Incubus – Anna Molly

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  General Comment:I feel this song is about a girl he perhaps feels connected with, by an umbilical cord that is invicible. Sort of like a soul mate/twin flame. Given that he's a Pisces and if you were to do research on the Piscean sign and the Virgoian, you may find some more answers biblical but also stemming from Egyptian times. I remember once reading something that was written about the song and the concept about a girl that "may or may not exist in real life". An anomaly. I agree with Want2Lrn, when you meation Divine Spirit and also the pineal gland. Too bad that Mr Boyd couldn't tell us outright the Divine meaning or person that is in question but it's fun to pick apart songs.
  
  I find it quite interesting (this song) because I come from a town that has two different geomagnetic anomalies. Regardless, awesome sauces!

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  General Comment:Ok, Want2Lrn has it right, at least I think.
  
  Anna Molly is not talking about a person... think about the way its sung. Its really meant to mean anomaly, which means deviation from the norm or common order, which is something incubus talks about in many of their songs, making them AMAZING.
  
  To me it sounds like the song is talking about a spiritual experience (which is also prevalent in many of the songs). It doesn't mean a 'christian' spiritual experience, but just an eye opening event, almost like a 3rd eye opening (like in the video).
  
  Awesome song, like every other!

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  General Comment:Everyone thinks his songs talk about a woman most of the time? He's talking about the Divine Spirit. He uses his knowing control of your mind to talk about a deeper topic.. and if you ever awaken, you can learn from this band... A LOT. I promise... Incubus is badass for a reason.
  
  Hear me out and please, critique my association if need be.
  
  You guys need to do some DRUGS.
  
  This is what he is saying... to me is that this song is about COMPLETE ENLIGHTENMENT... and a possible psychodelic drug reference...
  
  Which, we do know Brandon Boyd is not a phycho... right? Stemming from a user of 'psycho'delic?
  
  Let me point you to a tool of enlightenment, I believe.. research it and find it's effects.
  
  Ever heard of the drug DMT... or your pineal glad?? That's what this WHOLE song is could be about... to his experience of enlightenment. YouTube it if you're bored, I promise it's VERY, VERY interesting even to people who do NOT do drugs.
  
  DMT is a chemical compound found in ALL LIVING ORGANISMS. People produce it in their brain when they sleep... causing dreams. It's found even in the grass in your yard.
  
  Whenever people break this compound down, and ingest it (drink it, smoke it, etc), you see something that straight up TALKS TO YOU in your mind... some of the most profound and self realizing thoughts. Please, I'm not a crazy person, just look it up. It's real shit, there's even books on it (DMT - The Spirit Molecule, for one).
  
  A cloud hangs over this city by the sea. - Clouds cause disruption of the sky... clouded mind.
  
  I watch the ships pass and wonder if she might be out there and sober as well from loneliness. - To me, clearly a reference to God... He's referring to his first line, I'm watching everything go by... and life sucks, so I do drugs bc I'm lonely and want to fill that void that life does not provide me. She doesn't do drugs and is happy... something MORE.
  Please do persist, girl it's time we met and made a mess. - It's time I find you and turn my life upside down.
  
  NOW...
  
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  W...
  
  Is where I think what he's talking about can be of use with this drug.
  
  I picture your face at the back of my eyes. - Pineal gland, HUMAN THIRD EYE behind the eyes, right in the forehead... with a cornea, rod and cone.
  
  A fire in the attic, proof of the prize! - Geometric light show before speaking with mind.
  
  Anna-Molly, Anna-Molly, Anna-Molly. - He's saying ANOMALY... HELLO!!!! Anomaly "Deviation, departure from the normal"
  
  A cloud hangs over my head and mutes my happiness. - Again, clouded mind.
  A thousand ships couldn't sail me back from distress. - I'm so far lost, nothing can save me...
  Wish you were here I'm a wounded satellite. - Wish you were here to save me, I'm a hurt soul...
  I need you here, put me back together, make me right. - I need you to come save me, free my soul.
  
  Wait... there is a light... there is a fire defragmenting the attic. - Again, enlightened mind
  Fate? Or something better? I couldn't care less, just stay with me for a while. - Was I supposed to find you... or was I supposed to find something better... it doesn't matter, come here.

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  My Interpretation:sorry if my interpretation is a wee bit different but here goes.
  
  incubus is known for their love of ...substances, and molly is the street name for pure mdma. many bands talk about certain drugs in songs and refer to them as a woman to stay incognito. not that i'd know anything about molly ;) but here's my take:
  
  "a cloud hangs over" ...boredom, depression?
  "wonder if she might be out there and sober as well" ...obvious.
  "girl it's time we met and made a mess" ...also obvious.
  "a fire in the attic, proof of the prize" ...attic = mind, mdma produces a warming effect.
  "wish you were here I'm a wounded satellite" ...satellite as in feeling fragmented, as molly makes you feel whole and one with everything.
  "put me back together, make me right" ...molly is compared to a years worth of therapy in one dose.
  "Not one of the others could ever compare" ...no other drug can compare to the clarity induced by mdma.
  "there is a light... there is a fire defragmenting the attic." ...an inward light can been seen on molly, and it is defragmenting his mind. basically taking all the pieces of his mind and connecting them together to become a whole.
  "Fate? Or something better? I couldn't care less, just stay with me for a while" ... he's having an epiphany... doesn't want the effects to end.
  
  anyone? anyone?

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    and i figured the anomaly wordplay was obvious as well.

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  Lyric Correction:This verse:
  
  Wait... there is a light... there is a fire defragmenting the attic.
  Fate? Or something better? I couldn't care less, just stay with me for a while.
  
  Should be:
  
  Wait... there is a light... there is a fire illuminated attic,
  Fate? Or something better? I could care less, just stay with me a while,
  Wait... there is a light... there is a fire defragmenting the attic.
  Fate? Or something better? I couldn't care less, just stay with me for a while.
  
  

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  My Opinion:the part where he says anna molly thats the best part amazing voice from branson he so fine.

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  General Comment:Its totally about how he is searching for the one girl that is perfect for him. There is a play on the word anomaly, which means inconsistency or deviation from the norm. He has been with lots of girls that have not worked out for him. He is searching for the anomaly, or the one that sticks out from the rest.

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  General Comment:these lyrics are off, he says
  wait there is a light there is a fire illuminated attic
  then he says the same thing but defragmenting the attic.
  also he says i could care less not i couldn't care less.
  jus sayin.

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  General Comment:Well...I was at there at their SWU gig(october 11, 2010, São Paulo, Brazil)...it was my first Incubus show, and at the time I was getting so much into this song. So...guess what! their second song was AnnaMolly. I still am having troubles trying to describe what I felt when I listened to those firsts chords.

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  General Comment:A thousand ships couldn't sail me back from distress. Gee. This is such love song with powerful meanings. I mean, it's really right without being cliche.

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