flash that buttery gold, jittery zeitgeist
wither by the watering hole, border patrol
what are we to heart huckabee art fuckery suddenly?
not enough young in his lung for the waterwing
colorfully vulgar poacher outta mulch
like "i'm 'a pull the pulse out a soldier and bolt"
fine
sign of the time we elapse
when a primate climb up a spine and attach
eye for an eye by the bog like swamps and vines
they get a rise out of frogs and flies
so when a dog-fight's hog-tied prize sorta costs a life
their mouths water on a fork and knife
and the allure isn't right, no score on a war torn beach
where the cash cow's actually beef
blood turns wine when it leak for police
like "that's not a riot it's a feast, let's eat!"
CHORUS:
and i will remember your name and face
on the day you are judged by the funhouse cast
and i will rejoice in your fall from grace
with a cane through the sky like "none shall pass"
aah, let me in! x2
none shall pass
aah, let me in! x2
none shall pass
if you never had a day a snow cone couldn't fix
you wouldn't relate to the rogue vocoder blitz
how he spoke through a no-doz motor on the fritz
cause he wouldn't play roll over fetch like a bitch
and express no regrets, though he isn't worth a homeowner's piss
to the jokers who pose by the glitz.
fine
sign of the swine in the swarm
when a king is a whore who comply and conform
miles outside of the eye of the storm
with a siphon to lure out a prize and award
while avoiding the vile and bazaar that is violence and war
true blue triumph is more
like wait, let it snake up outta the centerfold
let it break the walls of jericho
ready? go! sat where the old cardboard city folk
swap tales with heads like every other penny throw
Chorus
"you tried to trick me
you've gotta lot of nerve"
"i'm not trying to trick you
i'm -trust me- i'm -trust me- i'm trying to help"
okay, woke to a grocery list
goes like this: duty and death
anyone object come stand in the way
you could be my little snake river canyon today
and i ran with a chain of commands
and a jet pack strap where the back-stab lands if it can
fine
sign of the vibe in the crowd
when i cut her belly open to find what climb out
what a bit of gusto he muster up
to make a dark horse rush like enough is enough
it musta struck a nerve so they huff and puff
'til all the king's men fluster and clusterfuck
and it's a beautiful thing
to my people who keep an impressive wingspan
even when the cubicle shrink
you gotta pull up the intruder by the root of the weed
NY chew thru the machine
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Review about None Shall Pass Meaning | Reviewer: Malcolm Kane | 10/8/09
The point is not to fashion a purpose for the song and have that be the end all of interpretations. If he did that, his music would get old very quickly. This all means something to him because he justifies it as he writes it. I write too and things like this come out. (Perhaps not on his level of imagery yet...) I justify everything I write and I couldn't imagine that someone of his caliber would just write something because "it sounded cool".
As far as meaning, the beautiful thing about poetic verses is that it can mean anything to anyone. You read it and apply it to something; usually something recent that you've read or heard about or a philosophy that pops in your head after reading it. Whatever it is, if the lyrics can be molded to support or go along with your subject, the application is correct.
So the answer is...there are plenty of interpretations from Lord of the Rings to the Republican Party. Even the writer is entitled to his opinion but in the end, just because you wrote it doesn't necessarily mean you decide what it means to others.
As for me, I see it as a stab at Bush:
"Not enough young in his lung for the waterwing"
Katrina?
"I'm a pull the pulse out a soldier and bolt"
War?
"When a primate climb up the spine and attach"
Bush looks like a monkey. Government is the spine of America.
Funhouse Cast = Electoral College
Fall from Grace = Obvious...
There is more but you most likely didn't read this far...
humna humna humna | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/6/09
most of aesops songs are about political nonsense, i guarantee unless your behind his song writing youll never know what exactly everything means. just the fact that this dude can come up with such obscure lyrics and make them flow is a craft in itself. just enjoy what this wizz put together and leave the interpretation to him, he seems to know what hes doin.
simple | Reviewer: someguy | 10/2/09
Ok, so I havent read further then the guy who posted about how he thinks this doesnt mean anything and I have to disagree. Just because most people cant agree on a meening to this song doesnt mean it doesnt have one, but your also right most of the song is just jiberish. If you look at the running theme of the song and compare it to the music video it seems to be a wholistic comparison of the human race to animals while making philosophical and political judgements on what have come to be commonly accepted as the machine of the western world. Thats only 40% of the song though, the rest is pure retarded jibberish because they were trying to convey messages that hadn't yet been conceptualized to the point of filling a full song. I could be wrong too, at least I didnt waste any of my fucking time using spell check or looking up information over another crappy song trying to sound more intelligent then it really is. Trippy video though.
dazmo | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/2/09
seemingly unintelligible nonsense lyrics are a wonderful way to express yourself, by listening to it, not so mch by making it unless your insane/retarded.
take for example an analog t.v. station that doesnt come in quite right. stare long enough, and you might see pictures in it.
now take this random gibberish. listen long enough and you might find meaning.
but rest assured that if you DO manage to squeeze something out of listening to this music that it is YOURS.
bollocks | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/24/09
The fact that none of you can agree on what this means is a clear signal that this is a load of rubbish just pulled out of his ass. I mean come on...Lord of the Rings, to Mike Huckabee, to the American dream? You can interpret meaning from anything if you want and try hard enough; it doesn't mean that the person who wrote it is some kind of cryptic genius. I can't believe that some of your are willing to scrawl through Wikipedia or look up obscure Atari games to try and derive the slightest meaning from this tripe...
A simple observation: | Reviewer: IvySpikes | 6/19/09
While this is obviously a stab at the Repub party, it is also about a specific president. Gee- guess which one? I don't understand how one can point out all the other political bullsh!t while completely ignoring these lines:
"sign of the swine in the swarm
when a king is a whore who comply and conform
miles outside of the eye of the storm
with a siphon to lure out a prize and award
while avoiding the vile and bazaar that is violence and war"
This depicts one with power (standing with his siphon), calmly waiting for his spoils while avoiding the danger and images of war. This is my favorite line, and there is very little room to argue about the picture these words paint...
You don't know Aesop | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/27/09
This song is clearly a reference to the stance of the Republican Party, it has nothing to do with Presidential aspirations because the song was written in 2007. He names several things that Republicans stand for (immigration, Pro-war) then criticizes it sarcastically and prophesizes what it leads to:
"So when a dog-fight's hog-tied prize sorta costs a life
Their mouths water on a fork and knife.
And the allure isn't right, no score on a war torn beach
where the cash cow's actually beef.
Blood turns wine when it leaks for police,
Like: 'that's not a riot it's a feast, let's eat.'"
The chorus is obviously about George W. Bush's election and Dick Cheney's persistence to go to war. The cane is not a wizard staff, it is a CANE.
"And i will remember your name and face
On the day you were judged by the funhouse cast"
reference to election
"And i will rejoice in your fall from grace
With a cane through the sky like 'None Shall Pass.'"
"I will enjoy it when you're out of office Bush because of Cheney's declaration of war."
Seriously, you guys don't see the signs, maybe it's 'cause I'm a Republican.
This has nothing to do with Lord of the Rings.
And @Ke...vocoder has nothing to do with a code. Vocoder is an electronic device that synthesizes speech. Nothing to do with coding his phrases. If you can't be happy with simple things that you can't relate to him.
Source for Vocoder: dictionary.com
With a Cane to the sky... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/19/09
This song is very personal to me. I see it as the way most people in charge view people under them, like "none shall pass" And they mess around with the creative types like ha, ha, ha. And Aesop is like... You'll get your's.
meaning? | Reviewer: zak | 12/14/08
to me the song is a concept idea about judgements - both from others and from yourself when you finally see the err of your ways, a big fuck you to following other people and a ton of other shit - but its not about what he's trying to say its all about what you get out of it. i think theres a video on youtube where he describes what it all means if you really wanna know what he was going for
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