"but i'd trade it all for just a little peace of mind...pushit on me pushit on me pushit on me pushit on me you're pushin, shovin, scramblin(?), [seven completely unintelligible syllables]"
after peace of mind none of the lyrics pages even address that whole part
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Listen to his diction again because he does not pronounce "feet" anywhere in that segment. He's saying "keep my 11 on the ground." This song runs parallel to "Jimmy."
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I already did, you need to listen to it again without any preconceptions.
i will... and then i'll still know i'm right
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"keep my 11 on the ground."
what kind of crazy is that tho...c'mon kid
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Listen to "Jimmy" and you'll realize that 11 is a metaphor, personified in the song "Jimmy" and on this song too. Maynard wants his present self to reunite with his disoriented past and ascend. Thats why the "keep my 11 on the ground" line is not just a bunch of hot air.
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I can't tell what it is but don't think either of the things suggested here are right. too many syllables in the 11 one, and I don't hear the second 'f' sound in the 'feet flat' one.
You need to listen again without any earwax build-ups.
amirite or amirite
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i jokingly like to think it's "keep some lemon around".
but i also once thought (seriously) it was "keep slammin around"
lol
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Re: what the hell is he saying?
I clearly hear "keep my feet flat on the ground" that's seven syllables, I don't hear the "to" at the beginning of that, but it's probably just less audible to me
I hear "keep my feet flat on the ground", definitely. I used to hear a "to" at the beginning of that line but I think I just thought I heard it because it's implied. I don't hear "eleven" or "level". But hey more power to us for hearin what we hear.
you're pushin, and shovin, and scramblin
to keep my feet level on the ground
i am right
YAY !!!
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i'm listining to it right now "level" wouldn't make sense, listen to is starting at 3:50, try saying " keep my feet level on the ground" along with it, there is only one syllable, level is TWO syllables
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level means the same as flat, so yeah it does make sense.
and it is LEVEL
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I still hear "level"... even with headphones. There's no "F" sound to make "flat." There is the "L" sound though, so I'm really sold on it being "level." He just says it quick so it sounds like one syllable.
Although I just watched a live recording and he most definitely said "flat"... so I dunno. :/
what version are you listining to resonance?
cuz i have listened to the aenima one, and i would put my life on "flat"
Yeah, the Aenima version. I hear it as "level" on the record. Come to think of it, in production they may have edited out that dreaded "FFFF" sound that comes through on the mic... that may account for why we're having this discussion.
Alright... just listened to another live recording, and it's undeniably "flat." Untill I hear a live recording where it sounds like "level," I'm gonna go ahead and assume it wasn't a flash of inspiration that made Maynard change the word at the last second for the recording.
here, just try singing along w/it it seems so much more clear with "flat" in there
*cough* Anyway, here's a video of the song before Aenima was released... doesn't even sound like Maynard knows what he's saying. It is very possible that it was "level" originally, made it on to the recording, and later decided "flat" sounded better (?)
