High pressure low

ThusSpokeYourFace · Subject: High pressure low Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:12 pm

What is he saying in the third verse about Robert Macnamara?

"There was a high pressure low developing off the coast of Africa,
Uplifting the atmosphere push waves across the ocean towards Antilles and banana,
Well I pace in agitation,
I drew the curtains closed, I set the air conditioner low, I pressed a warm wash cloth to my face,
Somewhere out there, a hurricane was coming,
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
Living in an era of instability,
So caught up in the culture of their rivals
The something something something,
Its a high pressure low,
Its a high pressure low,
Seven missiles flying over the sea of Japan,
Tales of feral children sleeping in wolf dens,
And the pious preacher commands I hold my breath in anticipation,
Into the shelter of the jungle oh the savages run,
Vestal virgins triumph over lifelong inhibitions,
And I wonder what is real, and what is fiction,
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
Living in an era of instability,
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
Something something something,
Its a high pressure low,
Its a high pressure low,
Will anyone forgive Robert macnamara,
In retrospect he had to admit,
There was mistake in going to war without first asking all the questions,
Yes Robert strange Macnamara, there are those who just cannot forget,
And I wonder, have I lost my own compassion,
There's just no future left for us to dream of,
Living in an era of instability,
So caught up in the culture of their rivals,
Something something something,
Its a high pressure low,
Its a high pressure low...

Jozsa · Subject: Re: High pressure low Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:41 am

he says "Robert Strange McNamara"
and I think he says "Tales of feral children sleeping in wolf dens" and "I wonder have I lost my own compassion"

ThusSpokeYourFace · Subject: Re: High pressure low Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:04 pm

I think you're correct.

ska_sean · Subject: Re: High pressure low Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:26 am

i think he sings "noble savages" but thats my ear

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Jozsa · Subject: Re: High pressure low Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:07 am

I also think he says "physical urges triumph over lifelong inhibitions"

goldfisch880 · Subject: Re: High pressure low Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:15 pm

i'm almost positive it's "vestal virgins triumph over lifelong inhibitions"

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ska_sean · Subject: Re: High pressure low Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:06 pm

Hearing this live and full band, im saying this is the song i cant wait for the most to hear a studio version for.

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_and I can't tell if you're laughing
between each smile there's a tear in your eye
there's a train leaving town in an hour
it's not waiting for you, and neither am I_

dannyglover · Subject: Re: High pressure low Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:31 pm

"So caught up the future of their rivals
something something honest man"

I think that's the last part of the line, at least..maybe 'understand"? I'm not quite sure.

Kyle · Subject: Re: High pressure low Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:16 pm

dannyglover wrote:

"So caught up the future of their rivals
something something honest man"

I think that's the last part of the line, at least..maybe 'understand"? I'm not quite sure.

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I'm a big fan.

Aaron · Subject: Re: High pressure low Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:47 pm

I didn't like this until recently.

"There's just no future left for us to dreeeeeeeeeam of" and "Into the jungle, noble savages run" <3

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Jozsa · Subject: Re: High pressure low Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:00 pm

goldfisch880 wrote:

i'm almost positive it's "vestal virgins triumph over lifelong inhibitions"

But that really doesn't make sense.

dannyglover · Subject: Re: High pressure low Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:37 pm

Jozsa wrote:

goldfisch880 wrote:

i'm almost positive it's "vestal virgins triumph over lifelong inhibitions"

But that really doesn't make sense.

Yes it does. A vestal virgin was a chaste priestess of Vesta, a Roman goddess. "Triumph over lifelong inhibitions", in this context, means for them to give up their virginity. It makes perfect sense.

goldfisch880 · Subject: Re: High pressure low Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:50 pm

dannyglover wrote:

Jozsa wrote:

goldfisch880 wrote:

i'm almost positive it's "vestal virgins triumph over lifelong inhibitions"

But that really doesn't make sense.

Yes it does. A vestal virgin was a chaste priestess of Vesta, a Roman goddess. "Triumph over lifelong inhibitions", in this context, means for them to give up their virginity. It makes perfect sense.

i loved you in Predator 2.

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Jozsa · Subject: Re: High pressure low Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:01 pm

goldfisch880 wrote:

dannyglover wrote:

Jozsa wrote:

goldfisch880 wrote:

i'm almost positive it's "vestal virgins triumph over lifelong inhibitions"

But that really doesn't make sense.

Yes it does. A vestal virgin was a chaste priestess of Vesta, a Roman goddess. "Triumph over lifelong inhibitions", in this context, means for them to give up their virginity. It makes perfect sense.

i loved you in Predator 2.

I dunno, to me a virgin triumphing over inhibitions seems too redundant.

dannyglover · Subject: Re: High pressure low Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:56 pm

Jozsa wrote:

goldfisch880 wrote:

dannyglover wrote:

Jozsa wrote:

goldfisch880 wrote:

i'm almost positive it's "vestal virgins triumph over lifelong inhibitions"

But that really doesn't make sense.

Yes it does. A vestal virgin was a chaste priestess of Vesta, a Roman goddess. "Triumph over lifelong inhibitions", in this context, means for them to give up their virginity. It makes perfect sense.

i loved you in Predator 2.

I dunno, to me a virgin triumphing over inhibitions seems too redundant.

What? How in the hell is that redundant? The virgin is inhibited. Losing their virginity is triumphing over lifelong inhibitions (virginal their entire life up to that point). The lyric is "Vestal Virgins". It's a very common term and it makes sense in that context.