Recorded at: London Bridge Studios, Seattle, WA 1992
Produced by: Rick Parashar and Blind Melon
Brad:
bass
Christopher:
guitar
Glen:
drums
Rogers:
guitar
Shannon:
vocals
Live Performances: played fairly often on the tour for the first album
Lyrics:
As
I shit, I sit and wonder why
My
floor is so cold and my back broken tired
But
life is good, even though it won't be long
With
a candle comes emotions that
Dance
with the shadows on my wall
What
were you thoughts, as they
Were
flying through your mind
Compared
to what you feel from
The
bars your now behind
If
they could speak, what do you think
They
would say to you?
I
do believe you’d been better
Off
if you’d just told the truth
Never
had a problem ‘till I stood face to face with me
And
I wish there was a way for me to go inside so I could see
All
the faces of the people who have torn a piece of me
As
I grew from a seed to a tree
Can
you feel the power of the eye
That’s
hidden away 5 feet from where we lie
What
do you taste, when you take a drink of me
Is
it to much for me to ask if I asked you to leave
Please
just leave 'cause I want to be alone
There’s
a fine line between love and my feelings for you
High
time I washed it all away
Unkind,
I watch your future burn before you
Denied,
a chance of any love in your life
And
I ask you one time. Why?
Song
Interpretation:
By
Liz
I
think the song is about realizing that you are growing up ( seed to a tree)
and realizing that you have responsibilites (these bars your now behind)
With the candle comes emotions that dance with the shadows on my wall....I
think that means, with life, there comes responsiblities, and when he says
life is good even though it won't be long.....Obviously means like, enjoy
life, even though you know your eventually gonna die. And then he's like,
I never had a problem till I stood face to face with me.....Like, he was
living in ignorance until he found out who he really was, and you know
what they say...Ignorance is Bliss! I basically think the whole song is
about finding out who you are on the inside, and the responsiblities that
come with getting older.