balls," and any other variation of the lyric that is currently circulating. There is a good posibility that he may use any combination of these throughout the song, possibly even, in pairs.

For instance:
Eye holes ->>> eyeballs.

If there are eye holes and you are looking through them, you are a fuckin' hypocrit as he, I believe, states in the first few minutes of the song. But, like I stated above, I am not sure that there is any truth to the other variations. Our imagination and desire to make sense of the madness that is Maynard leads us down many avenues where we lose sight of the point, which we replace with our own, one more suiting of our own needs (I guess).

I will not claim that my lyrics are 99.99% correct. I truly have no idea how accurate my interpretation is. I'll let you guys decide.

The only thing I DO KNOW for sure is that it is incredibly well writen as is everything else on this record.
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Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been out your head
Eye hole deep in muddy waters
You practically raised the dead

Rob the grave to snow the cradle
Then burn the evidence down
Soapbox house of cards and glass so
Don't go tossin' your stones around

You must have been high
You must have been high
You must have been

Foot in mouth and head up ass so
What ya talkin' 'bout?
Difficult to dance 'round this one
'til you pull it out, boy

You must have been so high
You must have been so high

Steal/barrow, reaper save your shady inference
Kangaroo done hung no jury with the innocent

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye

When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must have been high, high
You must have been high, high

Who are you to wave your finger?
So full of it
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Fuckin' hypocrite

Liar, lawyer
Mirror, show me
What's the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent

NOW
You're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye, eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your many fingers at me?
You must have been out your mind

Weeping shades of indigo
Shed without a reason
Weeping shades of indigo

Liar, lawyer, mirror
For you, what's the difference
Kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty as the government

NOW
You're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye, eye

Now when you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been high, high, high, high
Eyeballs deep in bloody waters
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters

Catch up with lies!
You must have been out your mind


Okay, after listening to it through a bunch of times, this is what I feel to be correct. My first observation being that he DEFINITELY says:

"Steal/barrow, REAPER SAVE YOUR shady inference."

I thought it was almost too obvious. I think most of you are hanging too much on his references to pot. When listeing, I tried not to become lost in the idea of it being primarily about smoking pot or being high. The line also makes sense if interpreted as I have done. Also, I'm not positive but the line:

"Foot in mouth and head up ass SO,"

is also correct based on:

"Soapbox house of cards and glass SO
Don't go tossin' your stones around."

It just seems to follow suit. Uniformity among what seems like chaos and characteristic of Maynard's writing style.

Ganja police...It does actually sound like he says that. I'll give you that, BUT there is no way he's actually saying that...again, a forced assumption based references to being high and the title of the song. Moving on.

"Kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty as the government."

A very bold statement from Maynard. Again, right down his alley. The kangaroo court is as full of shit as our government. I don't buy it. He doesn't buy it either.

Another argument I have with popular belief is that he does not say, "fatty fingers." I am fairly sure he says either "mighty" or "many." If I didn't all-of-a-sudden have an overbearing urge to listen to "10,000 Days," I would have continued listening to that part until I have a diffinitive answer, but I don't even know if I would have obtained one. Until Maynard decided to let us in on his many secrets, I'll probably use both, depending on my mood.

I think that the only other thing, if I haven't missed anything along the way, that I still debate is "eyeballs," "eyeholes," "elbows," "your balls," and any other variation of the lyric that is currently circulating. There is a good posibility that he may use any combination of these throughout the song, possibly even, in pairs.

For instance:
Eye holes ->>> eyeballs.

If there are eye holes and you are looking through them, you are a fuckin' hypocrit as he, I believe, states in the first few minutes of the song. But, like I stated above, I am not sure that there is any truth to the other variations. Our imagination and desire to make sense of the madness that is Maynard leads us down many avenues where we lose sight of the point, which we replace with our own, one more suiting of our own needs (I guess).

I will not claim that my lyrics are 99.99% correct. I truly have no idea how accurate my interpretation is. I'll let you guys decide.

The only thing I DO KNOW for sure is that it is incredibly well writen as is everything else on this record.
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04-24-2006, 08:52 PM

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Okay, after listening to it through a bunch of times, this is what I feel to be correct. My first observation being that he DEFINITELY says:

"Steal/barrow, REAPER SAVE YOUR shady inference."

I thought it was almost too obvious. I think most of you are hanging too much on his references to pot. When listeing, I tried not to become lost in the idea of it being primarily about smoking pot or being high. The line also makes sense if interpreted as I have done.
i think it makes more sense (of course since it was my interpretation) as "steal/borrow, reaper/savior, shady inference"

they sound exactly the same, but i think contextually reaper/savior makes more sense.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by visionary

Okay, after listening to it through a bunch of times, this is what I feel to be correct. My first observation being that he DEFINITELY says:

"Steal/barrow, REAPER SAVE YOUR shady inference."

I thought it was almost too obvious. I think most of you are hanging too much on his references to pot. When listeing, I tried not to become lost in the idea of it being primarily about smoking pot or being high. The line also makes sense if interpreted as I have done.
i think it makes more sense (of course since it was my interpretation) as "steal/borrow, reaper/savior, shady inference"

they sound exactly the same, but i think contextually reaper/savior makes more sense.
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It's "reaper/savior".

Bush presents (infers) himself to be the savior of America, but the lies he spews are killing (reaping) our freedoms.
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It's "reaper/savior".

Bush presents (infers) himself to be the savior of America, but the lies he spews are killing (reaping) our freedoms.
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04-25-2006, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Skatterd
Who are you to wave your finger?
You must've been out your hair
Eye-hole deep in muddy waters
You practically raised the dead

Rob the grave to snow the cradle
Then burn the evidence down
Soapbox house of cards and glass so
Dont go tossing your stones around

You must've been high
You must've been high
You must've been

Foot in mouth and head up ass
So what ya talking bout?
Difficult to dance round this one
'Till you pull it out, boy

You must've been so high
You must've been so high

Steal, borrow, reap and save your shady inference
Kangaroo done hung the jury with the innocent

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must've been high, high
You must've been high, high

Who are you to wave your finger? So full of it
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters, fucking hypocrite
Liar, lawyer, mirror, show me, whats the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must've been

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your fatty fingers at me?
You must have been out your mind

Weeping shades of indigo
Trapped without a reason
Weeping shades of indigo

Liar, lawyer, mirror, for you, whats the difference?
Kangaroo be stoned, he's guilty as the government

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye, eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must've been high, high, high, high

Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Elbows deep in muddy waters
Catch up with lies
You must have been out your mind

This is it! I was having a hard time deciphering "Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo Got lemon juice up in your eye, eye".....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skatterd
Who are you to wave your finger?
You must've been out your hair
Eye-hole deep in muddy waters
You practically raised the dead

Rob the grave to snow the cradle
Then burn the evidence down
Soapbox house of cards and glass so
Dont go tossing your stones around

You must've been high
You must've been high
You must've been

Foot in mouth and head up ass
So what ya talking bout?
Difficult to dance round this one
'Till you pull it out, boy

You must've been so high
You must've been so high

Steal, borrow, reap and save your shady inference
Kangaroo done hung the jury with the innocent

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must've been high, high
You must've been high, high

Who are you to wave your finger? So full of it
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters, fucking hypocrite
Liar, lawyer, mirror, show me, whats the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must've been

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your fatty fingers at me?
You must have been out your mind

Weeping shades of indigo
Trapped without a reason
Weeping shades of indigo

Liar, lawyer, mirror, for you, whats the difference?
Kangaroo be stoned, he's guilty as the government

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye, eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must've been high, high, high, high

Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Elbows deep in muddy waters
Catch up with lies
You must have been out your mind

This is it! I was having a hard time deciphering "Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo Got lemon juice up in your eye, eye".....
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i think it makes more sense (of course since it was my interpretation) as "steal/borrow, reaper/savior, shady inference"

they sound exactly the same, but i think contextually reaper/savior makes more sense.
I agree that it does sound like he says reaper/savior, and there is a good chance he does. But, I still stand by original statement which makes as much sense as yours. He's telling the reaper, the government to call it what he wishes (steal or borrow) and that either way, it's a shady inference.
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i think it makes more sense (of course since it was my interpretation) as "steal/borrow, reaper/savior, shady inference"

they sound exactly the same, but i think contextually reaper/savior makes more sense.
I agree that it does sound like he says reaper/savior, and there is a good chance he does. But, I still stand by original statement which makes as much sense as yours. He's telling the reaper, the government to call it what he wishes (steal or borrow) and that either way, it's a shady inference.
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Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been out your head
Eye hole deep in muddy waters
You practically raised the dead

Rob the grave to snow the cradle
Then burn the evidence down
Soapbox house of cards and glass so
Don't go tossin' your stones around

You must have been high
You must have been high
You must have been

Foot in mouth and head up asshole
What ya talkin' 'bout?
Difficult to dance 'round this one
'til you pull it out, boy

You must have been so high
You must have been so high

Steal, borrrow -- reaper save your shady inference ( this part could be, reaper/saviour, shady inference, inference relating to the gathering of information and drawing a conclusion based on said information. I feel that save your shady inference fits more closely)
Kangaroo done hung no juror with the innocent

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye

When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must have been high, high
You must have been high, high

Who are you to wave your finger?
So full of it
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Fuckin' hypocrite

Liar, lawyer -- mirror show me
What's the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent

NOW
You're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your high eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your fatty fingers at me?
You must have been out your mind

Weeping shades of indigo
Shed without a reason
Weeping shades of indigo

Liar, lawyer
Mirror for you what's the difference
Kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty -- ask the government

NOW
You're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye
EYE

Now when you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been high, high, high, high
Eyeballs deep in bloody waters
Your balls deep in muddy waters

Ganja police you must have been out your mind ( I think Maynard is refering to hypocrism in the judicial system by calling out the Ganja police...police that break all the same laws as "normal" citizens and even steal from the citizens to feed their habit, and this can be taken to many layers of meaning)

As far as my ears can tell this is 100 %. It is composed of everyones ideas on here, I just listened with each idea in mind and found the ones that fit best. Maynard coul d have purposely spoken certain phrases oddly so that people would fill in the blanks for themselves and make their own meanings
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Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been out your head
Eye hole deep in muddy waters
You practically raised the dead

Rob the grave to snow the cradle
Then burn the evidence down
Soapbox house of cards and glass so
Don't go tossin' your stones around

You must have been high
You must have been high
You must have been

Foot in mouth and head up asshole
What ya talkin' 'bout?
Difficult to dance 'round this one
'til you pull it out, boy

You must have been so high
You must have been so high

Steal, borrrow -- reaper save your shady inference ( this part could be, reaper/saviour, shady inference, inference relating to the gathering of information and drawing a conclusion based on said information. I feel that save your shady inference fits more closely)
Kangaroo done hung no juror with the innocent

Now you're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye

When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must have been high, high
You must have been high, high

Who are you to wave your finger?
So full of it
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Fuckin' hypocrite

Liar, lawyer -- mirror show me
What's the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent

NOW
You're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your high eye
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your fatty fingers at me?
You must have been out your mind

Weeping shades of indigo
Shed without a reason
Weeping shades of indigo

Liar, lawyer
Mirror for you what's the difference
Kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty -- ask the government

NOW
You're weeping shades of chosen indigo
Got lemon juice up in your eye
EYE

Now when you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been high, high, high, high
Eyeballs deep in bloody waters
Your balls deep in muddy waters

Ganja police you must have been out your mind ( I think Maynard is refering to hypocrism in the judicial system by calling out the Ganja police...police that break all the same laws as "normal" citizens and even steal from the citizens to feed their habit, and this can be taken to many layers of meaning)

As far as my ears can tell this is 100 %. It is composed of everyones ideas on here, I just listened with each idea in mind and found the ones that fit best. Maynard coul d have purposely spoken certain phrases oddly so that people would fill in the blanks for themselves and make their own meanings
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HE SAYS HAIR NOT HEAD!!
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Sounds to me like "who are you to wave your many fingers at me"
i thought so too, but i have since listened many times, i switchin to fatty
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Sounds to me like "who are you to wave your many fingers at me"
i thought so too, but i have since listened many times, i switchin to fatty
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HE SAYS HAIR NOT HEAD!!
I'm starting to think so too...
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I'm starting to think so too...
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04-25-2006, 07:45 PM

05. “The Pot” Lyrics

0:01 Who are you to wave your finger?
0:05 Ya musta been out your [*(1)*head/hair**]
0:10 [*(2)*I hold/Eye hole**] deep in muddy waters,
0:14 You practically raised the dead.
0:20 Rob the grave to [*(3)*slow/snow/stow**] the cradle
0:22 Then burn the evidence down.
0:29 Soap box house of cards and glass so
0:31 So don’t go tossin’ your stones around.
0:37 Ya musta been, high.
0:41 Ya musta been, high.
0:46 Ya musta been…
1:05 Foot in mouth and head up ass [*(4)*so/hole**],
1:09 whatcha talkin’ bout?
1:14 Difficult to dance 'round this one
1:18 ‘til ya pull it out, boy.
1:23 Ya musta been soo high.
1:26 Ya musta been soo high!
1:32 Steal, borrow reaper [*(5)*save your/savior**] shady inference.
1:41 Kangaroo done hung the juror with the innocent.
1:50 Now you’re [*(6)*weeping shades of chosen indigo,**]
1:53 [*(7)*got lemon juice up in your eye**]
1:59 When ya piss all over my black kettle,
2:03 Ya musta been high, high!
2:07 Ya musta been high, high!!
2:22 Who are you to wave your finger?
2:25 [*(8)*so full of it**]
2:30 Eye balls deep in muddy waters fuckin’ hypocrite.
2:40 Liar, lawyer, mirror show me what’s the difference?
2:49 Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent.
2:56 Now you’re [*(6)*weeping shades of chosen indigo,**]
3:00 [*(7)*got lemon juice**] up in your eye, eye!
3:06 When ya piss all over my black kettle,
3:10 Ya musta been…
3:24 So who are you to wave your finger?
3:31 Who are you to wave your [*(9)*fatty/bloody/petty/mighty/many**]
3:35 fingers at me?
3:36 You must have been out your mind.
4:11 [*(6)*Weeping shades of indigo,**]
4:15 Shed without a reason.
4:18 [*(6)*Weeping shades of indigo.**]
5:06 Liar, lawyer mirror [*(10)*for ya/voyeur**] what’s the difference?
5:15 Kangaroo be stoned he’s guilty as the government.
5:23 Now your [*(6)*weeping shades of chosen indigo**]
5:27 [*(6)*got lemon juice**] up in your eye, eye!
5:33 When ya piss all over my black kettle,
5:36 Ya musta been high! High! High! High!
5:44 Eye balls deep in muddy waters,
5:51 Eye balls deep in muddy waters,
5:54 [*(11)*Catch up with lies!/Ganga police!**]
5:56 You must have been out your miiiiiiiiiiind!!


I had originally tried to figure out the lyrics by myself using the time as a way to help me know where I’m at in the song. Of course, at first my lyrics were way off, but I kept up to date on this thread and tried to incorporate all previous thoughts and debatable parts into this set of lyrics. I think there are only eleven parts that people are still disagreeing on and I’ve pointed them out and numbered them above.

My interpretation of these iffy parts is as follows:
1. Head
2. Eye Hole
3. Snow
4. So
5. Save your
6,7,&8 (I haven’t found any other parts that sound like they fit but I’m still not 100% sure on what I have)
9. Mighty
10. For ya
11. Catch up with lies

So we should focus on these parts until we agree on them (or until the official lyrics are released).

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05. “The Pot” Lyrics

0:01 Who are you to wave your finger?
0:05 Ya musta been out your [*(1)*head/hair**]
0:10 [*(2)*I hold/Eye hole**] deep in muddy waters,
0:14 You practically raised the dead.
0:20 Rob the grave to [*(3)*slow/snow/stow**] the cradle
0:22 Then burn the evidence down.
0:29 Soap box house of cards and glass so
0:31 So don’t go tossin’ your stones around.
0:37 Ya musta been, high.
0:41 Ya musta been, high.
0:46 Ya musta been…
1:05 Foot in mouth and head up ass [*(4)*so/hole**],
1:09 whatcha talkin’ bout?
1:14 Difficult to dance 'round this one
1:18 ‘til ya pull it out, boy.
1:23 Ya musta been soo high.
1:26 Ya musta been soo high!
1:32 Steal, borrow reaper [*(5)*save your/savior**] shady inference.
1:41 Kangaroo done hung the juror with the innocent.
1:50 Now you’re [*(6)*weeping shades of chosen indigo,**]
1:53 [*(7)*got lemon juice up in your eye**]
1:59 When ya piss all over my black kettle,
2:03 Ya musta been high, high!
2:07 Ya musta been high, high!!
2:22 Who are you to wave your finger?
2:25 [*(8)*so full of it**]
2:30 Eye balls deep in muddy waters fuckin’ hypocrite.
2:40 Liar, lawyer, mirror show me what’s the difference?
2:49 Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent.
2:56 Now you’re [*(6)*weeping shades of chosen indigo,**]
3:00 [*(7)*got lemon juice**] up in your eye, eye!
3:06 When ya piss all over my black kettle,
3:10 Ya musta been…
3:24 So who are you to wave your finger?
3:31 Who are you to wave your [*(9)*fatty/bloody/petty/mighty/many**]
3:35 fingers at me?
3:36 You must have been out your mind.
4:11 [*(6)*Weeping shades of indigo,**]
4:15 Shed without a reason.
4:18 [*(6)*Weeping shades of indigo.**]
5:06 Liar, lawyer mirror [*(10)*for ya/voyeur**] what’s the difference?
5:15 Kangaroo be stoned he’s guilty as the government.
5:23 Now your [*(6)*weeping shades of chosen indigo**]
5:27 [*(6)*got lemon juice**] up in your eye, eye!
5:33 When ya piss all over my black kettle,
5:36 Ya musta been high! High! High! High!
5:44 Eye balls deep in muddy waters,
5:51 Eye balls deep in muddy waters,
5:54 [*(11)*Catch up with lies!/Ganga police!**]
5:56 You must have been out your miiiiiiiiiiind!!


I had originally tried to figure out the lyrics by myself using the time as a way to help me know where I’m at in the song. Of course, at first my lyrics were way off, but I kept up to date on this thread and tried to incorporate all previous thoughts and debatable parts into this set of lyrics. I think there are only eleven parts that people are still disagreeing on and I’ve pointed them out and numbered them above.

My interpretation of these iffy parts is as follows:
1. Head
2. Eye Hole
3. Snow
4. So
5. Save your
6,7,&8 (I haven’t found any other parts that sound like they fit but I’m still not 100% sure on what I have)
9. Mighty
10. For ya
11. Catch up with lies

So we should focus on these parts until we agree on them (or until the official lyrics are released).

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ARGH!!!!! I feel like I am going nuts. YOU MUSTA BEEN OUT YOUR HAIR!!!!!
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ARGH!!!!! I feel like I am going nuts. YOU MUSTA BEEN OUT YOUR HAIR!!!!!
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04-25-2006, 09:43 PM

Yeah, I bough a home theater for this album, and when I used to listen to my crappy 2.0 (no sub) system I too thought it was "head"... but with the new system, it really DOES sound like "hair"... which I thought it was a bit weird, but hell... it sounds like hair
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Yeah, I bough a home theater for this album, and when I used to listen to my crappy 2.0 (no sub) system I too thought it was "head"... but with the new system, it really DOES sound like "hair"... which I thought it was a bit weird, but hell... it sounds like hair
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ARGH!!!!! I feel like I am going nuts. YOU MUSTA BEEN OUT YOUR HAIR!!!!!
Yeah, I hear "hair" also. However, I'm not sure enough to say that it isn't intended to be "head" which is suggested by the lyrics in the rest of the song. When I first heard it, I thought it said "head" and I had to listen carefully to notice that the "d" sound is left off. So I'm undecided on this technicality until the official lyrics are released.

But what about the other iffy parts that I listed three posts up?

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ARGH!!!!! I feel like I am going nuts. YOU MUSTA BEEN OUT YOUR HAIR!!!!!
Yeah, I hear "hair" also. However, I'm not sure enough to say that it isn't intended to be "head" which is suggested by the lyrics in the rest of the song. When I first heard it, I thought it said "head" and I had to listen carefully to notice that the "d" sound is left off. So I'm undecided on this technicality until the official lyrics are released.

But what about the other iffy parts that I listed three posts up?

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04-26-2006, 04:53 AM

the way the meleody is sung in parts reminds me of led zepelin - 'high' bits

also, theres no WAY he says" weeping shades of indigo" at any stage as it makes no logical sense whatsoever :) and the lemon juice bit too - makes no sense to me unless i'm missing something - and it sounds like word that people think is 'chosen' CANT be because its a Kicking K sound, not a soft Ch sound when he sings it - EVERY TIME!
----

this is my honest attempt
theres only a small part i cant decipher and its that "weeping shades of indigo...... and lemon juice" bit - it makes no sense, i will honestly eat all my words if they're the right lyrics!

____

who are you to wave your finger
you musta been out your head
I hold deep in muddy waters
you practically raised the dead

rob the grave to stow the cradle
then burn the evidence down
Soapbox house of cards and glass so
Don't go tossin' your stones around

You must have been high
You must have been high
You must have been

Foot in mouth and head up asshole
What ya talkin' 'bout?
Difficult to dance 'round this one
'til you pull it out, boy

You must have been so high
You must have been so high

Steal, borrow, reefer save your shady inference
Kangaroo done hung the juror with the innocent

now your weak machines of (indecipherable)
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must have been high, high
You must have been high, high

Who are you to wave your finger?
So full of it
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Fuckin' hypocrite

Liar, lawyer?, mirror show me
What's the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent

NOW
You're weak machines of (the bit i cant decipher again)
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your fatty fingers at me?
You must have been out your mind

now your weak machines of

Liar, lawyer
Mirror for ya what's the difference
Kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty, ask the government

[indecipherable]
Now when you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been high, high, high, high
Eyeballs deep in bloody waters
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters

Ganja? PUHLEASE! you must have been out your mind
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the way the meleody is sung in parts reminds me of led zepelin - 'high' bits

also, theres no WAY he says" weeping shades of indigo" at any stage as it makes no logical sense whatsoever :) and the lemon juice bit too - makes no sense to me unless i'm missing something - and it sounds like word that people think is 'chosen' CANT be because its a Kicking K sound, not a soft Ch sound when he sings it - EVERY TIME!
----

this is my honest attempt
theres only a small part i cant decipher and its that "weeping shades of indigo...... and lemon juice" bit - it makes no sense, i will honestly eat all my words if they're the right lyrics!

____

who are you to wave your finger
you musta been out your head
I hold deep in muddy waters
you practically raised the dead

rob the grave to stow the cradle
then burn the evidence down
Soapbox house of cards and glass so
Don't go tossin' your stones around

You must have been high
You must have been high
You must have been

Foot in mouth and head up asshole
What ya talkin' 'bout?
Difficult to dance 'round this one
'til you pull it out, boy

You must have been so high
You must have been so high

Steal, borrow, reefer save your shady inference
Kangaroo done hung the juror with the innocent

now your weak machines of (indecipherable)
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must have been high, high
You must have been high, high

Who are you to wave your finger?
So full of it
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Fuckin' hypocrite

Liar, lawyer?, mirror show me
What's the difference?
Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent

NOW
You're weak machines of (the bit i cant decipher again)
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your fatty fingers at me?
You must have been out your mind

now your weak machines of

Liar, lawyer
Mirror for ya what's the difference
Kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty, ask the government

[indecipherable]
Now when you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been high, high, high, high
Eyeballs deep in bloody waters
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters

Ganja? PUHLEASE! you must have been out your mind
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Starting eating, bud. They make complete sense. First, let us take a look at the word 'indigo':

"Indigo is the color of the deep midnight sky. It can have a negative effect when used during a depressed state, because it will deepen the mood. Indigo symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery and spiritual realization. While blue is the color of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward, to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings. While blue can be fast, Indigo is almost instantaneous. Inventors use indigo skills for inspirations that seem to 'come out of the blue." - http://www.crystal-cure.com/indigo.html

A color that isn't chosen for the sake of flow or from a hat.

So, if we then tack on the line, "Go lemon juice up in your eye," it all comes together. Very basic and fits with the song, contextually, quite nicely. Mystery solved (unlike that which plagues us monkeys). Now I'm off to beat down my roommate with a club. :)
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Starting eating, bud. They make complete sense. First, let us take a look at the word 'indigo':

"Indigo is the color of the deep midnight sky. It can have a negative effect when used during a depressed state, because it will deepen the mood. Indigo symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery and spiritual realization. While blue is the color of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward, to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings. While blue can be fast, Indigo is almost instantaneous. Inventors use indigo skills for inspirations that seem to 'come out of the blue." - http://www.crystal-cure.com/indigo.html

A color that isn't chosen for the sake of flow or from a hat.

So, if we then tack on the line, "Go lemon juice up in your eye," it all comes together. Very basic and fits with the song, contextually, quite nicely. Mystery solved (unlike that which plagues us monkeys). Now I'm off to beat down my roommate with a club. :)
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04-26-2006, 08:02 AM

"Kangaroo bestow these guilty as the government"

.

Bush putting completely unqualified people in positions of power because they are his "buddies" or even his daddy's "buddies" comes to mind when I hear this line.
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"Kangaroo bestow these guilty as the government"

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Bush putting completely unqualified people in positions of power because they are his "buddies" or even his daddy's "buddies" comes to mind when I hear this line.
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Starting eating, bud. They make complete sense. First, let us take a look at the word 'indigo':

"Indigo is the color of the deep midnight sky. It can have a negative effect when used during a depressed state, because it will deepen the mood. Indigo symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery and spiritual realization. While blue is the color of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward, to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings. While blue can be fast, Indigo is almost instantaneous. Inventors use indigo skills for inspirations that seem to 'come out of the blue." - http://www.crystal-cure.com/indigo.html

A color that isn't chosen for the sake of flow or from a hat.

So, if we then tack on the line, "Go lemon juice up in your eye," it all comes together. Very basic and fits with the song, contextually, quite nicely. Mystery solved (unlike that which plagues us monkeys). Now I'm off to beat down my roommate with a club. :)
I love that explanation- i hope you're right then, if the lyrics are released with the album (hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm) then we dont have to wait too long to find out -

so, i'll eat my words gladly when something official is set out :)
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Starting eating, bud. They make complete sense. First, let us take a look at the word 'indigo':

"Indigo is the color of the deep midnight sky. It can have a negative effect when used during a depressed state, because it will deepen the mood. Indigo symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery and spiritual realization. While blue is the color of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward, to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings. While blue can be fast, Indigo is almost instantaneous. Inventors use indigo skills for inspirations that seem to 'come out of the blue." - http://www.crystal-cure.com/indigo.html

A color that isn't chosen for the sake of flow or from a hat.

So, if we then tack on the line, "Go lemon juice up in your eye," it all comes together. Very basic and fits with the song, contextually, quite nicely. Mystery solved (unlike that which plagues us monkeys). Now I'm off to beat down my roommate with a club. :)
I love that explanation- i hope you're right then, if the lyrics are released with the album (hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm) then we dont have to wait too long to find out -

so, i'll eat my words gladly when something official is set out :)
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04-26-2006, 11:40 AM

after spending the last three days deciphering the lyrics, with A LOT of help from the posts here, here are my humble opinions.

1. I dont see any drug references in this song, so reefer and ganja police, really dont make sense. reefer = reaper; ganja police = caught up in lies
2. kangaroo be stoned and guilty as the government
3. taking into account the other references of a savior on this album, i think its... savior, though of course it could be a double meaning with save your, that never happens in tool songs.
4. weeping shades of chosen indigo
got lemon juice up in yer eye
5. head makes sense boys and girls, but he says hair, i dont know why, ask him.
6. ketchup with fries lmao... catch up with lies.
7. last but certainly not least, i here cause, not cards, which makes sense... to me

please dont all jump at once

i already posted about the fatty fingers

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after spending the last three days deciphering the lyrics, with A LOT of help from the posts here, here are my humble opinions.

1. I dont see any drug references in this song, so reefer and ganja police, really dont make sense. reefer = reaper; ganja police = caught up in lies
2. kangaroo be stoned and guilty as the government
3. taking into account the other references of a savior on this album, i think its... savior, though of course it could be a double meaning with save your, that never happens in tool songs.
4. weeping shades of chosen indigo
got lemon juice up in yer eye
5. head makes sense boys and girls, but he says hair, i dont know why, ask him.
6. ketchup with fries lmao... catch up with lies.
7. last but certainly not least, i here cause, not cards, which makes sense... to me

please dont all jump at once

i already posted about the fatty fingers

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HE SAYS HAIR NOT HEAD!!
If you're right, then he also says, "You practically raised the dare" at the end of that stanza because:

1. The rhyming pattern is very well established.
2. The ends of the words on those lines are the same.

To use your tactics:

THE "D" AT THE END OF HEAD IS SOFT!!

Kinda like the D in the middle of "de nada."

He's holding out the vowel (which is the only part you can sing of ANY word) and the D is barely there. Just like on almost all of the other words in that intro section.

But it is there. Trust me. If you don't hear it you need to get a better way to monitor your music.

ryan

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HE SAYS HAIR NOT HEAD!!
If you're right, then he also says, "You practically raised the dare" at the end of that stanza because:

1. The rhyming pattern is very well established.
2. The ends of the words on those lines are the same.

To use your tactics:

THE "D" AT THE END OF HEAD IS SOFT!!

Kinda like the D in the middle of "de nada."

He's holding out the vowel (which is the only part you can sing of ANY word) and the D is barely there. Just like on almost all of the other words in that intro section.

But it is there. Trust me. If you don't hear it you need to get a better way to monitor your music.

ryan

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04-26-2006, 12:32 PM

Three things:

He varies many small nearly repeating parts of the song, what is right at one point is often being shot down by someone else who hears a similiar section of the song.

I advise paying attention to the cadence of his Words, sometimes more than the phonetics on this song. Blame the recording, the nature of singing (falsetto) or blame Maynard for singing falsely. Certainly I care more about the energy/quality of his singing than whether his recorded sung enunciation is perfectly audible.

--Meanwhile why not brainstorm what we think wheepin 'shades of indigo' part might be during the the verses -- It fits believably, and better than other suggestions, at 4:12, and possibly on some verses.
However:
5:22 NOW your witnesses have chosen not to fold
5:27 leaving your self and your eye, eye.
does anyone hear this/ something close? (I hear this Exclusively in this instance.)


close to posting my own take of the whole thing.

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Three things:

He varies many small nearly repeating parts of the song, what is right at one point is often being shot down by someone else who hears a similiar section of the song.

I advise paying attention to the cadence of his Words, sometimes more than the phonetics on this song. Blame the recording, the nature of singing (falsetto) or blame Maynard for singing falsely. Certainly I care more about the energy/quality of his singing than whether his recorded sung enunciation is perfectly audible.

--Meanwhile why not brainstorm what we think wheepin 'shades of indigo' part might be during the the verses -- It fits believably, and better than other suggestions, at 4:12, and possibly on some verses.
However:
5:22 NOW your witnesses have chosen not to fold
5:27 leaving your self and your eye, eye.
does anyone hear this/ something close? (I hear this Exclusively in this instance.)


close to posting my own take of the whole thing.

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04-26-2006, 07:41 PM

I've slowed down the track, and I'm pretty sure that he says:
Kangaroo be stoned (you can hear a N)

and 100% sure that it's Ganja Police.
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I've slowed down the track, and I'm pretty sure that he says:
Kangaroo be stoned (you can hear a N)

and 100% sure that it's Ganja Police.
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04-26-2006, 09:28 PM

i think he says "head"
i think he says "ganja please/police"
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i think he says "head"
i think he says "ganja please/police"
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04-27-2006, 12:52 AM

To me this is a song about Hypocrisy

The complete title of this song is:
"The Pot" calling the kettle black. (ie hypocrisy) (this is a saying in the Netherlands, i dont know if it is one in the US as well)

To me its about the justifications used to wage war in the middle east.

In movies if you want to create tears dont they use some lemon juice drops to make teh eyes water?

Oh and doesnt he say Kangeroo dung? If you want to erase traces you snow a lot of shit over it so that the dogs wont be able to follow you anymore.

3:31 Who are you to wave your [*(9)*fatty/bloody/petty/mighty/many**]
3:35 fingers at me?
Could this be fattass fingers ?

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To me this is a song about Hypocrisy

The complete title of this song is:
"The Pot" calling the kettle black. (ie hypocrisy) (this is a saying in the Netherlands, i dont know if it is one in the US as well)

To me its about the justifications used to wage war in the middle east.

In movies if you want to create tears dont they use some lemon juice drops to make teh eyes water?

Oh and doesnt he say Kangeroo dung? If you want to erase traces you snow a lot of shit over it so that the dogs wont be able to follow you anymore.

3:31 Who are you to wave your [*(9)*fatty/bloody/petty/mighty/many**]
3:35 fingers at me?
Could this be fattass fingers ?

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04-27-2006, 03:07 AM

HAIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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HAIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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04-27-2006, 05:53 AM

I hear
Liar/Lawyer "Leerer/Voyer" what's the difference

I think that fits better than mirror for ya.
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I hear
Liar/Lawyer "Leerer/Voyer" what's the difference

I think that fits better than mirror for ya.
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04-27-2006, 05:59 AM

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If you're right, then he also says, "You practically raised the dare" at the end of that stanza because:

1. The rhyming pattern is very well established.
2. The ends of the words on those lines are the same.

To use your tactics:

THE "D" AT THE END OF HEAD IS SOFT!!

Kinda like the D in the middle of "de nada."

He's holding out the vowel (which is the only part you can sing of ANY word) and the D is barely there. Just like on almost all of the other words in that intro section.

But it is there. Trust me. If you don't hear it you need to get a better way to monitor your music.

ryan
Dude im listening to it right now and theres no one here that can convince me that he says head....its clear as day maynard says hair
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OG-Whoop
If you're right, then he also says, "You practically raised the dare" at the end of that stanza because:

1. The rhyming pattern is very well established.
2. The ends of the words on those lines are the same.

To use your tactics:

THE "D" AT THE END OF HEAD IS SOFT!!

Kinda like the D in the middle of "de nada."

He's holding out the vowel (which is the only part you can sing of ANY word) and the D is barely there. Just like on almost all of the other words in that intro section.

But it is there. Trust me. If you don't hear it you need to get a better way to monitor your music.

ryan
Dude im listening to it right now and theres no one here that can convince me that he says head....its clear as day maynard says hair
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04-27-2006, 07:19 AM

I can't get past the "what you talkin bout" (Willis) line.
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I can't get past the "what you talkin bout" (Willis) line.
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