Chevelle – Get Some

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  General Comment:If nobody had said so, I wouldn't have come up with this, but I too believe in the American Idol concept, and TOTAllY AGREE WITH IT. While great bands like Chevelle are working hard and harder to write their music and get to where they are, random people can come and audition, using songs they didn't even write themselves and basically standing on the shoulders of greater artists (don't mind my Jurrassic Park reference) to be voted down mostly because of looks and musical style. These people may be good singers, no doubt, but there's more to being a musical artist than singing well, like the determination and creativity that comes from accepting real criticism and WRITING THEIR OWN MUSIC. It makes no sense that some Jo Schmo can sing somebody's song and, within weeks, become a millionair and artist, while the process to fame offers them no experience with the REAL world of music.
  Sorry for my venting.
  Though it may also be about drinking ;).

  Flag MusicStuff0405on May 22, 2012   Link

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  My Interpretation:Most of you are saying the lyrics can only be either American Idol or Drinking. Well, what if it's both? Maybe the idea of American Idol and the Drinking (after party/dreams of fame/alcoholism in general) go hand in hand. bbchain has got it right for the most part. However I'm not going to get to deep into the meaning of these songs because that type of thinking could do me in :P

  Flag Netheroon January 17, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:The song appears to be about a drug addict that cannot obtain his drug of choice but NEEDS something.
  
  It's about huffing.
  
  The idea of huffing is to blackout, after inhaling while some sort of choker around the neck to cut off the oxygen. Face down is where you wind up after a good huff. and if the heart happens to stop beating, well, then one would need to "set the pace again".
  
  What the guy really wants is to die, he can't "Get Some" of what he really wants, and the huffing really is not doing the job. What he is looking for is the last huff. to pass out and die. The last word he screams singing this song is "mine". The one that belongs to him. His check out.
  
  Agree, or disagree, I don't care.
  
  But that's what it means.
  
  Look at the rest of the lyrics and see for yourself.
  
  Peace
  ~Vibe~

  Flag Vibeon December 29, 2010   Link

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  My Interpretation:This song, to me, speaks very deeply and clearly about society. "In and down, up and out", in my interpretation, refers to gambling. "They've spiked the water" is possibly referring to the presence of pollution, disinfectants, and even prescription medications in our water supply. "Don't take the fall/That's entertainment" could possibly be a reference to American Idol, but I tend to interpret it as a reference to our society's affinity for reality television programming as a whole. The chorus ("touching new life", etc.) completely eludes me. It sounds politically charged, perhaps, but the only interpretation I can come up with is that it refers to the pro-life/pro-choice debate, but that's REALLY stretching it. "How can I get some?" is a possible reference to our society's tendency to self-medicate. Pick your poison, he could be referring to any one of a million out there.
  
  Just my interpretation. You can never really tell what an artist is thinking when they put pen to paper. My vocalist once wrote a song about a crazy squirrel that was supposed to be a discussion on bipartisan politics. 2 years spent banging that song out on the drums and to this day I don't know what the h*** she was talking about.

  Flag DrNickBon August 18, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:It's actually pretty obvious when you think about it. He is talking about American Idol, but specifically the performance part of it. In this one, Pete uses some of his famous, brilliant and harsh sarcasm, especially near the end. "Don't take the fall, we'd hate to see. That's entertainment, get some"- he's indirectly stating that even if you fail or succeed, you're nothing but entertainment to the crowd; a pretty face on a screen. By get some I'm guessing it's a sarcastic remark with a double meaning, saying both "get a clue" and an allusion to "getting some" as a result of TV popularity. "Eyes on the goal last one to get is passed over, looked over"- he's saying no matter how determined you are you'll be forgotten eventually because, again, you're nothing but entertainment to the people and you got so successful because people babied you through it and gave you songs to sing. "Never rehearsed, they've spiked the water, it's in the blood, get some"- I'm guessing he's making a sarcastic remark, saying that talent like that "runs in the blood" and it's not attained by practice and hard work but by inheritance. Again, pete has some brilliant sarcasm. The whole "Black out, could this be the one?" part is restating the blacking out on stage and asking "could this be the next idol?" sarcastically.
  
  I notice a lot of bitterness in this song, especially seeing CheVelle's view on American Idol. It might seem shallow for them to write about this but I think it fits perfectly well with the theme of the album being "types of thinking that could do you in", one of them being mindset that you can get famous by being on AI and relying on the record company to write songs for you and spoon feed you fame.

  Flag bbchainon May 21, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:He said the song is about when he had to much jamison whiskey and passed out on his front lawn....kinda funnyxD Chevelle Rulllesssss

  Flag Chevellefreaxxxon February 08, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:It's about American Idol(and those types of shows) about people selling out and becoming instantly famous and giving up their true dreams/lives in place of it. "Get Some" refers to getting a piece of the action(or 5 minutes of fame) and the black-out refers to when he drank too much and passed out on a lawn and had a dream as someone said above...
  
  and yes, this is the right answer, why? because I met Chevelle and got to talk with them for 20 minutes or so and this was the first song I asked Pete about, it was a few years ago... and yeah I asked him if it was about sex initially hah

  Flag droptozroon June 12, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I know it's not about sex
  
  but seriously
  
  Never rehearsed they've spiked the water it's in the blood how can I get some
  
  That could be interperted sexually pretty easily

  Flag castooon October 13, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:ive read peoples comments, and some think its about politics, or american idol,
  
  but the one that makes the most sense is alcohol. they are wondering when the next time they can get alcohol is, and if the next black out they get is actually going to be death from alcohol poisoning.

  Flag ChaDMcBaDDon March 29, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:This song is supposed to be about American Idol, but I've also heard that it's about getting drunk and laid. I saw Chevelle perform two nights ago and before they played this song Pete said, "This one's for all the people who hope to get some tonight."

  Flag superlyrical124on November 09, 2007   Link

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