I play it when I'm angry. And just want it all to stop. Babies screaming is a special kind of exasperation: designed to get straight into your brain so that you stop whatever you are doing to tend to them. It needles in and pierces while you try to decipher what Baby Needs. And it's so horrible. So whatever pleasure and heaven he is singing about here is a lie, and calling out for an end is what he really wants.
I play it when I'm angry. And just want it all to stop. Babies screaming is a special kind of exasperation: designed to get straight into your brain so that you stop whatever you are doing to tend to them. It needles in and pierces while you try to decipher what Baby Needs. And it's so horrible. So whatever pleasure and heaven he is singing about here is a lie, and calling out for an end is what he really wants.
I get almost the exact opposite from this one! I've always thought its referring to that high pitched uncontrollable squee that happy, over-excited babies make. So, it's a happy song (maybe!)
Strike me dead, man! Strike me dead. It's so useless, and sinking into the ground. I guess that speaks louder to me than just heaven filling up my dreams. Because then I am only dreaming. 😵
I play it when I'm angry. And just want it all to stop. Babies screaming is a special kind of exasperation: designed to get straight into your brain so that you stop whatever you are doing to tend to them. It needles in and pierces while you try to decipher what Baby Needs. And it's so horrible. So whatever pleasure and heaven he is singing about here is a lie, and calling out for an end is what he really wants.
I get almost the exact opposite from this one! I've always thought its referring to that high pitched uncontrollable squee that happy, over-excited babies make. So, it's a happy song (maybe!)
I always thought it was the happy screaming baby too. Whatever it is I know one thing, they don't play it enough.
My take on it is rebirth. The concept of death, burial & then coming back into the world as a new being. Reading the verses, it's practically "circle of life" stuff isn't it? Birth>Burial>Reflection on the life lived>Waiting for the next round.
My take on it is rebirth. The concept of death, burial & then coming back into the world as a new being. Reading the verses, it's practically "circle of life" stuff isn't it? Birth>Burial>Reflection on the life lived>Waiting for the next round.
Wow, that is very deep.
Can't help it: I just picture that baby grimace and mouth open wide, shrieking. I forgot to tag czuczu.
Birth>Burial>Reflection on the life lived>Waiting for the next round.
I'd buy that for the second verse, definitely makes sense! The "Couldn't ask for more" bit feels like it comes from somewhere else, an odd mix of happy but with a very emphatic "strike me dead" (bloody goths...)
If I was a betting man then I'd put a fiver on the nieces and nephews being tied into the source of this song.