@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
It is not dying
It is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being
It is being
That love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing
It is knowing
That ignorance and hate may mourn the dead
It is believing
It is believing
But listen to the color of your dreams
It is not living
It is not living
Or play the game "Existence" to the end
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
It is not dying
It is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being
It is being
That love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing
It is knowing
That ignorance and hate may mourn the dead
It is believing
It is believing
But listen to the color of your dreams
It is not living
It is not living
Or play the game "Existence" to the end
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
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Tomorrow Never Knows Lyrics as written by Paul Mccartney John Lennon
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you dont have to take acid to understand how it works
its called transcedence we have our whole lives (50-80+ years) to accomplish this
it just takes a while to build momentum
This is the greatest song ever made... for the beatles, it is so briliantly put together i mean they sped up violins and cello's in the backround and distorted and played guitars backwards. its amazing but the song itself is about meditating and the tao rituals to achive benvolence... and maybe some acid, but i think im gonna go drop lsd and listen to it, and float down stream...
@Vast334 <br /> This song is on a par with 'WHY'
I'm surprised there are no comments, this is an incredible song, a great closer for Revolver
this song is sooooo wicked.infidel is right, its a brilliant ender to the revolver album!this song shows how the beatles music grew and changed! John and George R.I.P :( (Forever in our hearts.thank you)
The lyrics were inspired by The Tibetan Book Of The Dead. Originally, John wanted his voice to sound like he was singing from the top of the Himalayas, and he wanted a bunch of Buddhist monks chanting in the background. Of course, they didn't have the money to do such a thing, and what you got is what you hear, which is spectacular anyway. And it was actually Macca who made and suggested that random loops be put into the song.
small detail, but i seem to recall Lennon saying that it was after the album was released that he came up with the idea that it should have had chanting monks.
what the hell is that sweet ass 'ah ah ah ah ah ah' seagul bird sounding thing in the background?
@meursaultsrevolver I believe it's a recording of Paul McCartney's laughter that has subjected to varispeeding, the recording I mean<br />
"turn off your mind, relax and float downstream"...i try to do that every day of my life.
yes, but by the same token, you must appreciate the truly god-like reverse guitaring efforts at the end of i'm only sleeping, or was that a different song? i forget, but you get the idea...
Yea but its not the "real" tibetan book of the dead...its timothy leary's (the LSD guru) version of it...therefore it is about acid. Really cool song though, different than the rest of the album.