The Back Door
Unveiling Emotional Chaos: "The Back Door" Song Meaning Explored
Lyrics
What is all this embodied knowledge?
Questioning the nature of accumulated knowledge and experience.
Give it away, give it away
Encouraging the act of sharing or giving away knowledge.
Quiet people don’t bother me
Expressing comfort with introverted or reserved individuals.
Give it away
Reiterating the idea of giving away, possibly emphasizing generosity.
Give it away
-You wanted everything
-You wanted everything
-Give it away
-What is all this ecstatic nonsense?
Questioning the meaning of intense and overwhelming joy.
Give it away
Reinforcing the theme of giving away ecstatic experiences or feelings.
We come in the front door
Describing the entrance of individuals and a reference to black sheets, possibly metaphorical.
We flood in the background
-In the black sheets
-We come in the front door, the front door
-Again
Repetition of entering through the front door for emphasis.
We come in the front door
Describing the movement in and out through both front and back doors, possibly symbolic of diverse experiences.
We come in the back door
-In the black sheets
-We flood in the front door
-In the back door
-Bodies, bodies
Repetition of the word "bodies," suggesting a focus on physical existence or presence.
Again
-One eye says it all
Suggesting that a single eye can reveal everything.
Changing fathers
Reference to changing fathers, possibly signifying shifts in authority or guidance.
Why you bother?
Pondering the motivations behind bothering to change or influence others.
No soul
-Changing daughters
-Why you bother?
-One eye on the floor
Highlighting a single eye on the floor, possibly indicating observation or scrutiny.
Angry fathers
Referring to angry fathers, suggesting potential conflict or tension.
What is all that embodies lawlessness?
Questioning the essence of embodying lawlessness or chaos.
Give it away, give it away
Reiteration of the theme of giving away, now related to lawlessness.
Violent people don’t bother me
-So give it away
-Give it away
-We wanted everything
Expressing desire for everything, including enemies.
We wanted enemies
-You wanted everything
-What is all this embarrassing solace?
Questioning the nature of embarrassing solace or comfort.
Give it away
Repeating the call to give away, even when solace is uncomfortable.
Give it away
-We come in the front door
Repetition of entering through the front door and black sheets, possibly emphasizing the cyclical nature of experiences.
We come in the black sheets
-Black sheets
-We come in the front door
-Again
-We come in the front door
-We come in the back door
-Bodies bodies
-We come in the front door
-In the back door
-Bodies bodies
-We come in the front door
-We come in the front door
-We flood in the background
-With the black sheets
-We come in the front door
-Front door
-Again
Reiteration of the entrance, emphasizing recurrence.
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