more to come...

you know, i'm tired of going on some musician myspace blogs, every now and then glancing across lyrics and seeing all this cryptic, whiny crap that can be seen in almost every sense except for the obvious... the fact that they make no sense. ok, look. don't get me wrong. you can take what you will from them, sometimes walking away connecting in your own way - or being like me and calling them on the bullshit that they are. i mean, it pisses me off when i see something that could literally be written in minutes, but being pushed as this deep ass thought. something like "you don't understand what you did to me. the keys were on the table. my heart was on the table. you left it there..." really. whatever... there's a lot of musicians that do this and pass it off as a deep, meaningful message. Many of them become grossly famous. Like Oasis' "Wonderwall". 'and after all.... you're my wonderwall...". WHAT THE FUCK IS A WONDERWALL? if you ask Liam or Noel, they'll ramble on about some sort of deep hidden meaning, blah blah blah. I just think they threw some shit together that rhymed. My girlfriend is a huuuuuge Tori Amos fan. so we'll be driving around in her car and she'll have it on, nothing out of the ordinary. Eventually I'll look over at her, and the following conversation takes place: Me: "Ok, WHAT is this song about?" Aimee: "Well, it's about this sad... um... this thing that like... like... it's, uh.. just a sad song..." Me: "Ok, i get that. But what is she talking about here. What happened to her to make her write this song?" Aimee: "well... it's just.. like... I DON'T KNOW, SAM. CAN YOU PLEASE STOP ASKING SO MANY FUCKING QUESTIONS? What does the Beastie Boys write about? What does the Pixies write about?" Me:"hmmm... well, pre-1998 Beastie Boys is about getting fucked up, shoes, headphones, microphones, elephant tranquilizer, the ladies, booties, things of that nature. The Pixies write about water, animals, and planets of sound." I eventually saw her point. but it still didn't satisfy me. writing lyrics is hard, and when you sit down and just write whatever pops into your head, somebody needs to call you on it. i suppose i'm rallying against the emotioinally charged horseshit i run across on this website daily, but pretty please... with sugar on top... write lyrics that make sense.