Posted By | Discussion Topic: Lyric Games.....Hidden Messages |
Oyster
| posted on 04-03-2001 @ 2:08 PM | |
Psychopath Registered: Jul. 00
 | Find the hidden meaning withing these lyrics which seem to make no sense unless you peel away the layers. Bonus points if you figure out the last four lines.
FRANK BLACK AND THE CATHOLICS
** ROBERT ONION **
robert lead me into thought
onion layers wait for you
bounty of eternal fields
every muscle knot i feel feel
robert tell me what to do
tell exactly what you're not
tails pushing grand whales
heads hope to have the stuff
each flag had no sail
can you believe enough?
and though diana calls to you
she will never never yield
every siren has her spot
four hundred million
oh, that is very far
robert sweet onion
makes me feel so tired
another layer and layers and layers oh, no
robert can you find your way?
show me the way to come
zugzwang got me in a way
under my opposing thumb
branishing my shield
robert leads me into thought
into the dimming blue
nowhere in this world
for this old jack-tar
three cheers for robert
to the cinnabar
one ponders layers and layers and layers

Thomas
"Our love is rice and beans and horses lard"
Black Francis
This message was edited by Oyster on 4-3-01 @ 11:04 PM |
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Raven
| posted on 04-03-2001 @ 2:33 PM | |
Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70
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MY adopted Newbie is :no one -- now looking to form a "Flock"
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Rommel
| posted on 04-03-2001 @ 3:22 PM | |
Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00
 | the Mars Direct mission plan... making a manned mission to Mars reality...
"Though the two planets are often much closer, probes from here to Mars end up travelling four to five hundred million miles. "
now what the fuck do I win ? ;)

Jeder oder Keiner, Alles oder Nichts |
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Oyster
| posted on 04-03-2001 @ 11:01 PM | |
Psychopath Registered: Jul. 00
 | OK Rommel, so you can do a search on the internet of the song and find that quote. Now how about looking at the lyrics again and find these three things:
Persons full name
Title of a book
an event that ends your stay on Earth
The answers are all in the lyrics. Just look harder. I edited the LYRICS to show a clue.

Thomas
"Our love is rice and beans and horses lard"
Black Francis |
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Rommel
| posted on 04-04-2001 @ 8:07 AM | |
Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00
 | working on the event....
Robert lead me into thought
onion layers wait for you
bounty of eternal fields
every muscle knot i feel feel
robert tell me what to do
tell exactly what you're not
tails pushing grand whales
heads hope to have the stuff
each flag had no sail
can you believe enough?
and though diana calls to you
she will never never yield
every siren has her spot
four hundred million
oh, that is very far
robert sweet onion
makes me feel so tired
another layer and layers and layers oh, no
robert can you find your way?
show me the way to come
Zugzwang got me in a way
under my opposing thumb
branishing my shield
robert leads me into thought
into the dimming blue
nowhere in this world
for this old jack-tar
three cheers for robert
to the cinnabar
one ponders layers and layers and layers

Jeder oder Keiner, Alles oder Nichts |
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Oyster
| posted on 04-05-2001 @ 1:02 PM | |
Psychopath Registered: Jul. 00
 | Good read Rommel.
Robert 'The Case For Mars' Zubrin
Robert Zubrin, formerly a Staff Engineer at Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Denver, is now president of his own company, Pioneer Astronautics. He holds Master degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics and a doctorate in Nuclear Engineering. He is the inventor of several unique concepts for space propulsion and exploration, the author of over 100 published technical and non-technical papers in the field, as well as the book "The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must" published by the Free Press. He is a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Space Society. Prior to his work in astronautics, Dr. Zubrin was employed in areas of thermonuclear fusion research, nuclear engineering, radiation protection, and as a high school science teacher.
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Still can't figure out the event? Rommel doesn't have to be the only one to answer.
Keep looking at the last four lines
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for this old jack-tar
three cheers for robert
to the cinnabar
one ponders layers and layers and layers

Thomas
"Our love is rice and beans and horses lard"
Black Francis
This message was edited by Oyster on 4-5-01 @ 1:04 PM |
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NiceSignDeek
| posted on 04-06-2001 @ 2:40 PM | |
Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 01
 | Its a count down
4, 3, 2, 1
"For... three... to... one..."
Adopted by DrunkBoy |
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NiceSignDeek
| posted on 04-06-2001 @ 2:42 PM | |
Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 01
 | Also, Jack Tar was a sailor
Cinnabar is HgS, Mercury Sulfide, the primary ore of mercury. The mercury is obtained from it by roasting, the sulfur combining with oxygen and passing off as sulfur dioxide
Adopted by DrunkBoy
This message was edited by NiceSignDeek on 4-6-01 @ 2:45 PM |
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Rommel
| posted on 04-06-2001 @ 2:43 PM | |
Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00
 | nice HEAD on your shoulders............DEEK ;)
usually the most obvious is right there in front of you ! here I am trying to break down the words, or look for alternate meanings. BRAVO !

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Oyster, I enjoyed this, thanks !
Jeder oder Keiner, Alles oder Nichts |
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NiceSignDeek
| posted on 04-06-2001 @ 2:53 PM | |
Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 01
 | Well, I never woulda gotten the rest of it... but thanks, Rommel
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Oyster
| posted on 04-06-2001 @ 9:51 PM | |
Psychopath Registered: Jul. 00
 | ZUGZWANG: A situation in a chess game in which a player is forced to make an undesirable or disadvantageous move.
Had to look that up when I read it. Who the hell would think of using it in a song?
oh yeah Frank Black.
Thanks for playing.
Glad it was fun.

Thomas
"Our love is rice and beans and horses lard"
Black Francis |
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