This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Marky got with Sharon
Sharon got Cherese
She was sharing Sharon's outlook
On the topic of disease
Mikey had a facial scar
And Bobby was a racist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Tommy played piano
Like a kid out in the rain
Then he lost his leg in Dallas
He was dancing with a train
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how to look
Through other people's eyes
Some will die in hot pursuit
Fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through other people's eyes
Another Mikey took a knife
While arguing in traffic
Flipper died a natural death
He caught a nasty virus
Then there was the ever-present
Football player rapist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Pauly caught a bullet
But it only hit his leg
Well it should have been a better shot
And got him in the head
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through other people's eyes
Sharon got Cherese
She was sharing Sharon's outlook
On the topic of disease
Mikey had a facial scar
And Bobby was a racist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Tommy played piano
Like a kid out in the rain
Then he lost his leg in Dallas
He was dancing with a train
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how to look
Through other people's eyes
Some will die in hot pursuit
Fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through other people's eyes
Another Mikey took a knife
While arguing in traffic
Flipper died a natural death
He caught a nasty virus
Then there was the ever-present
Football player rapist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Pauly caught a bullet
But it only hit his leg
Well it should have been a better shot
And got him in the head
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through other people's eyes
Lyrics submitted by knate15, edited by Lswallow46, TazMage, Cage-cat, salty mayo
Pepper Lyrics as written by Jeffrey D. Pinkus Gibson Jerome Haynes
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This song is about heroin. Like really really obviously about heroin. "I can taste you on my lips and smell you on my clothes cinnamon and sugary..." If you've ever been around or been a junkie you don't forget that not quite opium not quite cinnamon reek and the smell really is so sweet you can taste it. Knowing this the rest of the song is pretty easy to decipher. Junkies tend to have short ugly lives unless they stop being junkies(choose life)"Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain"
I accidentally flagged you instead of replying (I do that sometimes), but you're a winner dude. I was starting to see what all the people above you were saying, but then I saw this and said, "Here we go, this guy know's his shit." Sometimes things are as simple as they first seem.
ahh the drug interpretation people always do this... you have tunnel-vision that addresses only the drug-suggestive parts of the song. And I'm not saying you're wrong - in fact, I agree with you, I think that those lines you quoted do in fact point to heroin - but just saying that isn't interpreting the song. You're leaving out quite a few important lies, like the entire rest of the chorus.<br /> <br /> I think this song describes a lot of self-destructive behaviors (of which heroin is only one), because all of the people described died in different ways, none of which explicitly involved heroin.<br /> <br /> I think, rather than simply representing drug use, "drinking from a fountain" represents risk-taking and pleasure-seeking that's pretty much certain to lead to an early grave.
@Ribbity Very nice interpretation! why not drugs ...why not the sweet sugary taste and smell? yeah that can be ...and a lot more can be true as well! just get the kick out of it Panther99 dude!
@Ribbity <br /> <br /> Junkies? How many have you met?<br />
@Ribbity I thought this comment was gonna be one of those people that thinks that every song is about heroine but you actually know your stuff. I think that your comment was probably the best one on this song. I am completely convinced now, thanks for the knowledge about heroine.
@Ribbity I think they are talking about opiates like in pill form (percocet, oxycodon, etc) because heroin actually smells more like vinegar, whereas the opiates smell sweet & reportedly smell like marshmallows
@Ribbity If you have had heroin that smells like cinnamon it was not heroin. Im a current addict and it has never smelt sweet
I fucking got it!!!
POV of characters!!! I don't mind the sun sometimes, the images it shows (people look at the sun are dumb it blinds them, but they do it anyway) I can taste you on my lips and smell you in my clothes (sexual innuendo!!) Cinnamon and sugary and softly spoken lies (another sexual innuendo) You never know just how to look through other people's eyes (they don't know themselves so they do what they think other people think they should do themselves)
1rst verse sharon gave cherise an std the facial scar is a supremacist thing and they were killing people in texas tommy is a true story of a black boy who died by some white supremacists it was a famous story he played the piano good hit on a white woman or whistled at her and thats why he died, he was traveling at the time. he didn't break a leg (make it with his talent) he lost his leg (lost his life and talent)
this song is based on sick people seriously.
Some will die in hot pursuit in fiery auto crashes (i better slow the fuck down in my car!) Some will die in hot pursuit while sifting through my ashes (sifting through ashes may imply inheriting money) Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain (live like there's no tomorrow, fountains symbolize eternity) That is pouring like an avalanche, coming down the mountain (but they will died in this so its like what's the point?)
Reckless people meet death...
So don't do heroin kids. In my town some kids are dying of heroin abuse. Seriously what a waste. Make music but don't do heroin its not fun. My friend's bro was a fucking kurt kobain and he died by drug abuse :(
Im tired of interpreting this song... blah.
YES! But it's good.
This song says a lot without forcing it. I don't think this song goes out of its way to make a point or send a message, and that's part of why it is such a great song. The purpose of lyrics is to "show," rather than "tell". So what does the song do? It gives us examples of the types of characters the singer is associated with, images of life so to speak. And as for falling in love, it could be with death, or with living dangerously, which is essentially "flirting with death" if we want to personify Death. The kid who lost his leg in a train accident, for example, flirts with death. And as for the chorus:
I don't mind the sun sometimes, the images it shows I can taste you on my lips and smell you in my clothes Cinnamon and sugary and softly spoken lies You never know just how you look through other people's eyes
I think the sun, because it is essentially light, just represents him seeing the truth. He doesn't mind it for these reasons: it is cinnamon and sugary, yet juxtaposed with softly spoken lies reveals what the sun reveals: that there is a downside to everything as well. A lot of these 90's lyrics do the same thing and it's really neat. Third Eye Blind lyrics work the same way.
@EnglishThinker That's a good interpretation. I get the same impression.
I think this song, like all great art has multiple interpretations that all reinforce the same basic conclusion.
I think that heroin use is a theme in the song, but it is used to demonstrate a broader point. I believe that the lines "they were all in love with dying, they were drinking from a fountain, that was pouring like an avalanche coming down the mountain" is a metaphor for all activities that people engage in to excess. Heroin, casual sex, fighting, drinking, and driving when done in a reckless manner are all enjoyable but inevitably lead to tragedy. One cannot really "drink" something like an avalanche, and here the point is made that while these people choose their actions, they cannot control the outcome or what will ultimately happen.
@Czechxican <br /> You're right, every one of the things listed in excess eventually leads to death. <br /> "Heroin, casual sex, fighting, drinking, and driving when done in a reckless manner are all enjoyable but inevitably lead to tragedy." <br /> <br /> I can taste you on my lips and smell you in my clothes (as stated above in another comment, this is the wreak of sugar that an addict dabbling in heroin or opiates)<br /> Cinnamon and sugary and softly spoken lies<br /> -Drug abuse leads to addiction and eventually to an overdose. I like to think that softly spoken lies are the one of an addict consoling a loved one, promising to get better and not hurt them anymore. This, of course, is not the case and when the addict is alone again, they'll fall back into their dark despair as they shoot up once more for a high that will make them forget about their misdeeds. It's a vicious cycle.<br /> <br /> Mikey got with (sexual innuendo) Sharon, Sharon got Cherie<br /> She was sharin' Sharon's outlook on the topic of disease (sexually transmitted disease)<br /> -Casual sex raises the risk of an STD, (something else mentioned in those first two lyrics of the song), and if too many or the wrong one is contracted, death would be around the corner. It hurts everyone affected by it and this is in turn acknowledged by the discussion of "the topic of disease".<br /> <br /> Another Mikey took a knife while arguing in traffic<br /> -An excess in violent tendencies is a pretty self-explanatory way down the path to death. It not only could kill the adversary but the people around them as well. <br /> <br /> This song is about the destructive tendancies of things in excess' effect on man, i.e. the inevitable extinguishing of a life. Most people assume after a first listen that most of the examples in the song were just about self-destruction, but I disagree. Whether that be percieved external or internal destruction, for example, the difference between a person with a fighting issue and a person with a drug abuse issue, they can both hurt those around them. Drug addicts aren't exclusively self destructive, as they have the capacity to both phsycologically and physically hurt their loved ones. Addicts tend to bring people down with them, such as people in relationships. If one is an addict and the other doesn't have the strength anymore to get them help, they eventually give in and they tragedy of life ensues once more.
There are alot of good ideas like mezdispencers, and im just onna expand upon it a little. The main part of the song is about how kids enjoy that life on the edge, but it catches up to them eventially
"they were drinkin' from a fountain That was pouring like an avalanche, coming down the mountain." the water and the fountain are the things that hurt them but they still do anyway, but they eventually will ge washed away when the avalanche washes them away. the chorus is about how it's good to slow down and look at life, and the last like is saying "look at it through other people's eyes"because you have to see what you look like doing all these crazy kid things... (but he's not saying to stop, just to think about it)
This song is about being so in love with life, that you even dig the death part. It's about accepting the whole universe, with the ugliness and everything. It's about Nietzsche's "Eternal Return".
"I don't mind the sun sometimes, the images it shows / I can taste you on my lips and smell you in my clothes / Cinnamon and sugary and softly spoken lies"
The singer is ok with all of this, taking it all as part of the deal. As Dr. Hunter used to say: "Buy the ticket; take the ride." The singer describes people who have no detachment from life, who just go all in, balls to the wall. They're not self-conscious; they're not second-guessing themselves.
"They were all in love with dying, they were drinking from a fountain / That was pouring like an avalanche, coming down the mountain."
"Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain / that is pouring like an avalanche, coming down the mountain."
They are in love with life. They are therefore also in love with dying, because they fully accept that to live is to be dying; as soon as we're born, we start dying. The contrast of these two lines (in love with dying/in love with life) indicates that life and dying are the SAME THING. The lack of self-consiousness explains the song's most memorable line:
"You never know just how you look through other people's eyes."
In a way, this is trivial. Of course you never know. The point is that the characters listed in this song don't CARE.
"Some will die in hot pursuit while sifting through my ashes."
Some people over-analyze life. They try to figure it out, as if from the outside, sifting through its ashes, instead of falling in love with it. They can't taste life on their lips, smell it in their clothes, because they're caught up in trying to understand it, which is detached.
Of course the song is about drugs, as many have remarked. It's the Butthole Surfers for Chrissake. Drugs can get you past the whole self-conscious analysis that keeps you from being "in love" with life and death. The drugs intensify the experience of life, and they hasten (and sometimes resemble) death. The singer knows that these people die, sometimes horribly, but he doesn't mind the images that the sun shows him. He has experienced death and life, and he is in love with it all.
I have no idea what this song is about, but this band fucking rules, the 2 albums before weird revolution are fucking rad. They have a rad original sound. rhink can suck my sac.
Ok... Well, First off, I always that the line was "They were all in love with Di, and they were drinking from a fountain..." I'm listening to it right now... that one line over and over and I can't tell... It could be either one... let's gowith the dying theory...
I hate that almost any song out there people turn into a drug reference, but I can definitely see that in this one... I've never done heroin, but from what I've heard about it, it could be described as drinking from a fountain (shooting up) that was pouring like an avalanche, coming down a mountain (The rush of heroin into your system puts you into a stupor, and each time you do it, there's the possibility of being buried under that rush and not coming out... much like an avalanche)
But moving away from the drug reference, This song is simply about being stupid... and the chorus is about coming out of that wild streak for a moment... Waking up during the day sometimes, and seeing that the world is a pretty ok place in the sunshine...
I think the taste you on my lips and smell you in my clothes line is about... Ok, Screw it... The more I think about it, the more clearly this becomes an ode to heroin...
There is no mention of any girl in this song. It is not about girls or love or living life to the fullest, it is about drugs and death.
I had thought that the reference to drinking from a fountain pouring like an avalanche etc. was a reference to drinking alcohol, but after reading what is here, it is obvious that I was wrong. The song is about heroin. The references to smell are a giveaway. I guess the reference to drinking life from a fountain, etc. must relate to people seeking the intense experience of heroin. I've never tried heroin, but I gather the experience can be very intense.
Why do so many people insist on seeing drug references in so many songs? Because a lot of artistically talented people use heroin and write songs about it. An enormous number of good songs are written about heroin b/c it is a very powerful experience and influence for a lot of musicians. Anyone who's not comfortable with that can pretend the song is about a girl or living life to the max or whatever. It will still be about heroin.
How could no one know exactly what this song means?
-This is their interview on Y 100 in 2002, in my words