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1997
OBLIVIOUS
lyrics & liner notes..
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| Music: Mody, Words: Harris |
| And what if we had to carry the burden? What if there were no second chances? What if they hadn't bitten the apple? And the flesh eating temptation. Take my eyes and hide the shame. Sweeping lies under your blame. What if he were to covet the sinner.
Oh, I can't see if you shun my eyes. I can't hear with the way that you've covered my ears. I can't speak when I have no voice.
What if promises couldn't be broken? What if blood didn't run through it's veins? What if evil just had no existance? Perhaps flesh eating temptation. Take my hand and feel the shame. Touch my soul and we're the same. What if everyone listened to reason? What if, what if, what if, what the hell?
Touch my heart and take my pain, it needs consouling. Did my sanity explain. I'll keep on keepin' on. And did we ride off into the sunset?
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| My favorite song on the album. There's alot of material on this album I'll probably never write like again so it's a nice little diversion in time though at that time it was a serious pursuit. It's so hard to balance trying to chase down the trends against doing what you really want to do- then getting everone else to agree. Considring how much it all meant to me I can't believe I went down this writing path but taking away the self-imposed importance of that time, I can now say I appreciate the diversity. I think this is a special song but I'm not sure why. If this had been on a label and released as a single and bombed I can see myself just sitting around bumbling to myself, "gee I thought this was great" It's rare that I actually conceive a song from top to bottom and set out to execute the writing but I just had the idea of a "Boppy-groovy" song that kept having these segments where the guitar would say "pardon the interruption but can I throw in this crazy whammy part here" The "whammy" parts are not a tremolo bar but a foot pedal whammy. I tried to come up with a set pattern but couldn't so I just winged it every time. I guess because it's this groovy clean section that keeps getting interrupted I was just please that I conceived it in advance and it actually worked. Then Jeff just nailed everything in his lyrics and melody. He's got a bit of explaining to do with the lyrics but I kind of get it. I usually have to listen through his melodies a few time before I like them because as the song writer I'm hearing it's lyrical potential a certain way in advance of him but I loved this immediately. I've tried a few times over the years to figure out some of the chording in the break section but I have no idea what I played. |
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If you have no understanding of this song, then you are "Oblivious". Well... not really. This song is about good and evil; life and death; sin and virtue; shame and pride; truth and lies; temptation and self control. And the fact that you can't have one without the other. This song is about see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. This song is about Jesus and his ability to see all and to forgive all. This song is about the good which will always win over evil. There are those of us who don't recognize this. There are those of us who are just plain "Oblivious". I really, really, dig this song to its core. One of Tom's musical masterpieces. There is a now commercial air line pilot/instructor whom used to work for me that told me this was a favorite tune of his. We are talking about a guy whose musical favorites are Greatful Dead and Cat Stevens. Not my bag, but I respect it nonetheless. This guy is a much disciplined person with military background. He has a great personality and sense of humor. He is quick, witty, sharp and there isn't any bullshit about him. I often wish I could say what I am thinking to some people as he did/does but in my position I have to be "professional". After giving him a CD I would sometimes catch him referring to some in the workplace as "oblivious" right to their faces. He was so right-on. I speak with him from time to time long distance but I really miss his presence. Anyhow, just a short story which I relate to the song. Give 'em hell J-Dawg.
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