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11-12-2011, 09:15 AM
I know the lyrics say, damn my eyes, like Maynard is frustrated and tired by the negativity he see's in the world.
But maybe he means damn my I's, the two parts of himself fighting for control and compromising his balance.
11-12-2011, 09:15 AM
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Damn my I's
I know the lyrics say, damn my eyes, like Maynard is frustrated and tired by the negativity he see's in the world.
But maybe he means damn my I's, the two parts of himself fighting for control and compromising his balance.
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i like it. most of all, it makes sense, in a weird maynard sort of way...
gotta listen to the lyrics again
11-12-2011, 09:58 AM
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Re: Damn my I's
i like it. most of all, it makes sense, in a weird maynard sort of way...
gotta listen to the lyrics again
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11-12-2011, 11:31 AM
this is how i've always viewed their compositions...
44&2 disharmonic = 2nd person (severed, part of me)
46&2 christ consciousness = 1st person (alive, zero)
sort of like a qabbalistic "tool" to heal the eyes
by eroding one's ego: surrender to gravity/unknown,
slide a mile 6 inches at a time, "this is love", etc.
ex. 1
EULOGY
Standing above the crowd,
He had a voice that was strong and loud.
We'll miss him.
Ranting and pointing his finger
At everything but his heart.
We'll miss him.
[lead talks too much, the gold is within]
ex. 2
JAMBI
Breathe in union
So, as one, survive
Another day and season
Silence, legion. Save your poison.
Silence, legion. Stay out of my way.
[lead talks too much, the gold is within]
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11-12-2011, 11:31 AM
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Re: Damn my I's
this is how i've always viewed their compositions...
44&2 disharmonic = 2nd person (severed, part of me)
46&2 christ consciousness = 1st person (alive, zero)
sort of like a qabbalistic "tool" to heal the eyes
by eroding one's ego: surrender to gravity/unknown,
slide a mile 6 inches at a time, "this is love", etc.
ex. 1
EULOGY
Standing above the crowd,
He had a voice that was strong and loud.
We'll miss him.
Ranting and pointing his finger
At everything but his heart.
We'll miss him.
[lead talks too much, the gold is within]
ex. 2
JAMBI
Breathe in union
So, as one, survive
Another day and season
Silence, legion. Save your poison.
Silence, legion. Stay out of my way.
[lead talks too much, the gold is within]
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11-12-2011, 11:38 AM
ex. 1b (defining/confining)
THE POT
Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been outta 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
ex. 2b (silence the voice)
H.
Venomous voice, tempts me,
Drains me, bleeds me,
Leaves me cracked and empty.
Drags me down like some sweet gravity.
The snake behind me hisses
What my damage could have been.
My blood before me begs me
Open up my heart again.
And I feel this coming over
like a storm again.
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11-12-2011, 11:38 AM
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Re: Damn my I's
ex. 1b (defining/confining)
THE POT
Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been outta 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
ex. 2b (silence the voice)
H.
Venomous voice, tempts me,
Drains me, bleeds me,
Leaves me cracked and empty.
Drags me down like some sweet gravity.
The snake behind me hisses
What my damage could have been.
My blood before me begs me
Open up my heart again.
And I feel this coming over
like a storm again.
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11-12-2011, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by shoddyAnimal
I know the lyrics say, damn my eyes, like Maynard is frustrated and tired by the negativity he see's in the world.
But maybe he means damn my I's, the two parts of himself fighting for control and compromising his balance.
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i feel wut you're saying, and like the word play on I's. (i and i been in babylon too long) the duality is defintely something he may be referring to.i think its not the worlds negativity but his own. i hear it as he is blaming his eyes for maybe seeing things that he doesnt want to see, like the beauty of a another woman while he is committed, or the idea of a person quitting cigarettes or some drug. then put in a situation where they smell cig smoke, or see someone using the drug they are abstaining from.
he is damning his senses, they are compromising his goals. he wants to seek peace in himself, and his senses say find peace in the sensations in the world.
i may feel completely different about it in years to come tho, so im not saying you are wrong. =)
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11-12-2011, 01:26 PM
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Re: Damn my I's
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Originally Posted by shoddyAnimal
I know the lyrics say, damn my eyes, like Maynard is frustrated and tired by the negativity he see's in the world.
But maybe he means damn my I's, the two parts of himself fighting for control and compromising his balance.
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i feel wut you're saying, and like the word play on I's. (i and i been in babylon too long) the duality is defintely something he may be referring to.i think its not the worlds negativity but his own. i hear it as he is blaming his eyes for maybe seeing things that he doesnt want to see, like the beauty of a another woman while he is committed, or the idea of a person quitting cigarettes or some drug. then put in a situation where they smell cig smoke, or see someone using the drug they are abstaining from.
he is damning his senses, they are compromising his goals. he wants to seek peace in himself, and his senses say find peace in the sensations in the world.
i may feel completely different about it in years to come tho, so im not saying you are wrong. =)
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11-12-2011, 04:40 PM
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.i think its not the worlds negativity but his own. i hear it as he is blaming his eyes for maybe seeing things that he doesnt want to see, like the beauty of a another woman while he is committed, or the idea of a person quitting cigarettes or some drug. then put in a situation where they smell cig smoke, or see someone using the drug they are abstaining from.
he is damning his senses, they are compromising his goals. he wants to seek peace in himself, and his senses say find peace in the sensations in the world.
i may feel completely different about it in years to come tho, so im not saying you are wrong. =)
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I see what your saying, and I agree negativity breeds negativity, or feeds it, but even if you close your eyes and shut your ears, your negativity may disappear (or go to sleep) but the rest of the world's doesn't.
Sorry let me clarify that (for my self mostly). If you close your eyes, shut your ears or do anything possible to drown or ease your own negativity, the negativity around you may subside as well.
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Re: Damn my I's
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Originally Posted by slamminsalmon
.i think its not the worlds negativity but his own. i hear it as he is blaming his eyes for maybe seeing things that he doesnt want to see, like the beauty of a another woman while he is committed, or the idea of a person quitting cigarettes or some drug. then put in a situation where they smell cig smoke, or see someone using the drug they are abstaining from.
he is damning his senses, they are compromising his goals. he wants to seek peace in himself, and his senses say find peace in the sensations in the world.
i may feel completely different about it in years to come tho, so im not saying you are wrong. =)
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I see what your saying, and I agree negativity breeds negativity, or feeds it, but even if you close your eyes and shut your ears, your negativity may disappear (or go to sleep) but the rest of the world's doesn't.
Sorry let me clarify that (for my self mostly). If you close your eyes, shut your ears or do anything possible to drown or ease your own negativity, the negativity around you may subside as well.
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11-12-2011, 05:05 PM
you cant turn off your senses. its why we fill them with tv or disassociating drugs. you can indeed remember your goals and why you made your previous commitments.
you cant control the worlds negativity, but you can think positive about.
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Re: Damn my I's
you cant turn off your senses. its why we fill them with tv or disassociating drugs. you can indeed remember your goals and why you made your previous commitments.
you cant control the worlds negativity, but you can think positive about.
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11-12-2011, 10:20 PM
slam dunk!
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Re: Damn my I's
slam dunk!
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11-26-2011, 12:19 AM
Everybody sucks! Hmph!!!
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Everybody sucks! Hmph!!!
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I think its about mjk keeping his eye on the prize (his son) and not allowing distractions to let him wander
12-22-2011, 09:51 AM
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Re: Damn my I's
I think its about mjk keeping his eye on the prize (his son) and not allowing distractions to let him wander
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12-23-2011, 02:37 PM
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I think its about mjk keeping his eye on the prize (his son) and not allowing distractions to let him wander
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I can see this. Could be why it's called Jambi
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12-23-2011, 02:37 PM
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Re: Damn my I's
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Originally Posted by zedd
I think its about mjk keeping his eye on the prize (his son) and not allowing distractions to let him wander
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I can see this. Could be why it's called Jambi
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