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Crazy Lyrics
I remember when
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind There was something so pleasant about that place Even your emotions have an echo in so much space And when you’re out there, without care Yeah, I was out of touch But it wasn’t because I didn’t know enough I just knew too much Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy? Possibly And now that you are having the time of your life Well think twice That’s my only advice Come on now, who do you Who do you, who do you Who do you think you are? Ha ha ha, bless your soul You really think you’re in control? Well I think you’re crazy I think you’re crazy I think you’re crazy Just like me My heroes are at the heart To the life I want to live And all I remember, is thinking I want to be like them Mmhmm Ever since I was little Ever since I was little it looked like fun And as no coincidence I’ve come And I can die when I’m done Maybe I’m crazy Maybe you’re crazy Maybe we’re crazy Probably Oooooooo |
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03-15-2006
05-16-2009
"I remember when
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space"
He remembers when he experienced psychedelics... cuz when ur "tripping" like on ecstasy or mushrooms your emotions become feelings, you can taste music, see things that aren't there. Voices echo...
"And when youre out there, without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasnt because I didnt know enough
I just knew too much"
When you do drugs you obviously don't care or else you wouldn't do them... you give it the benefit of the doubt, risking it all... he was "out of touch" with reality. When you hallucinate your not normal.... "it wasn't because he didnt know enuf, he just knew too much" He wasnt ignorant of its effects, or harmful ways... he was educated and knew exactly what they do to you... He knew too much... enough to know it was okay... but lil did he know he would get hooked....
"Does that make me crazy?... Probably"
Does it make him crazy knowing all of this?... doing drugs knowing its NO good for him?... risking his life?.... Probably
"And I hope that you are having the time of your life
Well think twice
Thats my only advice"
hopes that you are having the time of your life. Hope its worth it.... cuz when your on drugs, everything is peachy... Your mind is at its most blissful state, total euphoria.... But just think twice before you do it. thats his only advice.
"Come on now, who do you
Who do you, who do you
Who do you think you are?
Ha ha ha, bless your soul
You really think youre in control?
Well, i think your crazy"
Don't kid yourself... Who do you think you are? You think you wont get hooked? You really think you are that special to outsmart it? HA, bless your soul... poor child... thinking you can control it... thinking your not hooked... addicts dont admit it
"My heroes are at the heart
To the life I want to live
And all I remember, is thinking
I want to be like them
Mmhmm
Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And as no coincidence Ive come
And I can die when Im done
Maybe Im crazy
Maybe youre crazy
Maybe were crazy"
People he looked up to.... friends, family even his father probably did drugs and it all he remembers as a child was thinking to himself... " I want to be like them" "I want to be cool" " i wanna have fun like that" and of course as he grew older he became more hungry for them... he eventually caved in... But like i said before, he's not ignorant... He KNOWS he can die off his lil habit ... He's not special, he's not immune to its effects... He can die just like many others have... to name a few: Jimi Hendrix age ( 27, Heroin); Janis Joplin, (27, Heroin); Lead singer of Nirvana Kurt Cobain, (27, Heroin) although he shot himself he had massive amount of heroin in his system... after Heroin use comes intense depression. Hence his suicidal act.; River Phoenix (23, cocaine & heroin "speed-balling"); Chris Farley (33, Heroin & cocaine "speed-balling"); Brad Renfro (26, Heroin); Jim Morrisson (27, Heroin)
so thats why he says: "maybe i'm crazy?" for "using" despite he knows the outcomes, "maybe youre crazy?" for knowing what you know, "maybe we're crazy?" for knowing what we know... The answer? Probably....
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03-26-2006
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04-08-2006
Well think twice...that’s my only advice' - love that line. I think it's about how we can all get a little 'crazy' now and again, do stupid things and to be honest, there's no such thing as being normal anyway. There's obviously something more to it...but I just can't figure it out as yet!
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04-09-2006
It's heavy!!!!!!
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04-10-2006
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04-10-2006
05-16-2009
"I remember when
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space"
He remembers when he experienced psychedelics... cuz when ur "tripping" like on ecstasy or mushrooms your emotions become feelings, you can taste music, see things that aren't there. Voices echo...
"And when youre out there, without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasnt because I didnt know enough
I just knew too much"
When you do drugs you obviously don't care or else you wouldn't do them... you give it the benefit of the doubt, risking it all... he was "out of touch" with reality. When you hallucinate your not normal.... "it wasn't because he didnt know enuf, he just knew too much" He wasnt ignorant of its effects, or harmful ways... he was educated and knew exactly what they do to you... He knew too much... enough to know it was okay... but lil did he know he would get hooked....
"Does that make me crazy?... Probably"
Does it make him crazy knowing all of this?... doing drugs knowing its NO good for him?... risking his life?.... Probably
"And I hope that you are having the time of your life
Well think twice
Thats my only advice"
hopes that you are having the time of your life. Hope its worth it.... cuz when your on drugs, everything is peachy... Your mind is at its most blissful state, total euphoria.... But just think twice before you do it. thats his only advice.
"Come on now, who do you
Who do you, who do you
Who do you think you are?
Ha ha ha, bless your soul
You really think youre in control?
Well, i think your crazy"
Don't kid yourself... Who do you think you are? You think you wont get hooked? You really think you are that special to outsmart it? HA, bless your soul... poor child... thinking you can control it... thinking your not hooked... addicts dont admit it
"My heroes are at the heart
To the life I want to live
And all I remember, is thinking
I want to be like them
Mmhmm
Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And as no coincidence Ive come
And I can die when Im done
Maybe Im crazy
Maybe youre crazy
Maybe were crazy"
People he looked up to.... friends, family even his father probably did drugs and it all he remembers as a child was thinking to himself... " I want to be like them" "I want to be cool" " i wanna have fun like that" and of course as he grew older he became more hungry for them... he eventually caved in... But like i said before, he's not ignorant... He KNOWS he can die off his lil habit ... He's not special, he's not immune to its effects... He can die just like many others have... to name a few: Jimi Hendrix age ( 27, Heroin); Janis Joplin, (27, Heroin); Lead singer of Nirvana Kurt Cobain, (27, Heroin) although he shot himself he had massive amount of heroin in his system... after Heroin use comes intense depression. Hence his suicidal act.; River Phoenix (23, cocaine & heroin "speed-balling"); Chris Farley (33, Heroin & cocaine "speed-balling"); Brad Renfro (26, Heroin); Jim Morrisson (27, Heroin)
so thats why he says: "maybe i'm crazy?" for "using" despite he knows the outcomes, "maybe youre crazy?" for knowing what you know, "maybe we're crazy?" for knowing what we know... The answer? Probably....
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04-10-2006
Now he's looking back on his old self and warning himself that he needs to be careful with his party lifestyle. His old self believed he could still control his future ... but the current him laughs at his naivety (so maybe he's making a statement about the difficulties of escaping poverty in a societal context).
The "heroes" verse I think references how when he was younger, he looked up to young gangbangers ... how they lived a life that was fun, and they eventually lost their lives early.
The interesting thing is I don't think Cee-lo is being disapproving of those young gangbangers. I think in a sense, he think there's a sense of romanticism to it, and he caps the verse off by saying that although he didnt' live that life, he's still going to die, too.
So I think this song is largely about growing up in a poor environment, and how he dealt with it. Ultimately he still misses some of it (like the feeling that he was in control, and the romanticism of his young heroes) to his current life.
06-11-2009
That was a little intro, but I'll do a stanza-by-stanza interpretation.
The guy had let go of all his thoughts and feeling on the world and he felt disconnected because nobody else understood what he was talking about. People think they have it good and are important and in control, but his view says otherwise. He has heroes who were legends and had figured the world out, but he can't play hero because he was born for a reason and has to follow it. And through the whole thing he is expressing that he's not sure if he's just mad.
The meaning I found is actually kind of depressing, especially because it rings the most true. But I am seriously jealous of the people who are happy in their little world, because this kind of philosophy makes me queasy in a way. What has the world come to?
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04-11-2006
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04-11-2006
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04-15-2006
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04-16-2006
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04-17-2006
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04-19-2006
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04-23-2006
My heroes are at the heart
To the life I wanna live
And all I remember, is thinking
I wanna be like them
Mmhmm
Ever since I was little,
Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And as no coincidence I’ve come
And I can die when I’m done
So many people look at celebrities and other personalities and idolize them without ever developing their own ideas/personality. Why is America obsessed with celebrity and people we don't know. It's all kinda weird if you think about it.
Maybe I’m crazy
Maybe you’re crazy
Maybe we’re crazy
Probably
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04-24-2006
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04-29-2006
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05-01-2006
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05-03-2006
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05-04-2006
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05-10-2006
"And when you’re out there, without care
Yeah I was out of touch
But it wasn’t because I didn’t know enough
I just knew too much"
There is nothing worse than having things seem totally logical to you but everyone else sees it in the eyes of a Jerry Springer guest. This was one of Jim Morrison's downfall according to the other band members.
Nonetheless, I agree with everyone, this is a wonderful piece of music.
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05-16-2006
Just look at the words......we're all crazy, we're NOT in control.
11-26-2009
Our whole interpretation of reality, how we interact with the world around us, with other people and with ourselves is all defined by our mind. What life is all about, what we're doing here, who we are, what are we supposed to be, what we're supposed to do with ourselves, how we're supposed to act, treat other people, interpret what other do and say...
"I remember when I lost my mind, there was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space, even
From the very base of how we construct our own identity (values, experiences, likes, dislikes, goals, expectations...), to what our understanding of how people are, how society works and how we fit into it...it's all, in the end, something that takes place in our mind. What if there are other ways of going through our existence that don't rely exclusively on our neurotic minds?
If we consider that there are other options, and that our whole existence is based on a series of parameters and rules that exist only within our heads...is our day to day life actually real, or are we too lost in our own minds, and unaware of what's going on outside of them? Are we all crazy then...?
"I remember when I lost my mind, there was something so pleasant about that place, even your emotions have an echo in so much space..."
Could he be talking about freeing one's self from the slavery of the mind, existing at a different level where one is not subject to the neurotic chitchat that goes on inside one's head, that doesn't allow us to fully experience what's going on around and inside of us? That's why we become out of touch: not because we don't know enough, but rather because we have way too much inside our minds, and this distracts us from the joy and intensity of life.
"You really think you're in control?
Well, i think your crazy"
We're all absolutely crazy. And yet when he speaks of freeing himself from his mind, he makes a point out of the fact that everyone else will see HIM as crazy.
Maybe Im crazy
Maybe youre crazy
Maybe were crazy
Either way, the hundreds of possible interpretations of the song kind of prove his point. We should all be dancing it instead; perhaps that would do a lot more good!!!
01-22-2010
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05-23-2006
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05-24-2006
To the life I wanna live
...This lyric is wrong. The proper lyric is
"My heroes had the heart
To lose their lives out on a limb".
According to Gnarls Barkley themselves (Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green), this song, just like many others on St. Elsewhere, has a loose thread of mental instability in the meaning. I'm not sure exactly what it means, but it's definitely a better meaning than your average "I love you" pop song.
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05-24-2006
Continuing he goes on to admit he’s out of touch, perhaps because of his loss of innocence from experience. He says” It wasn’t because I didn’t know enough, he just knew too much.” Making the assumption that the quiet place is no longer safe and he must find another way to cope. All of this affects the way he sees himself, and how others see him, making him question his mental capacities asking if this makes him “crazy”.
Despite the hectic beginnings, I feel the artist finds piece and way to channel the way he is thinking. In turn offering advice from what he has experienced. Asking the listener to think twice in spite of however they’re coping. Also the line “who do you think you are …bless your soul to think your in control” I believe this to be a reference to God. Some religious parties laugh at those who think they can control destiny, putting fate in God’s hands. And after all is realized, with faith and within himself he realizes that many are struggling or have struggled just like he and they in fact may be crazy as well.
05-16-2009
"I remember when
I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place
Even your emotions have an echo in so much space"
He remembers when he experienced psychedelics... cuz when ur "tripping" like on ecstasy or mushrooms your emotions become feelings, you can taste music, see things that aren't there. Voices echo...
"And when youre out there, without care
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasnt because I didnt know enough
I just knew too much"
When you do drugs you obviously don't care or else you wouldn't do them... you give it the benefit of the doubt, risking it all... he was "out of touch" with reality. When you hallucinate your not normal.... "it wasn't because he didnt know enuf, he just knew too much" He wasnt ignorant of its effects, or harmful ways... he was educated and knew exactly what they do to you... He knew too much... enough to know it was okay... but lil did he know he would get hooked....
"Does that make me crazy?... Probably"
Does it make him crazy knowing all of this?... doing drugs knowing its NO good for him?... risking his life?.... Probably
"And I hope that you are having the time of your life
Well think twice
Thats my only advice"
hopes that you are having the time of your life. Hope its worth it.... cuz when your on drugs, everything is peachy... Your mind is at its most blissful state, total euphoria.... But just think twice before you do it. thats his only advice.
"Come on now, who do you
Who do you, who do you
Who do you think you are?
Ha ha ha, bless your soul
You really think youre in control?
Well, i think your crazy"
Don't kid yourself... Who do you think you are? You think you wont get hooked? You really think you are that special to outsmart it? HA, bless your soul... poor child... thinking you can control it... thinking your not hooked... addicts dont admit it
"My heroes are at the heart
To the life I want to live
And all I remember, is thinking
I want to be like them
Mmhmm
Ever since I was little
Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And as no coincidence Ive come
And I can die when Im done
Maybe Im crazy
Maybe youre crazy
Maybe were crazy"
People he looked up to.... friends, family even his father probably did drugs and it all he remembers as a child was thinking to himself... " I want to be like them" "I want to be cool" " i wanna have fun like that" and of course as he grew older he became more hungry for them... he eventually caved in... But like i said before, he's not ignorant... He KNOWS he can die off his lil habit ... He's not special, he's not immune to its effects... He can die just like many others have... to name a few: Jimi Hendrix age ( 27, Heroin); Janis Joplin, (27, Heroin); Lead singer of Nirvana Kurt Cobain, (27, Heroin) although he shot himself he had massive amount of heroin in his system... after Heroin use comes intense depression. Hence his suicidal act.; River Phoenix (23, cocaine & heroin "speed-balling"); Chris Farley (33, Heroin & cocaine "speed-balling"); Brad Renfro (26, Heroin); Jim Morrisson (27, Heroin)
so thats why he says: "maybe i'm crazy?" for "using" despite he knows the outcomes, "maybe youre crazy?" for knowing what you know, "maybe we're crazy?" for knowing what we know... The answer? Probably....
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05-27-2006
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