Lyrics for Vasoline as interpreted by dsfire

Vasoline Lyrics
One time a thing occurred to me
What's real, and what's for sale?
Blew a kiss and tried to take it home
It isn't you, isn't me
Search for things you can't see
Going blind, out of reach
Somewhere in the vasoline

Two times and it has rendered me
Punch drunk and without bail
Think I'd be safer all alone
Flies in the vasoline we are
Sometimes it blows my mind
Keep getting stuck here all the time

You'll see the look and you'll see the lies
You'll eat the lies, and you will.

It isn't you, isn't me
Search for things you can't see
Going blind, out of reach
Somewhere in the vasoline

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bug_zapper
01-05-2002

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Gotta love this song. The vocals are very sweet and I just love the whole cd. Its classic for Stone Temple Pilots.

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stonetemplechick
02-19-2002

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what's not to love about this song? or stp for that matter? scott weiland should be worshipped for his genius and voice!!! this is their classic style at its best

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Dreden
04-30-2002

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I love this song. I don't quite have the message of it figured out, but im getting there. Scott is a lyrical genious, and I love everything that comes out of this band.

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HalfLifeSuicide
05-01-2002

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i believe its about looking for something you cant find, no matter how hard you look..

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suckmykiss
07-11-2002

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this song sounds like it could be a reference to beating it to porn. what's real and what's for sale....he realized that actual sex is different from looking in girly mags and spanking it. then of course the talk of vaseline, and the going blind line....hey that could be a reference to how people used to say you go blind if you wack off too much.

seriously, i'm kidding. i doubt scott weiland would devote an entire song about that, and then release it as a single.

also why do they spell it vasoline with an o?

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VVesley9
07-26-2002

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im not real sure what this song is about, but i think it has somethin to do with whats real and whats fake. he's tryin to figure out the difference between the truth and whats being advertised to us. it reminds me of a commercial or something advertising a product and how it's so great but they say all that bs just to sell the product and it's not necessarily the truth. he says how we are all stuck in between what's real and whats not (flies in the vasoline we are).

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belli67
08-02-2002

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I think this about how we always manage to get stuck in the same situations even though we see them coming.

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MrBickle
06-14-2003

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Actually, suckmykiss, you might be right. I mean, you never know...and to add to it, there's also the line "think I'd be safer on my own"...I don't think so, but I'm just saying, it does fit pretty well.

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Ciyaak Boy
06-18-2003

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whoa..i never knew its really spelled vaseline in real life instead of vasoline in the song.totally mind blowing. maybe he just cant spell.

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Jeema
06-23-2003

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I thought this song was about him searching for true love when all the women he meets are only after material things. He keeps letting these women fool him into thinking they really love him and not his money, only to be d*cked over again and again.

also, the reason they spelled 'vasoline' with an 'o' was to avoid copyright infringement since 'vaseline' is a registered trademark...

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TacticalElite
06-27-2003

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To me it was a reminder of my relationship with this girl. The way she came across in public was way different then in private. Then after some time we would break up and get back together

"flies in the vasoline we are
sometimes it blows my mind
keep getting stuck here all the time"

and we were literally stuck, and our relationship didn't move anywhere

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Cornerstone
05-01-2004

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To me it just seems to be a general statement about people here on Earth, just trying to find out meaning in their lives because they're stuck here like flies in vaseline, so obviously they should try to fulfill their purpose, which I think is what the line "search for things that we can't see". My opinion, think about it.

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MJWhit518
05-03-2004

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This is the song that did it for me. I saw the video on MTV back in '94 when I was eleven and wouldn't believe what I was hearing. Purple is the album which sits in my CD player the most out of my collection.

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sublimaze
06-01-2004

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it is about having sex with someone who first acts like they want it and leads you on, then claims it was "rape".

"what's real, and what's for sale" is him trying to determine whether his lover's come-ons stem from genuine affection, or is a setup. if his lover was a prostitute, it would be pretty cut & dry ("what's for sale"), but obviously she isn't asking for money in return.

"it isn't you" refers to his lover's facade and intent to screw him over, or it could refer to his realization that she isn't his true soulmate; "it isn't me" is him denying that he's a rapist, nor his actions deserving of criminal charges (kind of ironic when you consider their song "sex type thing"). "search for things you can't see" refers to him trying to figure out what her real intentions are.

"going blind, out of reach somewhere in the vasoline" is a metaphor for a fly caught in a trap. fortunately, scott chose something besides a mundane, cliched fly trap (like a spider web) to make his point. a fly caught in a spider web just doesn't have the graphical impact of one stuck in a jar of vasoline...not to mention the sexual implications of vasoline.

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MtterOFctItsAllDrk
10-29-2004

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suckmykiss, I think you're right, or very close to right anyway. think about it whats real vs whats for sale.

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greenvelvet
11-16-2004

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i think they had better things to do that no how to spell vasoline. i certainly dont and i still cant.

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nirvana69
11-23-2004

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suckmykiss you were close to right but it's about a guy who keeps going to jail for picking up hookers. The lines "Whats for real and whats for sale" and "two times it has rendered me punch drunk and without bail" proof my point. Seems Scott sings alot of songs about sex doesn't he?

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the King of shit
01-30-2005

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great song

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luapmit
02-17-2005

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I heard Scott say while introducing the song that is about feeling like an insect under a magnifying glass.

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6teenstone
06-02-2005

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i agree w\ the who says it's about porn.
if you're a guy u know what vasoline is 4

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toughguybambino
04-26-2006

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Yeah, could sound like firing off knuckle-babies with vaseline and porno. "what's real, and what's for sale?" "Blew a kiss and tried to take it home," trying to pick chicks up.

"Two times and it has rendered me punch drunk and without bail," he failed to pick up any chicks so he goes home to masturbate.

Sucks.

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joe simi
06-09-2006

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Ok ..word has it years ago Scott thought that 'Life in the fast lane',was flies in the vasoline, i really never disected the lyrics, but i love the guitar work.

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harmonicaplayer
07-15-2006

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i think that vasoline is about every human..we are the flies and the vasoline is life..no matter how hard we try we are always missing something and we can't see it untill it's way too late,

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SeattleWayne
08-25-2006

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Isn't "Flies in the vas"o"line" a reference to anal sex?

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GrungyBeatle
08-30-2006

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STP was my favorite band when I was in 6th grade, I remember when they first came out, I love them...

Anywho this reminds me of those yellow plastic pouch things that you hang out in your back porch to catch and trap flies...He must be referring to superficial things that we feed into...superficiality then eats us alive. The "search for things you can't see part" could mean that we get out of touch with meaningful things in life (spiritual/family/etc) as opposed to superficial things like getting drunk and cheap sex.
*Just my $0.02*

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